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WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



CRASS SEEDS. 



If by mail add postage at the rate of 8 cents per pound. Prices on grass seed very constantly. Rates here 

 given are those ruling at this date. If wanted in quantity write for prices. 



Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass. {Poa j)ratensis.) Uni- 

 '^'ersallv known. Furnishes a .moderate pasture of the best 

 '"^ .<~ f-- ■• quality. Sow in the fall or spring at the rate of two or three 



bushels per acre. Fourteen pounds to the bushel. Extra 

 clean. Qt. 25 cts.; pk. 90 cts.; bu. $3.50. 



Orchard Grass. {Dactylis glomerata.') Very rapid in 

 growth, and yields a large aftermath. Nearly two weeks 

 earlier in its growth than any other grass. It has a strong 

 tendency to grow in clumps, and should be sown with clover, both ripening at 

 one tune. Fourteen pounds to the bushel. Q^. 20 cts.; pk. 70 cts.; bu. 

 ■12.. 50. 



Red Top. {Agrostis vulgaris.) Very suitable for pastures on low 

 ground. Produces late in the season a reddish purple or greenish panicle of 

 flowers. Fourteen pounds to the bushel. Qt. 15 cts.; pk. 50 cts.; bu. $1.50. 



Perennial Rye Grass. {Lolium ;perenne.) Excellent for permanent pasture. 

 Best adapted for moderately moist soil. Very nutritious and greatly relished by stock. 

 Twenty-iour pounds to the bushel. Qt. 20 cts.; pk. 75 cts.; bu. $2.25. 



Sweet Vernal. {AniJioxantJium odoraium.) Jvlixed with other grasses, it is valu- 

 able for pasture on account of its earliness. It is one of the earliest grasses in spring 

 as well as the latest in fall. Possesses pleasant fragrance. Ten pounds to the bushel. 

 Lb. 50 cts. 



Italian Rye Grass. {LoUum italicum.) Thrives in any soil and yields abundant 

 crops. Twenty pounds to the bushel. Qt. 20 cts.; pk. 75 cts.; bu. $2.25. 

 Meadow Fescue. {Festuca fratensis.) Good for permanent pasture. Fifteen pounds to 

 the bushel. Lb. 50 cts. 



Rhode Island Bent Grass. {Agrostis canijia.) Sown by itself it is excellent for the lawn. 

 Ten pounds to the oushel. Qt. 25 cts.; pk. $1; bu. $3.50. 



Johnson Grass. {Sorghum lialapense.) Valuable forage plant, very popular in the South. 

 Ten pounds to the bushel. Qt. 20 cts.; pk. $1.50; bu. $3.50. 



Creeping Bent Grass. [Agrostis stolonifera.) Well adapted for lawns. Fifteen pounds to 

 the bushel. Qt. -0 cts ; pk. $1; bu. $3.50. 



Meadow Foxtail. Alopecuris frateiisis.) Desirable for permanent pastures on moist soil. 

 Ear \- and rapid in growth, beven pounds to the bushel. Lb. 50 cts. 



Hard Fescue. {Festuca dtirinscula.) Thrives well in dry situations. Dwarf in growtk. 

 Twelve pounds to the bujhel. Lb. JO cts. 



trivialis.) Valuable for damp meadows and pastures. Fourteen pounds to the 



Rapid and luxuriant in growth. Valuable for soiling. Thirteen pounds to 



Rough-Stalked Meadow Grass. {Poa 

 bushel. Lb. 1:0 cts. 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass. {Avejia elatio. 

 [he bushel. Qt. 20 cts.; pk. 90 cts.; bu. $2. 



Timothy. {Phleum prafcnse.) Grown very extensively for hay, and is the most valuable for all grasses. Thrives best an 

 moist loamy soil. Should be cut when the blossom falls. 'Sow at the rate of twelve pounds to the acre 

 pounds to the bushel. 



Hungarian Grass. A species of Millet. Lb. 8 cts.; pk. 60 cts.; bu. $2. 



Common Millet. Height 2 to 4 feet; excellent for forage. Pk. 65 cts.; bu. $2.25. 



Golden Millet. An improved variety. Lb. 10 cts.; pk. 60 cts.; bu. $2.25. 



Pearl Millet. A very valuable fodder plant. Lb. 30 cts. 



Price variable. 4S 



FIELD CORN. 



iMy field corn is the very choicest stock and varieties; 

 grown specially for seed, and perfect in germinating qualities. 

 Add 10 cts. per quart when to be sent by mail. 



Pride of the North. A very early Dent variety, suitable 

 for growing in high latitudes, "it is very early. We have 

 known it to be planted as late as July 1st, and still become 

 mat\ired before frosts. The ears are medium in size, ten to 

 twelve inches long, slightly tapering, and contain from four- 

 teen to sixteen rows of kernels. The stalks grow from six to 

 eight feet in height, and generally produce two ears. Qt. 15 

 cts.; pk. 50 cts.; bu. $1.G0; two bu., seamless cotton sack 

 included, $3.10. 



Improved Leaming. Cobs very small and red. Grains 

 deep and golden yellow in color. Ears of a good size and 

 generally two produced on a stalk. Ripens very early f;nd 

 is one of the most desirable sorts. Qt. 15 cts.; pk. 50 cts.; 

 bu. $1.60; two bu., including seamless sack, $3.10. 



EiSK^ILAGE CORN. 



Red Cob Ensilage. A pure white corn growing on a 

 red cob. It is sweet, tender, juicy, has short joints and pro- 

 duces an abundance of foliage. Every dairy farmer should 

 grow this sort. It w^ill produce 25 to 30 tons per acre. Sow 

 ij^ to 1>^ bushels per acre. Qj;. 15 cts.; bu. $2. 



BROOM CORN. 



Improved Evergreen. This variety is extensively 



grown on account of the color and quality of its brush, which 

 is long, fine and straight, and always green. Grows seven 

 feet h'gh. Qt. 15 cts.; bu. $3. Add for postage on Broom 

 Corn 10 cents per qt. 



KAFFIR CORN. 



One of the best things offered of late years for a forage 

 plant. The heads contain small white seeds which make an 

 excellent flour. The\- are greedily eaten by horses and 

 cattle and make excellent I'ood for poultry either fed in the 

 grain or ground and cooked. The foliage and stalks make 

 excellent forage. Pkt. 5 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 10 lbs. $3. 



