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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



All our Grass Seeds are obtained fi'oin sources that enable us to offer them as genuine and of the highest gi'ades inj 

 quality. All Grass Seeds are subject to change in price at any time, and large buyers will find it to their advantage toj 

 write us for special quotations. 



If Inj mail add 5 cts. per quart or 8 cts. iKr pound extra. 



Hard Fescue (Festuca Duriuscula) — A desira- 

 ble grass for dry soils. About 2i4 bnsliels to 

 the acre (I2>ouuds to the bushel.) Per lb., 15 

 cts.; 100 lbs 14.00 



MEADOW FOXTAIU 



Mea^low Foxtail (Alopecurus Pratensis) — 

 One of the best and earliest pasture grasses 

 and a rapid grower; about 3 bushels to the 



I ^aere (7 pounds to the bushel.) Per lb. , 30 cts.; 

 leOlbs 26.00 



.<««Ss" 



ENGLISH RYE. 



English Kye (Lolium Pereune)— One of the 

 best and most nutritious grasses for permanent 

 pastures and meadows. It is also good grass 

 for lawn mixtures. About 2)4 bushels to the 

 acre (24 pounds to the bushel.) Per lb. , 10 cts. ; 

 100 lbs 8.00 



Orchard (Dac- 



tylis Glomera- 



ta)- One of the 



best pasture 



gras.ses, valua- 

 ble for grazing 



stock, 3 bush- 

 els to the acre 



(15 pounds to 



the bushelj. 



Per lb., 15 cts., 



Peck, 50 cts.; 



bushel 1.75 



Timothy or 



Herd (Phle- 



um Pratense) 



—This well- 

 known variety 



is extensively 



grown all over 



the country. 



It is said to 



contain more 



nutriment 



than any other 



kind. From 



1.^ to 1 bushel 



to the acre (45 



pounds to the bushel) 



ORCHARD. 



Market price, 1 lb 



WOOD MEADOW GRASS. 



WovA Meadow Grass (Poa Nemoralis) — Well 

 adapted for either pasture or pleasure grounds, 

 thrives well under trees. About 2 bushels to 

 the acre (about 14 pounds to the bushel.) Per 

 ib.»89cts.; lOOlbs 28.00 



RED TOP. 



Red Top— (Agrostis Vulgaris)— Valuable as a 

 mixture in either pasture or lawn grasses; suc- 

 ceeds well in almost any soil. About IJ/^ bush- 

 els to the acre (14 pounds to the bushel). Per 

 lb., lOcts.; per bushel 1.00 



Red Top Fancy— Per lb., 15 cts.; 32 lbs. to the 

 bushel: 100 lbs ...10.00 



Sheep's Fescue (Festuca Ovina). A favorite 

 grass for sheep pastures. About ly^ bushels to 

 the acre (12 pounds to the bushel). Per lb., 15 

 cts.; 100 lbs U.OO 



Kentucky Blue Grass, Double Extra 



Clean (Poa Pratensis)— Also known as June 



Grass. A valuable 



variety for lawns 



when mixed with 



other grasses; grows 



best in dry soils, 



and retains its ver- 

 dures during the 



h t't e s t weather. 



About SJ/^ bushels 



to the acre, extra 



clean seed (14 pounds 



to the bushell. Per 



lb., 20 cts.; peck, 65 



cts.; bushel 2.00 



Kentucky Blue 



Grass Fancy — Per 



lb., 25 cts.; peck, 75 



cts; bushel 2.50 



Creeping Bent (Ag- 

 rostis Stolonifera)— 



An excellent variety 



for lawns: suitable 



for most situations. 



About IJ^ bushels to Kentucky blue grass. 



the acre (15 pounds to the bushel). Per lb;, SO 



cts.; 100 lbs 26. < 



Rhode Island Bent (Agrostis Canina)— One 

 of the finest grasses for lawns. About IJ^ bush- 

 els to the acre (14 pounds to the bushel). Per 

 lb., 30 cts.; 100 lbs 26.1 j 



Meadow Fescue (Festuca Pratensis)— Valua- 

 ble for permanent pasture mixtures. About 2 \ 

 bushels to the acre (15 pounds to the tashel). 

 Per lb., 15 cts ; 100 lbs ISM 



