IMPORTED SEEDS. 



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imports have reached nearly 400 tons annually. As its name 

 imports^ it is a native of Pennsylvania^ in the United States. 

 In form it resembles the Dutch Clover, but its colour is a 

 reddish-yellow. 



Timothy Seed, or Timothy-grass Seed — Phleum pratense 

 {Graminacece) , — A beautifully small and silky little grass- 

 seed, which is sent in rather large quantities from North 

 America. This and the following are the only kinds of 

 grass-seed imported in quantities of commercial importance. 



Italian Rye-grass Seed — Lolmm Italicum [Graminaceae), 

 — A large coarse kind of grass-seed, the produce of which 

 is much esteemed for its rapid growth and bulk. Prom 

 five to six hundred bags and bales are annually imported 

 from the Levant. 



