CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



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Orchard G-rass. 



Kentacky 

 Blue Grass. 



RHODES GRASS, OR EAST COAST 



GRASS. — 10 to 12 tons of hay per acre per 

 year. Makes splendid hay. A great drought 

 resister. Rapid grower. "Withstands rain 

 and drought. Its growth and drought-re- 

 sisting qualities are truly marvelous. It is 

 a quick grower, with creeping roots. The 

 growth is luxuriant, growing about four 

 feet high, and producing a very heavy 

 crop of hay to the acre. Stock of all kinds 

 eat it readily, either green, chaffed or as 

 hay, and thrive well on it. Grows on any 

 soil, producing seed the summer through. 

 Sow thinly and lightly. Planted during 

 September to November. s pounds per 

 acre. 1 lb., 80c.; 5 lbs., $3.75, postpaid. 



RED TOP GRASS. — Perennial height one 

 to two feet. This grass needs little de- 

 scription. It is excellently adapted to wet 

 grounds and thrives fairly well on hard, 

 poor soil. Sow about 30 pounds per acre. 

 Sow from October to February. 1 lb., 35c., 

 postpaid; 10 lb. lots, $2.50, not prepaid. 



PASPALUM PLATY-CAULE OR CAR- 

 PET GRASS. — This grass grows tenacious- 

 ly in any soil. Excellent for lawns 

 or pasture purposes on the Gulf Coast and 

 all sandy lands, and grows equally as well 

 on clay uplands. Green all the year in 

 lower Gulf States. It stools heavily and 

 is one parent stalk. Planted from Nov- 

 ember to March. 10 pounds per acre. 

 1 lb.. $1.00, postpaid. 



ORCHARD GRASS. — Perennial; height 

 two to three feet. This is a very necessary 

 grass, and very useful. It is necessary be- 

 cause it stands all kinds of punishment 

 better than most of our other grasses do. 

 It catches well on a poor seed bed, grows 

 on the poorest soil, stands all sorts of 

 tramping and drouth conditions, and yields 

 an excellent amount of forage. On the 

 other hand we have other grasses that are 

 better relished by live stock; especially is 

 this true when the Orchard Giass is al- 

 lowed to become rank without being mown 

 or pastured off. Frequently, when it be- 

 comes rank and woody, it will pav verv 

 well indeed to mow it. after which it im"- 

 mediately starts up fresh and succulent. 

 It thrives better in shady places than any 

 other grass we know of. Sow twenty 

 pounds per acre. September and October. 

 lb., 45c., postpaid; 10 lbs., $3.50, not pre- 

 paid. 



Eng-lish Rye Grass. 



NATAIi GRASS. — This is a splendid 

 pasture and hay grass. It has been 

 thoroughly tried in Florida for the past 

 two or three years. We have been watch- 

 ing this grass very closely, and, on account 

 of the flattering reports made by many of 

 the growers and the bulletins of the Ex- 

 perimental Station in Florida, know that 

 this is a valuable grass for this section. 

 Planted during May and June. 10 pounds 

 per acre. 1 lb., 75c., postpaid, write for 

 prices in quantity lots. 



KENTUCKY BI.UE GRASS. — This is the 

 standaril glass in America for pastures. 

 Blue grass is the base of practically all 

 grass seed mixtures. It is perhaps a 

 little slower than some other grasses but 

 when once established it is permanent. 

 Sow 25 to 30 pounds per acre. Sow in 

 Sprin^-^ and Fall. 1 lb., 40c., postpaid; 10 

 lbs., S3.50, not prepaid. 



BERMUDA GRASS. — 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 prettier carpet, when kept 

 short, than this grass. It is also very 

 valuable as a pasture and hay grass. 6 

 pounds will sow an acre. Should be plant- 

 ed from March to -lune. 1 lb., 80c.; 5 lbs., 

 $3.75, postpaid. 



MEADOW FESCUE GRASS. — As a pas- 

 turage grass we consider this one of the 

 most valuable. It is not affected by the 

 dry v/eather, as its roots penetrate the 

 earth 12 to 15 inches; it is much relished 

 by all kinds of stock on account of Its 

 long and tender leaves. It yields a very 

 superior hay when cured. It is deserving 

 of much more attention Sow from August 

 to October. 30 lbs. to the acre. 1 lb., 40c., 

 postpaid; 10 lbs., $3.50, not prepaid. 



E N G i; I S H, OR FERENITIAI. RYE 

 GRASS. — Is largely sown by our landscape 

 gardeners for winter lawns on Bermuda 

 sod. The Bermuda blades being easily 

 affected by frost, become red and rusty 

 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 English Rye, causing the 

 latter to decay and act as a fertilizer to 

 the existing grass. The Bermuda sod 

 should be mowed as closely as possible 

 scarify the surface thoroughly, broadcast 

 the EInglish Rye on top. rake in and cover 

 with a light soil. It should be sown from 

 September to IMarch, at the rate of 60 lbs. 

 ■V>^r acre. 1 lb., 30c., postpaid; 10 lbs., 

 $2.25; 20 lb. bn., $4.0O, not prepaid. 



