GRASS and CLOVER SEEDS. 



GRASS SEED 



Prices of Grass Seed fluctuate ; rates here given are those ruling at this date. 

 For Grass Seed sent by mail, add postage at the rate of 8 cents per pound to prices, 

 large quantities. 



Write for special prices on 



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Creeping Bent Grass. {Agrostis stoloni/et a.) Succeds well in 

 moist situations; excellent for lawns. 15 pounds to the bushel. 

 Lb. 28 cts , 100 lbs., $22. 



Sheep Fescue. (Fesiiica ovina.) Short, very thick in growth ; ex- 

 cellent for sheep pasture. 12 pounds to bushel. Lb. 20 cts., 100 lbs. I15. 

 Liawu Grass. See page 72. 



Kentucky Blue Grass. {Poa pralensis.) Sow in fall or spring at 

 the rate of 2 or 3 bushels per acre. Our seed is free from chaff, and 

 Imost as easily as timothy. 14 pounds to the bushel. Fancy export quality, 

 lb. 20 cts., 100 lbs., S^i2 ; extra clean, lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs. S8. 



Rhode Ishvnd Bent Grass. {Agroslis ca)iina.) A very fine variety for lawn or pas- 

 ture. 12 pounds to the bushel. Lb. 28 cts., 100 lbs. %2o. 



Fine-Leaved Fescue. [Festuca ovina ienuifolia.) Flourishes well on dry and sterile 

 soils ; well suited for lawns. Lb. 30 cts., 100 lbs. -S30. 



Perennial Rj'e Grass. {Lolium perenne.) (Rye Grass.) Considered quite valuable, 

 as it affords pasture very early in the spring. The leaves are flat, long and glossy ; the stalks rather 

 short, seldom over 18 inches in length ; grass variable in size and appearance. Sow in early spring, 

 at rate of i to iK bushels per acre. 25 pounds to the bushel. Lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs. $9. 



Orchard Grass. {Dactylis glomerala.) Very rapid in growth, and yields a large aftermath ; 



k 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, as both ripen at onetime. 14 pounds to the bushel. Choicest 

 grade, lb. 20 cts., 100 lbs. $14. 

 Sweet Vernal. {Anlhoxanihuni odoratum.) Mixed with other grasses, it is valuable for pas- 

 ture on account of its earliness. It is one of the earliest in spring as well as one of the latest fall 

 grasses, and is pleasant in fragrace. Lb. 60 cts., 100 lbs. $45. 



Red ToiJ. {Agrostis vulgaris.) Very suitable for pastures on low ground. Produces late in 

 the season a reddish purple or greenish panicle of flowers. Extra clean, 14 lbs. to the bushel. Lb. 25 cts., 

 100 lbs. $14. 



Crested Dog-'s-tail. (Cjnosuf tis crisiaius.) Valuable for pastures on hard, dry soils. 21 pounds to the 

 bushel. Lb. 35 cts., 100 lbs. %20. 



Wood Meadow Fescue. (Poa nenioj-alis.) Very suitable for under trees. 14 pounds to bushel- 

 Lb. 35 cts., 100 lbs. $30. 



ILalicum.) Thrives in any soil, and yields abundant crops. 



Italian Rye Grass. {Loli 

 bushel. Lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs. S9. 



Meadow Fo.vtail. {Alopec, 

 in growth. 7 pounds to the bushel 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass. {Ave> 

 to the bushel. Lb. 25 cts., 100 lbs. $18 



Hungarian Grass. (Panicum Ger7)ianiciim.) A valuable 

 annual forage plant. Sow one bushel to the acre. 48 pounds 

 to the bushel. Price variable. 

 German, or Golden Millet. (True southern-grown.) German millet, grown m 

 northern and western states, deteriorates, and soon resembles Foxtail in quality and 

 yield. This is because the grass is a native of a warm climate. Southern seed is worth 

 double northern or western-grown. Price variable. 



CLOVER SEEO. 



Add 8 cts. per pound for postage. 



Alsike, or Swedish. ( Trifolium hybridiun.) A good variety of luxuriant growth : 

 very sweet ; fine for pasturage or ensilage. Lb. 20 cts., postpaid, 28 cts.; 100 lbs. S13. 



Alfalfa, or Ijucerne. (Medicago saliva. ) Will bear cutting 3 or 4 times during the 

 season. Best clover for bringing up poor land. Lb. 20c., postpaid, 28c.; 100 lbs. $11. 



Bokhara Clover. {Meliloiiis alba.) A rapid-erowing, white flowered sort, eicellent 

 for bee-food. Lb. 25 cts., postpaid, 33 cts.; 100 lbs. $20. 



Japan Clover. (Lespedeza striata.) A low-branching Clover that does well in the 

 south. It thrives well on poor land, and produces continual herbage ; not adapted to 

 northern latitudes, as it is only half hardy. Lb. 30 cts., postpaid, 35 cts. ; 100 lbs. $22. 



Scarlet Clover. (Trifoiiiini incamatum.) Flowers scarlet ; very productive, and 

 greedily eaten by cattle. Lb. 15 cts., postpaid, 23 cts. ; 100 lbs. *6. 



Sainfoin, Esparsette, or Holy Clover. [Hedysarum oiiobrychis.) A valuable 

 Clover for the middle or southern states ; the seeds are more nutritious than oats, and 

 are readily eaten by fowls. Lb. 15 cts., postpaid, 23 cts.; loolbs. S7. 



White Dutch Clover. ( Trifolium repens.) The best variety for lawns, as it forms 

 a close herbage, and remains green throughout the season. We offer highest grade of 

 seedonly. Lb. 35 cts., postpaid, 43 cts.; 100 lbs. $28. 



SPECIAL MIXTURES of Grass Seed for Hay and Permanent pastures. : 



We prepare a number of mixtures of Grass seed for hav and for permanent pastures. 

 These mixtures are prepared to suit any particular condition of soil and location— as 

 land that is wet or dry, high land or bottom land, land that in poor or is good condition. 

 Buyers will please state kind of soil they wish to use it on, and we will quote them prices 

 of the particular mixture they want. Average price, about $2.50 per bus., and quantity, 

 required to acre, about 3 bushels. 



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pratensis.) Desirable for permanent pastures on moist sc 

 Lb. 35 cts., 100 lbs. $27. 



elatior.) Rapid and luxuriant in growth ; valuable for 



20 pounds to the 

 ; early and rapid 

 liling. 13 pounds 



Crimson Clover. 



