R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. GRASS SEEDS. 
FARQUHAR’S FARM AND FIELD GRASSES,.— Continued. 
| Weight | 
| 
per | 
RHODE ISLAND BENT. Agrostis canina. A bottom Grass, suitable for sowing with tufted varieties. Hardy , Bush. 
and early and a grass that will withstand heat and dry weather. Sweet and nutritious and relished 
by all kinds of stock. Sow four bushels per acre if alone. | 
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. | 14 
SHEEP’S FESCUE. Festuca ovina. Of dense growth, excellent for dry situations and sheep pastures. 
Sow two and one-half bushels per acre. 12 
FINE LEAVED SHEEP’S FESCUE. Festuca ovina tenuifolia. A very fine leaved Grass; dwarf in 
habit. Will succeed in dry, high locations and inferior soils. Hardy and durable. 20 
SWEET VERNAL, TRUE PERENNIAL. Invaluable 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. . ] 
TALL FESCUE. Festuca elatior. Excellent for permanent pastures on moist soils on which it yields im- 
mensely. Cattle and stock eat it greedily. | 20 
TALL OAT GRASS. Avena elatior. 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 resister. Early. Makes its heaviest growth the second year. 14 
TIMOTHY or HERDS GRASS. Phileum pratense. This Grass is usually considered 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 
VARIOUS LEAVED FESCUE. Festuca heterophylla. Early, hardy perennial two or three feet high. 
Valuable for permanent pasture. Thriving in high altitudes and in shady locations. 15 
WATER MEADOW GRASS. Poa aquatica. A creeping rooted. perennial; grows in alluvial marshy soils, 
slow running streams, margins of fresh water, lakes, ete. An excellent pasture Grass, for wet situa- 
tions. Trout and wild ducks relish the seeds and young shoots as food. | 10 
WOOD MEADOW. Poa nemoralis. Well adapted for growing under trees and in shaded situations. | 
Dwarf and fine growing. Sow two and one-half bushels to an acre. | 14 
GRASSES SUITABLE FOR BEACH USE AND FOR MAKING EMBANKMENTS. 
SAND or MAT GRASS. Ammophila Arundinacea. A creeping rooted perennial which grows naturally 
among shifting sea sands. Adapted for consolidating Sand, Embankments, or Terraces. Helis 
SEA LAND LYME GRASS. Elymus Arenarius. A creeping rooted perennial; grows among shifting or| 
blowing sea sands, for binding which, along with Ammophila Arundinacea, thereby preventing the en- | 
croachments of the sea, its numerous strong spreading roots render it most suitable. Tse © 
CLOVERS PRICES SUBJECT TO 
° MARKET FLUCTUATION. 
ALFALFA. TURKESTAN. Medicago sativa. 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 subsoil. The roots shoot downwards, reaching ten to 
fifteen feet below the surface, and will therefore resist the driest weather. 60 
ALSIKE or SWEDISH. Trijolium hybridum. This Clover will thrive where the soil is quite wet, and 
will even stand flooding without being killed. Productive and sweet and extremely valuable for both 
pasturage or soiling. 60 
MAMMOTH or LARGE RED NORTHERN. Trifolium pratense. On rich loamy soils this variety grows 
nearly twice as large as the Medium Red Clover; and is earlier in starting growth. 60 
RED MEDIUM. Trijolium 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. | 60 
SCARLET or CRIMSON CLOVER. Trifolium incarnatum. This annual Clover thrives best on warm, | 
loose, sandy soil. Its chief value is as a winter or early spring pasture crop and as a green manure. A 
rapid growing, nitrogen-storing plant, and as such is invaluable for growth in orchards and wherever it 
can occupy the land from July to December. Sow twenty pounds per acre. May be sown at any 
time from May to October. : 60 
WHITE CLOVER. Trifolium repens. This Clover should always be sown on permanent or temporary pas- 
tures. Will grow on any soil, but especially adapted to low meadows, where the surface soil is mellow 
and rich. Sweet and nutritious. 60 
YELLOW TREFOIL. Medicago lupulina. On very light, dry, or poor ground this variety is valuable for | 
a sheep pasture. | 60 
FARQUHAR’S FARM AND FIELD SEEDS. 
PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET FLUCTUATION. | Weight 
| per 
| Bush. 
Barley, Two Rowed. | 48 
Barley, Six Rowed. | 48 
Buckwheat, Common. Should be sown about the middle of June, broadcast, using from 1 to 3) 
pecks of seed to the acre. | 48 
—Japanese. Excels all other varieties in yield and earliness. On account of its earliness it can be| 
grown farther north than any other. The grains are nearly double the size of those of any other| 
variety. Enormously productive. 48 
—Silver Hull. About one week later in maturing than the Japanese. Grain is of a light gray color, 
thin husk; good yielder. | 48 
33 
3.25 
| 6.00 
7.00, 
13.00 
18.00 
7.20 
| Per 
| Bush. 
2.00 
2.00 
1.90 
1.90 
1.50 
Per 
Per Ib. | 109 Ibs. 
5435) 32.00 
40 | 35.00 
.30 25.00 
-70 65.00 
1.00 
Ad 40.00 
.3d 30.00 
10 7.00 
A5 40.00 
75 
.90 
60 55.00 
.60 55.00 
.30 25.00 
.30 25.00 
25 22.50 
25 22.50 
15 12.00 
.30 30.00 
15 12.00 
ip | Per 
Per Ib. | 100 Iba 
