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Crimson Trefoil or Scarlet Italian Clover. {THfolium incarnatum.)—h.n 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, pomted 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 ; 100 Lbs. at market 

 price. 



Per lb. Per loo 

 Postpaid. lbs. 

 Alfalfa, or Lucerne Clover. .35c. Market price 

 Bokhara Sweet Clover {Meli- 



lotus alba) 40C. 



Alsike, or Swedish Clover.. 35c. " 



Per lb. Per 100 

 Postpaid. lbs. 

 Mammoth or Large Red 



Clover 35c. Market price 



Medium Red, or June Clover.3oc. ' ' 



White Dutch Clover 40c. " 



Per lb. 

 Postpaid 

 Rhode Island Bent Grass. .40c. 



Creeping Bent Grass 40c. 



Red Top, Unhulled Fancy, 



{free from light chaff) 20C. 



Red Top, {fancy, cleaned from 



chaff) 30c. 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass 40c. 



Awnless Brome Grass 30c. 



Orchard Grass 35c. 



Hard Fescue 25c. 



Tall Fescue 50c. 



Sheep's Fescue 25c. 



6.50 



12.50 

 24.00 

 15.00 

 18.00 

 15.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 



Per lb. Per 100 



Postpaid. lbs. 

 Meadow Fescue, or English 



Blue Grass 25c. ^12.00 



Perennial Rye Grass 20c. 8.00 



Timothy 20c. Market price 



Wood Meadow Grass 60c. 40.00 



Kentucky Blue Grass {fancy 



cleati) 30c. 13.00 



Fowl Meadow, or False Red 



Top 50c. 35.00 



Rough Stalked Meadow. . .50C. 35.00 



Fine Mixed Lawn 30c. 15.00 



Extra Fine Mixed Lawn, 



Central Park Mixture. . .45c. 25.00 



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 excavation 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 necessary 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 sufiicient for 600 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. 



Per 100 

 lbs. 



Per lb. 

 Postpaid. 



Millet, Common 20c. Market price 



Millet, German or Golden. 25c. " 



Per lb. Per 100 

 Postpaid. lbs. 



Hungarian 20c. Market price 



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

 paid, 50c.; 100 lbs., ^3.00. 



The above, by the pound, postpaid; 100 pound prices at purchase^'-' s expense for 

 transportation. Subject to variation in price to correspond with the market. 



