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In the selection of these grasses for lawns the idea of beauty should 

 be preserved as well as the nutritiousness of the grasses. Some grasses 

 will grow and maintain their verdure throughout the dry season, giving 

 a freshness to the lawn, and yet will be of but small value for the grazing 

 of stock. 



The following mixture is also suggested, which will probably do bet- 

 ter on argillaceous soils thinly shaded than the first mixture named: 



Tall oat grass \ l /z Ibs. 



Tall fescue 1^4 Ibs. 



Meadow fescue 1^4 Ibs. 



Meadow foxtail 1 . lb. 



Orchard grass 2 Ibs. 



Hard fescue 1 lb. 



Sheep's fescue 2 Ibs. 



Quaking grass *4 lb. 



Comb grass V?. lb. 



Sweet scented vernal 1 ]b. 



Timothy ^ lb. 



Kentucky blue grass 14 Ibs. 



Red top 10 Ibs. 



Tufted hair grass *4 lb. 



Red clover 5 Ibs. 



White clover Ibs. 



Fowl meadow . 2 Ibs. 



44^ Ibs. 



For orchards and shady places the following mixture of grasses and 

 the quantity of seed per acre will be found suitable: 



Orchard grass 20 Ibs. 



Hard fescue 2 Ibs. 



Tall fescue .. 2 Ibs. 



Italian rye grass Ibs. 



Perennial rye grass 3 Ibs. 



Timothy 6 Ibs. 



Red top 10 Ibs. 



Wood meadow grass 4 Ibs. 



Rough-stalked meadow grass 2 Ibs. 



English blue grass 4 Ibs. 



Perennial red clover 3 Ibs. 



White clover . 4 Ibs. 



63 Ibs. 



For rocky or gravelly lands the following mixture is recommended: 



Red top ..." 2 Ibs. 



Tall oat 2 Ibs. 



Crested dog's tail 3 Ibs. 



Orchard grass 3 Ibs. 



Red fescue 4 Ibs. 



Meadow soft grass 2 Ibs. 



Perennial rye grass 6 Ibs. 



Timothy 6 Ibs. 



Wood meadow grass 3 Ibs. 



English blue grass 2 Ibs. 



Rough-stalked meadow grass 2 Ibs. 



Black medic 3 Ibs. 



White clover 8 Ibs. 



46 Ibs. 



