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A WNLES 5 p ROM E (jRASS. (Bromus Inermis.) 



When we introduced and offered seed of this grass in 1889, our experimental 

 experience with it enabled us to claim for it drought-resisting qualities which have 

 since_ been amply proven. In addition to this quality, we now claim for it extreme 

 hardiness, it having stood uninjured the severe winters of Northern Canada with the 

 snow covering purposely removed to test its hardiness. It is now extensively grown 

 throughout all parts of Canada and the United States, and wherever known it is much 

 appreciated both for hay and pasture. With the possible exception of Florida, it thrives 

 throughout the United States. 



It -will grow on lands too poor for nearly all other valued grasses, and under 

 climatio conditions which would render impossible the cultivation of nearly all other 

 varieties, though of course it will not produce so abundantly. The following extracts 

 from reports give some idea of its wide geographical value : 



James Fletcher, of Canadian Experimental Farms, in his evidence before Agricultural 

 Committee of the Canadian Parliament, said : 



'■'Ot alt the imported grasses this is undoubtedly the most valuable. It grows a heavy crop four 

 feet high. It is the one grass above all others reported upon favorably and uniformly from the North 

 West Territories. I sent out over 2,000 packets of seed for testing, and it was spoken of most highly by 

 every person who sent in a report. These reports show that it is of value in the West, and the expe- 

 rience of it in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces is no less favorable. It is an extremely 

 heavy and uniform cropper." 



Bulletin, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, says: 



"This grass certainly presents a fine appearance, and the Experiment Station reports, nearly without 

 exception, praise it in the highest terms. It is evident from these reports that the grass is little influ- 

 enced by changes of climate. In Canada, in Mississippi, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and California it 

 seems to do equally well. It is resistant to intense cold, to sudden and extreme changes of temperature, 

 and stands protracted drought better than any other variety." 



Bulletin, Mississippi Experiment Station, says: 



"Endures our summer heat and drought much better than Rescue Grass, and, being a perennial, is 

 much more permanent. It remains fresh and green during a larger part of the year than any other grass 

 we have." 



Bulletin, United States Grass Experiment Station, Garden City, Kan., says: 



" Bromus Inermis is the grass for this Western country; it is the best out of seven or eight hundred 

 varieties tried on this Station." 



Sow 35 lbs. per acre. (See cut.) 



Price, 25 cts. per lb., $3.25 per bushel (of 14 lbs.), $20.00 per 100 lbs. 



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awnless brome geass (Bromus inermis). 



R ERMUDA QRA55. 



(Cynodon Dactylon.) This 

 is a grass that is eminently 

 adapted for the Southern 

 States, as it withstands drought and the scorching rays of 

 the sun better than any other variety. In 

 all tropical countries this grass is highly 

 esteemed for its drought-resisting qualities, 

 and also for the peculiar habit of its growth ; 

 the wiry roots of the grass in running over 

 the surface of the ground form a strong, 

 fibrous matting. This has caused it to be 

 sown lai-gely for the pur- 

 pose of binding banks of 

 creeks and dams, etc. For 

 lawns it is also highly 

 prized, as while all other 

 grasses are burned up dur- 

 ing the hot season, Ber- 

 muda Grass will remain 

 green, and, if regularly mown, it will 

 make quite a velvety carpet. The only 

 drawback is that in winter it looks a 

 little brown, but in the Southern States 

 an all-the-year-round green lawn can be 

 maintained by sowing English Bye Grass 

 every fall at the rate of 50 lbs. per acre 

 and harrowing or raking into the Ber- 

 muda Grass sod. Bermuda Grass seed 

 should be sown in the spring, as it will 

 not germinate until warm weather comes. 

 As a grass for hay or pasture, it matures 

 and gives its first cutting ordinarily in 

 June. It does not succeed further north 

 than Virginia. Sow 8 lbs. per acre. 

 (See cut.) 



Price of Seed, 



80 cts. per lb.; 



J OHNSON QRASS. 



(Sorghum Halapense.) As a 

 meadow or hay grass, this va- 

 riety is highly esteemed in the 

 South, where during the hottest and driest seasons it can be 

 relied upon to yield heavily. The aggressiveness of this grass has 

 caused it to be considered a veritable curse by some farmers by 

 spreading into cultivated fields, but it is highly esteemed by those 

 who understand it. Where it is desired to keep it within bounds, 

 the seed should never be allowed to ripen, as it spreads from the 

 seeds disseminated through hay much more than is generally 

 supposed. Besides, when fully ripe, the feeding value is little 

 better than corn stalks, but, cut before the seed tops emerge from 

 the sheaths, its value as shown by chemical analysis is better 

 than Timothy hay. When cut at time recommended, the embryo 

 seeds are unpollenized and imperfect, and are incapable of sprout- 

 ing, so there is no possibility of introducing this grass where it is 

 not wanted by using such hay. We only advise the sowing of 

 Johnson Grass where it is desired to remain as permanent 

 meadow. Should be sown August to October, or in spring, at 

 the rate of one bushel per acre. 



Price, 14 cts. per lb. 



T EXAS gLUE QRASS. 



100 lbs. 



BERMUDA GRASa. 



70 cts. per lb. 



$3.00 per bushel of 25 lbs., $11.00 

 per 100 lbs. 



(Poa Arachnifera.) A 

 perennial creeping 

 grass, closely related 

 to Kentucky Blue Grass, but stands drought and heat better, and 

 is, therefore, of greater value in the Southern States as a winter 

 pasture or Lawn Grass. An all-the-year-round green pasture or 

 lawn can be maintained, even in the extreme South, by sowing 

 half each Bermuda and Texas Blue Grass, neither seeming to 

 crowd out the other, Texas Blue being one of the few grasses able 

 to withstand the aggressive habit of Bermuda. Sow during 

 showery weather in spring or fall, preferably in the fall. Parties 

 ordering should be careful to state Texas Blue Grass, so as not to 

 confound it with Kentucky Blue Grass. 



Price, 20 cts. per packet, 40 cts. per oz., $1.00 per J£ lb., 

 $3.00 per lb. 



