86 Dreer' s Garden Calendar, 



young grass from the sun. For small plots, digging, trenching, and 

 raking must l>e done, instead of plowing, sub-soiling, and harrowing. 



Our mixture of Lawn Grass is unsurpassed eitlier for lawns, jmrks, or 

 grass plats; it forms a thick, compact growth of short growing varieties, 

 following one another in succession, and can be highly recommended. 



GERMAN, OR SOUTHERN MILLET GRASS.— This Grass, almost 

 unknown, must soon haye a wide-spread reputation. It will grow lu 

 almost any climate or soil, the yield in Hay or Seed is larger, all things 

 l)eing equal, than any other, growing from four to six feet high, lu 

 no case are the stalks hard, but readily eaten by all kinds of stock. 



Lawn Grass, finest mi.xture Per qt. .25 Per bush, of 14 lbs., $5.00 



Laion Grass, good mixture " .20 " " 4.00 



Kentucky Blue Grass, extrsi clean, " .20 " " 3.00 



Natural Green Grass- yery fine... " .25 " " 5.00 



Orchard Grass " .20 " 12 lbs. 3.00 



Herd Grass, or Red Top.. " .15 " 10 lbs. 1.50 



Herd Grass.... ....Per sack of 50 lbs. 5.00 



Tall 3Ieadow Oat Grass, yaluable 



for permanent pasture, or Hay.. .Per qt., .20 Per bush, of 14 lbs. 4.00 

 English or Perennial Rye Grass... " .25 " 22 4.00 



Italian Bi/e Grass " .25 " 18 4.00 



Timothy, best quality " .20 " about 3.00 



Hungariiin Grass ..'. " .20 " " 2.00 



German or Southern Millet Grass, " .20 " " 2.50 



Couch Grass (Triticum Repens). A yariety suitable for Railroad 



Banks, or for the banks along streams, to prevent them from 



washing out , Per qt. 25 cts. Per bush. 4.00 



Sweet- Scented Vernal Grass Per lb. 75 



White Dutch Clover " 60 



Alsike, or Hybrid Clover..., " 50 



Lucerne {Alfalfa), or French Clover '^ 50 



lied Clover, hes,i quality Per bush, about $9.00 " 20 



CORN— Field Varieties. 



COMPTON'S EARLY YELLOAV*.— A new yellow flint variety, in 

 which is extreme earliness and great productiveness combined, produc- 

 ing from 150 to 180 bushels per acre, and ripening in 76 days. 



Stalks grow from 8 to 10 feet high, producing from 2 to 5 ears per 

 stalk. The ears are from 10 to IS inches long, well filled to the end ; 

 kernel medium, bright yellow, and on the flinty order. 



One of our customers" from Conn, wrote us that 4^ qts. produced him 

 130 bushels of shelled Corn, by only ordinary culture. We have heard 

 from others, as well as our own experience, that it is very early and })ro- 

 ductive, but will not do for the South, being only adapted for the North. 



Per 100 ears. Per bush. Per qt. 



Compton's Early Yellow $5.00 $5.00 .50 



Early Yellow Canada 3.00 3.00 .20 



EarlV Large White Flint 3.00 3.00 .20 



Pennsylvania, Large Yellow 3.00 3.00 .20 



Golden Dent Gourd Seed 3.00 3.00 .20 



Pop Corn. For parching 1.50 per doz. ears. .25 



BROOM CORN, IMPROVED EVERGREEN.— Grows about 7 ft. 

 high, brush fine and straight, and always of a green appearance wheu 

 ri])e ; it brings the highest price. Per bush., $4 ; per qt., 2o cts. 



BROOM CORN, CALIFORNIA GOLDEN.— Grows about 12 feet 

 high, brush very straight, and never gets crooked; often 36 inches in 

 length. Per bush., So : per qt., 40 cts. 



BROOM CORN, DWARF.— Grows about 4 ft. high, fine brush for 

 making whisks. Per bush., $4; per qt., 25 cts. 



