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A POKTIOX OF LAWS AT FLOKACKOKT. XAVN WITH JOHSSOX i STOKES' KVKRGKKKX LAWN" MIXTUEE. 



CAXADIAN BLUE. 



Qt.. 15c.: bush., 12 lbs 



Til niik God for grass .' Xo oOicr glory vies 



U'ilh the refreshing glory of the grass; 

 Sot e'en the blue of the o'erbending skies, 

 Sot fading splendors u-hen Vie daylight dies. 

 Can this sweet smile ofliring green surpass. 



CAX.iDLVS ELITE GRASS. 



(Poa Compre.'isa.) The hardiest 

 grass in cultiTation ; should not 

 be confounded with the Kentucky 

 Blue Grass. Canadian Blue Grass 

 shoots its leaves very early. All 

 grazing animaiseat it greedily ; cows 

 fed on it produce a very rich milk. 

 It is especially relished by sheep. 

 Its blui.-h green stems retain their 

 color after the seed is ripe. It 

 shrinks less in drjing than most 

 other grasses. It is an excellent 

 grass for dry, sandy, thin soils and 

 banks, and for covering the surface 

 of rockv soils. Qt , I.tc; bush., 14 

 lbs., Sl.oO; 5 bush, and over, S1.40 

 per bush. 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. 

 (Fancy, triple cleaned.) Valuable 

 for pasture when mixed witli other 

 varieties. Qt., l.'ic.; bush., 14 lbs.. 

 Si. 50; 5 bush, and over, SI. 40 per 



ORCHARD GRASS. One of 



the most desimble pasture grasses, 

 about SI. 60. 



Timothv. Qt., 20c.; bush . 45 lbs., about S2.00. 



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

 manent grass, as a mixture in meadows or pastures. Qt.,15c.; 

 bush.. 10 lbs., 51.00; in sacks of .'^0 lbs., about S4.00. 



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

 bush., 25 lbs., S2.50. 



Natural Green Grass. Qt, ^Oc: bush..S2.00. 



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

 S1.50. Sow 2 bushels to the acre. 



Tall 3Ieadow Oat Grass. A valuable grass for per- 

 manent pasture, on account of its earlv, luxuriant growth. 

 Makes splendid hay. Qt., 20c.; bush.. 13 lbs.. S2.40. 



English Rye Grass. A nutritious, permanent grass for 

 meadows and pastures. Qt.. 20c.; bush.. -4 lbs., SI 50. 



ItaUan Rye Grass. Qt., 2"c.; bush., 20 lbs., S1.75. 



Wood Meadow Grass. Adapted for pleasure grounds 

 undertrees; fine for pastures under close feeding. Sow 28 

 pounds to acre. Lb.. 35r>., post-paid; bush.. 14 lbs., ?-'?.50. 



Sweet Vernal Grass. True Perennial. Lb., 45c., post- 

 paid : l)Ush., in lbs.. SS..50. 



Meadow Foxtail, Crested Dog-Tail, Fine-Leaved 

 Fescue, ^Vater Meadow, 'Water Fescue, each, per lb., 

 45c., post-paid; 10 lbs. and over, 35c. per Ih.. by express. 



AwTiless, or Hungarian Brome Grass. iBrnymis 

 inermis^. Rhode Island Bent, Rough-Stalked Meadow, 

 Tufted Hair, Creeping Bent, "Wood Hair, Hard Fescue, 

 Sheep Fescue, each, per lb., 35c., post-piiid; 10 lbs. and over, 

 25c. per lb , by expre^. 



GRASSES FOR THE NORTH AJUm SOUTH 



This little work con tains a complete list, with descriptions 

 and illustrations, of all the de-irable gras.ses now grown in 

 the United States. Will be mailed free to all who write for it. 



Johnson & Stokes' pvergreen 

 J^awn JVIixture 



Is the hest Law^l Grass Seed for the American cli- 

 mate. "With it you can renovate old and make new lawns, 

 grass plots, tennis courts, etc., as soft as velvet and as green 

 as emerald all summer long. 



We have made the formation of perm.Tnent lawns a study 

 for years, with the result that in our Everg^reen Seed we 

 have a mixture of various grassesthat grow and flourish dur- 

 ing different months of the year, and that will insure a beau- 

 tiful dwarf, green, compact sward, and remain green and 

 fresh during our hot, dry summer months, eveu when sown 

 on Lawn Tennis, Croquet and Ball Grounds in constant 

 use. It h£ks become widely known and is exclusively used 

 on the fine.'-t public and private grounds around Philadel- 

 phia, New York and other cities. Qt., 20c.; 2 qts., 3.5c.; (qt., 

 post-paid, 2.5c.;) peck, $1.00; bush., 20 lbs., S3.50. 



Pairmount f ark J^awn Grass Seed 



Is composed of fine grasses, but less expensive than those 

 used in our Evergreen Mixture, ami will give excellent 

 results; especially adapted for embankments and terraces. 

 Qt., 20c.: 2 qts., 35c.; (qt., post-paid, 2.5e.;) peck, 75c.; bush., 14 

 lbs.,S2.50. 



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A quart of Lawn Grass Seed will sow about 300 square 

 feet. Three to four bushels are required to sow an acre. In- 

 structions how to prepare and sow a lawn accomp.iny 

 each package. 



Special J^ixtures for f ermanent 

 Pastures and J^owing J^ands 



Price. S>2.50 per bushel; 10 bushels and over, 

 S2.25. Sow 2 to 3}^ bushels to the acre. 



In the preparation of these mixtures for permanent pas- 

 ture 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 

 description of the soil, whether light, medium or 

 heavy, also climate, the range of temperature and the 

 purpose for which sown, and if Tvith or Tvithout a crop, 

 should accomoMUV each order. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' No. 1 3IIXTURE FOR PER- 

 SLANENT P.\STURE. Contains, blended in proper pro- 

 portions for the purpose, the following grasses; Orchard 

 Grass. Sheep's Fescue, Meadow Fescue, Hard Fescue. Cana- 

 dian Blue, Sweet Vernil, Meadow Foxtail, Tall Meadow Oat, 

 Red Top, Kentucky Blue, Italian Rye Grass. Perennial Rye 

 Grass. Rhode Island Bent, Timothy, Wood Meadow Rough- 

 Stalked Meadow. Alsike Clover, Wliite Clover, Mammoth 

 Clo-s-er. Busli.. S2..i0. 



JOHNSON & ST OKES' No. 2 5IIXTURE FOR PER- 

 MANENT MO'WING. Contains, properly blended. Red 

 Top, Perennial Rye Grass, Orchard Grass, Timothy, Red 

 Clover. Mammoth Clover, White Clover. Fine-Leaved Fes- 

 cue. Rliode Island Bent, Rough Stalked Meadow, Meadow 

 Fescue, Meadow Foxtail. Bush., S2.50. 



