COLE'S FARM SEEDS. 



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GRASS SEEDS. 



Price Subject to Change of Market. 



But purchasers may depend on, that we al- 

 ways will send as much seed as the money re- 

 ceived will pay for. 



TIMOTHY. {Phleum Pratense). Well known and 

 extensively ffrown throughout the country: 

 very productive, and threes on almost any 

 soil. Sow either in spring or fall from 8 to 

 12 lbs. per acre (45 lbs. per bmshel). Pj^r lb. 

 25 cts.. 3 lbs. 70 cts.. pk. 50 cts.. bu. $l.<o. 



KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS. {Poa I'nttenis). Also 

 known as June Grass. The best pasture grass 

 for our soil and climate, succeed ng hnely ou 

 our hill lands, and producing the_ most nour- 

 ishing food for cattle, retaining its qualuie^ 

 to a late period in winter. If sown by itself 

 for pasture, from one to two bushels will be 

 required. Sow early in the spring or auvnii: 

 the months of September or October. (14 lbs. 

 per bushel.) 



FANCY CLEAN BLTJEGEASS. Per lb. 35 cts., 

 3 lbs. $1.00, pk. 50 cts., bu. $1.50. 



RED TOP or HERD GRASS. (Agrostis Vulgaris ) 

 A valuable permanent grass as a mixture in 

 either meadows, pasture or lawns, growing in 

 almost any soil, moist or dry. It is valuable 

 for low, wet meadows, producing a large re- 

 turn in good hay. Time of sowing and quan 

 tity of seed same as Blue Grass (14 lbs. pei- 

 bu.) Per lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 70 cts., pk. 40 cts.. 

 bu. $1.25. 



ORCHARD GRASS or COCKSFOOT. {Dactylis 



Glomerata). Is one of the most valuable of 

 all pasture grasses, coming earlier m spring 

 and remaining later in autumn than any 

 other; it grows about 2y2 feet high, producing 

 an immense quantity of leaves and foliage. 

 It stands a severe drouth, keeping green when 

 other grasses wither, and will endure consid- 

 I erable shade, and sends up a thick growth 

 very quickly after being cut. Time to sow 

 and quantity same as Blue Grass. (14 Ibs^ 

 per bu.) Per lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. 75 cts., pk. 60 

 cts., bu. $2.00. 



COLE'S "CENTRAL PARK" LAWN GRASS 

 SEED In making a new lawn, It is desirable 

 that all tree planting and lay ng out of flower 

 beds should be accomplished first. ihe 

 ground should then be thoroughly dug or 

 plowed to the depth of ten or twelve inches, 

 using liberally well decomposed manure or 

 "fertilizers." It is also essential for a fine 

 lawn to have proper drainage, a careful prep- 

 aration of the soil, thorough rolling and a 

 selection of the seeds of such grasses as w 11 

 present a luxuriant verdure from early spring 

 till late in autumn; and the frequent mowings 

 with a lawn mower. However much care is 

 bestowed on the soil and seed, no lawn will be 

 beautiful without frequent mowing and roll- 

 ing We have given much thought and many 

 experiments to secure the best mixture and 

 think what we ofEer is the best, possible mix- 

 ture for permanent lawns, resisting the se- 

 vere drouths of our climate better than any 

 other. It may be sown very early m the 

 spring or fall, and should be sown at th<. 

 rate of from three to four bushels per acr?. 

 One pound is sufficient to thoroughly sow 

 800 square feet of ground. It should be borne 

 in mind that, in order to P'^ocure the best 

 results, grass seeds for lawns should be soy\^n 

 at least twice as thickly as if sown for nay 

 Per lb. 35 cts., 3 lbs. $1.00, pk. 75 cts., bu. 

 $3.00. 



T.AWN GRASS. Fine mixed, composed of less 

 expensive grasses, but is very ^ood Sow 

 from two to three bushels per acre. Per lb. 

 80 cts.. 3 lbs. 75 cts., pk. 60 cts.. bu. $2.25.. 



BROMTJS INERMIS. {Awnless Brome Srass). 

 Another very valuable grass for the dry 

 lands of the west and south. It endures ex- 

 tremes of temperature and resists protracted 

 drouth, succeeding where Alfalfa fails. Poor 

 lands are no discouragement. It grows best 

 in light, sandy loam, but its roots will pene- 

 trate the stifCest clays. It is equally good 

 for ' cutting green, pasturing or cutting into 

 hay, and the dense, tough sod it forms is most 

 valuable for holding the baiiks of ditches and 

 strengthening the turf of sandy soil. Dr. Se- 

 well of the U.t S. Grass Experiment Station, 

 Garden City, Kas., says, it is equal to tim- 

 uthy for cattle or horses, and makes as fine 

 a pasture as Blue Grass. From the same sta- 

 tion comes the report that this grass is posi- 

 tively the best out of over 600 kinds. It has 

 done equally well in Canada, Mississippi', 

 Kansas, Colorado. Wyoming, and California. 



Use 25 pounds to the acre if alone, if witli 

 Alfalfa. 15 pounds; they will grow well to- 

 gether. It may be sown in the fall witli 

 winter wheat, or in the spring. Cut when 

 nrst coming into bloom. Per lb. --',.5 cts. Bv 

 freight, 10 lbs. .$2.25. 25 lt)s. $5.00. 



TEOSINTE. (Reuna Luxuriam). 

 In this latitude, planted July 3d. it produced 

 from one seed, twenty-seven stalks, and at- 

 tained a height of seven feet by Sept. 10th, 

 making a luxuriant growth of leaves which the 

 horses and cattle ate as freely as young Sugar 

 Corn. In appearance it somewhat resembles 

 Indian Corn, but the leaves are much longer 

 and broader and the stalk contains sweeter sap. 

 In its perfection it produces a great number 

 of shoots 12 feet high, .Yielding such an 

 abundance of forage that one plant is suffi- 

 cient to feed a pair of cattle for a day. In 

 the South it excels either Corn or Sorghum for 

 soiling or fodder; 85 stalks have been grown 

 from one seed. Pkt. 10 cts., U lb. 40 cts.. It». 

 $1.25. 



SAND OR WINTER VETCH ( Vicia Villosa). 



Though it succeeds and produces good crops 

 on poor saody soil, it is more vigorous on good 

 land and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. It is 

 perfectly hardy throughout the United States, 

 remaining green all winter, 'and should be sown 

 during August and September, mixed witL 

 Rye, which serves as a support for the plants, 

 or in spring with Oats or Barley. 



It is the earliest crop for cutting, being nearly 

 a month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and a full 

 crop can be taken off the land in time for plant- 

 ing spring crops. Being much hardier than 

 Scarlet Clover, this is the forage plant to sow in 

 the northern states where Scarlet Clover winter- 

 kills, though it is equally valuable in the south. 

 Every dairyman aL.d stock-breeder in the United 

 States should have a field of it, and if you try it 

 once you will never be a season without it. 



It is exceedingly nutritious, and may be fed 

 with safety to all kinds of stock. 



Sow one bushel per acre with one-half bushel 

 of Rye or Oats. Per lb. 25 cts., pk. $1.00, bu. $4.00. 



KAFFIR CORN 



An excellent fodder plant for the farmer. The 

 heads are long and perfectly erect, well filled 

 with white grain. The average height of 

 growth on good, strong land is five to six feet. 

 The seed heads grow from ten to twelve inches 

 in length, and the product of grain on good land 

 easily reaches fifty to sixty bushels per acre. 

 The whole stalk, as well as the blades, cures 

 into excellent fodder. Can be sown broadcast 

 at the rate of % bushel per acre, but does best 

 sown in drills three feet apart, using 5 to 6 

 lbs, of seed per acre. Cover seed an inch deep, 

 sow when weather is settled and ground is 

 warm. Per pkt. 5 cts.. ^4 lb. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., 

 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 60 cts.. bu. $2.00. 



