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Bromus pratensis. 



35 <* 



CYNOSURUS CRISTATUS. 



Per 

 lb. 



25 



GRASS SEEDS-continued. Per 



Per lb. 100 lbs 



(Meadozv Brome Grass.) Suitable in mixture for high and dry meadows. 



30 lbs. to the acre $0 30 $22 <n 



Bromus Schraderi. (Rescue Grass.) Thrives in any 

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

 land four or rive 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 . . . 35 ya fx 

 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 35 30 « 



Cynosurus cristatus. (Crested Dog y 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 40 



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 



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 iti dry situations, where 

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



variety. 30 lbs. to the acre 



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 



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

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

 ows and pastures on high grounds. 40 lbs. to the acre 



Festucaovina. {Sheep' s Fescue.) Grows freely when in high, dry 

 and open pastures. Its chief merit for sheep pasture is that it 

 occupies land which better grasses refuse ; grows from six to 



ten inches high. 35 lbs. to acre 



Festuca pratensis. {Meadozu Fescue, or English Bhie Grass.) A highly valuable species for 

 permanent grass land. It does not, however, 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 nutritive 

 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 $0 20 



Festuca rubra. {Red Fescue.) The essential distinction of this Fescue is its creeping roots, 

 which, in dry and sandy soils, are often as strong as those of the common Couch Grass. Well 

 adapted for gravelly banks and dry slopes, which it will protect and cover. 25 lbs. to the acre 

 Festuca tenuifolia. (Slender Fescue.) Flourishes well on dry and sterile soils. It is well 



suited for large bleaching greens, lawns, etc. 30 lbs. to the acre 



Fox-tail. See Alopecurus pratensis. 



Holcus lanatus. (Meadow Soft Grass.) Inferior to many other 

 sorts, but of easy culture, and accommodates itself to all descrip- 

 tions of soils, producing a fair crop under unfavorable circum- 

 stances. 4 bus. to the acre. (7 lbs. to the bus.) 



Hungarian Grass. See Panicum Germanicum. 

 Johnson Grass. See Sorghum Halepense, page 53. 

 Lolium Italicum. (Italian Rye Grass.) One of the most valuable 

 grasses in Europe, being equally suited to all climates. In 

 England it is considered the best known grass to cut green for soil- 

 ing, affording repeated large and nutritive crops. We recommend 

 it here for use in pasture mixtures. 50 lbs. to the acre ... . 15 10 

 Lolium perenne. (English Rye Grass.) Is the staple grass of 

 Great Britain, entering largely into the composition of many of the 

 richest meadows and pastures. Its natural adaptation to almost all 

 cultivated soils, and its early maturity, are the reasons it has 

 hitherto been so extensively cultivated in preference to many other 



equally nutritious sorts. 60 lbs. to the acre 15 9 



Oat Grass. See Avena elatior. 

 Orchard Grass. See Dactylis glomerata. 



Phalaris arundinacea. (Reed Canary Grass.) Grows well by 

 festuca pratensis. the side of rivers, alluvial marshes, ditches, etc. 25 lbs. to the acre. 45 4° 



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