Farquhars' Reliable Seeds, 19 South Market St., Boston. ^7 



Tall Oat Grass. Avena Elatior. Succeeds well in pastures with othei' grasses; 

 makes si)lcndicl luay. Sow four bushels per acre. Weight per bushel, thirteen pounds. 

 Per pound, 25 cents. 



Sweet Vernal. Anthoxanthum Odoratum. Useful to mix with other grasses for 

 lawns , in whicli it is invaluable on account of its early growth and fragrant 

 odor which it imparts to the other grasses when drying; very hardy and perma- 

 nent. Weight per bushel, eleven pounds. Per pound, 70 cents. 



Meadow Fox-tail. Alopecums Pratejisis. Very valuable in mixtures for perma- 

 nent pastures exposed to heat and drought ; early and rapid in growth ; not a val- 

 uable hay grass. Weight per bushel, eight pounds. Per pound, 50 cents. 



Rough-Stalked. Meadow. Poa Trivialis. An excellent permanent grass to mix 

 witli other varieties for moist pastures. Produces a constant supply of nutri- 

 tious herbage. Suitable for growing in shade. Sow one-and-a-half bushels per 

 acre. Weight per bushel, fourteen pounds. Finest quality, per pound, 40 cents. 



"Wood Meadow. Poa Nemoralis. Well adapted for growing under trees and in 

 shaded situations. Dwarf and tine growing. Sow about two bushels per acre. 

 Weightper bushel, fourteen pounds. Per pound, 50 cents. 



MIXTURES FOR PERMANENT PASTURES AND 



MEADO^V^S, 



Containing only the most suitable Grasses and Clovers, ttie proportionate quantity of each being 

 regulated by the soil, situation and particular purpose for which they are sown. The object to be 

 attained is a constant successive gi-owth of rich pasturage from spring till fall. A selection of 

 grasses can be made which attain perfection at alternate months from April to September. In sow- 

 ing the right varieties, mixed in correct proportions for permanent pastures, the resi;lts are far more 

 profitable and satisfactory than if the old method of seeding with two or three varieties is followed. 

 Customers in ordering will please state whether the soil is light, medium, or heavy; or if the 

 situation is shaded. 



Finest Mixtures for Permanent Pastures and Meadow Lands. Specially put 

 up for particular purposes. Price, per acre, $9.00. 



CLOVERS. 



All carefully cleaned and selected samples. 



Hed Clover. Trifolium Pratense. Finest quality ; about, per pound, 12 cents. 

 Mannnoth Red Clover. Strong-growing, heavy cropper; about, per pound, 14 



cents. 

 Axsike, or Swedish. Trifolium Hybridum. Luxuriant and sweet ; about, per pound, 



25 cents. 

 White Clover. Trifolium Bepens. Excellent for lawns, as it remains green the 



entire season; about, per pound, 30 cents. 

 Lucerne, or Alfalfa. Medicago Sativa. Bears heavy crops of forage; will stand 



cutting three or four times in a season : about, per pound, 30 cents. 



MILLETS, HUNGARIAN GRASS. 



Pricks variable, — sub,ject to market FLUcruATioNS. 



Hungarian Grass. Panicum Germanicum. One of our most valuable forage 

 plants, and yields immensely even when the Aveather is so dry that other crops 

 dry up. One of the best annual grasses for green fodder or hay. Sow from tlie 

 mi(kUe of June till the last of July. One bushel seeds an acre. Weight per bushel, 

 forty -eight pounds. Per bushel, $1.50. 



Millet, Common. Panicum Miliacura. An excellent forage plant; very early; two 

 to three feet high; heads open; branching panicles. Soio one and one-fourth 

 bushels per acre. Weight per bushel, fifty pounds. Per bushel, $1.50. 



Millet, German. Golden Millet. Of stronger and taller growth than the other 

 Millets, and does not mature so early; height on good soil, four feet; seeds 

 round, of a golden yellow. Sow one to one-and-a-half bushels per acre. Weight per 

 bxishel, fifty pounds. Per bushel, $2.00. 



