PETER HENDERSON <fe CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— GRASSES & CLOVERS. 36 



MEADOW FESCUE. 



HENDERSONS SPECIAL GR^SS FIXTURES. 



For HAY and PERHANENT PASTURE. 



Produces wonderful Hay Crops and luxuriant Pasture. Will last for twenty years 



without renewal. 

 Fall sowing is the most successful. Directions for sowing in every bag. 

 Full description and testimonials from users in our "FARMER'S MANUAL" mailed on application. 



For Hay and Permanent Pasture, for Light Soils, 

 " " " " Medium Soils, 



" " " " Heavy Soils, , 



" Woodlands and Orchards, J- P ^ bushel, 



" Hay only 



" Pasture only, 



" Renovating Old Pastures J 



PRICES : 



(Per bushel of 14 lbs.) 



$2.50 

 20 bushels at 2.45 

 50 bushels at 2.40 

 100 bushels at 2.35 



ITALIAN RYE GRASS. 



Heqdepgon'g 



SUPERIOR 

 RECLEANED 



COMPLETE 

 LIST 



Fop Fall Rowing. 



At both the ParuAmerican Exposition and the World's Fair we received OVER THIRTY MEDALS AND AWARDS, a large 

 proportion of which were granted to our Grasses and Clovers for superior quality and purity of sample. 



All Grass and Clover Seeds offered on this page are new crop and are the best procurable. All are of the highest 

 germinating power, are pure and free from weed seeds, all having been recleaned by our own up-to-date machinery. 



We sell Grass and Clover Seeds on the closest possible margin, and for Choice, Recleaned, New Crop Seeds our prices will be found very low. 

 Besides offering Grass Seeds and Clover by the lb., 100 lbs. and bushel, we give the standard weight per bushel. 



Prices subject to variation. Special quotations for large quantities. 



AWNLESS BROME GRASS. (Bromus Inermis.) 

 Will stand long droughts and produce heavy crops 

 in dry sections where other grasses would perish. 

 It has also proved one of the hardiest grasses. 

 Will succeed in a wider range of temperature than 

 any other grass. Will also grow and produce satis- 

 factory crops on soil too poor to support Timothy 

 and manv of the other grasses 



BERMUDA GRASS. (Cynodon Dactyhn.) Of geat 

 value in the Southern States, but does not thrive 

 north of Virginia 



Canada Blue Grass. (Poa Comprcssa.) Useful for 

 sowing on hard clay and poor soils 



Creeping Bent Grass. (Agrostis Stolonifera.) Excel- 

 lent for lawns, succeeds well in most situations. .... 



Crested Dog's Tail. (Cynosurus Cristatus.) Should 

 enter in moderate quantity in permanent pasture 

 mixtures, and in larger quantities for lawns, as it 

 possesses in a marked degree all the desirable fea- 

 tures of a good lawn grass 



ENGLISH RYE GRASS. (Lolium Perenne.) A 

 valuable grass where quick results are desired, as it 

 grows rapidly and makes a good showing within a 

 month from time of sowing . . 



Fine-Leaved Sheep's Fescue. (Festuca Ovina Tenui- 

 folia.) The finest bladed grass and valuable only 

 for lawns 



HARD FESCUE. (Festuca Duriuscula.) A dwarf- 

 growing grass of great value, succeeding well in 

 dry situations. Has a wonderful root formation, 

 forming a dense fibrous mat 



HUNGARIAN GRASS. (Panicum Gcrmanicum.) Is 

 a valuable annual forage plant. 1 bushel to the 

 acre. 10 bush , $1 .75 bush 



ITALIAN RYE GRASS. (Lolium Italicum.) Thrives 

 in almost any soil and yields early and abundant 

 crops. Sown in the fall will produce an excellent 

 hay crop the following season, but lasts only one 

 year 



Johnson Grass. (Sorghum Halapense) 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. (Poa Praiensis.) 



Fancy or double extra clean. Though offered at 

 the standard weight of 14 lbs. per bushel, the 

 natural weight of this fancy seed is 20 to 25 lbs 

 per measured bushel 



Weight 

 3er bush. 



Per 

 bush. 



Per 

 lb. 



Per 

 100 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



S3 . 25 



SO . 25 



$22 . 00 



35 lbs. 





.80 



70.00 



14 lbs. 



1 . 50 



. 12 



10.00 



20 lbs. 



5 . 50 



.28 



25.00 



21 lbs. 



11.00 



.55 



50.00 



24 lbs. 



2.00 



.10 



8.00 



14 lbs. 



5 . 75 



.45 



40.00 



12 lbs. 



2.50 



.25 



20.00 



48 lbs. 



1 .80 



.08 



3.50 



18 lbs. 



1 .60 



.10 



8.00 



25 lbs. 



4.00 



.18 



15.00 



14 lbs. 



2.25 



.18 



15.00 



MEADOW FESCUE. (Festuca Pratensis.) Of 

 great value in mixtures for permanent pasture .... 



MEADOW FOXTAIL. (Alopecurus Pratensis.) One 

 of the best grasses for permanent pasture. Is the 

 earliest grass, and of rapid growth 



ORCHARD GRASS. (Dactylis Glomerata.) One of 

 the most valuable grasses, and should be one of the 

 main varieties in mixtures, either for pasture or hay 



Red or Creeping Fescue. (Festuca Rubra ) Forms 

 a close, rich sod, and is valuable in lawns 



RED TOP GRASS. (Agrostis Vulgaris.) Choice.. 



Fancy or extra recleaned seed 



Rhode Island Bent Grass. (Agrostis Canina.) A 

 very fine varietvv for lawns 



Rough-Stalk Meadow. (Poa Trivialis) 



SHEEP'S FESCUE. (Festuca Ovina.) Short and 

 dense in growth, excellent for sheep pastures 

 Valuable also for lawns and pleasure grounds 



Sweet Vernal, True Perennial. (Anthoxanthum Odor- 

 atum ) Emits an agreeable odor, which it imparts 

 to the hav 



TALL MEADOW FESCUE. (Festuca Elatior.) Very 

 early, nutritive and productive. Should form 

 portion of all pastures on wet or clay soils 



TALL MEADOW OAT GRASS. (Avena Elatior.) 

 Recommended for soiling, being rapid and luxuri 

 ant in its growth, also of great value in permanent 

 hay mixtures 



TIMOTHY. (Phlcum Pratense.) We offer a par- 

 ticularly " choice " sample, free from weed seeds 

 Large quantities of Timothy seed are on the mar- 

 ket which are so foul with noxious weed seed as to 

 be dear as a gift, and there is no sound reason for 

 farmers to sow such seed when we offer pure seed 

 of high germinating power at such reasonable 

 prices. Price subject to change without notice. . . . 



Various-Leaved Fescue. (Festuca Hcterophylla.) 

 Valuable for permanent pasture, and is also de- 

 sirable in lawn mixtures 



Wood Meadow Grass. (Poa Xcmoralis.) Of early 

 growth and thriving well under trees 



Weight 

 per bush. 



22 lbs. 

 7 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



14 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 32 lbs. 



14 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 



12 lbs. 



10 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



10 lbs. 



45 lbs. 



14 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 



Per 

 bush. 



4.25 

 2.75 



2.50 



4.50 

 1.40 

 5 -25 



4.25 

 5.00 



2.50 



14.50 



6.50 



2.25 



3.25 



4.50 

 6.00 



Per 

 lb. 



.20 

 .40 



.20 



.35 

 .12 

 .18 



.35 

 .40 



.25 



1.50 



.50 



.25 



.10 



.35 

 .45 



Per 

 100 lbs. 



18.00 



35.00 



17.00 



30.00 

 9.00 

 16.00 



30.00 

 35.00 



20.00 



45.00 



20 . 00 



7.00 



30.00 

 40.00 



CRIMSON OR SCKRLET CLOSER, 



(Trifolium I ncarnatum.) 

 THE MOST VALUABLE PLANT FOR RESTORING THE FERTILITY OF WORN-OUT SOILS. 



The value of Scarlet Clover is now so thoroughly established that we have no 

 hesitation in recommending that all lands from which crops have been har- 

 vested during the summer and fall should be sown with Scarlet Clover for plow- 

 ing under the following spring. Authorities who have made a careful estimate 

 state that plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 tons 

 of stable manure per acre, and even if the clover be harvested or pastured, the 

 benefits derived from the wonderful nitrogenous root formation will alone many 

 times repay the cost. ■ 



If intended for feeding, it should always be cut. while in the young stage and 

 never fed to stock after the crop has ceased flowering, as serious results are apt 

 to follow the feeding of over-ripe Crimson Clover. It is the cheapest source of 

 nitrogen and should be extensively used throughout the entire Eastern States. 



Its value as a winter soil mulch and for green manuring for orchards cannot be 

 overestimated. 



It may be sown among corn, tomatoes, turnips, etc., at the time of last 

 hoeing, or after potatoes, melons, cucumbers, etc., have been harvested, or on 

 grain-stubble anil harrowed in. 



In the latitude of New York, time for sowing may extend from July 15th to 

 September 15th, and further South up to October. The seed needs to be only 

 Hghtlv covered, and a goi »1 plan is to sow on fresh plowing and cover with a light 

 harrow. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 



Choice new crop American grown seed of highest growing quality, thor- 

 oughly recleaned and free from weed seeds, 10c. per lb , $4.25 per bushel, $6 75 

 per 100 lbs. 



For full descriptions and illustrations of our Grasses, etc., see our "FARMER'S MANUAL. Mailed free on application. 



