J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. 



Festuca duriuscula 



Grows freely when 



CYNOSURUS CRISTATLS 



(See page 47.) 



15 CO 



GRASS SEEDS— continued. 



Per lb 



{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 $0 25 



Festuca elatior. ( Tall Fescue.) Succeeds best in 

 moist, alluvial and strong clay soils, and in shady ra- 

 vines ; 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 . . 2s 

 Festuca fluitans. {Floating Fescue?) A perennial, 

 with long, creeping roots, and preferring a rich, muddy 

 or alluvial soil. It is found in ditches, shallow ponds, 

 sides of rivers and lakes, and in boggy and marshy 

 ground. As trout and wild duck are very fond of the 

 seeds and tender shoots, it is often introduced on the 

 margins of ponds and rivers with the view of affording 



them nourishment 



Festuca heterophylla. {Various-leaved Fescue?) A 

 very early grass, native of Germany. A valuable sort 

 for permanent meadows and pastures on high grounds. 



40 lbs to the acre 



Festuca ovina. {Sheep' s Fescue.) 

 in high, dry and open pas- 

 tures. Its chief merit for 

 sheep pasture is that it oc- Per 

 cupies land which better lb. 

 grasses refuse ; grows from six to ten inches high. It stands 



tramping well. 35 lbs. to the acre $0 20 



Festuca pratensis. {Meadow Fescue, or English Blue 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 pro- 

 duce 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 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 25 



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 30 



Fox-tail. See Alopecurus pratensis. 



Holcus lanatus. {Meadoxv 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.) 25 



Hungarian Grass. See Panictim 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 soiling, affording repeated large and nutritive crops. We recommend it here for use in 



pasture mixtures. 50 lbs. to the acre $01 



Lolium perenne. {English Rye Grass.) Is the staple grass of Great Britain, entering largely 

 into the composition of manvof 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 .... \ 

 Oat Grass. See Avena elatior. 

 Orchard Grass. See Daclylis glomerala. 



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

 the side of rivers, alluvial marshes, ditches, etc. 25 lbs. to the acre. 

 Panicum Germanicum. {Hungarian Grass.) One of the most 

 valuable annual soiling plants. It will grow in any ordinary soil, 

 withstands drought well, and in this latitude may be sown as late 

 as the first of Julv, and yet produce a large green crop. iVi bus. 



to the acre. (50' lbs. to bus.) Price variable. 



Phleum pratense. {Timothy.) A grass so well known needs no 

 description, except that, for a hay crop on moist, peaty or clay 

 soil it will produce a larger crop than any other sort. It is not so 

 well suited for light, sandy soils. V2 bushel to the acre. (4.5 lbs. 

 to bushel.) Market price. 



Poa aquatica. {Water Meadow Grass.) This is an excellent 

 pasture grass for very wet situations, where it will serve a useful 

 festuca pratensis. purpose. 2o lbs. to the acre 



Per 

 too lbs.. 



fi6 fio 



35 3^ °o 



30 25 00 



DACTYLIS GLOMERATA. 



[Orchard Grass.) 



Per )b. 100 lbs. 



?9 00 



40 35 OO 



40 35 OO 



