24 D. M. FERRY & CO,, DETROIT, MICH. 



W7 ¥ ¥ ¥X ¥^ ¥ f^ ¥11* ZiyAnia ^" annual which sows itself in 



VV I LlJ lvlv.t t J. the Fall, about the middle of 



^^ **-^l^ *V*'^^«-< AquatlCa. September, lies dormant all 

 Winter, and in Spring commences to sprout as soon as the water gets warm, reaching 

 the surface during the first half of June. It grows very rapidly in one to eight feet of 

 water, ripens late in August or early in September. It should be sown in the Fall, be- 

 fore ice forms, broadcast from a boat, in two or three feet of water, having a mud bottom. 

 It has been successfully planted through the ice in Winter and in the Spring, but it 

 succeeds best when planted in the Fall. 



As an attraction for wild fowl it cannot be equaled. In large ponds and lakes it 

 purifies the water, affords a refuge for the small fry from the large fish, as well as furnish- 

 ing the small fry plenty of food from the animalculse upon its stalks ; for planting in fish 

 ponds it is especially desirable. It also does well along the shores of marshes, and 

 makes a good hay. In the South two crops can be cut, and all cattle are very fond of it. 

 JPer lb. 40 cts., ;posfpaid; per 100 lbs., ^20.00 at purchaser's expense for iratisportation. 



A BEACJTIFUL LAWN 



The essentials for a fine lawn are proper drainage, a careful preparation of the soil 

 which should be made as fine and light on the surface as possible, thorough rolling, and 

 a selection of the seeds of such grasses as will present a luxuriant verdure from early 

 Spring till late in Autumn, and then 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 rolling. Too much care cannot be bestowed upon the selection of grasses, 

 as some varieties are the most luxuriant in Spring, others in Summer, others again in 

 Autumn, and a combination of the proper sorts is required for a perfect carpet-like lawn. 

 We have given much thought and made many experiments to secure the best selection, 

 and think our Central Park mixture the best possible for permanent lawns, resisting the 

 severe droughts of our climate better than any other. 



A lawn may be made in either Fall or Spring, and seed should be sown at the rate 

 of from sixty to eighty pounds per acre. If sown in the Fall, sow before the Autumn 

 rains have ceased, and, before very cold weather, give the young grass a light dressing of 

 manure. One pound of this mixture is sufficient to sow a space of six hundred square 

 feet. 



Kentucky Blue Grass in conjunction with white clover forms one of the finest and 

 closest of lawns. For this purpose use about four bushels of Blue Grass, and about six 

 pounds of White Clover per acre. 



GRASS SEEDS, CLOVER, ETC. 



Subject to Variation in Price to Correspond witli tie Market 



Fine Mixed L,awn Grass per lb., postpaid, 40 cents; per 100 lbs., $15 00 



J^xtra Fine Mixed, Central F ark Mixture " " 50 " " " 25 00 



Orchard Grass " " 40 " " '* 13 00 



Red Top " *• 40 " " " 13 00 



Red Top, Fancy, cleaned from chaff. ... '♦ " 50 *' " " 20 00 



l^owi 3f eadoiv, or False Red Top " *' 60 " " " 



Blue Grass, Kentucky, iancy clean " " 35 " " '» 900 



Timothy " " 20 " " Market price 



Hungarian ** " 20 " " " " 



Perennial Rye Grass " " 35 " " " 900 



Sweet Vernal Grass " " 50 '* " " 2500 



Alsike, or Swedish Clover " " 35 " " " 10 00 



Bokhara, Sweet Clover {Melilotus alba), " " 50 *' " " 



Criii2SOl2 TrefOii, or Scarlet Italian " " 35 <' " " 700 



White Dutch Clover " " so " " " 20 00 



IfUcerne Clover, or Alfalfa " " 35 " *' " 10 00 



Rye, Fall or Winter 3 lbs., by mail " 56 " per bush. 56 lbs. I 00 



The above, by the pound, postpaid ; by the bushel or 100 pounds, at purchaser s expense 

 for transportation. 



