ROUGH STALKED MEADOW GRASS. | 
Botanical, Poa trivialis. German, Gemeines Rispengras. 
French, Paturin commun. 
Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
Tne Lombardy ‘‘ Queen of Meadow” Grass. An excellent grass 
for good, deep, rich, moist meadows and stiff, heavy clays. It 
gives a constant supply of highly nutritive herbage, for which 
horses, sheep and cattle show a marked partiality. Sow (if alone) 
14g bushels to the acre; weight, about 14 lbs. per bushel. Price, 
40 ets. per lb.; $5.25 per bushel; $35.00 per 100 Ibs. 
ORCHARD GRASS. (Rough Cocksfoot.) 
Botanical, Dactylis glomerata. Gertaan, Gemeines Knaulgras. 
French, Dactyle pelotonne. 
Perennial. Time of flowering, June. Height, 3 feet. 
This is one of the most valuable and widely known of all the 
grasses, being of exceptional value in permanent pasture mixtures 
on account of its 
earliness and its 
rapidity of growth. 
It is ready for graz- 
ing several days 
before any other 
g,grass, except Mead- 
owFoxtail. Afterbe- 
ing mownit produc- 
es a luxuriantafter- 
<m,, math. It isquick to 
recover from close 
eropping, ‘‘five or 
six days being suffi- 
cient to give a good 
bite.” Itis relish- 
ed heartily by all 
kinds of stock, 
sheep even passing 
all other grasses to 
feed upon it. It 
succeeds on almost 
any soil, especially 
in moist, shady 
places, and in por- 
ous subsoils its 
roots extend to a | 
great depth. It ex- 
hausts the soil less 
than many other 
grasses, and stands 
drought well, keep- 
ing green and grow- 
ing when other 
grasses are dried 
up. It flowers 
about the time of 
Red Clover and 
makes a splendid 
mixture with it 
to cut in blossom 
for hay, although it 
should be cut early 
ORCHARD GRASS. 
or grazed close, as it becomes hard and wiry and loses its nutritious 
qualities, to a certain extent, when ripe. It should not be sown 
in mixture with Timothy, for, being three weeks earlier, it becomes 
pithy if allowed to stand until the Timothy is ready to cut. Cut at 
the proper time, however, there is no better or more succulent 
hay. It is inclined to grow in tufts, and should therefore have 
ether grasses sown with it and be sown very evenly. This tuft- 
ing characteristie unfits it for lawn purposes. Sow (if alone) 3 
to 4 bushels per acre; weight, about 14 lbs. per bushel. Price, 
Choicest, Re-cleaned Seed, 25c. per lb. ; $3.25 per bushel; $21.00 per 
100 lbs. 
SWEET-SCENTED VERNAL. 
(True Perennial.) 
Botanical, Anthoxanthum odoratum. German, Gemeines Geruchgras. 
French, Flowve odorante. 
Time of flowering, May and June. 
Perennial. Height, 1 to 2 ft. 
Very valuable on account of its delicious perfume, to which our 
hay fields and pastures owe their fragrance. The odor is more 
distinguishable when the grass is drying or dried, and when in- 
eluded in hay its aroma is imparted to the other grasses, making 
it relished by the stock and enhancing the value of the hay. Sow 
(if alone) 31g bushels per acre; weight, about 10 lbs. per bushel. 
Price, 90c. per lb. ; $8.00 per bushel. 
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/ snost robust of the 
RED TOP. 
(Burden’s Grass, Herd’s Grass of the South, and in poor soils 
‘* Fine Top.’’) 
Botanical, Agrostis vulgaris. German, Amerikan red-tep. 
French, Agrostis d’ Amérique. 
Perennial. Time of 
flowering, July. Height, 
1 to 2 feet. 
Valuable — either 
for mixing in hay 
or permanent pas- 
ture grasses; is 
common through- 
4, out the country; 
succeeds almost 
everywhere, but 
reaches its highest 
state of perfection 
in a moist, rich soil, 
in which it attains 
a height of 2 to 2% 
feet. If for pasture, 
it should be fed 
close, as it is not 
relished after it 
grows up to seed 
It is often sown 
fif with Timothy and 
- Red Clover ; the lat 
‘sS= ter of course sooK 
> s= disappears, the 
sca 25 Timothy follows 
yx = then the Red Top 
=f takesits place. Sow 
; (if alone) 3 bushels ; 
RED TOP. weight, 14 lbs. per 
bush. Price, 14 cts. per lb.; $1.65 per bushel; $10.0U per 100 Ibs. 
Fancy.—Weight, 32 lbs. per bushel. Price, 18 ets. per lb. ; $5.50 
per bushel of 32 lbs. ; $16.00 per 100 lbs. 
HARD FESCUE. 
Botanical, Festuca duriuscula. German, Harter Schwingel. 
French, Fétuque durette. 
Height, 18 to 24 inches. 
A dwarf growing, very hardy grass of great value, and the 
Perennial. Time of flowering, June. 
dwarf grasses. Suc- 
ceeds in dry situa- 
tions, and is one of 
the most important 
of the Fescues for 
permanent pas- 
tures. In hay its 
presence indicates 
a superior quality, 
and after being 
mown it produces 
a very large quan- 
tity of food. It 
comes early, stands 
long droughts well ; 
stock eat it with 
avidity, especially 
sheep. The com- 
mon name solely 
applies to the flow- 
er heads, which, 
when ripe, become 
decidedly hard; the 
herbage, however, 
is decidedly tender 
and succulent. 
From the fineness 
of its foliage and 
its resistance to drought in summer and cold in winter, it is well 
adapted for lawn grass mixtures. Itis somewhat inclined to stool, 
but when sown with other grasses, if sown eventy, it will not show 
this characteristic. Sow (if alone) 21g bushels per acre; weight, 
about 12 lbs. per bushel. Price, 18e. per lo. ; $2.00 per bushel; 
$15.00 per 100 lbs. 
We are prepared to make up Special Mixtures of Grass Seeds for particular 
purposes—situations or conditions—and any correspondence in regard to such will 
receive our prompt attention.—P. H. & Co. 
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