GRASSES FOR THE LAWN. 311 



iversaliy beta louud to be very low, while the germinating power 

 «f the common sorts, such jis are raised in this and neighboring 

 States, has been satisfactory. 



CHICAGO PAHK8 MIXTURE. 



Sold hij Chicayn, lUitiuix. 



The table shows the relative proportion of tlie ditt'erent kinds 

 of seeds found : 

 June Grass, or Kentucky Blue Grass, Poa pratenaUi, L., in the chatt" 1740 



White Clover, TrifoliuDi repeuH, L., clean 90 



Sweet Vernal, Aiithoxanthum odoratum, L., in cliaff :]? 



Perennial Rye Grass, Lolium pcrenne, L. , in chaff , iio 



Orchard Grass, Cock's Foot, DaetyliH glonierata, L., in chaff :50 



Red Top, Brown or Creeping Bent, Agrostis, in cliaff 16 



Timothy, Phleu in pratense, L. . clean 



Mixed and containing traces of the following lo 



Velvet Grass, HoIcuk lanatna, L., in chaff (a weed). 



Sedge, Carex (worthless). 



(Narrow?) Dock, Rnnicv (a weed). 



Panic Grass, Ponicum. (worthless). 



CMckw^eed, Stellaria (a weed). 



This mixture is advertised as especially adapted fo the inland 

 and western States, and costs 25 cents per quart or !j!4.00 per 

 bushel. 



As will be seen, it consists mainly of June grass, which the 

 same house offers at |5l.50 per bushel; and the latter, if pure 

 and sowed alone, is far preferable for a lawn to this mixture. 

 Besides those marked Aveeds, the others which are most objec- 

 tionable are orchard grass, a coarse, bunchy grass, Timothy, 

 which is too coarse and short lived, perennial rye grass, which 

 just takes the cream of the soil for a few years and then dies out. 



FIXK MIXED LAAVX GRASS. 



Sold in bulk: by Dt'troil. Mich. 



Table showing the proportions: 



June Grass, or Kentucky Blue Grass, Poa pratetisis, L., in chaff 627 



Perennial Rye Grass, Ix>lium perenne, L. , in chaff 470 



