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ROUGH STALKED MEADOW GRASS 



Botanical, Foa trivialis. German, Gemeines Rispengras. 

 French, Patiirin conunun. 

 Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 



The Lombardy "Queen of Meadow" Grass. An excellent 

 grass for good, deep, rich, naoist 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) 

 \h bushels to the acre; weight, about 14 lbs. per bushel. Price, 

 60 cts. per lb.; $8.00 per bushel; .$55.00 per 100 lbs. 



OKCHAKD GRASS (Kough Cocksfoot) 



Botanical, Dactylis glomcrata. German, Gemeines Knattlgras. 

 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 r e a d y f o r 

 grazing s e v e r al 

 days before any 

 other grass, except 

 Meadow Foxtail. 

 After being mown 

 it produces a lux- 

 uriant aftermath. 

 It is quick to re- 

 cover from close 

 cropping, " five or 

 six daj's being suf- 

 ficient to give a 

 good bite. " It is 

 relished heartily 

 by all kinds of 

 stock, sheep even 

 passing all other 

 grasses to feed up- 

 on it. It succeeds 

 on almost any soil , 

 especialh' in moist 

 shady places, and 

 in porous subsoils 

 its roots extend to 

 a great depth. It 

 exhausts the soil 

 less than many 

 other grasses, and 

 stands drought 

 well, keeping green 

 and growing when 

 other grasses are 

 dried up. It flow- 

 ers 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 

 or grazed close, as it becomes hard and wiry and loses its nutriti- 

 ous qualities, to a certain extent, when ripe. It should not be 

 sown in mixture with Timothy, for, being three weeks earlier, it 

 becomes pith}^ if 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 there- 

 fore have other grasses sown with it and be sown very evenly. 

 This tufting 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, 40c. per lb.; S5.25 per bushel; 

 S 35.00 per 100 lbs. 



SWEET.-SCENTED VERNAL (True Perennial) 



Botanical, Anthoxanthum odoratitui. German, Gemeines 

 Geruchgras. French, Flouve odorante. 



Perennial. Time of flowering. May and June. Height. 1 to 2 ft. 

 Very valuable on account of its delicious perfume, to which our 

 hay field and pastures owe their fragrance. The 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) 3| bushels per acre; weight, about 10 lbs. per bushel. 

 Price, 70c. per lb.; «6..50 per bushel. 



KED TOP 



(Burden's Grass, Herd's Grass of the South, and in poor soils 



"Fine Top.") 



Botanical, Agrostis vtdgaris. German, Amerikan red-top. 



French, Agrostis d'Amerique. 



Perennial. Time of 

 flowering, July. Height 



1 to 2 feet. 



Valuable either 

 for mixing in hay 

 or permanent pas- 

 t u r e 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 

 attains a height of 



2 to 21-2 feet. If 

 for pasture it 

 should be fed close 

 as it is not relished 

 after it grows up 

 to seed. It is often 

 sown with Timo- 

 thy and Red Clo- 

 ver; the latter of 

 course soon dis- 

 appears, the Tim- 

 othy follows; then 

 the Red Top takes 



its place. We offer only one grade of Red Top, the finest fancy re- 

 cleaned seed. Weight, 32 lbs. per bushel. Sow (if alone) 1 bushel 

 per acre. Price, 30c. per lb.; $9.00 .per bush, of 32 lbs.; $25.00 per 

 100 lbs. 



HAKD FESCUE 



Botanical, Festuca duriuscula. German, Harter Schwingel. 

 French, Fcttique diirette. 

 Perennial. Time of flowering, June. Height, 18 to 24 inches. 



A dwarf growing, very hardy grass of great value, and the 

 most robust of the 



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dwarf grasses. 

 Succeeds in dry 

 situations, and is 

 one of the most 

 important of the 

 Fescues for per- 

 manent pastures. 

 In hay its presence 

 indicates a super- 

 ior quality, and 

 after being mown 

 it produces a very 

 large quantity of 

 food. It comes 

 earljs 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, how- 

 ever, 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. It is somewhat inclined to 

 stool, but when sown with other grasses, if .sown evenly, it will 

 not show this characteristic. Sow (if alone) 2i bushels per acre; 

 vveight, about 12 lbs. per bushel. Price 40c. per lb.; 84.50 per 

 bushel; S35.00 per 100 lbs. 



We are prepared to make up Special Mixtures of Grass Seeds for particular 

 purposes — situations or conditions — and any correspondence in regard to such 

 will receive our prompt attention. — P. H. & Co. 



