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ROUGH STALKED MEADOW GRASS. 
Botanical, Poa trivialis. German, Gemeines Rispengras. 
French, Paturin commun. 
Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
Tne 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) 
114g bushels to the acre; weight, about 14 lbs. per bushel. Price, 
45 cts. per lb. ; $6.00 per bushel; $4L.0U per 10U ibs. 
ORCHARD GRASS. (Rough Cocksfoot.) 
Botanical, Dactylis glomerata. Geritaan, Gemeines Knaulgras. 
French, Dactyle pelotonne. 
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. 
It is ready for graz- 
ing several days 
before any other 
2, 8rass, except Mead- 
‘owF oxtail. Afterbe- 
ing mownit produe- 
esa luxuriantafter- 
math. It is quick to 
¥ recover from close 
cropping, ‘five or 
six days being suffi- 
cient to give a good 
bite.” Itis relish- 
ed 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 por- 
ous subsoils its 
roots extend to a 
great depth. It ex- 
hausts the soil less 
than many other 
grasses, and stands 
drought well, keep- 
ing green and grow- 
ing 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 
ORCHARD GRASS. 
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 it 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. This tuft- 
ing characteristic unfits it for lawn purposes. Sow (if alone) 3 
to 4 bushels per acre; weight, about 14 lbs. per bushel. Price, 
Choicest, Re-cleaned Seed, 18e. lb.; $2.25 per bushel; $15.00 per 
100 Ibs. 
SWEET-SCENTED VERNAL. 
(True Perennial.) 
Botanical, Anthoxanthum oloratum. German, Gemeines Geruchgras. 
French, flouve odorante. 
Time of flowering, May and June. 
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Perennial. Height, 1 to 2 ft. 
Very valuable on account of its delicious perfume, to which our 
hay fields and pastures owe their fragrance. ‘Ihe odor is more 
distinguishable when the grass is drying or dried, and when in- 
cluded 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) 314 bushels per acre; weight, about 10 lbs. per bushel. 
Price, 70c. per lb.; $6.50 per bushel; $59.00 per 100 lbs. 
RED TOP. 
(Burden’s Grass, Herd’s Grass of the South. and in poor soils 
**Fine Top.”’) 
Botanical, Agrostis vulgaris. German, Amerikan red-iep. 
French, Agrostis @ Amérique. 
Perennial. Time of 
flowering, July. Height, 
1 to 2 feet. 
Valuable — either 
for mixing in hay 
or permanent pass 
ture grasses; is 
common through- 
out the country; 
succeeds almost 
everywhere, but 
reaches its highest 
state of perfection 
in a moist, rich soil, 
in which it attaing 
a height of 2 to 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 
+7 with Timothy and 
~. Red Clover; the lat- 
> ter of course soon 
>disappears, the 
Timothy follows; 
then the Red Top 
takes its place. Sow 
(if alone) 3 bushels , 
RED TOP. weight, 14 lbs. per 
bush. Price, 10 cts. per lb.; $1.00 per bushel; $7.00 per 100 Ibs. 
Fancy.— Weight, 32 lbs. per bushel. Price, 18 cts. per 1lb.; $5,00 per 
bushel of 32 lbs. ; $15.00 per 100 Ibs. 
HARD FESCUE. 
Botanical, Festucu durinscula. German, Harter Schwingel. 
French, Fétuque durette. 
Height, 18 to 24 inches. 
A dwarf growing, very hardy grass of great value, and the 
most robust of the 
dwarf grasses. Suc- 
ceeds in dry situa- 
tions, and is one of 
the most important 
of the Fescues for 
permanent pas- 
tures. In hay its 
presence indicates 
a superior quality, 
and after being 
mown it produces 
a very large quan- 
tity of food. It 
comes early, stands 
long droughts well ; 
stock eat it with 
avidity, especially 
sheep. The com- 
mon name _ solely 
applies to the flow- 
er heads, which, 
when ripe, become 
decidedly hard; the 
herbage, however 
is decidedly tender 
and succulent. 
From the fineness 
of its foliage and 
its resistance to drought in summer and cold in winter, it is well 
adapted for lawn grass mixtures. Itis somewhat inclined to stool, 
but when sown with other grasses. if sown evenly, it will not show 
this characteristic. Sow (if alone) 244 bushels per acre; weight, 
ahout 12 Ibs. per bushel. Price, 25e. per lo.; $2.50 per bushel; 
$138.00 per 100 lbs. 
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Perennial. Time of flowering, June, 
HARD FESCUE 
We are prepared to make up Special Mixtures of Grass Seeds for particular 
purposes —situations or conditions—and any correspondeuce in regard to such will 
receive our prompt attention.—P. H, & Co. 
