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MEADOW GRASS ROUGH STALKED Poa triMis RYEGRASS ENGLISH or PEKENNIAL %}%Z 



Perennial. Time of flowering, June. Height. 15 to 2t in 

 This grass is considered invaluable for permanent pastures. It 

 produces an abundance of remarkably fine foliage, tillers out close 

 to the ground and soon forms a compact sward. After being cut 

 it grows up in a very short time and remains bright and green through- 

 out the season; it consequently is well adapted for lawn mixture-. It 

 is also a good variety for hay if cut when in blossom. a< it is then most 

 nutritious; if cut much later it becomes woody. It flourishes best in 

 situations not too dry or subject to droughts. Sow (if alone) 2}^ to 3 

 bushels per acre: weight per bushel. 24 lbs. 



Price, (extra fine sample), 25c. per lb.; $6.50 per bushel, $25.00 per 

 100 lbs. 



KYE-GRASS ITALIAN Loiium uaiicum 



Biennial. Time of flowering, June or July. Height, IS to 30 inches. 



A variety unequalled for producing an abundance of nutritious feed 

 in the early spring. It gives quick and successive growths until 

 late in the fall, even if cut several times providing the land is in good 

 condition and not too dry- It thrives on almost any good soil, but 

 reaches its most perfect state in moist, fertile land. As it is not 

 perennial, it is not adapted for permanent pastures, but for one or 

 two years' lay it is unsurpassed. Sow (if alone) 3 bushels per acre, 

 weight, about 18 lbs. lbs. per bushel. 



Price, 40c. per lb.; $6.75 per bushel; $35.00 per 100 lbs. 



Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 



The Lombardy "Queen of Meadow" Grass. An excellent grass for 

 good, deep. rich, moist meadows and stiff, heavy clays. It gives a 

 constant supply of highly nutritive herbage, for which horses, sheep 

 and cattle show a marked partiality. Sow (if alone) l}4 bushels to 

 the acre; weight, about 14 lbs. per bushel. Price on application. 



OAT GKASS, TALL MEADOW A ^S^T 



Perennial. 



Flowers in May and June. Height, 2 to 4 feet. 



Linnaeus) also known as Evergreen Grass, 



(The Avena Elatior of 

 and French Rye Grass. 



It is a valuable grass in permaneni pastures because of the early and 

 rapid growth it makes in the spring; and also because it produces a very 

 thick aftermath after being mown. It is also highly recommended for 

 soiling as it furnishes an abundant and early supply of fodder. It is a 

 hardy grass and will thrive in widely different latitudes. Soils that are 

 sandy in texture, but have enough loam to furnish food for the plants are 

 the best for Tall Oat Grass, but it also grows well on light sandy soils, 

 unless the climate is extremely dry. As Tall Oat Grass makes such 

 a strong growth the first season, and maintains its hold upon the soil 

 very well, it is adapted for use in either short or long rotations. Like 

 all other grasses it is best sown on a clean soil, and when used in the 

 rotation, should follow some cultivated crop; still it is better able to 

 overcome weeds than many other grasses. 



Sow (if alone) 4 to 5 bushels per acre; weight, about 10 lbs. per bushel. 



Price, 55c. per lb.; $5.25 per bushel ;_$50.00 per 100 lbs. 



ORCHARD GRASS (Rough Cocksfoot) Doctyiis giomerata 



Perennial. Time of flowering. June. Height, 3 feet. 



This is one of the most valuable and widely known of all the grasses, 

 being of exceptional value in permanent pasture mixtures on account 

 of its earliness and its rapidity of growth. After being mown it pro- 

 duces a luxuriant aftermath and is quick to recover from close crop- 

 ping, "'five or six days being sufficient to give a good bite." It is 

 relished heartily by all kinds of stock, sheep even passing all other 

 grasses to feed upon it. It succeeds on almost any soil, especially in 

 moist shady places, and in porous subsoils its roots extend to a great 

 depth. It stands drought well, keeping green and growing when other 

 grasses are dried up. It flowers about the time of Red Clover and 

 makes a splendid mixture with it to cut in blossom for hay, although it 

 should be cut early or grazed close, as it becomes hard and wiry and 

 loses its nutritious qualities, to a certain extent, when ripe. It 

 should not be sown in mixture with Timothy, for, being three weeks 

 earlier, it becomes pithy if allowed to stand until the Timothy is ready 

 to cut. Cut at the proper time, however, there is no better or more 

 succulent hay. It is inclined to grow in tufts, and should therefore 

 have other grasses sown with it and be sown very evenly. Sow (if 

 alone) 3 to 4 bushels per acre; weight, about 14 lbs. per bushel. 



Price, Choicest, Re-cleaned Seed, 55c. per lb.; $7.50 per bushel; 

 $50.00 per 100 lbs. 



KED TOP 



Agrostis vulgaris 

 (Burden's Grass, Herd's 

 Grass of the South, and in 

 poor soils "Fine Top.") 



Perennial. Time of 

 flowering, Julv. 



Height, 1 to 2 feet. 



Valuable either for 

 mixing in hay or per- 

 manent pasture 

 grasses ; i s common 

 throughout the coun- 

 try; succeeds almost 

 everywhere, but 

 reaches its highest 

 state of perfection in 

 a moist, rich soil, in 

 which it attains a 

 height of 2 to 2 V 2 feet. 

 If for pasture it 

 should be fed close 

 as it is not relished 

 after it grows up to 

 seed. It is often 

 sown with Timothy 

 and Red Clover; the 

 latter of course soon 

 disappears, the Tim- 

 othy follows; then the 

 Red Top takes its 

 place, We offer only 

 one grade of Red Top, the'finest fancy re-cleaned seed. (See engraving.) 

 W eight. 32 lbs. per bushel. Sow (if alone) 1 bushel per acre. 



Price, 30c. per lb.; $8.50 per bushel of 32 lbs.; $25.00 per 100 lbs. 







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SWEET VEKNAL (True Perennial 



Anthoxanthum odoratum 

 Perennial. Time of flowering. May and June. Height, 1 to 2 feet. 

 Very valuable on account of its delicious perfume, to which our 

 hay field and pastures owe their fragrance. The odor is more dis- 

 tinguishable when the grass is drying or dried, and when included 

 in hay its aroma is imparted to the other grasses, making it relished 

 by the stock and enhancing the value of the hay. Sow (if alone) 3}^ 

 bushels per acre; weight, about 10 lbs. per bushel. Price on 

 application. 



TIMOTHY or HERD'S GRASS of the North 



Phli urn Pratense. 

 Perennial. Time of flowering, June and July. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 

 This luxuriates in 

 moist, loamy soils, and 

 sometimes, in favorable 

 situations. attains a 

 height of 4 feet, and 

 even on light soils it 

 yields fair crops. It is 

 exceedingly nutritious, 

 particularly when ripe, 

 but as it is then very 

 hard and pithy, it is 

 better to cut it soon after 

 flowering. It then 

 makes magnificent hay. 

 On dry soils. Timothy 

 forms a bulbous swel- 

 ling at the base of the 

 stems from which the 

 next year's growth 

 starts. It is, therefore 

 highly injurious under 

 such circumstances to 

 pasture stock on the 

 fall growth, as they 

 trample and cut the 

 leaves off that should 

 protect it during the 

 winter. Even in its 

 most flourishing condi- 

 tion it is more or less 

 injured by pasturing it. 

 (See engraiwg.) 



Sow (if alone) % to 

 1 bushel per acr e ; 

 weight per bushel, 45 

 lbs. 



Price, Henderson's 

 Standard Sample. 22c. 

 per lb.; $9.00 per bushel; 

 $18.00 per 100 lbs. 

 (Subject to change with- 

 out notice.) 



WOOD MEADOW GRASS r 



Perennial. Time of flowering, June. Height, 1 ' •_> to 2 feet. 

 This grass is now classed among our good " Shaded Pastun 

 and furnishes a fine succulent and nutritive herbage which is very 

 much relished by cattle. It is splendidly adapted tor moist, shady 

 places and should be included in all mixtures lor permanent pastures 

 and lawns for moist soils. It is particularly valuable for lawns over- 

 shadowed by trees. Sow (if alone) 2 bushels per acre; weight per 

 bushel, about 14 lbs. Price on application. 



