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GIRASS SCEDS FO^ THE LAW^M AMD GOILF COURSE 



BERMUDA GRASS SEED. 



Sow for the Summer Lawn in the Extreme South- 



BERMUDA GRASS is the most important and valuable 

 grass for lawns in the extreme South. A well kept lawn of this 

 grass is a refreshing and beautiful sight. It is of low creeping 

 habit, roots from the stem joints and forms a dense sod. It 

 will grow on almost any soil, thriving best on rich land, but 

 will also thrive on poor sandy land. In moist climates it will 

 grow in nearly pure sand, making a good sand binder and bank 

 holder. 



It revels in the heat and direct rays of the sun, remaining 

 green through the long tropical and sub-tropical summers, 

 when any other type of grass adapted for lawns would burn out. 

 Although Bermuda Grass is especially adapted for lawn formation 

 in the extreme South, and may be grown as far north as Rich- 

 mond, Va., and St. Louis, without being winter killed, yet the 

 further north it is grown the shorter will be it season of green, as 

 the foliage turns brown after the first frost and does not ' ' green ' ' 

 until after frosts cease in spring. For this reason in sections sub- 

 ject to frosts an associate winter grass, usually English Rye 

 Grass, is sown in the fall over the Bermuda Grass lawn after the 

 surface has been scarified. These two associate grasses thuS 

 furnish a green lawn the year round in the Southern States. For 

 lawn purposes sow 6 lbs. of Bermuda Grass Seed per acre. 

 It is best sown in the spring, as it germinates best in warm 

 weather. 



Price of Seed, 75c. per lb., 100 lbs at 70c. per lb. 



ENGLISH RYE GRASS SEED. 



Sow for (the Winter Lawn in the Extreme South. 



This most valuable grass for the North is also particularly 

 useful in sections of the South as an associate with Bermuda Grass 

 where the latter turns brown in the winter. By sowing Rye 

 Grass in the fall right over the Bermuda Grass Sod, and raking 

 and rolling the seed in, a green lawn ma^' be had throughout the 

 winter until warm, weather again starts the Bermuda Grass into 

 growth, when the Rye Grass will die out. The ground must 

 be reseeded with Rye Grass each Fall. 



Rye Grass is of rapid growth coming up in 8 to 10 days 

 time and soon covers the ground with a dense growth of green 

 grass which if kept mown forms a fine sward. Sow at the rate 

 of 50 pounds per acre. 



Price, 16c. per lb. ; $3.50 per bush, of 24 lb. ; $12.00 per 100 lbs. 



METHOD OF A GEORGIA CUSTOMER IN MAINTAINING A GREEN 

 LAWN THE YEAR ROUND. 



Gentlemen: I enclose you the details of my plan in maintaining a green lawu 

 the year around in this climate, where ordinary grasses burn out in summer. The 

 experitnenl has been a success in eevry way, and you may with confidence recom- 

 mend this plan to your Southern customers. 



.Area 'i acre, sowed with the Bermuda Grass Seed Jan 3lst. Our soil is very 

 light with clay subsoil. I put it in good condition, plowing in 200 lbs. 

 L^otlon Seed Meal on the i4 acre, sowed with the Bermuda Grass Seed 

 Jan. 3lst (6 lbs. per acre). Several subsequent rollings with a light 

 roller had a good effect. On May 4(/t during a rain broadcasted 12 lbs. 

 of Nitrate of Soda over the % acre with good results. This Bermuda Grass 

 Seed gave us a first-class green lawn all summer, it stands mowing and cares for 

 no drought; the first frost kills it to the ground. October 2d I applied a top dressing 

 of rich soil and cotton seed meal and raked in English Rye Grass Seed in the pro- 

 portion of 50 lbs. per acre and rolled<ihe ground. The latter grass seed comes up in 

 eight days, in six weeks it is a mass of green atid gives a good lawn all winter; it 

 dies in May leaving the ground clear for the Bermuda Grass, the roots of which 

 survive in the ground here through the winter. 



Quantity to sow 

 per acre. 



6 pounds 

 3 bushels 



2 bushels 

 1 ^2 bushels 



3 bushels 

 3 bushels 

 "2K bushels 

 2>i bushels 

 2K bushels 

 3 bushels 

 2yz bushels 

 3 bushels 

 3 bushels 

 3 bushels 



1 bushel 



3 bushels 

 IJ bushels 

 3K bushels 



2 bushels 

 .8 pounds 



Weight per 

 bushel. 



35 pounds 

 14 pounds 



20 pounds 



21 pounds 

 24 pounds 

 14 pounds 

 12 pounds 

 14 pounds 

 12 pounds 

 14 pounds 



22 pounds 

 2.3 pounds 



18 pounds 

 14 pounds 



32 pounds 



14 pounds 

 14 pounds 

 10 pounds 

 14 pounds 

 60 pounds 



Henderson's Recleaned Lawn Grass Seeds. 



We are prepared at all tinies to make up special mixtures of grass seeds, for those who 

 prefer to select their own varieties. 



BERMUDA GRASS. (Cynodon Dactylon.) Valuable lawn grass for the extreme South, 

 but does not thrive north of Virginia 



CANADA BLUE GRASS. (Poa Compressa.) Useful on hard clay and poor gravelly soils; 

 resists drought 



CREEPING BENT GRASS. {Agrostis Slolonifera.) E.xcellent for lawns and putting 

 greens: succeeds well in most situations 



CRESTED DOG'S TAIL. (Cynosurus Cristatus.) Should enter in moderate quantity 

 in lawn and putting green mixtures 



ENGLISH RYE GRASS. (Loliiim Perenne.) For quick results, it makes a good showing 

 within a month . 



FESCUE FINE-LEAVED SHEEPS. (Festuca Ovina Tennuifolia.) The finest bladed 



grass and valuable only for lawns 



FESCUE HARD. (Festuca Duriuscula.) A dwarf-growing grass forming a dense, fibrous 



mat, succeeding well in dry situations 



FESCUE RED OR CREEPING. (Festuca Rubra.) Forms a close, rich sod, and is valuable 



in lawn and putting green mixtures 



FESCUE SHEEP'S. (Festuca Ovina.) Short and dense in growth. Valuable for lawns 



and putting greens 



FESCUE VARIOUS-LEAVED. (Festuca Heterophylla.) Valuable in lawn mixtures, 



forms a close rich sod 



FESCUE MEADOW. (Festuca Pratensis.) Of robust growth and useful in permanent 



mixtures 



FESCUE CHEWINGS NEW ZEALAND. (Festuca Chewings.) This grass is specially 



recommended for golf putting greens and lawns. Succeeds on all soils 



ITALIAN RYE GRASS. (Lolium Italicum.) For quick one-season results; thrives in 



almost any soil 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. (Poa Pratensis.) Does best on lime stone soils in the higher 



altitudes, gradually making a good turf, but not the first year. Fancy or double extra 



clean. Though offered at the standard weight of 14 lbs. per bushel, the natural weight 



of this fancy seed is 20 to 25 lbs. per measured bushel 



RED TOP GRASS, FANCY. (Agrostis Vulgaris.) Forms a close sod, thrives on moist 



clayey soil and even on slightly acid soils, extra recleaned seed free from chaff and 



weighs 32 lbs. per measured bushel 



RHODE ISLAND BENT GRASS. (Agrostis Cajiina.) Related to the Red Top, but much 



finer in texture; produces soft velvety turf 



ROUGH STALK MEADOW GRASS. (Poa Trivialis.) Adopted for shaded situations, 



particularly on damp soils 



SWEET VERNAL, TRUE PERENNIAL. (Anlhoxanthum Odoratum.) Emits an agreeable 



odor when the lawn is mown 



WOOD MEADOW GRASS. (Poa Nemoralis.) Of early growth, thriving well under 



trees; makes a fine close sod 



WHITE CLOVER. (Trifolium Repens.) A hardy perennial of low creeping growth aften 



used in lawns 



Prices 



Per 



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Per 

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Per 

 100 pounds 





S.75 



$70.00 



2.75 



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18.00 



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7.75 



.40 



35.00 



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12.00 



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6.00 



.45 



40.00 



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5,00 



.25 



20.00 



10.50 



.45 



40 . 00 



3.00 



.18 



14.00 



3.75 



.30 



25.00 



7.50 



.25 



22.00 



8.00 



.60 



55 . 00 



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42.75 



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70.00 



