PANICUM CERMANICUM { Rungariun Grass). 
on any ordinary s-jil ; withstaniis drouglit well. 
GRASS SEEDS— continued. 
One of the most valuable annual soiling plants. It grows 
As it is of very rapid growth, being i-eady for cutting witbin 
sixty day.s, it may ))c sown in this latitude as late as mid- 
dle of July for hay, or middle of August for green fod- 
der. It should be cut just before blooming. .Sow 1 to 
bushels to the acre. (50 lbs. to the bushel.) Price 
variable. 
PHLEUM PRATENSE ( 7'iwo/7i.v). A native of Europe, 
but long ago naturalized iu America, where it ranks as 
by far the most important of hay grasses. Its popular 
name, by which it is now known the world over, refers to 
Timothy Hanson, who did most to nuike it known and 
appreciated. On moist, loamy or clayey soil it produces 
a larger hay crop than any other grass. It is not so well 
suited for light, sandy soils. Though preferring amoist, 
temperate climate, it withstands droughts and extreme 
heat and cold. Its hay is very nourishing and can be 
preserved for a long time. It should be cut when flower- 
ing, as if left later the hay l)ecomes hard and coarse. It 
is often sown along wiih Ked Clover, and the nutritive 
value of the hay is greatly increased by this mixture. 
Height, 2to 3 feet. If sown alone, at least one-half bushel 
to the acre should be used. The seed weighs 45 lbs. to 
the bushel. Several grades are always on the market, 
differing in purity and vitality. It is always most eco- 
nomical to buy the highest grade, known as " Fancy." 
Market price. 
POA AQUATICA (Wuter Meadoiv Grass). This is an 
excellent pasture grass for very wet situations. It also 
does well iu bogs and marshes, and is useful in the same 
way as Feslaca fluitans. 20 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., 
40 cts.; 100 lbs., $35. 
POA COMPRESSA {Canada Blue. Grass). A very hardy 
perennial grass, with creeping rootstocks, forming a 
close and durable turf of fine texture. It grows on the 
poorest and driest soils, sandy, gravelly or clayey, stand- 
ing extremes of wetness or drought, and keeping green 
till the severe frosts of winter. It is said to be especially 
valuable for dairy pastures, cows feeding on it yielding 
the I'iehest milk and finest butter. It is distinguished 
from the Kentucky Blue Grass by its flattened, wiry 
stems and by its decidedly bluer color. Height, 6 to 
18 iucbc's. (11. lbs. to the bushel.) 3 bushels to the 
acre. Per lb., 18 cts. ; 100 lbs., $11. 
POA NEMORALIS {Wood Meadoiv Grass). The chief 
characteristic of t liis grass is its special fitness for shaded 
positions in lawns and woodland parks, where other 
grasses will not grow. It is very permanent and hardy, resisting extremes of heat and cold, and is one of the 
first grasses to show a rich green growth in the spring. The creeping roots are formed underground, and 
make a good turf. It is excellent for pasture, and in good soil grows tall enough for hay. 30 lbs. to the acre. 
Per lb., 40 cts.; 100 lbs., $38. 
POA PRATENSIS {Kenluckij Blue Grass; June Grass). One of our most widely distiibutod and valuable 
native grasses. It combines more points of excellence than any oth'^r sort. It is a Inio perennial, lasting 
indefinitely and improving every year. Its densely creep- 
ing rootstocks, spreading habit, and smooth, even growtli, 
fine texture and rich green color render it one of the very 
best grasses for huvn.s. It forms a close turf, starts very 
early in tbe spring, and lasts till frost. It succeeds in 
almost any soil, dry, rocky, sandy or gravelly, and stands 
long-continued dry weather ami hot suns. It take.s, how- 
ever, two or three years to beconie well estalilished, and 
should, thereCore, be sown only in connection with other ^J^j^^ 
grasses. If the soil is specially suitable it will eventually 
crowd these out, and make tbe finest possible sward. It 
is one of our most valuable pasture grasses, very pi-oduc- 
tive and nutritious. Height, 9 to 18 inches. (14 lbs. to the 
bushel. ) 3 Inishels to the'acre. Per lb., 15 c. ; 100 lbs., $12. 
POA TRIVIALIS { h'ouf/h-stalked Meadoiv Grass). A spread- 
ing, thickly matting, stolouiferous-rooted species, forming 
a fine turf, and well adapted for the more shaded portions 
of lawns. It thrives on rich, moist soil, and in sheltered 
situations, but does not do well on dry land. It is very 
valuable for forming bottom grass in mixtures for perma- 
nent pastures. Height, 1 to 3 feet. 20 lbs. to the acre. 
Per lb., 40 cts.; 100 lbs., $38. 
RED TOP. <^('e yif/roslis vah/aris. 
RESCUE GRASS, iioo Browns Schraderi. 
RYE CRASS, fiee Lvliiim Italicum a.ru\ Lolivm perenne. 
RHODE ISLAND BENT CRASS, ^ce Agrosiis canina. 
SWEET VERNAL CRASS. See ^«ttoa!a«</( H /ii odora t urn . 
T I M OT H Y . See Bh le,tim pratense. 
PHLEUM PKATENSE (Timothy). 
I'OA NEMOEALis (Wood Meadow Grass). 
