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English Rye is largely sown by our land- 

 scape gardeners for winter lawns on Berumda 

 sodj The Bermuda blades being easily affected 

 by frost become red and rust> looking, while 

 English Rye during winter presents a most 

 beautiful appearance, being of a vivid green, 

 and as the Bermuda during April and May 

 makes its appearance it overgrows the Eng- 

 lish Rye, causing the latter to decay and act as 

 a fertilizer te the existing grass. It should be 

 sown in August or September, at the rate of 50 

 pounds per acre. 



ORCHARD GRASS. 



Dactylis Glomira ta . 



Will grow well on any soil containing suffi- 

 cient clay and not holding too much water. 

 If the land be too tenacious, drainage will 

 remedy the soil ; if worn out, a top dressing of 

 stable manure will give it a good send-off, and 

 it will furnish several good mowings the first 

 year. It grows well between 29 degrees and 

 48 degrees latitude. It may be mowed from 

 two to four times a year, according lo the lati- 

 tude. 



TALI/ MEADOW OAT GRASS. 



It may be sown in March or April, and mowed 

 the same season; but for heavier yield it is 

 better to sow in September or October. Along 

 the more Southern belt, from the 31 degree 

 parallel southward it may be sewn in Novem- 

 ber and onward till the middle of December. 

 Whenever sown it is one of the most certain 

 grasses to have a good catch. Not less than 

 two bushels (26 pounds) per acre should be 

 sown. Like Timothy on inhospitable soils, the 

 sometimes become bulbous. The average annual nutrition yielded by this grass in the sonth- 

 probably twice as great as in Pennsylvania and other Northern States. 



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Red Top Grass. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE- 



This Rape may be sown broadcast at the rate of 8 pounds per acre and harrowed in. Under favora- 

 ble conditions it is ready for pasturing sheep or cattle within six weeks from the time of sowing, snd 

 on an average one acre will carry twelve to fifteen sheep six weeks to two months. In the northern 

 States it should be sown from May to September for fall pasturing, but as it thrives best in cool weather 

 it should not be sown in the southern States until September or Octoher for winter pasture. 



WINTER or HAIRY VETCH. 



Though it succeeds and produces good crops on poor sandy soil, it is much more vigorous on good 

 land and grows to a height of four or five feet. It is perfectly hardy throughout the United States, re- 

 maining green all winter, and should be sown daring August and'Septenaber mixed with Rye, which 

 serves as a support for the plants, or in spring with Oats and Borley. It is the earliest crop for culture, 

 being nearly a month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and a full crop can be taken off the land in time for 

 planting spring crops. .^ ..-.-, .J -d -" 3 



BERMUDA GRASS. 



Cynodan dadylon. 



Almost everybody living in this section of the country knows this grass; 

 it is planted as a lawn grass, and nothing will stand the sun better, or will 

 make a prettier carpet when kept short, than this grass. It is also very 

 valuable as a pasture and hay grass It is only lately that we have been 

 able to obtain the seed of this grass, which heretofore had to be propa- 

 gated by the roots. Six pounds will sow an acre. Should be planted in the 

 the spring, but can also be sown later. Under the most favorable circum- 

 stances it takes from 60 to 90 days to sprout; requires damp weather and 

 hot sun; when once up it grows very rapidly. 



WILD RICE 



The natural time for sowing is in the fall, although it may be sown in 

 the spring. The seed should first be thoroughly soaked in water so that it 

 will sink into the desired situation. It may be sown in shallow water, not 

 over three feet deep, and from this depth in to the shore. While it will 

 grow in deeper water, it should be allowed to work its own way, the start 

 being made in shoal water. A still day should be chosen for sowing so that 

 it will not drift off into too deep water. 



Kentucky Blue Grass. 



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