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TIMOTHY OR HERD'S GRASS 



Of the IMorlli. 



Botanical, Phleum Pratense. German, Thimotee-Gras. 



French, Fleole des pres. 



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



This luxuriates in 



moist, loamy soils, 



and sometimes, in 



favorable situa- 

 tions, attains a 



height of 4 feet, and 



even on light soils 



it yields fair crops. 



It is exceedingly 



nutritious, particu- 

 larly when ripe, but 



as it is then very 



hard, it is better to 



cut it soon after 



flowering. It 



makes magnificent 



hay. On dry soils 



Timothy forms a 



bulbous swelling at 



the base of the 



stems from which 



the next year's 



growth starts. It 



is, therefore, high- 

 ly 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 

 tess injured by pas- 

 turing it. Sow (if 



alone) % to 1 bushel 



per acre ; weight 



per bushel, 45 lbs. timothy. 



Price, Henderson's Standard Sample, 10 cts. per lb.; $4.00 per 



bushel : J8.7K r>er 100 lhs. Isubiect 1o chanae without notice). 



A farmer who always looks for the cheapest and pays little or no attention to 

 the quality and cleanliness cf the Timothy, Clover and other grass seed he annually 

 tows, will sooner or later find his farm overrun with weeds, and naturally con- 

 clude farming is a failure. The seeds of many of the most pernicious weeds so 

 closely resemble the genuine seeds as to require an expert of long experience to de- 

 tect them, and the farmer should be certain that the merchant has the expert 

 knowledge. As an instance, hundreds of thousands of pounds of Red Clover heav- 

 ily adulterated with Yellow Trefoil (a small yellow-flowered annual Clover of lit- 

 tle or no value) have in recent years been sold to the unsuspecting farmer by 

 country merchants who did not have the expert knowledge to detect it, and upon 

 whom it had been foisted by unscrupulous dealers, who by means of this adulter- 

 ation can undersell the market and still make more than a legitimate profit, 



CRESTED DOGSTAIL. (Gold Grass.) 



Botanical, Cynoaurus cristatus. German, Eammgras. 



Prench, Cretelle des pres. 



Perennial. T.me of flowering, July. Height, 1 to 1 )£ feet. 



A fine, short grass that 

 should enter into all perma- 

 nent pasture mixtures, espe- 

 cially for dry, hard soils and 

 hills pastured with sheep, as it 

 is very hardy and but little af- 

 fected by extremes of weather. 

 Sheep fed in pastures where 

 this abounds are less subject 

 to foot rot. It is tender and 

 nutritious and relished by all 

 stock until it commences to 

 ripen ; it then becomes wiry. 

 On account of its close glow- 

 ing habit, the dense turf it 

 produces and its evergreen 

 foliage, it is particularly desir- 

 able for lawn mixtures. Sow 

 (if alone) 1% bushels per acre ; 

 weight about 21 lbs. per bushel . 

 Price, 55 cts. per lb. ;S11.00per 

 bushel ; S50.00 per 100 lbs. 





CBESTED DOGSTAIL. 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. 



Also called June Grass, Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass, Green 

 Meadow Grass, and Spear Grass. 



Botanical, Poa pratensis. German, Wiesen Rispengras. French, 

 Paturin des pres. 



Perennial. Time of flowering, June. Height, 10 to 16 inches. 



This valuable grass 

 is suited to a variety 

 of soils, from an aver- 

 age dry one to moist 

 meadows. It is ex- 

 ceedingly popular in 

 most parts of the 

 country as a pasture 

 grass. It is very pro- 

 ductive, unusually 

 early, and presents 

 a beautiful green ap- 

 pearance in early 

 spring, while other 

 grasses are yet dor- 

 mant. It furnishes 

 delicious food for all 

 kinds of stock all 

 through the season — 

 unless thereshould be 

 a protracted drought, 

 which would cause it 

 to slowly dry up — un- 

 til the fall rains, when 

 it springs forth and 

 grows luxuriantly, 

 and furnishes pas- 

 turage until frozen 

 up in winter. Kentucky blue grass. 



In Kentucky and similar latitudes, when allowed its full fall 

 growth, it makes fine winter pasture, and sheep, mules and horses 

 will paw off the snow and get plenty to live on without other 

 food. It makes a splendid lawn grass, forming a thick turf, and 

 being of very even growth, producing only one flowering stem a 

 year, while many other grasses continue to shoot up flower stalks 

 throughout the season. Kentucky Blue Grass also makes hay of 

 excellent quality, but the yield for this purpose is not equal to some 

 other grasses. Sow (if alone) 3 bushels per acre. Though offered 

 at the standard weight of 14 lbs. per bushel, we keep nothing but 

 fancy recleaned seed, free from chaff, the natural weight of which 

 is 20 to 25 lbs. per measured bushel. Price, 15 cts. per lb. ;$1.75 per 

 bushel of 14 lbs. ; $12.00 per 100 lbs. 



YELLOW OAT GRASS. (True.) 



Botanical, Avenaflavescens. German, Goldhafer. 



Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 18 inches. 



i?- , Particularly adapt- 



■aLk 

 sft" 



ed for dry meadows 

 and pastures. Be- 

 ing of somewhat 

 slow growth i t 

 should be sown with 

 other grasses, and 

 does well with Crest- 

 ed Dogstail and 

 Sweet Vernal. It 

 should be included 

 in all permanent pas- 

 ture mixtures for 

 light, dry and calca- 

 reous soils. It is 

 highly relished by 

 cattle ; comes very 

 early and makes a 

 very sweet hay, after 

 which a large after- 

 math is produced. 

 Sow (if alone) S 

 bushels per acre ; 

 weight about 7 lbs. 

 per bushel. Pric«, 

 $1.25 per lb.; $8.50 

 per bushel ; $1H>.00 

 per 100 lbs. 



YELLOW OAT GRASS. 



Your Special Mixture of Grasses for Permanent Pasture has given entire aati»- 

 faction. No more Timothy for me,— Chables Evbrding, Branford. Conn. 



