54 J^ARKER ^ ^OOD, ^EED j^ATALOGUE. 



GRASS SEEDS — Concluded. 



Wood Meadow Grrass {Poa nemoralis). This grass grows well both in shady and lb. 

 exposed situations, produces foliage in abundance early in the spring, and is 

 well adapted for lawns, pleasure-grounds, and shady situations under trees. 

 Twenty-eight pounds to acre (fourteen pounds to a bushel) .... #0.40 



Yellow Oat Grass {A vena flavescens). Good for dry pastures and meadows; is 

 much relished by sheep. Thirty-five pounds to the acre (eight pounds to a 

 bushel) .50 



PARKER & WOOD'S BOSTON LAWN GRASS. 



For forming new lawns, about four bushels per acre are required- 



Recommended for lawns, public parks, and pleasure-grounds. A mixture of the finer-leaved 

 grasses, adjusted in such proportions as enable it to withstand the summer drought better than 

 any other lawn grass in the market. 



Price, per quart, 25 cents ; four quarts, 75 cents ; peck, $1.25 ; per bushel (16 pounds), $4.00. 

 If by mail, add 10 cents per quart for postage. 



ENGLISH LAWN GRASS. 



A mixture of very fine and durable, though less expensive, grasses, which produce a luxuriant 

 lawn, and firm, durable turf. Suitable for lawns or pastures. 



MIXTURES FOR PERMANENT PASTURE. 



The extraordinary yield of nutritive herbage produced from seeding down a combination of 

 natural grasses has been amply demonstrated, and the practice is rapidly gaining favor with the 

 most intelligent agriculturists. 



Flint's Mixtures. Adapted to all soils and situations. Any mixture required. Price upon 

 application. 



See Specialty Pages for Permanent Mixtures. 



MILLETS. 



(these prices are subject to change with the market.) 



Sow three-fourths to one bushel for one acre. 



Hungarian (Grass) Millet {Setaria Germanicd). Splendid forage crop for light land. BUSH ° 

 On rich land two crops may be grown the same season. Withstands drought, 

 and yields abundantly. Height, two to three feet. (Forty-eight pounds to a 



bushel.) g I>5o 



Golden or German Millet. A heavier cropper than the Hungarian, and needs a longer 

 season and a stiffer soil ; stands up well ; is easily cured ; makes a coarse, harsh 

 hay, which is greedily eaten by all kinds of stock. (Fifty pounds to a bushel.) . 2 .oo 



Italian Millet {Setaria Italica). Sometimes called Common Millet. Medium, early, 

 leafy; stalk small; three or four feet high; heads thick, nodding, six to nine 

 inches long; fine for soiling. (Fifty pounds to a bushel.) . . . .. . z ^ 0 



CLOVERS. 



(these prices are subject to change with the market.) 



.Large Red, Mammoth, or Pea Vine ( Trifolium pratense). If sown alone, fifteen to 



twenty pounds to the acre $0.14 



Medium Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense). If sown alone, fifteen to twenty pounds to 

 , the acre . J 1 



White Clorer {Trifolmm repens). If sown alone, twelve to fifteen pounds to the acre . $0.30 

 Alsike ClOYer, Swedish {Trifolium hybridum). If sown alone, eight to ten pounds to 



the acre . 25 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne Cloyer {Medicago saliva). Also called California and Chilian 



Clover. If sown alone, twenty pounds to the acre .30 



