GRIFFITH <a 



TURNER CO ^ 



HIGH-GRADE GRASS SEEDS 



TIMOTHY 



TmOTH7 (FSIiSTJIX Pratense.) 



This makes one of the most 

 popular, nutritious and salable of 

 hay grasses. It is best adapted 

 for sowing- on clay or heavy 

 loams, low lands, or in mountain- 

 ous districts, although it will do 

 well on any good, stiff, loamy 

 soils, provided moisture is abund- 

 ant. It does not succeed nearly 

 as well, however, as Orchard. Tall 

 Meadow Oat or Herd's Grass on 

 soils of a sandy or light loamy 

 texture, and Is not of as much 

 value for pasturage as other 

 grasses. The stand of Timothy 

 will also be injured if grazed or 

 cut too closely. The yield of hay 

 on good ground is from one and 

 a half to three tons per acre. The 

 best clover to sow with Timothy 

 is either the Sapling or Alsike, 

 as they mature and ripen with 

 Timothy. Bushel, 45 lbs. 



RED TOP, OR HERD'S GRASS 



(AgTosis Vulifaris.) — This grass 

 makes excellent pasturage and 

 good crop of fine quality hay, and 

 succeeds on a greater variety of 

 soils than any other grass in gen- 

 eral use, giving very good re- 

 sults on light soils and the very 

 best results on heavier, moist or 

 low ground soils. It is rather late 

 in starting in the spring and ma- 

 tures its crop at the same time 

 as Timothy. Is excellently adapt- 

 ed for seeding with Timothy for 

 hay, and furnishes excellent past- 

 urage afterwards. When it gets 

 well established it will gradually 

 supplant other grasses. The grades 

 of seed usually sold are: 



TrNHUXiIiED RED TOP. — Seed 

 in hull but free of chaff and im- 

 purities. Sow 2 to 3 bushels to 

 the acre; 14 lbs. to the bushel. 



PAKCY CLEANED RED TOP.— 



Hulled seed, free from all impur- 

 ities. We would advise our cus- 

 tomers to sow the Extra Cleaned 

 Unhulled or Fancy Cleaned Seed. 



FANC? CIiEAirED RED TOP. — 



Sow 12 to 15 lbs. to the acre. 

 32 libs, to the Bushel. 



RED FESCUE. — It is a densely 

 tufted perennial grass for dry, 

 sandy and rocky soil where scarce- 

 ly any other species will grow. It 

 roots deeply, and forms a dense 

 short tuft, suitable for lawns and 

 pleasure grounds where the soil is 

 sandy. It affords wholesome food 

 for all cattle, especially sheep. 

 Specially recommended for pasturage mixtures. Sow about 

 30 pounds per acre. 14 libs, to Bashe'' 



ZTAUAir RYE GRASS. — Is an annual and should be sown 

 every year at the rate of 50 pounds per acre. It can be 

 sown during August, September or October. It should be 

 mown as early as the blossoms appear, or the hay will not 

 be so good, and it can be cut every month from early spring 

 if the soil and weather are suitable. 20 Iibe. to Bushel. 



EITGtZSH RTE GRASS (Solium Perenne). — This makes a 

 quick growth very early in the spring, and is adapted for 

 cool, moist locations. 60 lbs. to the 



acre. 24 lbs. to Bustel. 



RED TOP GRASS 



KENTUCKY BLUE 

 GRASS 



KENTTJ-CKY SI.UE GRASS.— It is 



rather sensitive to heat, but not so 

 to cold weather, and on this account 

 does its best in the fall, winter and 

 spring. It grows slowly at first, 

 forms a very compact turf, making a 

 fine pasturage when once established. 

 It is much the best, however, to com- 

 bine other grasses with it for either 

 lawn or pasturage. Sow in the spring 

 or fall. 14 Jibs, to Bushel 



ORCHARD GRASS fDactylis glom- 

 erata). — One of the best and most 

 reliable grasses for the Middle and 

 Southern States, either for hay or 

 pasturage. It succeeds well on nearly 

 all soils, but does best on upland, 

 loamy or moderately stiff soils. It 

 starts early in the spring and con- 

 tinues well into winter. It is of 

 quick growth and relished by stock, 

 especially when young, and bears 

 close grazing. It makes excellent 

 hay, and gives the very best results 

 mixed and grown with Tall Meadow 

 Oat Grass and Red Clover, as sug- 

 gested under the head of Tall 

 Meadow Oat Grass. It should be cut 

 when in blossom, as the hay is in- 

 jured If the seed is allowed to ripen. 

 It can be sown in the spring or fall 

 either with grain or alone. Sow 3 

 bushels per acre if sown alone, or 

 with Red Clover, one and one-half 

 bushels of Orchard and seven pounds 

 of Clover are the quantities usually 

 sown. 14 Xibs. to Bushel. 



TAU MEADOW OAT GRASS 



(Avena elatior). — Most valuable for 

 pastures on account of its early and 

 luxuriant growth; it produces an 

 abundant supply of foliage, which is 

 relished by cattle, early and late. For 

 hay it may be cut twice a year, and 

 for green siloing it may be cut four 

 or five times in favorable seasons. It 

 is very hardy and withstands extreme 

 drought and heat and cold. Height, 

 2 to 4 feet. 50 pounds to the acre. 

 (10 pounds to bushel). 



CREEPING BENT GRASS (AgTOtls 



stolonifera). — Excellent for lawns; 

 succeeds well in all conditions; makes 

 a low, velvety growth. 



MEADOW FESCUE, RANDAU, or 

 ENGI.ISH BI.UE GRASS (Festuca 

 pratensis). — This should be very 

 much more largely used than at pres- 

 ent. It makes a very good hay and 

 pasturage grass, and is particularly 

 valuable for fall and winter pastur- 

 age, as it remains green throughout 

 the winter. It is very popular in 

 Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee and the Mountainous 

 districts of North Carolina, where it is very highly appre- 

 ciated as a large-yielding, nutritious pasturage and hay 

 grass. It succeeds well in nearly all sections of the South, 

 and should be very largely used in pasturage and hay 

 mixtures, being specially suitable for sowing with Red Top 

 and Timothy for hay, or with these and Orchard and Tall 

 Meadow Oat for permanent pasturage. Sow either in the 

 spring or fall at the rate of 50 pounds to the acre. Thrives 

 better under trees than other grasses. 22 lbs. to Bushel. 



ORCHARD GR-A.SS 



1 Xib. 



TIMOTHY $ .15 



RED TOP UNHUIiIiED 25 



RED TOP FANCY 32 



RED FESCUE 45 



ITALIAN RYE GRASS 20 



EZrOUSH RYE GRASS 20 



1 i;b. 



KENTUCKY EIiUE $ .50 



ORCHARD GRASS .26 



TAIiIi MEADOW OAT GRASS .25 



CREEPING BENT GRASS 1.50 



MEADOW FESCUE .85 



Ask for pricea In quantity. 



AI^Ii PRICES IN CATAi;OG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



