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h-Grade Grass Seeds 



TIMOTHY. 



TiraOTHY (Fhleum prateuse.) 



This makes one of the most 

 popular, nutritious and salable of 

 hay grasses. It is best adapted 

 for sowing on clay or heavy loams, 

 low lands or in mountainous dis- 

 tiicts, although it will do well on 

 cviiy good stilt loamy soils, provided 

 moisture is i:.bundant. It does not 

 succeed nearjty as well, however, 

 as Orchard. Tall Meadow Oat or 

 Herd's Grass cn soils of a sandy 

 or light loamy texture, and is not 

 c£ as much value lor pasturage' as 

 other grasses. The stand of Timo- 

 thy will also be injured if grazed 

 or cut too closely. The yield of 

 hav on good ground is from on<» 

 and a half to three tons per acre. 

 The best clover to sow with timo- 

 thy is either the Sapling or Alsike, 

 as they mature and ripen with 

 timothy. Pound, 15c. Peck, $l.6S. 

 Busliel of 45 lbs., $6.50. 



Ki:i> "iGP, ca Msan'S grass 



(Agrosis vulgaris). — This grass 

 makes excellent pasturage and 

 good crop of fine quality hay, and 

 succeeds on a greater variety of 

 soils than any oihcr grass in gen- 

 eral use, giving very good results 

 on light soils and the very best results 

 on heavier, moist or low ground soils. 

 It is rather late in starting in the spring 

 and matures its crop at the same time 

 as Timothy. Is excellently adapted for 

 ' seeding with Timothy for hay, and fur- 

 nishes excellent pasturage afterwards. 

 ■When it gets well established it will 

 gradually supplant other grasses. The 

 grades of seed usually sold are: 



CB:AS"F BSD TOP. — Seed in chaff. 

 Sow 4 to 6 bushels to the acre, 10 lbs. to 

 buahel. Prioe, 50c. l)us. 



■DWHUIiliEa ES1> TOP. — Seed in hull, 

 but free of chafE and impurities. Sow 2 

 to 3 bushels to the acre; 14 lbs. to the 

 bushel. Price, Ito., 15c.; feus., $1.75; 100 

 Iba^ 12c. To. 



PANCY CI.BANED BED TOP. — ^Hulled 

 seed, free from all impurities. We would 

 advise our customers to sow the Extra 

 Cleaned UnhuUed or Fancy Cle..ned seed. 



Pancy Cleaned Bed Top. — Sow 12 to 15 

 lbs. to the acre. Price, 20o. lb.; $17.00 

 per 100 lbs.; bushel of 32 lbs., $5.12. 



a H O D 3 ISIiANB SENT GBASS 

 (&.g"l«tis canina). — A very fine variety 

 foi lawns. lib., 60c. 



SHESF FESCUE (Pesttica ovina) It is a densely tufted 



perennial grass for dry, sandy j nd rocky soil where scarcely 

 any other species will grov.r. It roots deeply, and forms a 

 dense, short tuft, suitable for lawns and pleasure groundn 

 where the soil is sandy. It affords wholesome food for all 

 cattle, especially sheep. Specially recommended for pasturpgo 

 mixtures. Sow about 30 pounds per acre, lb., 50c. Busliel 

 of 12 lbs., $5.00. 



ZTAXiIAK BYE GBASS. — Is an annual, and should be sown 

 every year at the rate of 50 pounds per acre. It can be sown 

 during Augurt, September or October. It rhould bo mown as 

 early as the blossoms appear, cr the hay will not be so good, 

 and it can be cut every month from enrly spring if the soil and 

 weather are suitable. Bus., 20 lb. lib., 30o. 10 lbs., $1.50. 

 Per 100 lbs., $13.00. 



SITGXiISK BYE GBASS (Jiolinm perenne) This makes a 



quick growth very early in the spring, and is rdapted for cool, 

 moist locationrj. 24 lbs. to the bushel; 60 lbs. to the acre, 

 lib., 20c. Busliel, $3.00. 



CBESTBB BOS'S TAIE. (Cynosui-us cristatus) Should 



enter in moderate cur.ntity in permanent pasture mixtures, 

 find in l?rg'~r ru".nt'"t'f's f"r l^^np, as it popsesses in a marl-ed 

 d-^"ree all the desirable ferturcs cf a good lawn grass. 21 lbs. 

 to bushel, ib., eOc. 10 Ifcs., $5.00. 



■WOOB SffiBADOW (Poa nemoralis) — An early nutritive 

 pri=;s; thrives better under trees than other grasses. Is also 

 an excellent pasture grass. Lb., 75c. 14 lbs. to bushel. 



SWEET VEBNAl (Anthozanthnm odorattim). — True per- 

 ennial; emit.s an agreeable odor, which it imparts to the hay. 

 lib., . 



RED TOP GRASS. 



EEKTTXICKY BZiTTE GBASS. — It is 



rathijr sensitive to hea.., but not so 

 to cold weather, and on thiu account 

 does its best in the fall, winter and 

 spring. It grows slowly at first, 

 forms a very compact turf, making a 

 fine pasturage when once established. 

 It is much the best, however, to com- 

 bine other gras.^es with it for either 

 lawn or pasturage. Sow in the spring 

 or fall. Fancy, tri-^l "-clear ed. Per 

 lb., 30O. Bus. of 14 lbs., S4.5U. 



O S C H[ A E D GBASS (Bactylis 

 grlomerata). — One of the best and 

 most reliable grasses for the Middle 

 and Southern States, either for hay 

 or pasturage. It ruocccds well on 

 nearly all soils, but does best on 

 upland, loamy or moderately stiff 

 soils. It starts early in the spring 

 '-d continues well into winter. It is 

 of quick growth and relished by 

 stock, especially when young, arid 

 boars close rrazing. It makes excel- 

 lent hay, and gives the very best 

 results mixed and grown with Tall 

 Meadow O-t Cr-ss c^d Red Clover, 

 as suggested under the head of Tall 

 Meadow Oat Grass. It should be cut 

 when in blossom, as the hay is in- 

 jured if the seed is allov/ed to ripen. 

 It can be rov/n in the spring or fall 

 either wHh grain or alone. Sow 3 

 bushels per acre if sown alone, or 

 with Red Clover, one r^d one-half 

 bushels of Orch'>rd and r^ven pounds 

 of Clover pre the auantHles usually 

 sown. Pri-e, 25c. I'b. of 14 lbs., 



$4.00. 



TAl^I. MEADOW OAT GBASS 

 (Aveua ol.itlor). — Most valuable f»r 

 pastures on account of its early and 

 luxuriant growth; it produces an 

 abundant supply of foliage, which is 

 relished by crttle, early and late. For 

 hay it may be cut twice a year, and 

 for green soil'ng It may be cut four 

 or five timea in favornb^e seasons. It 

 is very hTdy and withstands extreme 

 drought and h-^-^t and coM. Height, 

 2 to 4 feet. 50 pounds to the acre. 

 (10 pounds to bushel.) Xb., EOo. 100 

 lbs., . 



CBEEPING BENT GBASS (Affrotis 

 stolonifera). — Excellent for lawns; 

 succeeds well in til conditions; makes 

 a low, velvety growth. lib., 60c. 

 Bus. (20 lbs.), . 



MEADOW POXTAII^ (Alopecurus 

 pratensis). — Closely resembles Timo- 

 thy in growth, but has a soft, feath- 

 ery head. It is a valuable pasture 

 grass by reason of its rapid growth. 

 About 7 pounds to the bushel; 3 bu- 

 rh°iT to the acre. lib., 75c. Bushel, 



KENTUCKY . 

 CLUE GRASS. 



ORCHARD GRASS. 



T/IEADOW PESCUE, nAWDAtli, or ENGMSH EtUE GBASS 



(Festuca pratensis). — This should be very much more largely 

 used than at present. It makes a very good hay and pas- 

 turage grass, and is particularly valuable for fall and winter 

 pasturage, as it remains green throughout the winter. It is 

 very popular in Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee and the 

 Mountainous districts of North Carolina, where it is very 

 highly appreciated as a largc-yicldln~, nutritious pasturage 

 and hay grass. It succeeds well in nearly all sections of the 

 South, and should be very largely used in pasturage and hay 

 mixtures, being specially suitable for sowing with Red Top 

 and Timothy for h^y, or y/ith these and Orchard and Tall 

 Meadow Oat for permanent pasturage. Sow either in the 

 spring or fall at the rate of 50 pounds to the acre. Thrives 

 better u-nd-^r trees than other grasses. 22 lbs. to bus. 3ib.j 



25c. ICO lbs., 



AWSTI.3SS EBOias GBASS (Bromiis inermis). — Compara- 

 tively a new grass in this country, but in Hungary (Europe), 

 its principal home, it is the chief meadow grass of the sandy 

 moorlands. It grows coarse, resembling Orchard Grass; 

 prefers .light, dry soil. It roots deeply, and stands protracted 

 droughts well, and will thrive upon soils too poor and dry to 

 grow anything else but broom sedge; hence is valuable for 

 such situations, both for grazing and hay, and especially in 

 mixtures with other grasses. It has, however, been talked up 

 very much in the agricultural press, especially in the West, 

 and is worthy of extended tr'al. Sow at the rate of from 35 

 to 4n pouTids per acre when sown by itself, either in the spring 

 or fall. Sb., 40c. Bushel of 14 lbs., 



