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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS. 



Buckbee's "Full of Life" Grass Seeds 



High-Grade Pedigree Grass Seed. Free from Weed Seed 

 and True to Name. Prices Subject to Market Fluctu- 

 ations Without Notice. Write for Market Prices if You 

 Desire to Buy in Large Quantities. 



BERMUDA GRASS — (Cynodon Dactylon) — The most valuable 

 grass for the Southern Stales, as it withstand.s heat and drought 

 wonderfully well. It is valuable for hay and pasture, and un- 

 surpassed for lawns in the South as it runs over the ground form- 

 ing a dense turf. ^i.D lbs. per bu. ) Sow 8 lbs. per acre. Post- 

 paid, lb. 56c.; 3 lbs. SI. 66. By express or freight at buyer's ex- 

 pense, 5 lbs. $2.39; 10 lbs. $4.77. 



CREEPING BENT GRASS — (Agrostis Stolonifera )— Somewhat re- 

 sembles Red Top. Does best on wet, marshy soil. (14 lbs. per 

 bu. ) Postpaid, lb. 34c.; 3 lbs. 99c. By express or freight at buy- 

 er's expense, bu. 67c.; bu $2.48. 



CRESTED DOG'S TAIL — (Cynosurus Cristatus) — A fine dwarf- 

 growing evergreen grass, particularly adapted for hard, dry soils 

 and hills pastured by sheep. It is very hardy, and is Uttle af- 

 fected by extremes of weather. (14 lbs. per bu. ) Postpaid, lb. 

 39c ; 3 lbs $1.16. By express or freight at buyer's expense, ii bu. 

 89c.; bu. S3. 34. 



CRESTED DOG'S TAIL. 



TALL FESCUE. 



ENGLISH, OR PERENNIAL, RYE GRASS — One of the best and most nutritious grasses 

 for permanent meadows and pastures. Endures close cropping, and recovers quickly 

 after cutting. Does best on strong, rich soils. (14 lbs. per bu. ) Postpaid, lb. 19c.; 

 3 lbs. 54c. By express or freight at buyer's expense, M bu. 31c.; bu. 98c. 



FOWL MEADOW GRASS — (Poa Serotina ) — Valuable grass for sowing on low, wet lands 

 that are occasionally overflowed. (12 lbs. per bu.) Postpaid, lb. 40c.; 3 lbs. SI. 10. 

 By express or freight at buyer's expense, }| bu. 93c.; bu. $3.50. 



ITALIAN RYE GRASS — An excellent variety, producing a nutritious feed in early spring. 

 If sown earlv will produce a large crop the same season. (14 lbs. per bu. ) Postpaid, 

 lb. 18c.; 3 lbs. 53c. By express or freight at buyer's expense, M bu. 33c.; bu. $1.09. 



JOHNSON GRASS — (Sorghum Halapense) — A perennial grass with cane Uke roots. It 

 is very tender and iiutritious: good for stock. Hardy only in the South and South- 

 western States. (2.5 lbs. per bu. ) Postpaid, lb. 21c.; 3 lbs. 62c. By express or freight 

 at buyer's expense. J4 bu. 66c.; bu. S2.44. 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS, BUCKBEE'S SUPERIOR— (Poa Pratensis) — One of the first 

 grasses to start in the Spring. Much relished by all kinds of slock, and succeeds on a 

 jreat variety of soils, particularly on rich, moist lands Fancy cleaned seed (14 lbs. 

 per bu. ) Postpaid, lb. 29c.; 3 lbs. 86c. By express or freight at buyer's expense, H bu. 

 «7c.; bu. $2.45. 



MEADOW FESCUE— (Festuca Pratensis I— ENGLISH 

 BLUE GRASS — One of the best of our natural grasses. 

 Is greedily eaten by all kinds of stock, is very fatten- 

 ing and makes excellent hay. It is very hardy and 

 succeeds in almost all soils, but attains its greatest 

 perfection in moist, rich land. Comes into use very 

 early, and again late in the Fall. (14 lbs. per bu. ) 

 Postpaid, lb. 21c.; 3 lbs. 62c. By express or freight at 

 buyer's expense, }i bu. 41c.; bu. $1.38. 



MEADOW FOXTAIL — (Alopecurus Pratensis ) — Close- 

 ly resembles Timothy, but flowers much earher and 

 thrives in all soils excepting dry sands or gravel. It 

 succeeds best in strong, moist rich soils. Being of 

 early and rapid growth, it is particularly valuable for 

 permanent pasture. It is highly rehshed by all kinds 

 of stock, endures close cropping and forms a luxuriant 

 aftermath. (10 lbs. per bu. ) Postpaid, lb. 35c.; 

 3 lbs. $1.00. By express or freight at buyei^s expense, 

 a bu. 64c.; bu. $2.36. 



SXGZISS B7E GHASS. 



HARD FESCUE— (Festuca Duriuscula^— A very 

 useful grass, and should be included in all sheep 

 pastures or in permanent pastures for dry 

 gravelly soils. Produces a very fine and suc- 

 culent herbage. (12 lbs. per bu. ) Postpaid, lb. 

 21c.; 3 lbs. 62c. By Express or freight at buyer's 

 expense, li bu. 38c.; bu. SI. 32. 



ITALIAN R TE GRASS. MEADOW FESCUE. 



ME A DO W FOXTAIL. 



HARD FESCUE 



PRICES AT BUCKBEE'S ARE ALWAYS THE LOWEST. SEEDS ARE ALWAYS THE BEST. 



