PHOTOGRAPH OF LAWN SOWU WITH JOHNSON >fc STOKES' NEW EVERGREEN LAWN GRASS SEED. 



"The most beautiful thing that can be placed about a home is a Avell-kept lawn. It is the soul of the sur- 

 Toundings of a Iionie. Not tmly is it one of the most beautiful, but also useful features of the landscape. 

 Crass is the carpet of the earth, and like the carpet of the house it should be used." 



Johnson &• Stores' New Evergreen Isawn /Mixture 



"Will insure a beautiful dwarf, green, compact sward, and remain green and fresh during our hot, dry summer months, even 

 when sown on Lawn Tennis, Croquet and Ball Grounds in constant use. and has become widely known, and is exclu- 

 sively used on tlie finest public and private grounds around Philadelphia, New York and other cities. Prices, qt., iiSc; 

 2 qts., 40c.; qt., post-paid, 30c.; peck, $1.00; bush., 20 lbs., !$4:.00. 



Johnson & Stores' Fairmount Parl< bawn Grass Seed 



Ts composed of fine grasses, but less expensive than those tised in our Evergreen Mixture, and will give excellent results. 

 ■Qt., ■lOc; 2 cits., 3Cc.; qt., post-paid, 2oc.; peck, 75c.; bush., 14 lbs., S2..50. 



A quart of I^awn Grass Seed will sow about 300 square feet. Three to four bushels are required to sow an acre. Instruc- 

 tions how to prepare and sow a lawn are printed on each package. 



Special /Vlixtures for Permanent Pastures and /Viewing bands. 



PRICE, «2.50 PER BUSHEL; 10 BUSHELS AND OVER, IS3.35. SOW 2 to 2'^ BUSHELS TO THE ACRE. 



In the preparation of these mixtures for Permanent pasture and Mowing, the greatest care is exercised in selecting such 

 ■varieties as are suited to the soil to be laid down and are likely to realize the object in view. To facilitate this, a descrip- 

 tion of the soil, %vhether light, medium or heavy, also climate, the range of temperature and the purpose for 

 ■which sown, and if with or without a crop, should acc<)mi>anv each order. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' No. 1 aUXTURE FOR PERIMANENT PASTURE. Contains, blended in proper proportions 

 for the purpose, the following grasses: Orchard Grass. Sheep's Fescue, Meadow Fescue, Hard Fescue, Canadian Blue, Sweet 

 "Vernal. Meadow Foxt:\il, Tall Meadow Oat, Red Top, Kentucky Blue, Italian Rye Grass, Perennial Rye Grass, Rhode Island 

 Bent, Timothv. Wood Meadow. Rough-Slalked Meadow, Alsike Clover. White Clover, Mammoth Clover. Bush., 82 •'lO. 



JOHNSON & STOKE.S' No. 2 MIXTURE FOR PERMANENT MOWING. Contains, properly blended : Red Top, 

 Perennial Rye Grass. Orchard Grass, Timothy, Red Clover, Mammoth Clover, White Clover, Fine-Leaved Fescue, Rhode 

 Island Bent, Rough-stalked Me:idow, Meadow Fescue. Jleadow Foxtnil. Bush., 82.50. 



CANADIAN BLUE GRASS. 



IPna Compressn.) The hardiest 

 grass in cultivation; should not be 

 confounded with the Kentucky Blue 

 »Grass. Canadian Blue Grass shoots 

 its leaves very early. All grazing ani- 

 mals eat it greedily; cows fed on it 

 produce a very rich milk. It is espe- 

 cially relished b.v sheep. Its bluish 

 green stems retain their color after 

 the seed is ripe. It shrinks less in 

 drying than most other grasses. It is 

 an excellent grass for dry, sandy, thin 

 soils and banks, and for covering the 

 surface of rocky soils. Qt., 15c.; 

 hush., 14 lbs.. $1.75; 5 bush, and over, 

 Sl.fio per bush. 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. 

 (Fancy, Triple Cleaned.) Valuable for 

 pasture when mixed with other varie- 

 ties. Qt., 15c.; bush., 14 lbs., 82.00 ; 5 

 bush, and over, 81.90 per bush. 

 ORCHARD GRASS. One of the 

 [most desirable pasture grasses. Qt., 

 15c,: bush., 12 IbB., about 82.00. 

 CANADIAN BLUE GRASS. Timothy. Qt., 20c.; bush., 45 lbs , 

 about 32.50. 

 HERD, or RED TOP GRASS. A valuable native per- 

 manent grass, as a mixture in meadows or pastures. Qt., 

 15c.; bush , 10 lbs., $1.00; in sacks of 50 lbs., about $4.00. 



East India, or Pearl Millet. Lb., 30c.; 10 lbs., $2.50. 

 Hungarian >Iillet Grass. One of the most valuable 

 annual forage plants. Qt., lOc; bush., 48 lbs., about 81.25. 



German, or Golden Millet Grass. Will grow in 

 almost any climate or soil; the yield in hay or seed is larger 

 than any other variety. Qt.. 10c.: bush., .50 lbs., about 81.25. 



Common Millet. Qt., lOc; btish., .50 lbs., about 81.25. 



Johnson Grass (Sorghum Halapense). Qt., 20c.; 

 bush., 25 lbs., SS.OO. 



Sweet Vernal Grass. True Perennial. Lb., 60c.; bush., 

 10 lbs., 85.00. 



Natural Green Grass. Qt.. 20a; bush., 83.00. 



Meadow Fescue or English Blue. Qt., 20e.; bush., 

 $1.50. Sow 2 bushels to the acre. 



Tall Meado^v Oat Grass. A valuable grass for per- 

 manent pasture, on account of its early luxuriant growth. 

 Makes splendid hay. Qt., 20c.; bush., 13 lbs., 82.50. 



English Bye Grass. A nutritious, permanent grass for 

 meadows and pastures. Qt., 20c.; bush., 24 lbs., $1.50. 



Italian Rye Grass. Qt., 20c.; bush., 20 lbs., $1.75. 



Wood Meadow Grass. Adapted for pleasure grounds 

 under trees ; fine for pastures under close feeding. Sow 28 

 pounds to acre. Lb., 30c.; bush., 14 lbs., $3.50. ^ 



Meadow Foxtail, Crested Dog-Tail, Fine-Leaved 

 Fescue, Water Meadow, Rough-Stalked Meadow, 

 Water Fescue, each per lb., 40c ; 10 lbs. and over, 35c. lb. 



Rhode Island Bent, Meadow Brome, Tufted Hair, 

 Creeping Bent, Wood Hair, Hard Fescue, Sheep 

 Fescue, each per lb., 30c.; 10 lbs. and over, 25c. per lb. 



Write for prices on Grass and Clover Seeds, 

 stating kinds and quantities -wanted. Prices vary 

 with the market, and we can frequently supply 

 lower than Catalogue rates. 



