P CSS a e 0 tar G) 
co) FARM SEEDS.:-- 
TIMOTHY OR HERD’S GRASS 
Of the North. 
Botanical, Phlewm Pratense. German, Thimotée-Gras. 
French, Fléole des prés. 
Perennial. Time of flowering, June and July. 
Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
This Juxuriates 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. 
{t is exceedingly 
nutritious, particu- 
larly when ripe, but 
as it is then very 
hard, itis better to 
eut it soon after 
flowering. It 
makes magnificent 
hay. On dry soils 
Timothy forms a f 
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 
\ess injured by pas- 
turing it. Sow (if 
alone) 1g tol bushel 
per acre, weight , 
per bushel, 45 lbs. TIMOTHY. 
Price, Henderson’s Standard Sample, 10 cts. per Ib.; $2.00 per 
bushel ; $£.5Uper 100 lbs. (subject to change 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 heannually 
sows, will sooner or later find his farm overrun with weeds, and naturally con- 
clude farming isa failure. The seedsof many of the most pernicious weeds so 
closely vesemble the genuine seeds as to require anexpert of long experience to de- 
tect them, and the farmer should be certain that the merchant has the expert 
knowledge. Asan tnstance, hundreds of thousand: 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 tt had been foisted by unscrupulous dealers, who by means of this adulter- 
ation can undersell the market and still make more than a legitimate profi. 
CRESTED DOGSTAIL. (Gold Grass.) 
Botanical, Cynosurus cristatus. German, 
French, Crételle des pres. 
T me of flowering, July. Height, 1 to 114 feet. 
A fine, short grass that 
should enter into all perma- 
Ry} nent pasture mixtures, espe- 
at cially for dry, hard soils and 
4) hills pastured with sheep, as it 
wy, is very hardy and but little af- 
m4 fected by extremes of weather. 
Sheep fed in pastures where 
s, this abounds are less subject 
y tofoot rot. It is tender anil 
nutritious and relished by all 
stock until it commences to 
ripen ; it then becomes wiry. 
On account of its close grow- 
ing habit, the dense turf it 
produces and its evergreen 
foliage, itis particularly desir- 
able for lawn mixtures. Sow 
(if alone) 14% bushels per acre ; 
weight about 21 1lbs.per bushel. 
Price,50 cts. per lb. ; $10.00 per 
bushel; $45.0 per 100 Ibs. 
Kammgrus. 
Perennial. 
CRESTED DOGSTAIL. 
| other grasses. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. 
Also called June Grass, Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass, Green 
Meadow Grass, and Spear Grass. 
French, 
Botanical, Poa pratensis. German, Wiesen Rispengras. 
Paturin des prés. 
Height, 10 to 15 inches. 
Perennial. Time of flowering, June. 
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. Itis very pro- 
duetive, 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. KENTUCEY 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 asplendid 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 
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 froin chaff, the natural weight of which 
is 20 to 25 lbs. per measured bushel. Price, 18 cts. per lb. ;$2.00 per 
bushel of 14 Ibs. ; $14.00 per 100 lbs. 
YELLOW OAT GRASS. (True.) 
Botanical, Avena flavescens. German, Goldhafer. 
Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 18 inches. 
Particularly adapt- 
ed for dry meadows 
and pastures. Be- 
ing of somewhat 
slow. growth it 
should be sown with 
other grasses, and 
does well with Crest- 
ed Dogstail and 
Sweet Vernal. It 
should be included 
inall 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) 3 
bushels per acre; 
weight about 7 Ibs. 
per bushel. Price, 
$1.25 per lb.; $8.50 
per bushel; $116.00 
per 100 lbs. 3 
YELLOW OAT GRASS. 
Your Special Mixture of Grasses for Permanent Pasture has given entire satie 
faction. No more Timothy for me.—CHARLES EVERDING, Branford, Conn. 
