C. C. MORSE & CO.— SEEDS SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. 
GRASSES 
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and are not guaranteed. Write for current prices. 
AWNLESS EROME GRASS (Bromus Inermis). Will stand 
droughts and produce heavy crops in dry sections and 
on poor soils where other grasses perish. It is one of 
the hardiest grasses and succeeds on our dry hillsides. 
Sow 35 lbs. per acre. Lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. 
$18.00. 
Bermuda Grass (Cynodon Dactyion;. is a dwarf perennial 
plant and spreads by means of its long and many- 
jointed root stalks, and for this reason is hard to 
eradicate once it has secured a foothold; thrives during 
the hottest part of the year, and will live under water 
for a long time. Makes a durable lawn and is also used 
to hold embankments. This grass is much used for 
lawns about Sacramento. The seed is very slow to 
germinate and requires heat and moisture. Sow 10 lbs. 
per acre. Per lb. 50c; 10 lbs. $4.50. 
Creeping" Bent Grass (Agrostis Stolonifera). Being of fine 
texture this grass is most valuable for lawns, and 
ideal for putting greens. It is of rapid growth and 
spreading habit, and makes a strong, enduring turf. 
Sow 40 lbs. per acre. lib. 45o; 10 lbs. $4.20; 100 lbs. 
$40.00. 
Crested Dog's Tail (Cynosurus Cristatus). Should enter in 
moderate quantity in permanent pasture and lawn mix- 
tures. It does well in the shade, roots deeply, is stolon- 
iferous and perennial. Valuable in mixture for lawns, 
putting greens and for pasture. If sown alone 30 lbs. 
Should be used per acre. Lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
Dallis Grass. See Paspalum Dilitatum, page 51. 
Hard Fescue (Festuca Duriuscula). A dwarf-growing grass, 
forming a dense, rough mat, succeeding well in dry 
situations. Valuable as pasture on dry lands and sandy 
soils. Not recommended for lawns but valuable for 
fair greens. Sow 30 lbs. per acre. Lb. 30c; 10 lbs. 
$2.50; 100 lbs. $22.00. 
Hungarian Grass or Hungarian Millet (Fanicum Germani- 
cum). Is a valuable quick growing annual forage 
plant. Seed is good for poultry. Cut for fodder just 
before blooming. Sow 30 lbs. per acre. Lb. 10c; 10 lbs. 
80c; 100 lbs. $6.00. 
Italian Bye Grass (Lolium Italicum). Thrives in almost 
any soil and yields early and abundant crops. Sown in 
the fall, will produce an excellent hay crop the follow- 
ing season, but lasts only one year. Much sown in 
Humboldt County for pasture and hay. Not recom- 
mended for lawns. Sow 50 lbs. per acre. Lb. 15o; 10 
lbs. $1.10; 100 lbs. $8.50. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS (Poa Pratensis). Fancy or 
double, extra clean. As this grass takes some time to 
become established it is preferably sown in mixtures 
for pasturage. Is truly perennial and prefers lime 
soils. As a lawn grass it is the finest there is — spread- 
ing habit, even texture, permanent, fine leaf and dark 
color. For pasture sow 50 lbs. per acre; for lawns, four 
or five lbs. per 1000 square feet. Lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00: 
100 lbs. $16.00. 
Meadow Fescvie, or English Blue Grass (Festuca Pratensis). 
A valuable grass for permanent pastures and for 
meadows for cutting which are rather damp. Makes 
a quick second growth, but does not do well on dry 
soils. Often sown in mixtures. Sow 30 lbs. per acre. 
Lb. 30c; 10 lbB. $2.20; 100 lbs. $20.00. 
Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus Pratensis). One of the best 
grasses for permanent pasture, early and of rapid 
growth. Is never sown alone but always in mixtures, 
using about four lbs. per acre. Lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $4.00. 
Mesquite (Holcus lanatus). Valuable on the cleared red- 
wood and pine lands of California and Oregon, giving 
large crops of hay and good pasture. Sow 35 lbs. per 
acre. Lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $17.00. 
ORCHARD GRASS, or COCKSFOOT (Dactylis Glomerata). 
One of the most valuable of all pasture grasses- pro- 
duces an immense quantity of forage, and hay of best 
quality. After being mown, comes up quickly and 
yields very heavily. Suitable for pasture under trees. 
Sown in the ashes on cleared redwood land in Hum- 
boldt County. Not suitable for lawns as it grows in 
tussocks. Sow 35 lbs. per acre. Lb. 25c; 10 lbs S2 10- 
100 lbs. $19.00. 
Pearl Millet (Pencillaria). A perennial plant for fodder. 
Grows tall and yields an enormous amount of corn-like 
leaves. Sown in drills or broadcast, using three to five 
io S lb P .?$i a . C 75 e ; i f 00 in ibs?$15.0°o'. 25 broadcast - «■ 
Perennial Rye Grass (Lolium Perenne). It grows ranirti, 
and makes a erood showing- within month f™,^, . : _r ul ' 
and makes a good 
sowing; grows very 
showing within month from Umi Z 
•y rapidly. The great pasture an! 
meadow grass of Great Britain. Valuable for pi an tin 
early on dry hillside, as it grows so very quicklv I 
good lawn grass but a little coarse. Sow 60 lh<* ' ^i. 
acre. Lb. 15c; 10 lb«. $1.25; 100 lbs. $9.00. P6r 
AUSTRALIAN EYE GRASS. Especially selected and r« 
cleaned for lawns; does especially well on sandy soli! 
Sow five lbs. per 1000 square feet. Lb. 15c; 10 lbs s at. 
100 lbs. $10.00. ,1,aSi 
Red, or Creeping Fescue (Festuca Rubra). Forms a close 
rich sod, and is valuable in lawns and should be in 
shade mixtures. Makes a close, lasting turf on drv 
sandy soils, and can be used to bind dry banks Also 
an excellent bottom grass for moist mixture. Sow 30 
lbs. per acre. Lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.0O; 100 lbs. $27.00. 
RED TOP (Agrostis Vulgaris). Herd's grass. Second onlv 
to Timothy as hay grass, and better if the ground is to 
be pastured afterward, for Red Top makes one of the 
best permanent pastures. Succeeds on all soils, thoueh 
doing best on moist and even swampy land. A per- 
manent grass and valuable as a lawn grass, givine 
quick effect. Sow 40 lbs. per acre. In Chaff lb 30c 
10 lbs. $2.20; 100 lbs. $20.00. Fancy, free from Cha«' 
Sow 15 lbs. per acre. Lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.50. 
Rhode Island Bent Grass (Agrostis Canina). Like Red Top 
this grass accommodates itself to all soils. Especially 
valuable for lawns on sand at the sea coast; from it the 
lawns at Newport are largely made. Is perennial 
dwarf, and makes a beautiful, fine, close turf. For lawn 
sow 50 lbs. Lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $3.50; 100 lbs. $33.00. 
Rough-Stalk Meadow Grass (Poa Trivialis). Excellent for 
pastures and meadows, particularly on damp soils. As 
a lawn grass it forms a fine turf and does well in 
shaded locations. Sow 20 lbs. per acre. Lb. 40c: 10 lbs 
$3.50. 
Sheep's Fescue (Festuca Ovina). Short and dense in growth, 
excellent for sheep pastures, because it will thrive on 
poor, gravelly, shallow or hilly soils where other 
grasses fail. Not recommended for lawns under ordi- 
nary conditions because it bunches. Sow 35 lbs. per 
acre. Lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.60; 100 lbs. $24.00. 
SUDAN GRASS — A Novelty. See page 4. 
Sweet Vernal, True Perennial (Anthoxanthum Odoratum). 
Emits an agreeable odor, which it imparts to hay or to 
the lawn when being cut. 
two or three lbs. per acre. 
Sow only in mixtures', using 
Per lb. 60c. 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass (Avena Elatior). Of rapid luxuri- 
ant growth, recommended for soiling and in permanent 
hay mixtures, also for winter grazing. This variety is 
not a lawn grass. Sow 50 lbs. per acre Lb. 30c: 10 lbs. 
$2.40; 100 lbs. $22.00. 
TIMOTHY (Phleum Pratense). The grade we offer is par- 
ticularly "choice," free from weed seeds and of high 
germinating power. Timothy is the great standard hay 
f.p a ^ s °, f th / e Eastern part of the country. It makes hay 
1 good 
_,sture 
i .iiij/ing of 
stock soon destroys it. Not a lawn grass and not 
adapted to dry soils; height, two to three feet. Often 
sown with red top and red clover. Sow 15 to 20 lbs. 
Price fluctuates. Lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.10; 100 lbs. $9.00, 
Various Leaved Fescue (Festuca Heterophylla). A peren- 
nial grass suitable for cold, moist soils, in which it will 
yield heavily. Valuable in permanent meadows, either 
for mowing or grazing. Height, two to three feet. As 
a lawn grass it is valuable, especially for shaded 
lbs C $25 00° W Pel " aCra **' 350 ; 10 lb8, ?2,70; 100 
Wood Meadow Grass (Poa Nemoralis). Of earlv growth 
not l^Jr in %r^ el \ i ri er trees whe ' e ot »er grassls will 
inwrf ™ Y* luable . for Pasture, but expensive. As « 
?ras S Us creeping roots soon form a good turf 
lbs. per acre. Lb. 50c; 10 lbs. $4.60. 
lawn 
Sow 30 
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