J. M. Thorburn & Co. 's Catalogue of Seeds. 



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Bromns pratensis. 



GRASS SEEDS— CONTINUED. 



Per lb. 



{Meadow Brome Grass.) Suitable in mixture for high and dry meadows. 



30 lbs. to the acre So 25 



Bromns Schraderi. {Rescue Grass.) Thrives in any 

 soil, but prefers that which is wet or moist. In Eng- 

 land four or five green crops are cut in a year, and 

 every time it is cut another crop shoots from the roots. 

 All kinds of stock eat it freely. 30 lbs. to the acre . . . 

 Calamagrostis arenaria. {Beach Grass.) Valuable 

 on the sandy seashore, canal and railroad banks, etc. 

 It serves, with its tough, wide-spreading and thickly 

 matting roots, to form natural and permanent em- 

 bankments, preventing the drifting of the sand and 

 protecting from wind and waves. Is of no agricultural 



value . . . 



Cynosurus cristatus. {Crested Dog's-tail Grass.) A 

 valuable grass for sheep pastures, on dry, hard soil 

 and hills. It belongs to the family of lawn grasses. 



25 lbs. to the acre 



Dactylis glomerata. {Orchard Grass.) Less exhaust- 

 ing to the soil than Tim- 

 othy, and will endure con- 

 siderable shade. It blos- 

 soms about the same time 

 as Red Clover, making it 

 on that account a desirable 

 mixture with that plant ; it 

 is exceedingly palatable to stock of all kinds, and its powers of en- 

 during the cropping of cattle commend it as one of the very best 



Per 

 100 lbs. 



$18 00 



30 25 OO 



40 35 00 



40 35 OO 



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 CYNOSURUS CRISTAToS. 



Per 



lb. 



pasture grasses. 3 bus. to the acre. (14 lbs. to bus.) ...... $0 20 



Dog's-tail. See Cynosurus cristatus. 



Festuca duriuscula. {Hard Fescue.) Not very productive, but 

 it is of a very fine quality and thrives well in dry situations, where 

 many other grasses would fail, thus making it a desirable pasture 



variety. 30 lbs. to the acre 20 12 



Festuca elatior. {Tall Fescue.) Succeeds best in moist, alluvial 

 and strong clay soils, and in shady ravines ; on moist, rocky sea- 

 coasts is considered one of the most valuable pasture grasses ; 

 it is a fortnight later in ripening than F. pratensis. 40 lbs. to the 



acre , 25 20 



Festuca heteroptiylla. {Various-leaved Fescue.) A very early 

 grass, native of Germany. A valuable sort for permanent mead- 

 ows and pastures on high ground. 40 lbs. to the acre 25 20 



Festuca ovina. {Sheep' s Fescue.) Grows 

 freely when in high, dry and open pas- 

 tures. Its chief merit for sheep pasture 

 is that it occupies land which better grasses refuse 

 to ten inches high. 35 lbs. to acre 



DACTYLIS GLOMERATA. 



{Orchard Grass.) 



Per Per 

 grows from six lb. 100 lbs. 

 $0 20 $15 00 



Festuca pratensis {Meadow Fescue, or E?ig lis h Blue Grass.) A 

 highly valuable species for permanent grass land. It does not, how- 

 ever, attain to its full productive power till the second or third year, 

 when it far exceeds most other sorts in quantity of its produce and nu- 

 tritive matter. It is relished by live stock, both in hay and pasture, 

 and is one of the most desirable permanent grasses for general 



culture. 40 lbs. to the acre .... 



Per lb. 100 lbs. 



Festuca rubra. {Red 



Fescue.) The es- 

 sential distinction of 

 this Fescue is its 

 creeping roots, 

 which, in dry and 

 sandy soils, are often 

 as strong as those of 

 festi ca pratens s. t h e common Couch 



Grass. Well adapted 

 for gravelly banks and dry slopes, which it 

 will protect and cover. 25 lbs. to the acre . . 25 18 00 

 Festuca tenuifolia. {Slender Fescue.) Flour- 

 ishes well on dry and sterile soils. It is well 

 suited for large bleaching greens, lawns, etc. 



30 lbs. to the acre 30 25 00 



Fox-tail. See Alopecurus pratensis. 

 Holcus lanatus. {Meadow Soft Grass.) In- 

 ferior to many other sorts, but of easy cul- 

 ture, and accommodates itself to all descrip- 

 tions of soils, producing a fair crop under un- 

 favorable circumstances. 4 bus. to the acre. 



(7 lbs. to bus.) 20 1600 



Hungarian Grass. See Panicum Germanicum. 

 Johnson Grass. See Sorghum Halepense, page 54. 



FESTUCA OVINA 



