HENDERSON'S AMERICAN FARMER'S MANUAL. 



ROUGH STALKED MEADOW GRASS. 



Botanical, Poa trivialis. German, Gemeines Rispengras. 



French, Paturin commun. 



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) 



X% bushels to the acre; weight, about 14 lbs. per bushel. Price, 



5Dcts. per lb. ; $6.25 per bushel ; $42.00 per 100 lbs. 



ORCHARD GRASS. (Rough Cocksfoot.) 



Botanical, Dactylic glomerata. German, 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 

 grass, except Mead- 

 owFoxtail. Afterbe- 

 g mownitproduc- 

 es a luxuriant after- 

 ,math. It is quick to 

 recover from close 

 cropping, "five or 

 six days being suffi- 

 cient to give a good 

 bite." It is 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 

 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 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 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, 20c. lb.; $2.50 per bushel; $14.00 per 

 100 lbs. 



SWEET-SCENTED VERNAL. 

 (Xrue Perennial.) 



Botanical, Anthoxanthum odor atum. German, Gemeines Geruchgras. 

 French, Flouve odorante. 

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

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

 hay fields 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) "&% bushels per acre; weight, about 10 lbs. per bushel. 

 Trice, $1.00 per lb. ; $9.00 per bushel ; $85.00 per 100 lbs. 



ORCHARD GRASS. 



RED TOP. 



RED TOP. 



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

 "Fine Top.") 



Botanical, Agrostis vulgaris. German, Amerikan red-lop. 

 French, Agrostis d'Amerique. 



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 2y 2 

 feet. If for pasture, 

 it should be fed 

 close, as it is not 

 relished after it 

 grows \ip to seed. 

 It is often sown 

 with Timothy and 

 Bed Clover ; the lat- 

 ter of course soon 

 disappears, the 

 Timothy follows ; 

 then the Bed Top 

 takes its place. Sow 

 (if alone) 3 bushels ; 

 weight, 14 lbs. pei 



bush. Price, 12 cts. per lb. ; $1.25 per bushel; $8.00 per 100 lbs. 



Fancy.— Weight, 32 lbs. per bu. Price, 25 cts. per lb. ; $6.00 per 



bushel ; $18.00 per 100 lbs. 



HARD FESCUE. 



Botanical, Festuca duriuscula. German, Harter Schivingel. 

 French, Fetuque 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. 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. It is somewhat inclined to stool, 

 but when sown with other grasses, if sown evenly, it will not show 

 this characteristic. Sow (if alone) 1% bushels per acre ; weighty 

 about 12 lbs. per bushel. Price, 25c. per lb.; $2.50 per bushel; 

 $18.00 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. 



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