D. M. FERRY & CO,, DETROIT, MICH, 



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Crimson Trefoil or Scarlet Italian Clover. {Tri/oUum {ncarnatum.)—An annual variety, in common use in 

 the south for feeding green and for hay, and also found very profitable on the sandy soils of New Jersey. The 

 yield in fodder is immense, and after cutting, it at once commences growing again, continuing until severe, 

 cold, freezing weather. It grows about one foot high; the roots are nearly black, leaves long, blossoms long, 

 pointed, and of a very deep red, or carmine color. Makes good hay. It is sown in August or September in 

 the south, but should not be planted in the north until spring. Sow ten to fifteen pounds per acre. Lb. 35c. 

 postpaid; $10.00 per 100 Lbs. 



Per lb. 

 Postpaid 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne Clover. . . 30c. 

 Bokhara Sweet Clover, (^Meii- 



lotus alba) 4OC. 



Alsike, or Swedish Clover. . .35c. Market price 



Per 100 

 lbs. 



$15.00 



Per 100 



lbs. 



Per lb. 

 Postpaid 



Mammoth, or Large Red 



Clover 30c. Market price 



Medium Red, or June Clover. 25c. " 

 White Dutch Clover 35c. 20.00 



GRASS SEEDS 



Per lb. Per too 



postpaid. lbs. 



Rhode Island Bent Grass — 35c. $20 . 00 



Creeping Bent Grass 35c. 20.00 



Red Top, Unhulled Fancy, 



{free from light chaff) 25c. 9 . 00 



Red Top, fancy ^ cleaned from 



chaff 30c. 15.00 



Meadow Foxtail 45c. 25.00 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass 30c. 17.00 



Awnless Brome Grass 30c. 16.00 



Orchard Grass 30c. 13.00 



Hard Fescue 35c. 17 00 



Tall Fescue 45c. 28.00 



Sheep's Fescue 35c. 17.00 



Per lb. Per 100 



postpaid. lbs. 



Meadow Fescue, or English 



Blue Grass 35c. $20.00 



Perennial Rye Grass 25c, 10.00 



Timothy 20c. Market price 



Wood Meadow Grass 60c. 40.00 



Kentucky Blue Grass, fancy 



clean 30C. 12. OO 



Fowl Meadow, or False Red 



Top 45C- 25.00 



Rough Stalked Meadow 50c. 35- 00 



Fine Mixed Lawn ,. 35c. 15.00 



Extra Fine Mixed, Central 



Park Mixture 50c. 25 .00 



A Beautiful Eawn 



There is nothing which adds more to the external attractiveness of a home than a beautiful lawn. You may 

 have such, by providing the right conditions. These are: 



First. — A rich, properly prepared soil. If the ground is naturally rich, all that is necessary is that it be well 

 spaded, making it as fine and mellow as possible. If, as is often the case, it consists of the earth from the excav- 

 ation for the house, or is hard and lumpy, it should first receive a good dressing of manure which should be spaded 

 in, mixing it with the soil, which should be made as fine and free from lumps as possible. It should then stand 

 for a few days, and if possible until after a good rain, when it should receive a second dressing of manure and 

 be again spaded, making it fine and free from lumps to the depth of at least a foot. In some cases it may be neces- 

 sary to repeat this a third and even a fourth time. In any case the surface of the soil should be made as fine and 

 smooth as possible before sowing the seed. 



Second. — We must have good seed of the right varieties. Some sorts are the most luxuriant in spring, others 

 in summer, and still others in autumn, and a wise selection of varieties in proper proportions is very important. 

 We have given much thought and made many experiments to secure the best selection and think our Central Park 

 Mixture the best possible combination to secure a fine lawn. 



Third.— It is important that the seed be properly planted. It should be sown at the rate of from 60 to 100 lbs. 

 to the acre. The more freely the seed is used the quicker a thick, velvet-like turf may be secured. One pound of 

 seed will be sufficient for 6do square feet It may be sown in early spring or in the fall, but if at the latter time it 

 should be early enough to allow the plants to get well started before the ground becomes frozen. The surface 

 having been freshly raked, sow in the seed as evenly as possible and rake it in, following if possible with a roller. 

 Having secured a good growth, it should be kept close and velvet-like by repeated cutting and, if necessary, 

 watering. 



Miscellaneous Seeds 



Per lb. 

 Postpaid. 



Millet, Common 20c. 



Millet, German or Golden .25c. 



Per 100 

 lbs. 



Market price 



Per lb. Per too 



Postpaid. lbs. 



Hungarian, 20c. Market price 



Rye, Fall or Winter. 3 lbs., by mail, post- 

 paid, 50c.; per bush. 56 lbs., $1.25. 



The above, by the pound, postpaid; by the bushel or 100 lbs., at purchaser's 

 expense for transportation. Subject to variation in price to correspond with the 

 market. 



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