M. FERRY & GO'S 



—One of tne earliest of g^rasses in spring, as well as the 

 Jatest in autumn, and about the only grass that is fra- 

 grant. As a pasture grass, mixed with other species, it 

 is valuable on account of its earliness, and mixed with 

 blue grass and white clover, it is an invaluable adjunct 

 for lawns, presenting a beautiful appearance, and ex- 

 haling a delightful fragrance when in blossom. Should 

 form a part oi the mixed grasses in every ]awn and door 

 yard. About ten pounds per bushel. 



Common Millet, {Panicuin viiliaceiun). — Requires 

 a dry, light, rich soil, and grows two and a half to four 

 feet high, with a fine bulk of stalks and leaves, and is 

 excellent for foraging. Sow in drills, or broadcast, from 

 May ist to June 20th, if for seed, or until the last of 

 July., if for hay. For grain, sow in drills, one-quarter 

 bushel per acre ; if for hay, sow broadcast, one-half 

 bushel per acre. Fifty pounds per bushel. 



German, or Golden Millet. — An improved variety, 

 medium early, growing three to five feet high. The 

 heads are closely condensed, though the spikes are very 

 numerous. The seeds are contained in rough, bristly 

 sheaths, and are round, golden yellow, and beautiful in 

 api>earance. Though this variety has been in cultiva- 

 tion some three or four years, we have never heard a 

 single complaint about it. 



Egyptian, or Pearl Millet. 



Egyptian, or Pearl Millet, {PeniciUa7-ia spicata). 

 — This is perhaps the most wonderful forage plant that 

 has ever been introduced. Four years ago it was very 

 generally distributed and planted for test purposes, 

 especially in the Southern States. The general sum- 

 ming up of reports appears to be that it requires a 

 longer and hotter season than we usually have in the 

 north, to fully mature, though some seasoES are so 

 warm that it succeeds admirably in Maine. The Rural 

 New Yorker publishes its experience with pearl millet 

 on its trial grounds. From a single seed, fifty-two stalks 



ere produced, weighing forty-two and a half pounds. 

 - ne highest stalk was ten feet one inch, and the cir- 

 cumference of the plant was thirteen feet nine inches 

 three feet from the ground. Several plants were cut 

 Agust 1st, 5ind the subsequent growth was nine pounds 

 per plant, making over fifty pounds of green fodder 

 from a single seed. When the plant first comes up, the 

 stems are prostrate, but assume an upright position 

 when two feet long. Stock eat it with great avidity. In 

 the south, it can be cut three or four times, sprouting 

 readily and growing rapidly after each cutting. It 

 should be sown in drills, dropping about two or three 

 seeds two feet apart in the drill ; the drills should be 

 three feet apart, as plenty of room is required for its 

 growth. Two pounds of seed is sufficient for an acre. 

 Hungarian Grass, {Panict^n 

 Germanic tun). — This is a species 

 of millet, growing less rank, with 

 smaller stalks, often yielding two 

 or three tons of hay per acre. It 

 is very popular and valuable with 

 those who are clearing timber lands 

 [Like the millet, it is an annual. 

 Rand requires to be sown every sea- 

 |son, but will produce a larger re- 

 turn than almost any other crop. 

 Sow and cultivate like miUet. 

 Forty-eight pounds per bushel. 



Fine Mixed Lawn Grass. — 

 The essentials for a fine lawn are 

 proper drainage, a careful prepa- 

 tion of the soil, thorough rolling, 

 and a selection of the seeds of such 

 Hungarian Grass, 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. We 

 have found the Ch.\rter Oak L.\wn Mower the best 

 for cutting lawns. Too much care cannot be bestowed 

 however on 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. These we 

 can supply ready mixed, in proper proportions of each. 

 The quantity sown varies according to to the variety of 

 grasses from forty to sixty pounds per acre, much more 

 being required than for hay or pasturage. The seed 

 can be sown in spring or autumn. 



Flint's Extra Fine Mixed Lawn Grass, for Per- 

 iM.\NENT L.\WNS. — This mixture is the result of much 

 thought and experimenting, and is undoubtedly the very 

 best mixture that can be obtained for permanent lawns, 

 resisting the severe droughts of our cfimate better than 

 any other. The mixture is composed of sixteen selected 

 grasses^ and the quantity required per acre is sixty 

 pounds, sown in spring or fall. Though a little more 

 expensive at the outset, it will undoubtedly be found 

 the cheapest in the end, and it can hardly fail to please 

 the most critical. 



MISCELLANEOUS FAEM SEEDS 



WINTEH WHEAT. 



It is an encouraging fact that our farmers are begin.- 

 ning to appreciate the importance not only of good seed 

 grain, but of selecting the variety best adapted to their 

 farm and methods of culture, and as a result we now 

 have a score or more of new varieties of winter wheat, 

 each claiming to be the best. Realizing the importance 

 of the subject, we have, during the past summer, made 

 most careful inquiries concerning these new sorts, and 



