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FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH 



GRASS SEEDS 



Prices on Grass Seeds subject to change. The pound prices include postage', 



express, at purchaser's expense. 



100 x>ound prices xire by freight or 



Awnless Brome Grass 



(Broniiis iyiermis). 



A perennial grass 

 valuable for binding the soil of embankments and on ac- 

 count of its ability to resist both drought and cold. On 

 light, dry soils it is used for both hay and pasturage, but 

 is not recommended for locations where better grasses 

 will succeed. Should be used at the rate of forty pounds 

 per acre. Lb. 30c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 



Creeping Bent Grass ^i?S'fl?f "^IgSk 



for lawns that are to be used as croquet and tennis 

 grounds, because it is benefited more than hurt by tramp- 

 ing and by its bright color adds to the beauty of the lawn. 

 Lb. 40c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 



LJ—^JI 17^»^|-|^ (Festuca duriuscula). Similar to 

 •n.a.ra r ebCtie sheep's Fescue, but not so dense 

 and growing somewhat taller; this often will cover sandy 

 soil under the shade of large trees where no other grass 

 will grow; is a desirable addition to lawn grass. Sow thirty 

 pounds per acre. Lb. 30c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 



Kentucky Blue Grass 



(Poa pratensis). Fancy Clean. Sometimes called June 

 Grass, but the true June or Wire Grass is much inferior. 

 Kentucky Blue Grass is the most nutritious, hardy and 

 valuable of all northern grasses. In conjunction with 

 White Clover it forms a splendid la\\Ti; for this purpose 

 use not less than fifty-four poimds of Blue Grass and six 

 pounds of White Clover per acre. If sown by itself for 

 meadow or pasturage about twenty-eight pounds per acre 

 will be required. Lb. 40c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 



Orchard Grass 



Perennial Rye Grass 



Red Top 



Meadow Fescue, or English Blue 



r*ra«e {Festuca pratensis). A perennial grass from 

 v»l Ads two to four feet high, Avith flat, broad leaves. 

 This is one of the standard European grasses. It needs 

 I'ich ground and succeeds well on prairie soil. This 

 is an excellent pasture grass to take the place of the wild 

 grasses, as it yields a large amovmt of early and late feed. 

 Sow about twenty-five pounds per acre. Lb. 30c; 100 Lbs. 

 at market price. 



(Dactylis glomerata). 

 One of the most valu- 

 able grasses on ac- 

 count of its quick growth and valuable aftermath. It is 

 ready for grazing m spring two weeks sooner than most 

 grasses and when fed off is again ready for grazing in a 

 week and will continue green when other grasses are 

 withered by dry weather. It is palatable and nutritious 

 and stock eat it greedily when green. It has a ten- 

 dency to grow in tufts and does better if sown with clover 

 and as it ripens at the same time as clover, the mixed hay 

 is of the best quality. When sown alone, about twenty- 

 eight pounds are required per acre; if sown with clover, 

 half that quantity. It is perennial and it will last for 

 years, but its habit of growth unfits it for lawns. Lb. 35c; 

 100 Lbs. at market price. 



(Lolifivi perenne). A 

 very valuable variety 

 for permanent pasture. Succeeds well on almost any soil, 

 but is particularly adapted to moderately moist or irri- 

 gated lands. Sow thirty to forty pounds per acre in 

 spring. Lb. S5c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 



(Agrostis vulgaris). In Pennsylva- 

 nia and states farther south this is 

 _ knoA\Ti as Herd's Grass, a name ap- 

 plied in New England and New York to Timothy. It is a 

 good, permanent grass, standing our climate well, and 

 makes good pasture when fed close. Is valuable for low, 

 w^et meadows, producing a large return in good hay. 

 When soAvn alone, use about tAventy-eight pounds of the 

 chafi: seed per acre. Sow in spring or fall. 



R#»ri T^n Fanr-V (cleaned from chaff). Sow 

 Axcu 1 ktjj s. €S.ii%^y eight to ten pounds per acre. 

 Lb. 35c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 



Red Top Unhulled 



Lb. 30c; 100 Lbs. at market price 



Rhode Island Bent Grass ^f^^^^'^. 



nial for lawns and pasturage. Much like Eed Top, though 

 smaller. Thrives on light, dry soils as well as on ricli, 

 moist ones. For lawn purposes, if used alone, it should 

 be sown at the rate of about forty pounds per acre; for 

 pasture, if used alone, twenty four pounds per acre. 

 Lb, 40c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 



^I^*aiari'c F*»C4-i^^ (Festuca ovina). A small tufted, 

 tjia.M.'CClt o J. ic^at.'Uc; hardy grass forming a cluster of 

 narrow, cylindrical leaves. It is of value in mixture for 

 lawns on dry soils and in shady locations. Sow about 

 thirty-five pounds per acre. Lb. 30c; 100 Lbs. at market 

 price. 



(Festuca elatior), A valuable peren- 

 nial grass, very productive and nutri- 

 tious. It is native to moist, heavy soil, v/here it probably 

 does best, but it succeeds well on any good soil, wet or 

 dry. If used alone soav forty pounds per acre. Lb. 50c; 

 100 Lbs, at market price. 



Tall IVIeadow Oat Grass i^SS;'"pS: 



nial much used in the south and west. Its roots penetrate 

 deep and it thrives on any good soil. It yields a heavy 

 crop and is valuable both for meadow and pasture. If 

 used alone, sow thirty to forty pounds per acre. Lb. 40c; 

 100 Lbs. at market price. 



This is the niost valu- 

 able of all the grasses for hay, especially in 

 the north. Thrives best on moist, loamy soils of medium 

 tenacity. It should be cut just when the blossom falls. 

 Sow early in the spring or fall, at the r^te of twelve 

 pounds per acre, if alone, but less if mixei with other 

 grasses. Lb. 30c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 



r ancy ugu chaff). 



Tall Fescue 



Timothy (^'^-^^^^^y^u^'^'^^ense) 



Orchard Grass 



Wood Meadow Grass 'iZlf^Sl't^^'Z 



two feet high; has a perennial creeping root and an 

 erect, slender, smooth stem. One of the best varieties to 

 sow in shaded situations, such as orchards and parks, 

 for either hay or pasturage. Sow about thirty pounds 

 per acre. Lb. 70c. 



