PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE;— GRASSES. 



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MEADOW FESCUE. 



COMPLETE LIST OF 



GRASSES AND CLOVERS 



Prices subject to variation. Special quotations for large quantities. 



For full 

 description see 



Henderson's American Farmers' Manual," 



free on 

 application. 



At the "World's Fair we received over thirty niedals 



and awards, fourteen of which were granted to 



Grasses and Clovers for superior quality 



and purity of sample. 



Farm Seeds we do NOT deliver free, but when small quantities are wanted we will 

 prepay carriage In U. S. if 8c. per lb. is added to the prices. 



ITALIAN RYE GRASS. 



AWNLE8S BROMB GRASS, p^bush. 

 (Bromus Inermis.) Will stand long 

 droughts and produce heavy crops in dry 

 sections where other grasses would perish. 14 lbs. 



BERMUDA GRASS. (Gynodon 

 Doctylon ) Of great value in the Southern 

 States; will stand a greater degree of heat 

 and drought than any other 35 lbs. 



Canada Blue Grass. (Poa Compressa.) 

 Useful for sowing on hard clay and poor 

 soils 14 lbs. 



Creeping Bent Grass. {Agrostis 

 Slolonifera.) Excellent for lawns, suc- 

 ceeds well in most situations 20 lbs. 



Crested Dog's Tail. (Gyrwsurus Gris- 

 tatus.) Should enter in moderate quan- 

 tity in permanent pasture mixtures and 

 lawns 21 lbs. 



ENGLISH RYE GRASS. (Lolium 

 Perenne ) A valuable grass 24 lbs. 



Fine Leaved Sheep's Fescue. 

 (Festuca Ovina Tenuifolia.) 14 lbs. 



HARD FESCUE. (Festuca Duriuscula.) 

 A dwarf-growing grass of great value, 

 succeeding well in dry situations 12 lbs. 



HUNGARIAN GRASS. (Panicum 

 Germanicum.) Is a valuable annual for- 

 age plant, 1 bushel to the acre 48 lbs. 



ITALIAN RYE GRASS. (Lolium 

 Italicum.) Thrives in almost any soil and 

 yields early and abundant crops 18 lbs. 



Johnson Grass. {Sorghum Hnlapense.) .25 lbs. 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. (Poa 

 Pratensis.) 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 14 lbs. 



MEADOW FESCUE. (Festuca Pra- 

 tensis.) Of great value in mixtures for 

 permanent pasture 22 lbs. 



MEADOW FOXTAIL. {Alopecurus 

 Pratensis.) Is the principal grass in all 

 ricb natural pastures 7 lbs. 



ORCHARD GRASS. (Dactylis Glomer- 

 ata.) One of the most valuable grasses 

 either for pasture or hay 14 lbs. 



Red or Creeping Fescue. (Festuca 

 Rubra.) Suitable for sandy seacoasts 

 and on dry soil 14 lbs. 



Per Per 

 bush. lb. 



Per 



100 lbi. 



$2.75 $0.22 $18.00 





1.25 110.00 



1.75 



.15 



12.00 



4.50 



.25 



22.00 



0.00 



.50 



45.00 



2.15 



.11 



8.00 



4.25 



.35 



28.00 



2.50 



.25 



18.00 



1.20 



.10 



2.40 



1.90 

 3.50 



.12 

 .15 



10.00 

 12.00 



00 



.18 



14.00 



75 



.15 



12.00 



30 



.35 



32.00 



50 



.22 



18.00 



75 



.25 



18.00 



RED TOP GRASS. (Agrostis Vulgaris.) p^bush. 

 Choice 14 lbs. 



Fancy or extra recleaned seed 32 lbs. 



Rhode Island Beat Grass. (Agrostis 

 Ganina) A very tine variety for lawns 14 lbs. 



Rough Stalled Meadow Grass (Poa 

 Trivialis.) Valuable on damp soils .. . 14 lbs. 



SHEEP'S FESCUE. (Festuca Ovina.) 

 Short and dense in growth, excellent for 

 sheep pastures 12 lbs. 



Sweet Vernal, True Perennial. 

 (Anthoxanlhum Odoralum.) Emits an 

 agreeable odor, which it imparls to the 

 hay 10 lbs. 



TALL MEADOW FESCUE. (Festuca 

 ElaUor.) Very early, nutritive and pro- 

 ductive. Should form a portion of all 

 pastures on wet or clay soils 14 lbs 



TALL MEADOW OAT GRASS. 

 (Avena ElaUor.) Recommended for soil- 

 ing, being rapid and luxuriant in its 

 growth .10 lbs. 



TIMOTHY, or HERD GRASS. 

 (Phleiim Pratense.) We offpr a particu- 

 larly "choice" sample. Price subject 

 to change without notice 45 lbs. 



Texas Blue Grass. (Poa Arachnifern .) 

 Unequalled for winter pasture in the 

 South 



Various Leaved Fescue. (Fisluca 

 Heterophylla .) Valuable for permanent 

 pasture, especially on high altitudes 14 lbs. 



"Wood Meadow Grass. (Poa Nemoralis.) 

 Of early growth and thriving well under 

 trees 14 lbs. 



SCARLET CLOVER. (Trifolium In- 

 carnatum.) 



Per 

 bush. 



Per 

 lb. 



Per 1 

 100 lbs. 



1.25 



.12 



8.00 



6.50 



.22 



20.00 



4.25 .85 30.00 

 6.00 .45 40.00 



2.50 .25 18.00 



6.50 .70 60.00 



4.50 .35 30.00 



2.25 .25 20.00 



2.25 .10 5.00 



3.00 250.00 



2.75 .25 18.00 



5.00 .40 35.00 

 4.20 .10 7.00 



We have no hesitation in recommendation that all suitable lands from which crops 

 have been harvested during the Summer and Fall should be sown with Scarlet 

 Clover for plowing under the following Spring. Authorities who have made a 

 careful estimate, state that plowing under a good imp of Scarlet Clover is 

 equivalent to 20 tens of stable manure per acre, and even if the Clover be harvested 

 or pastured, the benefits detived from the wonderful nitrogenous root formation will 

 alone many times repay the ccst of seed and laDor. It is the cheapest source of 

 ni rogen, and has revolutionized the methods of farming in many parts of the 

 Eastern Slates. When sown in July and early in August, it has proved hardy in 

 some seasons as far north as Michigan and Canada, but in the nprtli a good plan 

 is to top diess after sowing with some long manure or sowing a sprinkling of i*ye 

 as protection In the l_titu.de o( New York time of sowing may extend fiom 

 July i.th. to September 30th and fuither South even later Sow 15 lbs per acre 

 Choice American grown new crop seed thoroughly recleaned and free 

 from weed seeds. 



Besides offering Grass Seeds and CloYer by the lb., 100 lbs., and bushel, we give the standard weight per bushel 



HENDERSON'S SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURES. 



FOK HAY AND PERMANENT PASTUKE. 



For Hay and Permanent Pasture for Light soils -1 $2.50 o~r bushel of 1 4 i_->q 



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Orchards and Shady Places ..' f 1 00 " " 1>'VA 



Hay only. Specially recommended where a large hay crop is desired I ^.00 



" Pasture only. A mixture which will stand close cropping without injury . ) 



To these mixtures, intended for either Mowing Lands or Pasture (but w ich on account of their greater weightsho'iild be sown separately), are to be added 10 lbs of Mixed riovr-rs 

 comprising White, Mammoth Perennial or Cow Grass. Alstke. Trefoil, etc , but these should only be sown in the spring, as they aie father tender in this latitude if sown in the fall 



The quantity needed (1 O lbs.) of MIXED CLOVERto sow an acre we will sell for $2 OO 



