CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



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GRASS SEEDS. 



RHODES GRASS, OR EAST COAST 

 GRASS. — 10 to 12 tons of hay per acre per 

 vear. Makes splendid hay. A great drought 

 resister. Rapid grower. Withstands "rain 

 and drought. Its growth and drought-re- 

 sisting qualities are truly marvelous. It 

 is a quick grower, with creeping roots. The 

 growth is luxurant, growing about four 

 feet high, and producing a very heavy 

 crop of hay to the acre. Stock of all kinds 

 eat it readily, either green, chaffed or as 

 hay, and thrive well on it. Grows on any 

 soil, producing seed the summer through. 

 Sow thinly and lightly. Planted from Sep- 

 tember to November and from February to 

 April, 8 pounds to the acre. 1 lb., 90c.; 5 

 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. 



BERMUDA GRASS. — Almost everybody 

 living in this section of the country knows 

 this grass; it is planted as a lawn grass; 

 and nothing will stand the sun better or 

 will make prettier carpet, when kept short, 

 than this grass. It is also very valuable 

 as a pasture and hay grass. Six pounds 

 will sow an acre. Should be planted from 

 February to June. 1 lb., 80c.; 5 lbs., $3.75, 

 postpaid. 



English Rye Grass. 



ENGI^ZSH, OR FERENITIAI. RYE 



GRASS. — Is largely sown by our landscape 

 gardeners for winter lawns on Bermuda 

 sod. The Bermuda blades being easily af- 

 fected by frost, become red and rusty look- 

 ing, while English Rye, during Winter, 

 presents a most beautiful appearance, be- 

 ing of a vivid green, and as the Bermuda 

 during April and May makes its appearance 

 it overgrows the English Rye. causing the 

 latter to decay and act as a fertilizer to 

 the existing grass. The Bermuda sod 

 should be mowed as closely as possible, 

 scarify the surface thoroughly, broadcast 

 the English RA-e on top, rake in and cover 

 with a light soil. It should be sown from 

 September to March, at the rate of 60 lbs. 

 per acre. 1 lb., 35c., postpaid; 10 lbs., 

 $2.50; 20 lb. bu., $4.50; 100 lbs., $18.00, not 

 prepaid. 



STECKLER'S SUNNY SOUTH LAWN 

 GRASS. — For Winter lawns. Prepared in 

 the South and prepared for the South by 

 those who know the soil, climate and con- 

 ditions under which it should be sown. 

 Use this mixture and give proper attention 

 to your lawn, watering when necessary and 

 during dry spells frequently and you will 

 have the finest and greenest lawn. Twenty 

 pounds to the bushel; 3 bushels per acre. 

 Planted September to April. Price, lb., 

 70c., postpaid; 10 lbs., $6.00, not prepaid. 



PASFAI.UM DII^ATATUM OR DAZ.Z.AS 

 GRASS. — Sow eight to ten pounds to the 

 acre. Has given splendid results in the 

 South. It is an ideal grass for dairy farm- 

 ers, as it produces enormous quantities of 

 fresh green, juicy feed during the hottest 

 weather. It also keeps green during the 

 Winter. The seed may be sown at any 

 time during the Fall or early Spring. Ger- 

 minates slowly and requires from three to 

 four weeks of warm, moist weather to 

 sprout. Plant from November to March, 

 8 pounds per acre. Price, lb., $1.00, post- 

 paid; 10 lbs., $9.00, not prepaid. 



KENTUCKY BZ.UE GRASS.— This is the 

 standard grass in America for pastures. 

 Blue grass is the base of practically all 

 grass seed mixtures. It is perhaps a little 

 slower than some other grasses but when 

 once established it is permanent. Sow 25 

 to 30 pounds per acre. Sov,- in Spring and 

 Fall. 19 lbs. per bu. 1 lb., 80c., postpaid; 

 10 lbs., $7.00, not prepaid. 



CARPET GRASS — (Paspalunx Platy- 

 caule.) (Petit Gazon.) (Axinopns Com- 

 pressus.) — This grass grows tenaciously in 

 any soil. Excellent for lawns or pasture 

 purposes on the Gulf Coast and all sandy 

 lands, and grows equally as well on clay 

 uplands. Green all the year in lower Gulf 

 States. It stools heavily and is one parent 

 stalk. Planted from November to March, 

 also during Spring. 10 pounds per acre. 

 1 lb., 75c., postpaid; 10 lbs., $6.00, not pre- 

 paid. 



RED TOP GRASS. — Perennial, height 1 

 to 2 feet. This grass needs little descrip- 

 tion. It is excellently adapted to wet poor 

 soil. Sow about 30 pounds per acre. Sow 

 from October to February. 1 lb., 50c., post- 

 paid; 10 lbs., $3.50, not prepaid. 



TIMOTHY. — As a crop for hay. Timothy 

 is probably unsurpassed by any other grass. 

 It is greatly relished by all kinds of stock, 

 especially horses; yields more nutritive 

 matter than any other grass or forage 

 plant. Being an early grass, it is well 

 adapted to Spring and Summer grazing, 

 and if the Fall season is favorable it will 

 grow sufficiently to furnish good Fall 

 grazing, too. Forty-five pounds to the 

 bushel. Sow 10 to 12 pounds to the acre 

 during September to October. Price, lb., 

 40., postpaid; ^ bu., $4.50; bu., $8.50, not 

 prepaid. 



OATS. 



Oats should be planted for hay making 

 during earl.v October, though they may be 

 sown as late as the early part of Decem- 

 ber, also in early Spring, with the expecta- 

 tion of making a fair return. When they 

 are to be cut for hay, it is best to cut when 

 the grain is in milk, and that will be about 

 the first week in May. While the time of 

 planting is given under each variety, oats 

 are also sown successfully in the early 

 Spring. 



EARI.Y WINTERT TURP OATS.— Stool 

 more than any other variety; can be pas- 

 tured the whole Winter, and are as hardy 

 as Wheat. Claimed to produce more and 

 heavier grain than other varieties. Sow 

 from October to IMarch. One to 1^- 

 bushels to the acre. Peck, $1.00; 32 lb. "bu., 

 $3.00, not prepaid. 



