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Bokhara Melitotus or Sweet! Rescue Grass. 
. A hardy perennial Clover, growing 
Clover * wild in many sections, particularly the 
prairie States. Willi thrive and prosper wherever 
Blue Grass, Red Clover and Alfalfa grow. May be 
sown in most any month; late fall and early spring 
considered best. A frequent practice is to sow it 
with winter grain. Flowers furnish abundant for- 
age for bees. 
(Poa Praten- 
Kentucky. Blue Grase: 2 = 
also called smooth meadow grass, spear grass, and 
green grass, all three very appropriate, charac- 
teristic names, but Blue 
is @ misnomer for this 
grass. Itisnot blue, but 
ereen as grass, and the 
greenest of grasses. Ken- 
tucky Blue Grass with its 
underground stems and 
many roots, sustains the 
heat and drought of the 
Southern States. It may 
‘be sown any time from 
September to April, pre- 
ferable perhaps in the lat- 
ter half of February or 
early in March. ‘The sur- 
face of the land should be 
cleaned of trash of all 
kinds, smooth, even; and 
if recently plowed and 
harrowed, it should be 
rolied also. One year here 
gives a finer growth and 
show than two in Ken- 
tucky, or any other State 
so far North. Sow alone, 
20 to 26 pounds, that is 
used; in mixture 4 to 6 
Kentucky Blue Grass. 
two buskels should be 
pounds. 
Meadow Fes- od fox 
(Festuca Pra- Re We yr | Pees 
cue. each As a 
pasturage grass 
we 
consider this one of 
_the most valuable, ‘It 
is not affected by dry \ 18 iA! HF 
its roots 4\ BAL ays 
Jt Le 4 HAT 
NANT ONIN fata 
weather, as 
penetrate the earth 12 
to 15 inches; it ismuch 
relished by all kinds 
of stock on account of 
its long and tender 
leaves. It yields a very 
superior hay when 
cured. Itis deserving <, 
of much more atten- f 
tion. Sowin spring or 
fall. Iwo bushels to ¢ 
the acre. In some sec- 
tions it is called Ran- 
dalle Gaarsis.: eo has 
should not be con- 
founded with the 
English Rye Grass, ; 
offered by some dealers aS the same variety. 
Meadow Fescue. 
(Cynodon Dactylon.) 
Bermuda Grass. Almost everybody liv- 
ing in this section of the country knows this grass; it 
js planted asa Lawn grass, and nothing will stand 
the sun better, or will make a prettier carpet when 
kept short, than this grass. It is also very valuable 
as apasture and hay grass. It is only of late years 
that we have been able to obtain the seed of this 
grass, which heretofore had to be propagated by the 
roots, 6 pounds willsow an acre. Should be planted 
in the spring, but can also be sown later. Under 
the most favorable circumstances it takes from 60 to 
90 days to sprout; requires damp weather and hot 
sun: but when once up it grows very rapidly. 
“ J. S.=CKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
es 
(Ceratochie@ Australis, or 
Bromus Shraderii.) A for 
age plant from Australia. It grows during the win- 
ter. Sow the seed in the fall of the year, as it will 
not sprout as 
long as the Be 
ground is warm. 
Sow 1% to 2 bush- 
els of seed to the 
ACES Wty Sy ace 
annual winter 
grass. It varies 
in the time of — 
starting growth. 
We have seen it 
ready for mow- 
ing the first of 
October, and fur- 
n ish frequent 
cuttings till 
April. Again it 
may not start be- 
fore January, nor 
be ready to cut 
until February. ! 
This depends 
upon the mois- 
ture and depres- 
sion of tempera- 
ture. 
. Wactylis Glomerata.) 
Orchard Grass. This ie one of the best 
grasses for pasture. It grows quickly. Can be sown 
either in fall or spring. Sow from 1 to 1% bushels 
per acre. It may be 
mowed from two to 
four times a year, ac- 
cording to season and 
treatment; yielding 
from one to three tons 
of excellent hay’ per 
acre on poor to me- 
dium land. In grazing 
and as hay, most ani- 
mals select it in pref- 
erence among wmix- 
tures in other grasses, 
After grazing, or mow- 
ing, few grasses grow 
so rapidly (three to 
six inches per week), 
and are soon ready 
again for tooth or 
blade. It is easily 
cured and handled. It 
is readily seeded and 
catches with certain- 
ty. Its long, deeply 
penetrating fibrous 
roots enableit to sus 
tain itself and grow 
vigorously during 
droughts that dry up 
other grasses, except 
tall oat grass, which 
has similar roots and 
characteristics. It 
grows well in open lands and forests of large 
trees, the underbrush being all cleared off. ji 
Enuglish,’ ‘ory, Perennial? “Rye 
Grass (Lolium Perenne). This is the first grass 
* cultivated in England over two centuries 
ago, and at astill more remote periodin France. It 
was long more widely known and cultivated than 
any other grass, became adapted toa great variety of 
soils and conditions, anda vast number (seventy or 
more) of varieties produced, some of which were 
greatly improved while others were inferior and be- 
came annuals. Introduced into the United States in 
the first quarter of the past century, English Rye 
is largely sown by our landscape gardeners for win- 
ter lawns on Bermuda sod. The Bermuda blades 
being easily affected by frost become red and rusty 
looking, while English Rye during winter presents 
Rescue Grass. 
Orchard Grass. 
Use Raffia for Budding, Tying, Eitc., 
Cheaper than twine and lasts longer, ° 
