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MEADOW FESCUE. 
(English Blue Grass or Sweet Grass.) 
Botanical, Festuca pratensis. 
Perennial. 
MEADOW FESCUE. 
Biennial. Time of flow- 
ering, June or July. 
Height, 18 to 30 ins. 
A variety une- 
qualled for produc- 
ing an abundance 
of nutritious feed 
in the early spring, 
as well as through- 
out the season, and 
it gives quick and 
successive growths 
until late in the 
fall, even if cut 
several times, pro- 
viding the land is 
in good condition 
and not too dry. It 
isof succulent char- 
acter and quickly ~ 
responds to rich 
food and moisture. 
It thrives on almost 
any good soil, but 
reaches its most 
perfect state in 
moist, fertile land. 
As it is not peren- 
nial, it is not adapt- 
ed for permanent e 
pastures, but for 
one or two year’s 
lay it is unsurpass- 
ed. Sow (if alone) 
3 bushels per acre ; 
weightabout18 lbs. 
per bushel. Price, 
10c. per lb.; $1.60 per 
French, Fétuque des prés. 
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bush.; $8.00 per 100 lb. 
German, Wiesenschwingel. 
Time of flowering, June and July. Height, 18 to 24 inches. 
One of the very 
best of our natural 
grasses; very valu- 
able for permanent 
pastures. Itis high- 
ly nutritious and 
greedily eaten by all 
kinds of stock and 
»is very fattening; 
"makes excellent hay 
and succeeds well 
in almost all soils, 
although it does best 
in moist land. Itis 
robust in habit and 
never grows in tufts, 
although it should 
be sown with other 
grasses. Itis one of 
the earliest grasses 
in the spring and 
one of the latest in 
autumn, being par- 
ticularly valuable for 
fall and winter pas- 
tures. In the cli- 
mate of Virginia it 
often remains green 
under the snow 
through the winter, 
and in consequence 
is frequently called 
«« Evergreen Grass.” 
Sow (if alone) 2% 
bushels per acre; 
weight, about 22 lbs. 
per bushel. Price, 
i8e. per lb.; $3.60 per 
bu. ; $15.00 per 100 lb. 
ITALIAN RYE-GRASS. 
Botanical, Lolium italicwm. German, Italienisches Raygras. 
French, Ray-gras d’ Italie. 
ITaLIAN RYE-GRASS, 
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ENGLISH or PERENNIAL 
RYE-GRASS. 
Botanical, Lolium perenne. German, Englisches Raygras. 
French, Ray-grass Anglais. 
Perennial. Time of flowering, June. Height, 15 to 24 inches. 
This grass is considered invaluable for permanent pastures. It 
produces an abundance of remarkably fine foliage, tillers out close 
to the ground and soon forms a compact sward. After being cut 
it grows up in a very short time and remains bright and greep 
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ENGLISH RYE-GRASS. 
throughout the season; it consequently is well adapted for lawn 
mixtures. It is also a good variety for hay if cut when in blossom, 
as it is then most nutritious; if cut much later it becomes woody. 
It flourishes best in situations not too dry or subject to droughts. 
Sow (if alone) 215 to 3 bushels per acre; weight per bushel, 24 Ibs. 
Fue, (extra fine sample), 10 cts. per lb. ; $2.10 per bushel; $8.00 per 
Ss. 
WOOD MEADOW GRASS. 
Botanical, Poa nemoralis. German, Hainrispengras. 
French, Paturin des bois. 
Perennial. Time of flowering, June. Height, 1% to 2 feet. 
This grassis now 
classed among our 
good ‘Shaded 
Pasture ” grasses, 
and furnishes a fine 
succulent and nu-ga 
tritive herbager®s 
whichis very much 
relished by cattle. 
It is splendidly 
adapted for moist, 
shady places, and 
should be included 
in all mixtures for 
permanent pas- 
tures and lawns for 
moist soils. It is 
particularly valu- 
able for lawns over- 
shadowed by trees. 
It produces a much 
thicker growth 
than either Poa 
pratensis ortrivialis. 
Sow (if alone) 2 
bushels per acre; 
weight per bushel, about 14 lbs. 
bushel; $45.00 per 100 Ibs, 
WOOD MEADOW GRABS, 
Price, 50 cts. per lb.; $6.75 per 
