Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 



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Aira ciespitosa. {Hassock G 



agrostis vulgaris. {Red-top Grass.) 



value. 



lbs. 



GRASS SEEDS— continued. 



Per lb. 



A coarse grass, preferring stiff and marshy bottoms, and 

 thriving in moist and shady woodlands. In 

 England, door-mats are formed of it by the 



cottagers. 30 lbs. to the acre $0 25 



Aira flexuosa. { Wood Hair Grass.) De- 

 lights in high and rocky hills ; is of little 

 agricultural value, except for sheep pas- 

 ture. 30 lbs. to the acre 



Alopecurus pratensis. {Meadow Fox- 

 tail Grass.) One of the very best grasses 

 for permanent pasture, and thrives to per- 

 fection on lands of an intermediate quality 

 as to moisture and dryness. It also stands 

 the high summer heat without burning. 

 25 lbs. to acre 



Ammophila arenaria. {Beach Grass.) 



See Calamagrostis arenaria. 

 Anthoxanthum odoratura. ( True Per- 

 ennial Sweet Vernal Grass.) For a mix- 

 ture with pasture grasses, it is valuable on 

 account of its vernal growth, and also for 

 continuing to throw up root foliage until 

 late in the autumn. For meadows its chief 

 merit is its fragrant odor, which the leaves 

 emit when partially dried, thus sweet- 

 ening hay. It is a vegetable condiment, 

 rather than a grass of much nutritive 

 to the acre when mixed with other sorts 60 



Per 



ion lbs. 



$20 OO 



20 1 6 co 



35 27 00 



25 



From 2 to 5 



Anthoxanthum odoratum puelli. {Annual Sweet Vernal Grass.) Much smaller than the 

 perennial, and of much less value, lasting one year only. 20 to 25 lbs. to the acre 



Avena elatior. {Tall Meadow Oat Grass.) Most valuable for pastures on account of its early 

 and luxuriant growth ; it produces an abundant supply of foliage, which is relished by cattle 

 early and late. 50 lbs. to the acre. (13 lbs. to bushel) 



Avena flavescens. {Yellow Oat Grass.) Will not thrive well when sown alone, but with other 



species it becomes desirable for dry meadows and pastures. About 25 lbs. to the acre 1 00 



Beach Grass. See Calamagrostis arenaria. 



Bermuda Grass. (Cynodon dactylon.) Suitable only to our southern states (where it is very 

 valuable) or the tropics; will not endure frost. On application, we will give further infor- 

 mation and quotations for larger quantities ; to save time, please state the number of pounds 



required. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. to the acre 1 00 



Blue Grass, Canada. See Poa compressa. 

 " " English. See Festuca pratensis. 

 " " Kentucky. See Poa pratensis. 



Bromus inermis. (Awnless Brome Grass.) A valuable forage plant for light, dry soils; 

 answers for cutting and feeding in green state, for pasture or hay ; very productive. About 

 35 to 40 lbs. to the acre 



50 00 

 20 00 



18 00 

 85 00 



25 



Bromus mollis. {Soft Chess 

 grasses of better quality. . . 



Bromus pratensis. {Meadow Brome Grass.) 

 30 lbs. to the acre 



Bromus Schraderi. {Rescue Grass.) 

 Thrives in any soil, but prefers that which 

 is wet or moist. In England 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 



Suited to sandy land, where it is more at home than many 

 Suitable in mixture for high and dry meadows. 



20 00 

 13 00 



20 00 



Per 

 lb. 



lbs. to the acre $0 30 



Bromus unioloides. See Bromus Schraderi. 



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. 

 It is of no agricultural value 45 



Ceratochloa unioloides. See Bromus 

 Schraderi. 



Cynosurus cristatus. {Crested Dog' s- Tail 

 Grass.) A valuable grass for sheep pas- 

 tures, on dry, hard soil and hills. It be- 

 longs to the family of lawn grasses. 25 lbs. 

 to the acre 35 



40 00 



3000 anthoxanthum odoratum. {Sweet Vernal Grass.) 



