AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1917. ie 
FARM AND FIELD GRASSES.—€ontinued. 
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 peracre. (14 lbs. per bushel.) Per lb.,70 cents; 100 lbs., $65.00. 
Sheep’s Fescue. (Festuca ovina.) Of dense growth; excellent for dry situa- 
tions and sheep pastures. Sow two and a half bushels per acre. (12 lbs. 
per bushel.) Per lb., 75 cents; 100 lbs., $70.00. 
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 elatior.) 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 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. Per lb., 45 cents; 
100 lbs., $40.00. 
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., 18 cents; per bushel, $7.50. 
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. Per lb., 70 cents; 100 lbs., $65.00. 
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. 
(Crop failed.) 
Wood Meadow. 
(Poa nemoralis. ) : i , 
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 
Ib., $1.25. 
Timothy. 
CE@QVERS: 
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., 40 cents; 100 lbs., $35.00. _ 
Mammoth or Large Red Northern. (Tvifolium 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 will even stand flooding without being killed. Productive and 
sweet and extremely valuable for both pasturagé or soiling. The flowers afford 
a fine pasturage for bees. Per lb., 40 cents; 100 lbs., $35.00. 
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., 80 cents; 100 lbs., $75.00. 
Alfalfa or Lucerne. (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 sub- 
soil. The roots shoot downward till they are ten or fifteen feet below the surface, 
and will therefore resist the driest weather. Per lb., 35 cents; 100 lbs., $30.00. 
Scarlet or Crimson Clover. (Trifolium incarnatum.) This annual Clover thrives 
best on warm, loose, sandy soil. Its chief value is as a Winter or carly Spring 
pasture crop and as a green manure. May be sown at any time from May to 
Mammoth Red Clover. October. Per lb., 30 cents; 100 lbs., $28.00. 
