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FARM AND FIELD GRASSES.-Cont/nued. 



Rough=Stalked Meadow. (Poa trivialis.) An excellent permanent Grass 

 to mix with other varieties for moist pastures. Produces a constant supply 

 of nutritious herbage. Suitable for growing in shade. Sow one and a 

 half bushels per acre. (14 lbs. per bushel.) Per lb., 70 cents; 100 lbs., $65.00. 

 Sheep's Fescue. {Festuca ovina.) Of dense growth; excellent for dry situ- 

 ations and sheep pastures. Sow two and a half bushels per acre. (12 lbs. 

 per bushel.) Per lb., 40 cents; 100 lbs., $35.00. 

 Sweet Vernal, True Perennial. Many seedsmen substitute the annual 

 variety for this invaluable Grass, as the seed of both is similar. Inval- 

 uable in lawns on account of its very early growth and fragrant odor, 

 which it imparts to the other grasses in drying. Remains green very late. 

 Hardy and permanent. Per lb., $1.00. 

 Tall'Fescue. (Festuca elalior.) Excellent for permanent pastures on moist 

 soils, on which it yields immensely. Cattle and stock eat it greedily. 

 (15 lbs. per bushel.) Per lb., 65 cents; 100 lbs., $60.00. 

 Tall Oat Grass. {Avena elalior.) A perennial which grows in loose tufts 

 and throws up an abundance of leaves and tall stalks. Succeeds best on 

 rich upland soils, and .when once established is a great drought resistor. 

 Early. Makes its heaviest growth the second year. Per lb., 40 cents; 

 100 lbs., $35.00. 

 Timothy or Herds Grass. (Phleum pratense.) This Grass is usually con- 

 sidered and treated as a short-lived perennial, and hence is the best 

 grass to grow in a short rotation. It succeeds best on moist loams and 

 clays naturally rich in humus or on those which have been heavily 

 manured. It grows in loose tufts, with few short leaves, so that Red 

 Top or Red Clover should be sown with it to furnish heavy bottom growth 

 of leaves. Sow one bushel per acre if alone. (45 lbs. per bushel.) Per 

 lb., 15 cents; per bushel, $6.50. 

 \'arious= Leaved Fescue. {Festuca heterophylla.) Early hardy perennial 

 two or three feet high. Valuable for permanent pasture. Thriving in 

 high altitudes and in shady locations. Per lb., 50 cents; 100 lbs., $45.00. 

 Water Meadow Grass. (Poa aquatica.) A creeping rooted perennial, grows 

 in alluvial marshy soils, slow running streams, margins of fresh water 



lakes, etc. An 

 excellent pasture 

 grass for wet sit- 

 uations. Trout 

 and wild duck 

 relish the seeds 

 and young shoots 

 as food. 



Per lb., $1.00. 



Wood Meadow. 



(Poa nenioralis.) 



Timothy. 



Mammoth Red Clover. 



Well adapted for growing under trees and in shaded situations. Dwarf and 

 fine-growing. Sow two and a half bushels per acre. (14 lbs. per bushel.) 

 Per lb., 70 cents. 



CLOVERS. 



Red Medium. (Trifolium pratense.) The best clover for all practical purposes. 

 Succeeds best on rich warm loams, containing humus. Lime and potash are 

 essential for its best development. A biennial, but by close pasturage may be 

 made to last several years. Per lb., 32 cents; 100 lbs., $30.00. 



Mammoth or Large Red Northern. (Trifolium pratense.) On rich loamy soil 

 this variety grows nearly twice as large as the Medium Red Clover and earlier to 

 start a Spring growth. Per lb., 35 cents; 100 lbs., $32.00. 



Alsike or Swedish. (Trifolium hybridum.) This Clover will thrive where the soil 

 is quite wet, and wiU even stand flooding without being killed. Productive and 

 sweet and extremely valuable for both pasturage or soiling. The flowers afford 

 a fine pasturage for bees. Per lb., 35 cents; 100 lbs., $30.00. 



White Clover. (Trifolium repens.) This Clover should always be sown on per- 

 manent or temporary pastures. Will grow on any soil, but especially adapted 

 to low meadows, where the surface soil is mellow and rich. Ordinarily will not 

 last more than two years on hard or shallow soil. Sweet and nutritious. Per 

 lb., 65 cents; 100 lbs., $60.00. 



Alfalfa or Lucerne. (Medicago saliva.) The chief merit of Alfalfa is the fact that it 

 can be cut three or four times in a season. The soil should be deep, rich and well- 

 prepared. It does not succeed on compact clay, nor on land with impervious sub- 

 soil. The roots shoot downward till thev are ten or fifteen feet below the surface, 

 and will therefore resist the driest w^eather. Per lb., 30 cents; 100 lbs., $25.00. 



Scarlet or Crimson Clover. (Trifolium incarnalum.) This annual Clover thrives 

 best on warm, loose, sandv soil. Its chief value is as a Winter or early Spnng 

 pasture crop and as a green manure. May be sown at any tmie from May to 

 October. Per lb., 25 cents; 100 lbs., $18.00. 



