GRASS, FIELD AND AGRICUIvTURAL SEEDS. 
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Landretbs' Mixed Lawn Grass.— We offer mixed Lawn Grass Seed in sealed pack- 
ages of One Pound, Half Pound and Quarter Pound. 
Landreths' Mixed Lawn Grass, for surface effect . . per lb. |o 25. 
Landreths' Mixed Lawn Grass, for Athletic Grounds per lb. 25 
Landreths' Grass Mixture, for shady places ■ . per lb. 2^ 
For description of I^avvn Making, etc., see page 14. 
Pasturage Mixture for Heavy Soils.— Forty pounds to the acre. 
This prescription consists of 100 parts of such grasses as experience 
has indicated as productive in herbage and most durable on heavy 
soils per lb. $0 25 
Pasturage Mixture for Light Soils.— Forty pounds to the acre. 
This prescription of 100 pounds, divided into practical proportions 
between such varieties of grasses as proved by experience to be the 
best adapted for light soils, both as respects amount of leafy product 
a.nd permanence per lb. 25 
Hard Feacue Grass (Festuca Duriuscula) per lb. 12 
Meadow Foxtail (Alopectjrus Pratensis).— A spreading perennial 
of high favor in Europe; one of the earliest and best Grasses for per- 
manent pasture. Habit coarse, but suitable for park purposes. Suc- 
ceeds best on well-drained, rich, loamy or clayey soils; makes 
excellent hay and should be included in- all permanent pastures. 
Sow 15 lbs. to acre per lb. 20 
Meadow Oat Grass (Avena Elator) per lb. 20 ^GsSsI^ 
Bermuda Grass (Cynodon Dactylon).— A low creeping perennial with short leaves, 
sending up slender nearly leafless flower stalks. A valuable grass in the South for 
planting on fields not intended for cultivation. Its value is for Summer pasture ; 
drought affects it but little. For hay it should be mowed frequently. It can be 
killed by plowing in December and cultivating during Winter. Six lbs. per acre. 
Per lb. $1 so- 
Creeping Bent Grass (Agrostis Stolonifera) per lb. 20 
Crested Dog's Tail (Cynostjrus Cristatus) per lb. 30 
Herds, or Bed Top Grass (Agrostis Vulgaris).— A good perennial Grass, gener- 
ally sov/n on permanent pastures. It succeeds Clover and Timothy when they have 
died out. Does well on any soil, but best on moist land. If kept fed down close it 
is a good forage plant, but allowed to become rank it is wiry and innutritious. Sow 
20 lbs. to the acre per sack (50 lbs.), I3.50; per bush, (of 10 lbs.) 85. 
Johnson Grass (Sorghum Halapense).— A perennial with cane-like underground 
stems, taking possession of the soil. It is readily propagated by root cuttings. The 
leaf and stalk somewhat resemble Sorghum. It will grow on any land, and is useful 
for stopping water washes on hillsides. When young, cattle are fond of it, but when 
hard they will not look at it. It is difficult to eradicate, and should never be intro- 
duced on fields intended for subsequent cultivation. . per lb. lO' 
Kentucky Blue Grass (Poa Pratensis).— This is a pasture Grass of high merit, the 
earliest to start in Spring and continuing gr.een far into the Winter. Though it 
makes fine quality hay, it is not to be recommended for that purpose, being a light 
cropper. Its uniform growth and its beautiful habit and color make it desirable for 
lawns. . It requires moi-e time than other Grasses to become established, but is the 
longest living ot all. It flourishes best in limestone lands. Sow two bushels to the 
'•cre per bush. (14 lbs.) i 75. 
Millet, Common.— This is a native of India, and has been cultivated as a forage crop 
for a long period. It should be cut when in bloom, and is then about 3 feet high. 
In some countries the seed is used as a human food . per bush. (50 lbs.), $1.10; per qt. i» 
Millet, Cat Tail or Pearl.— Introduced about 1855, from India. Of exceeding rapid 
growth, producingmany broad, succulent leaves and several juicy stalks. Producing 
in rich soil, it is claimed, in some instances 80 to 90 tons of green fodder to the acre, 
during a season; the cutting being every 45 or 50 days. Its yield is so bulky that when 
intended to be cured for hay it must be grown in narrow beds with open spaces of 
equal width between, on which to dry it. For hay it should be cut before seeding, 
and never cut nearer than four or five inches from the ground per lb! 
Millet, French 
per lb. oS- 
Millet, Hungarian (Panicum Hungariensis).— An" annual forage plant of celebrity. 
It germinates readily and with.stands drought. It has numerous succulent leaves, 
broad and over a foot in length, the plant, in strong soil, reaching a height of three 
feet Cut early it makes excellent hay, but left to ripen seed it becomes hard and 
woody. Sow a bushel to the acre per bush., ^1.40; per qt. 
