R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. GRASS SEEDS. 
FARQUHAR’S FARM AND FIELD GRASSES.— Continued. 
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REED CANARY GRASS. = Phalaris Arundinacea. A creeping perennial. Grows in alluvial marshy lands, na . nee Per Ib. “ia Ths, 
sides of rivers, lakes, ditches, and rivulets. Its seed affords food for trout and wild fowl. A strong| Bush. 
growing grass, but eaten with apparent relish by cattle and horses when cut prior to flowering. 30 24.00 .85 | 80.00 
RHODE ISLAND BENT. Agrostis canina. A bottom Grass, suitable for sowing with tufted varieties. 
Hardy and early and a grass that will withstand heat and dry weather. Sweet and nutritious and 
relished iy all kinds of stock, Sow four bushels per acre if alone. 14 6.00 .45 | 40.00 
ROUGH-STALKED MEADOW. Poa trivialis. An excellent permanent Grass to mix with other varieties 
for moist pastures. Produces a constant supply of nutritious herbage. Suitable for growing in shade. 14 6.75 .50 | 45.00 
SHEEP’S FESCUE. Festuca ovina. Of dense growth, excellent for dry situations and sheep pastures. 
Sow two and one-half bushels Pe acre. 12 3.75 .35 | 30.00 
FINE LEAVED SHEEP’S FESCUE. Festuca ovina tenuifolia. A very fine leaved Grass; dwarf in 
habit. _ Will succeed in dry, high locations and inferior soils. Hardy and durable. 20 10.00 .50 | 48.00 
SWEET VERNAL, TRUE PERENNIAL. Invaluable in lawns on account of its very early growth and 
fragrant odor which it imparts to the other grasses in drying. Remains green very late. Hardy and 
permanent. 7 5.00 ate, 
TALL FESCUE. Festuca elatior. Excellent for permanent pastures on moist soils on which it yields im- 
mensely, Cattle and stock eat it greedily. 20 9.50 | 50. | 45.00 
TALL OAT GRASS. Avena elatior. A perennial which grows in loose tufts and throws up an abundance 
of leaves, and tall stalks. Succeeds best on rich upland soils, and when once established is a great 
drought resister. Early. Makes its heaviest growth the second year. 14 4.25 .385 | 30.00 
TIMOTHY or HERDS GRASS. Phlewm pratense. This Grass is usually considered and treated as a 
short-lived perennial, and hence is the best grass to grow in a short rotation. It succeeds best on moist 
loams and clays naturally rich in humus or on those which have been heavily manured. It grows in 
loose tufts, with few short leaves, so that Red Top or Red Clover should be sown with it to furnish 
____heavy bottom growth of leaves. Sow one bushel per acre if alone. 45 | 1.25 | 225 | 24.00 
VARIOUS LEAVED FESCUE. Festuca heterophylla. Early, hardy perennial two or three feet high. 
Valuable for permanent pasture. Thriving in high altitudes and in shady locations. 15 5.50 | .40 | 35.00 
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WATER MEADOW GRASS. Poa aquatica. A creeping rooted perennial; grows in alluvial marshy soils, 
slow running streams, margins of fresh water, lakes, ete. An excellent pasture Grass, for wet situa- 
tions. Trout and wild ducks relish the seeds and young shoots as food. 10- 7.00 275) 
WOOD MEADOW. Poa nemoralis. Well adapted for growing under trees and in shaded situations. 
Dwarf and fine growing. Sow two and one-half bushels to an acre. 14 | 10.00} .75 | 70.00 
GRASSES SUITABLE FOR BEACH USE AND FOR MAKING EMBANKMENTS. 
SAND or MAT GRASS. Ammophila Arundinacea. A creeping rooted perennial which grows naturally 
among shifting sea sands. Adapted for consolidating Sand, Embankments, or Terraces. 15 9.50 .65 | 60.00 
SEA LAND LYME GRASS, JLlymus Arenarius. A creeping rooted perennial; grows among shifting or 
blowing sea sands, for binding, and thereby preventing the encroachments of the sea, its numerous 
strong spreading roots render it most suitable. 12 9.00 .65 | 60.00 
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