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ORCHARDS. SHADED PASTURES. 



Sixth Mixture, for Permanent Pastures much shaded 

 with trees. 



Pounds. 



June Grass, 5 



Orchard Grass, 6 



Sweet-scented Vernal, 3 



Hard Fescue, 2 



Tall Fescue, 1 



Timothy, 3 



Pounds. 



Meadow Foxtail 2 



Wood Meadow Grass, 4 



Rough-stalked Meadow, 6 



Red Clover, 3 



White Clover, . .5 



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If the object be to make a permanent lawn, as is fre- 

 quently desirable around or in sight of the farm-house, 

 something like the following mixture will generally be 

 found to give satisfactory results : 



Permanent Lawn Grasses in Mixture. 



Pounds. 



Meadow Foxtail, 2 



Sweet-scented Vernal Grass, ... 1 



Redtop, 2 



Hard Fescue, 3 



Sheep's Fescue, 1 



Meadow Fescue, 4 



Red Fescue, 2 



Italian Rye Grass, 3 



Perennial Rye Grass, 6 



Pounds. 



Timothy, 3 



June Grass, 4 



Rough- stalked Meadow Grass, . . 2 



Yellow Oat Grass, 1 



Perennial Clover, 2 



Red Clover, 2 



White Clover, , ... .6 



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This mixture will resist the effects of our severe 

 droughts better than those commonly used for lawns. 

 If anything is omitted from it, the red and perennial 

 clovers, the yellow oat grass, and a part of the rye 

 grass, could best be spared. 



Red clover, like other coarse and large-leaved plants, 

 rather mars the beauty of fine lawns ; though, as it dis- 

 appears mostly after the second year, it may be of 

 service in protecting the finer grasses. Lawns kept 

 frequently mown are of most use as furnishing food for 



