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z:ng-lish Bye Grass. 



Orchard Grass. 



OBCHABD GRASS. — Perennial; height 2 

 to 3 feet. This is a very successful grass, 

 and very useful. It is necessary because 

 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 Grass is al- 

 lowed to become rank without being mown 

 or pastured off. Frequently, when it be- 

 comes rank and woody, it will pay very 

 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. S'ow twenty 

 pounds per acre. Sow during September 

 and October, and from February to April. 

 1 lb., 50c., postpaid; 10 lbs., $3.50, not pre- 

 paid. 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.— This is the 

 standard grass 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 

 Spring and Fall. 1 lb., 60c., postpaid; 10 

 lbs., $5.00, not prepaid. 



RED TOP GRASS. — Perennial, height one 

 to two feet. This grass needs little de- 

 scription. It is excellently adapted to wet 

 poor soil. S'ow about 30 pounds per acre. 

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

 postpaid; 10 lbs., $2.50, not prepaid. 



NATAI. GRASS. — This is a splendid pas- 

 ture and hay grass. It has been thor- 

 oughly tried in the South. We have been 

 watching this grass very closely, and, on 

 account of the flattering reports made by 

 many of the growers and the bulletins of 

 the Experimental Stations, know that this 

 is a valuable grass for this section. 

 Planted during May and June. Ten pounds 

 per acre. 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid; 10 lbs., 

 $9.00, not prepaid. Write for prices in 

 quantity lots. 



CARPET GRASS — (Paspalum Platy- 

 caule.) (Petit Gazon.) (Axinopns Com- 

 pressus.) — This grass grows tenaciously 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 November to March, 

 also during Spring. 10 pounds per acre. 

 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid; 10 lbs., $8.50, not pre- 

 paid. 



ENGZ.ISH, OR 

 PERENNIAZ. 

 RYE GRASS. — 



Is largely sown 

 by our landscape 

 garde iiers for 

 winter lawns on 

 Bermuda sod. 

 The Bermuda 

 blades being eas- 

 ily affected by 

 frost, become 

 red and rusty 

 looking, while 

 English Rye, 

 during Winter, 

 presents a most 

 beautiful appear- 

 ance, being of 

 vivid green, and 

 as the Bermuda 

 during April and 



:\lay makes its appearance it overgrows 

 the English Rye, causing the la.tter to de- 

 cay and act as a fertilizer to the existing 

 grass. The Bermuda sod should be mowed 

 as closel3' as possible, scarify the surface 

 thoroughly, broadcast the English Rye on 

 top, rake in and cover with a light soil. It 

 should be sown from September to March, 

 at the rate of 60 lbs. per acre. 1 lb., 35c., 

 postpaid; 10 lbs., $2.75; 20 lb. bu., $4.50; 

 100 lbs., $16.00, not prepaid. 



ITALIAN RYE.— Sown in the Fall, it 



comes up quickly and makes a densely 



matted turf, which gives most excellent 



grazing during Fall, Winter and early 



Spring. If it is desired to be used as a 



hay crop it should not be grazed too long 



in the Spring, as it shoots up very early, 



I making a thick growth of grass which 



I when cut cures up splendid for hay. With 



a favorable season it will yield three or 



four successive cuttings of most excellent 



; and nutritious hay. Can be sown from 



I September to March. It should be sown 



[ at the rate of 60 lbs. to the acre, and as 



[ it is an annual, it requires seeding each 



year. It should be cut when in bloom for 



hay. 1 lb., 40c., postpaid; 10 lbs., $3.25; 20 



lb. bu., $5.00; 100 lbs., $18.00, not prepaid, 



RYE (Southern Grown.) It stools heav- 

 ily, can be grazed several times and then 

 allowed to go to seed. Cut and feed green; 

 has made as much as ten tons of green 

 food per acre in five months. It is sown 

 from the middle of August until November, 

 and then again in the early Spring. The 

 main planting time is in the Fall, however, 

 as it is more valuable when sown early. 

 It is a very hardy plant, withstanding all 

 kinds of very cold weather without serious 

 injury. Sown both broadcast and in drills; 

 1 ^ bushels per acre. The seed should be 

 covered no more than two inches. For 

 hogs, sow from September 10th to Novem- 

 ber 1st, together with crimson clover. Graze 

 from December 1st to April 15th. Rye can 

 be planted for late Fall and Winter graz- 

 ing at the -last laying by of cotton. 1 lb., 

 30c., postpaid; peck, $1.50; 56 lb. bu., $4.50, 

 not prepaid. 



ABRUZZI RYE. — Years ago agents of 

 the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture found a variety of rye in one of the 

 Italian provinces and sent a quantity of it 



