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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA. 



Jahnsan & Stakes^ New EvBrgrBBn Lawn Erass Bebij. 



Tt has become a well reo* 

 (Ionised fact tliat a beautiful 

 law u produces more real,, 

 graud, cheerful and refined 

 efttct, around either mansion 

 or (<>ttage,than anytliingelse 

 iliit I he art of man has been 



ilili to produce, and has be- 

 come an indispensable ad- 

 innit to every city, suburban 

 oi uiral home. 



We have been experi- 

 menting several years with a 

 number of rare and fine 

 glasses, of both foreign and 

 n Itive sorts, with a viewer 

 a-< I rtaining whether we 

 cuiild not find some varieties 

 til it would insure a beautiful 

 <1\\ irf, green, compact sward. 



Mill remain green and fresli 

 <iiiin)g our hot, dry summer 

 months, and especially when 

 s >« n on IL.a^™s, Tennis, 

 < 1 oquet and Ball Grounds 

 in constant use. By selecting 

 Ml 1 combining those sorts 

 Jiat n'ithstood the severest of 

 li^^ts we have produced our 



KVEKGKEEN LA^tVN 

 IVnXTURE. 



We are confident that our 

 new mixture will do all that 

 we claim for it, and we war- 

 r int it entirely distinct and 

 uu'^urpassed by any similar 

 mi\ture of grasses that will 

 m-iire a beautiful dwarf, 

 ur<. en, compact sward. For 

 the so very desirable qualities 

 our Evergreen Lawn Mix- 

 ture has become widely 

 kiiDM'ii, and exclusively used 

 on the finest public and pri- 

 \a(c grounds around Phila^ 

 dciphia, New York and other 

 cities. 

 Prices, New Evergreen Lawn Mixture, qt., 85c,; 3 qts., 40c. (qt., post-paid, 30c.); peck, $1.00; bush. 16 lbs.,. 



S4.00. 



A quart will sow about 300 square feet. Three to four bushels are required to sow an acre. Instructions how to prepare 



and sow a lawn are printed on each package. 



OUR FAIRMOTINT PARK lyATTV MIXTURE. This celebrated mixture, as supplied by us to Fairmount Park (the- 



largest in the world), is composed of fine grasses, but less expensive than those used in our Evergreen Mixture, in proper 



proportions to produce a beautiful lawn, of a neat appearance and fine compact growth. Prices: qt., 20c.; 2qts.,35e.; qt.„ 



post-paid, '2oc.; peck, 75c.; bush., 14 lbs., $3.00. 



BpBcial MixturBs f ar FBrmanBiit Fasturs and Mnvying Lands . 



It is diflicult to overestimate the importance to the fanner of a good selection and proper mixture of gra.ss seeds for the- 

 various purposes of cultivation, for mowing, for soiling, for permanent pasturage, or for an alternate crop. Doubtless the vari- 

 ety of seeds usually sown in this country consist almost exclusively of Timotliy, Red Top and Red Clover, and although they 

 may be the best for certain purposes and their exclusive use sanctioned in a measure by the experience of our best farmers, 

 yet it would seem very strange, indeed, if the vast family of grass plants, which include nearly one-sixth of the whole vege- 

 table kingdom, could furnish no more than two or three truly valuable species. 



Any soil will yield alargerand more nutritious crop if sown with several kinds of nutritious grasses than when sown 

 -with only one or two species. Indeed, it is a fact well established by careful experiment, that a mixture of only two or thre» 

 species of grasses and clover will produce a larger amount of hay per acre than "where only one species was gro-wn. 



In sow^ing a mixture of several different species, we do but follow nature, who, after all, will generally be found to be th& 

 best teacher ; for wherever we cast our eyes over an old, rich, permanent pasture, we ordinarily see from fifteen to twenty 

 species of grass or forage plants growing in social profusion. If the soil be very poor, as a cold, hard clay, or a barren sand, 

 perhaps two or three varieties will suffice ; but on good soils a larger number will be found to be far more profitable. 



For a permanent pasture mixture it is highly important to bear in mind that such species should be selected as blossom 

 at different periods in order to secure as far as possible a luxuriant growth through the season, and some grasses may be used 

 which are valuable mainly for their early growth, with less regard to their nutritive value than in mixtures for fieW culture^ 



For such an object in view we recom"mend our No. 1 MIXTURE FOR PERMANENT PASTURE. 



A mixture is sometimes wanted for pastures that are much shaded -with trees, and in such cases those species should be 

 selected that do well in such situations, blossom at different seasons, so as to give a succession of forage, and possess, a t th e 

 same time, the requisite amount of nutritive elements. For such an object in view we would recommend our No. !J MIX- 

 TURE FOR PERMANENT PA.STURE. 



Where it is desirable to prepare a field for permanent haying purposes, -n'e recommend our No. 3 MIXTURE FOR 

 PERMANENT MOAVING. Either of the above mixtures can be sown in spring or fall. 



We give below a synopsis of the several varieties of grasses that enter into our three mixtures. The proportion of seed of 

 each variety used in our mi.xtures, is such as our long experience and careful observation has proven to be the best adapted 

 to the object in view. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' No. 1 MIXTXJRE FOR PERMANENT PASTURE. Per bushel S3.00. Contains, blended in. 

 proper proportion for the purpose in view, the following Grasses: Orchard Grass, Hard Fescue, Tall Fescue, Meadow Fescue,. 

 Red Top, Fancy Cleaned Kentucky Blue, Italian Rye Grass, Perennial Rye Grass, Timothy, Wood Meadow Grass, Rough- 

 Stalked INIeadow Grass, Yellow Oat Grass, Perennial Clover, White Clover. 



JOHNSON & STOKES* No. 2 JDXTURE FOR PERJIANENT PASTURE. Per bushel, $3.00. Contains, properly- 

 blended : .June Grass, Orchard Grass, Sweet Vernal Grass, Hard Fescue, Tall Fescue, Timothy, Canadian Blue Grass, Wood 

 Meadow Grass, Rough Stalked Meadow, Meadow Fo.xtajl, Red Clover, White Clover. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' No. 3 MIXTURE FOR PERMANF:NT MOWING. Per bushel, $3.00. Contains, properly- 

 blended : Red Top, Italian Rye Grass, Perennial Rye Grass, Orchard Grass, Timothy, Red Clover, White Clover, Fine-Leaved 

 Fescue, Rhode Island Bent Grass, Rough-Stalked Meadow, Meadow Fescue, Meadow Foxtail, Meadow Soft. 



