Condon Bros., Seedsmen, Rock River Valley Seed Farm, Rockford, Illinois 
no 
73t One of Condon's Velvet Green 
688 Bromus Inermis 
Drought-defying, frost-resisting; yields enor- 
mous crops of splendid liay and affords early and 
abundant pa.sturage. Adapts itself to almost every 
condition of soil and climate to which grasses may 
be put, equaling in quality and rivaling in yield 
almost any other grass. It is an abundant pro- 
ducer of leaves and is much relished as pasture 
and hay. It is about equally nutritious with tim- 
othy. .Sow in spring, 20 pounds per acre, '/j lt>.. 
24 cts.; lb., 45 cts.: 3 lbs., $1.25, postpaid. 
GRASSES for th e Lawn and Farm 
Beautify Your 
Home — Sow 
CONDON'S 
"Sure Crop" 
Hardy, 
Permanent 
LAWN 
GRASS 
Mixture 
731 CONDON'S Velvet Green Lawn Seed 
Contains only the highest grade of grasses 
suitable for the purpose of making a beautiful, 
durable, lasting lawn. Our Lawn Grass Seed ter- 
minates quickly, roots deeply. This enables It to 
«-ith.«tand the intense heat of summer and the 
hard cold of winter, showing a beautiful, rich 
green from snow to snow. It contains no annual 
grasses for making a quick show, to the detrirnent 
f,f the permanent lawn, but has only those which 
are lasting and hardy. When a lawn is once estab- 
lished from our seed, it lasts for years. From six 
to eight weeks' time is all that is required to form 
a close, thick turf of rich velvety green. One 
pound sows 300 square feet very nicely. For u 
perfect and enduring latvu of closely Intemoven, 
firm, elastic turf, which -nill flourish under varied 
conditions of soil and climate, and Nhow a luK- 
uriant gro-nth tTiioujiliout the year, iilnnt CondoilN 
Velvet Green Lnvin Gross Seed. % lb., 22 ots.t lb., 
40 ets.; 3 lbs.. *1.15: 5 lbs., *1.S5. postpaid. 
732 Shady Place Mixture. 
On nearly all lawns there are shaded, bare and 
unsightly spots, on which the owners have diffi- 
culty in "getting a stand of grass. For such places 
this mixture is ada:ptea. It is composed of grasses 
which naturally grow in shaded places. They are 
the finest and most costly of all grasses. V2 lb., 
28 cts.; lb.. 50 ets.: 3 lbs., S1.45i 5 lbs., tS.SS, post- 
paid. 
685 Kentucky Blue Grass 
742 Red Top 735 Orchard Grass Best of All Grasses for Pasture 
Kentucky Blue Grass is the most popular of the light grasses. It thrives In all - ^ 
parts of the U. S., but generally remains dormant during extremes of summer and 
winter. Will continue to grow luxuriantly if plenty of rainfall is available during 
the summer months, and stays green and growlns; in winter until the ground is 
actually frozen. 
One of the first grasses to start in the spring. Much relished bv all kinds of stock, 
and succeeds on a great variety of soils, particularly on rich, moi.st lands. Fancy 
cleaned seeds (14 lbs. per bushel). Ih- 40 cts.s lb., 75 cts.i 3 lbs., $2.10, postpaid. 
73S Orchard Grass Admirable for Pasture or SIo^vinH; 
A valuable grass for pasture or hay land, and on account of its earliness especially 
valuable for a permanent pasture. Tt furnishes green grass very early in the spring 
and until late in the fall. When closely cropped it grows Up verv qulck'lv and is 
ready for grazing again in ten to twelve days. It is succulent and nutritious, fur- 
nishing excellent p.xsture or hay. When grown for hav, two good crops can be 
obtained in one season. Vi lb., 23 cts.: lb., 40 ets.; 3 lbs., .$1.10, postpaid. 
742 Red Top or Herd Grass Excellent for Pasture and Laivn 
Red Top Is a perennial grass which f;rovvs from a few .inches to five feet in height 
under varying- conditions of soil and cliniale. Hut the average height is probably 
18 to 20 inches. 
Before the introduction of timothy, it was a chief reliance for hay. Since that 
time, is grown for pasture, alone or in mixtures where mciidows are more or less 
permanent. It is noijv more highly esteemed as a pasture grass than a hay pl-mt. 
because of its power to endure, and because of the degree of its permanency, but in 
many areas it i.s still considered an iini'ortant hay plant. V- lb., 18 cts.i lb., 35 cts.: 
3 lb«)., .98 eta,, postpaid. 
744 English or Perennial Rye Grass Lasts for Y^ais 
One of the best and most nutritious grasses for permanent meadows and pasture. 
Kndures. .close croppin.g, and recovers quickly after cuttinar. Does best in strong, 
rich soils: 14 lbs, per bushel. «^ lb„ 18 cts.; lb.. 30 ets.t 3 lbs., 88 cts., postpaid. 
a^S Kentucky 
Blue GraiB. , 
Common Sense Culture Directions Printed on Evprv Package 
