R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. GRASS SEEDS. 
FARQUHAR’S FARM AND FIELD GRASSES.— Continued. 
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RHODE ISLAND BENT. Agrostis canina. A bottom Grass, suitable for sowing with tufted varieties. Hardy 
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. 
SHEEP’S FESCUE. Festuca ovina. Of dense growth, excellent for dry situations and sheep pastures. 
Sow two and one-half bushels per acre. 
FINE LEAVED SHEEP’S FESCUE. Festuca ovina tenuijolia. A very fine leaved Grass; dwarf in 
habit. Will succeed in dry, high locations and inferior soils. Hardy and durable. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
ALSIKE or SWEDISH. Trijoliwm 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 
asturage or soiling. 
MAMMOTH or LARGE RED NORTHERN. Trijoliuwm pratense. On rich loamy soils this variety grows 
nearly twice as large as the Medium Red Clover; and is earlier in starting growth. 
RED MEDIUM. Trifolium pratense. The best clover for all practical purposes. Succeeds best on rich, 
warm ioams, containing humus. Lime and potash are essential fer its best development. A biennial, 
but by close pasturage may be made t» last several years. 
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 trom July to December. Sow twenty pounds per acre. May be sown at any 
time from May to October. ‘ 
WHITE CLOVER. Trijolium repens. This Clover should always be sown on permanent or temporary pas- 
tures. Wiil grow on any soil, but especially adapted to low meadows, where the surface soil is mellow 
and rich. Sweet and nutritious. 
YELLOW TREFOIL. Medicago lupulina. On very light, dry, or poor ground this variety is valuable for | 
a sheep pasture. 
Weight 
er 
Baan 
10 
14 
60 
60 
FARQUHAR’S FARM AND FIELD SEEDS. 
PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET FLUCTUATION. 
Barley, Two Rowed. 
Barley, Six Rowed. 
Buckwheat, Common. Should be sown about the middle of June, broadcast, using from 1 to 3 
pecks of seed to the acre. ° 
-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. 
Silver Hull. About one week later in maturing than the Japanese. Grain is of a light gray color, 
thin husk; good yielder. 
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| Weight 
per 
Bush. 
48 
48 
48 
Per 
Bush. 
| 
Boa | 100 lbs. 
-60 
Per 
40.00 
40.00 
| 30.00 
0 | 50.00 
40.00 
| 30.00 
| 14.00 
40.00 
60 | 
| 
95.00 
28.00 
| 25.00 
Per 
| 100 Ibs. 
