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ROUGH STALKED MEADOW GRASS 
Botanical, Poa trivialis. German, Gemeines Rispengras. 
French, Paturin commuii. 
Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
The 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) 
14 bushels to the acre; weight, about 14 lbs. per bushel. Price, 
55 cts. per lb.; $7.25 per bushel; $50.00 per 100 lbs. 
ORCHARD GRASS (Rough Cocksfoot) 
Botanical, Dactylis glomerata. German, Gemeines Knaulgras. 
French, Dactyle pelotonné. 
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. 
Itisreadyfor 
grazing several 
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 days being suf- 
ficient to give a 
good bite.’’ Itis 
relished heartily 
by all kinds of 
stock, sheep even 
passing all other 
grasses to feed up- 
onit. It succeeds 
on almost any soil, 
especially 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 
driedup. 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 aud 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 pithy 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, 3ac. per lb.; $4.50 per bushel; 
$30.00 per 100 ibs. 
SWEET-SCENTED VERNAL (True Perennial) 
Botanical, Anthoxanthum odoratum. German, Gemetnes 
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) 34 bushels per acre; weight, about 10 lbs. per bushel. 
Price, 7Uc. perlb.; $6.50 per bushel. 
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ORCHARD GRASS. 
RED -<LOP 
(Burden’s Grass, Herd’s Grass of the South, and in poor soils 
‘Fine Top.’’) 
Botanical, Agrostis vulgaris. German, Amerikan red-top. 
French, Agrostis d’ Amérique. 
Perennial. Time of 
flowering, July. Height 
1 to 2 feet. 
Valuable either 
for mixing in hay 
or permanent pas- 
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 
attains a height of 
2 to 2% feet. If 
for pasture it 
should be fed close 
as 1t 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 
RED TOP. the Red Top takes 
| its place. Sow (if alone) 3 bushels per acre; weight, 14 lbs. per 
bush. Price, 18 cts. per lb.; $2.40 per bushel; $16.00 per 100 Ibs. 
Fancy.—Weight, 32 Ibs. per bushel. Sow (if alone) 1 bushel 
| per acre. Price, 32 cts. per lb.; $9.50 per bushel of 32 lbs.; $28,00 
per 100 lbs. 
HARD FESCUE 
Botanical, Festuca duriuscula. German, Harter Schwingel. 
French, Fctuque durette. 
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 
dwarf grasses. 
Succeeds in dry 
situations, and is 
one of the most 
important of the 
Fesctes 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 
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, how- 
ever, is decidedly 
tender and succulent. 
HARD FESCUE. 
From the fineness of its foliage an 
resistance to drought in summer and cold in winter, it is well 
| adapted for lawn grass mixtures. It is somewhat inclined 
| stool, but when sown with other grasses, if sown evenly 
not show this characteristic. Sow (if alone) 24 bushels per acre 
weight, about 12 lbs. per bushel. Price 35c. per lb.; $4.00 per 
bushel; $30.00 per 100 Ibs. 
We are prepared to make up Special Mixtures of Grass Seex 
purposes—situations or conditions—and any correspondence in re 
will receive our prompt attention.—P. H. & Co 
