^ O. M. Scott & Sons Co., Marysville, Ohio ||j 



We list below the best known turf grasses used on the golf 

 course, with the peculiar adaptations of each. 



KENTUCKY BLUE-GRASS 



jr;^ENTUCKY Blue-grass {Poa pratensis) is the ideal turf- 

 J\. maker for the Northern fairway, combining many points 

 of excellence. Its densely creeping rootstocks cover the 

 ground with a thick growth, while, being a true perennial, 

 it lasts from year to year. Age, under favorable conditions, 

 adds to its quality. Blue-grass thrives better on clay than 

 on sand. While the heat of midsummer affects it adversely, 

 it makes quick recovery in the fall. 



Under favorable conditions it will crowd out other grass- 

 es that may be sown with it. 



Blue-grass is not sufficiently fine for the putting-green 

 and should there be regarded as an undesirable. Some put- 

 ting-green mixtures have been found to contain as high as 

 thirty-five per cent, of Blue-grass. 



CANADA BLUE-GRASS 



•CANADA Blue-grass {Poa Compressa)differs in appearance 

 w from Kentucky Blue-grass mainly in the flattened stems 

 and the bluer shade of color. In spite of its name, it is a 

 native of Europe, but has now a wide distribution in this 

 country. The seed is grown in considerable commercial 

 quantities in Southern Ontario. 



Canada Blue-grass turf is rather stubbly. The variety 

 does well on very poor ground and may 

 here produce a desirable golf grass. On 

 other soils it is not suitable. The seed is 

 considerably cheaper than that of Ken- 

 tucky Blue-grass. 



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