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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



RECLEANED GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS. 



Prices Subject to Market Fluctuations without Notice. Write for Market Prices on Bushels and Over. 



IN SMALL QUANTITIES BY MAIL ADD Sc PER LB. FOR POSTAGE. 



lb. Bush. 100 lbs. 

 Awiiless Brome or Hungarian Brome Grass 



{Bromus inermis)—A. splendid grass, producing a 



great wealth of forage of high nutritive value. 



This grass will succeed and produce heavy crops on 



the sterile or arid plains of our Western States, 



growing luxuriantly on dry, sandy soils, where 



other grass would perish. Sown in the early spring 



it produces a heavy crop of grass the same season, 



and continues in bearing for years. Sow broad- 

 cast at the rate of 20 lbs. per acre. (Ulbs. perbushjS .20 S2.25 S16.00 

 Crested Dog's Tail (Cynosurus cristatus) — A fine 



dwarf-growing evergreen grass particularly adapt- 

 ed for hard, dry soils and hills pastured by sheep. 



It is very hardy and is little affected by extremes 



of weather. On account of its dense, close turf it 



is a valuable grass for lawn mixtures. (20 lbs. per 



bushel) 30 5.00 24.00 



English Bye Grass (Lolium perenne) — One of the 

 best and most nutritious grasses for permanent 



meadows and pastures. It endures close cropping 



and recovers quickly after cutting. Does best on 



strong, rich soils. (24 lbs. per bushel) 10 1.85 7.00 



Fowl Meadow Grass {Poa serotina) — A valuable 



grass for sowing on low, wet lands that are occa- 

 sionally overflowed. It is a perennial, flowers 



July. (12 lbs. per bushel) 30 3.00 24.00 



Hard Fescue {Festuca duriscula) — A very useful 



grass, and should be included in all sheep pastures 



or in permanent pastures for dry, gravelly soils. 



Produces a very fine and succulent herbage. The 



name Hard Fescue is derived from the hard char- 

 acter of the ripe seed stems. (12 lbs. per bushel). .. .15 1.35 10.00 

 Italian Bye Grass — An excellent variety, producing 



a nutritious feed in early spring, and on rich, 



moist soils it gives quick and successive growths 



throughout the season. It is a valuable sort to 



sow on fields oi clover that have been winter killed. 



If sown early will produce a large crop at the same 



season as the clover. (18 lbs. per bushel) 12 1.50 8.00 



Johnson Grass (Sorghum halapense) — A perennial 



grass with cane-like roots. It is very tender and 



nutritious; good for stock; should be cut for hay 



when it comes into bloom. Hardy only in the 



South and Southwestern States. (25 lbs. per bush) .15 2.50 10.00 

 Kentucky Blue Grass, Fancy Clean, also 



called June Grass, Smooth-stalked Mead- 

 ow Grass (Poa praiensis)— The best known grass 



in the country. Greatly used for pastures and 



lawns. It is very productive, unusually early, and 



one of the first grasses to start in spring. It is 



much relished by all kinds of stock and succeeds 



on a great variety of soils, particularly on rich, 



moist lands. Should be in all permanent pasture 



mixtures, but does not bulk enough to be largely 



used in hay mixtures. Fancy Cleaned Seed. (14 



lbs. per bushel) 12 



Extra Fancy Cleaned Seed for Lawns. (20 lbs. 



per bush) 20 



Kentucky Blue Grass, Extra Clean (Poa praien- 

 sis)— Also known as June grass. A lighter grade of 



the above seed, but free from all weeds and other 



impurities. (14 lbs. per bushel) 10 



Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis) English Blue 



Grass— One of the best of our natural grasses. It 



is greedily eaten by all kinds of stock, is very fat- 

 tening, and makes excellent hay. It is very 



hardy and succeeds in almost all soils, but attains 



its greatest perfection in moist, rich land. Coming 



into use very early and again late in the fall, it 



should form a prominent part in all permanent 



pasture and meadow mixtures. Height about 2 to 3 



feet, flowers June and July. (22 lbs. to the bushel). .10 2.00 8.00 



Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus praiensis)— This grass 



closely resembles timothy, but flowers much ear- 

 lier, and thrives in all soils excepting dry sands 



or gravel. It succeeds best in strong, moist, rich 



soils. Being of early and rapid growth, it is par- 

 ticularly valuable for permanent pasture. It is 



highly relished by all kinds of stock, endures close 



cropping, and forms a luxuriant aftermath. (7 lbs. 



perbushel) 30 2.00 24.00 



Orchard Grass ( Dactylis glomerata)— The most widely 



known of all our grasses. It is of exceptional 



value for permanent pastures and for hay crops. 



It is very early, coming in ahead of all the other 



grasses, recovers quickly after being cut, and en- 

 dures close cropping by cattle. All kinds of stock 



relish it greatly, and if cut when it comes into 



flower makes excellent hay. If allowed to stand, 



however, it becomes hard and pithy. On this ac- 

 count it should never be sown with timothy. 



Thrives well on all soils and attains its greatest 



perfection on strong, moist and clay lands. (14 lbs. 



perbushel) 15 1.75 12.00 



Bed Top, Choice (Agrostis vulgaris)— A. well-known 



and valuable pasture grass. It also makes excel- 

 lent hay. Grows on almost all soils, but does best 



on moist lands. Should be included in all mix- 

 tures for seeding down wet or marsh lands. When 



pastured, Red Top should be fed close, as cattle do 



not relish it when grown to seed. (14 lbs. per busb > .10 1.25 8.50 



Ked Top, Fancy Extra Kecleaned Seed, for 



Lawns — The extra recleaned seed is very valuable 



for sowing down in lawns, grows quickly and forms 



a close sod of very finetexture. (32 lbs. perbushel). . .30 8.00 25.00 



1.25 8.50 



3.75 18.00 



1.10 7.00 



„ lb. Bush. 100 lbs. 



Bed or Creeping Fescue (Festuca rubra)— A. valua- 

 ble grass for sowing on dry pastures, light soils 

 and railroad embankments. It is of a creeping 

 habit, and the roots penetrate so deeply into the 

 soil that it remains green after many of the other 

 grasses have dried up. Excellent for lawns and 

 slopes where the soil is dry and light. (14 lbs. per 

 bushel) s .20 S2.25 $16.00 



Bough Stalked Meadow Grass (Poa trivialis) — An 

 excellent grass for deep, moist meadows and stiff, 

 heavy clays. Should form part of all mixtures in- 

 tended for wet soils. (14 lbs. per bushel) 25 3.00 21.00 



Sheep's Fescue (Festuca ovina) — This grass should 

 form a large part of all mixtures intended for sheep 

 grazing on high upland or dry pastures. Ingrowth 

 it is short and dense, and of excellent nutritive 

 qualities, deep rooted, and not easily affected by 



drought. (12 lbs. per bushel) 15 1.35 10.00 



Sweet Vernal Grass, True (Anthoxanthum odoralum) 

 — Valuable on account of the delicious perfume 

 which it imparts to the hay when drying. (10 lbs. 

 perbushel) 25 2.25 21.00 



Tall Meadow Fescue (Festuca elatior)—A. tallgrowing 

 grass, particularly adapted for strong clay and wet 

 soils, stands overflowing, and should form a part 

 of all mixtures intended for marshes and wet 

 lands. It is much relished by stock and makes an 

 excellent hay. (14 lbs. per bushel) 20 2.50 17.00 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass (Avena elatior) — Very early 

 and a luxuriant grower ; produces a large quan- 

 tity of early and late growth, which allows it to 

 be cut frequently. Should be cut for hay when 

 coming into flower. (10 lbs. per bushel) 20 1.75 16.00 



Timothy (Phleum pratense) — This grass is known to all 

 farmers, but we would like to point out the neces- 

 sity of obtaining clean 6eed. What we offer is Wis- 

 consin grown and thoroughly recleaned, and 

 worth more money than the ordinary seed, much of 

 which contains a great many foul weeds. (45 lbs. 

 perbushel) 05 1.90 4.00 



"Water Spear Grass (Glyceria aquatica) — A grass 

 growing naturally on low and wet soils, valuable 

 for wet meadows and marshes. Although coarse 

 and tall growing, the hay is very nutritious. (14 

 lbs. per bushel) 30 3.5C 25.00 



Water or Floating Meadow Grass (Glyceria flvit- 

 ans) — An invaluable grass for wet soils and marshes 

 and laud which occasionally overflows. (14 lbs. 

 perbushel) 25 2.80 20.00 



Wood Meadow Grass (Poa nemoralis)—A variety 

 growiug naturally in shady places and moist, rich 

 soils. The herbage is succulent and much relished 

 by cattle; forms a close sod, and should be sown 

 in all shady places in lawns, etc. (14 lbs. per bush) .30 3.25 22.00 



Bed or June Clover, Medium (Trifolium pratense) — 

 The grade we offer is choice recleaned Wisconsin- 

 grown seed, free from all weeds and other impuri- * 

 ties. (60 lbs. per bushel.) 



Choice recleaned seed, per bushel 85.25 



Common seed " 5.00 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne (Medicago sativa)— The great 

 value of Alfalfa is its enormous yield of sweet and 

 nutritious forage, which is much relished by all 

 kinds of stock, either when green or cured into 

 hay. It yields enormous crops, and when once es- 

 tablished can be cut from 3 to 5 times a year, even 

 in the driest summers. The reasons for this are 

 that Alfalfa develops very long roots, often reach- 

 ing 12 feet below the surface, which are thus able 

 to get moisture which other small-rooted plants 

 never reach. It is perfectly hardy and will stand 

 for 10 to 15 years. It is best sown in spring, either 

 by itself or with a grain crop, on mellow, well- 

 drained or rolling land, where water readily 

 passes away, but should never be sown on heavy, 

 sticky clays or land where water stands a short 

 distance below the surface. (60 lbs. per bushel) 15 



Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum) — This is (he har- 

 diest of all the clovers and never winter kills, even 

 in our severe winters. It adapts itself to all kinds 

 of soils, and is capable of resisting extremes of wet 

 and drought aiike. It makes a finer and better hay 

 than red clover, and is much relished by stock. 

 (60 lbs. per bushel) 15 



Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) — A rapid and 

 quick-growing clover, valuable for cutting green 

 or for plowing under as a fertilizer. Sow 10 lbs. 

 per acre. (60 lbs. per bushel) 10 



Mammoth Clover (Trifolium pratense perenne) — Valu- 

 able for hog pastures and for plowing under as a 

 fertilizer. (60 lbs. per bushel) 15 



White Clover (Trifolium repcns) — A valuable clover 

 for sowing in lands intended for pastures. Will do 

 in almost all kinds of soil except wet or moist 

 ground. (60 lbs. per bushel) 16 



Extra choice seed for lawns 30 



White Bokhara (Melilotus alba)— Excellent bee food 



(60 lbs. per bushel) 25 



Japan Clover (Lespedeza striata) — (20 lbs. per bushel).. .35 



Serradella (Ornithnpus saiivus) — Especially valuable 



during the hot, dry months of summer 15 



Sainfoin, or Esparsette (Onobrychis sativa) — Is desir- 

 able for feeding, either green or dry, to milch cows. 

 Increases quantitv and improves qualitv of milk. 

 (20 lbs. per bushel) l.W 8.00 



7.00 11.50 



7.00 11.50 



4.00 6.00 



6.00 10.00 



8.50 14.00 



5 lbs. for 1.25 



12.00 20.00 



6.50 30.00 



9.00 



