GRASS SEEDS— continued. 
DACTYLIS CLOMERATA {Orrltard Graxs ; Cocksfoot). 
One of the grasses most employed in permanent mefulows, 
either for pasture or for niowiiiir. Jt is very hardy and succeeds 
well anywhere in the United States. It is very productive 
aixl makes excellent hay. If cut before it flowers it is less 
hard and the pith of the stem is soft aud sweet. It blossoms 
about the same time as Red Clover, and is therefore desir- 
able in mixture with that jilaiit. Stock of all kinds are very 
fond of it, either dry or green, and it endures constant crop- 
ping better than any other grass. After being mown it 
grows up quicker and yields a heavier aftermath than any 
other variety. It can stand considerable shade, and is 
recommended as a pasture grass for woodlands. Its ten- 
dency to grow in tussocks is dimiinshed if it is sown with 
other grasses, and also by heavy rolling in the spring. But 
it is quite unsuitable for jawns. Height, 3 feet. (14 Ihs. to 
the bushel.) Sow 3 or 4 bushels to the acre. Per lb., 20 
ets.; 100 lbs., $1G. 
DOCS-TAIL. See Cynosurus cristatvs. . 
ELYMUS ARENARIA (Lime Grass). Valuable on the sandy 
seashore, canal and railroad banks, etc. Jt tends, with its 
tough, wide-spreading and tiiickly matting i-oots, to form 
natural and iiei-mauent embankments, thus serving to prevent 
tlie drifting of the sand aiul to pi-otect an exposed shore fronT 
wind and waves. It is of no agricultural value. Per lb., 
45 cts. ; 300 lbs., $40. 
FESTUCA DURIUSCULA (Eard Fescue). This is a variety 
of F. (H'inu, dwarfer and less vigorous in growth, butpossess- 
ing all the other valuable characteristics of that variety. It 
is emphatically a grass for dry lands, doing well on sandy 
and shallow silicious soils. It is exceedingly hardy and with- 
stands extremes of heat and cold, and also long periods of 
drought. For pcrmauout pastures on poor lands it is espe- 
cially valuable, Intt it maj^ also be used in meadow mixtures 
for well manured clayey lands. In the latter case it has 
been known to jield a good crop of excellent hay and a very 
large aftermatli. On account of its stooling habit it is not 
recommended for lawns. Height, 1 to 2 feet. 30 lbs. to the 
acre. Per lb., 25 cts.; 100 lbs., $18. 
FESTUCA ELATIOR ( Tall Meadow Fescue). This grass is a 
native of Europe, but was long ago introduced to this country 
and is now naturalized and widely grown here. It succeeds 
best in moist, alluvial and strong clayey soils. It is very productive and of long dui ation, ;;nd is esiiecially 
valuable for permanent pasture. Stock of all kinds eat it readily, and its nutriiive value is said to i)e very 
gi-eat. On rich, moist lands it yields a large amount of 
hay of excellent quality. It is not suitable for lawns. 
Height, 3 to 4 feet. 40 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., .30 cIs.; 
100 lbs., $2.5. 
FESTUCA FLUITANS (FLoalivg Fi-ticnc). A perennial with 
long, creeping roots, and preferring a rich, )nud(ly or allu- 
vial soil. It is found in ditches, shallow ponds, sides of 
rivers and lakes, and in boggy atid marshy ground. As trout 
and wild ducks are very fond of the seeds and tender 
shoots, it is often introduced on the margins of ponds and 
rivers with the view of affording them nourishment. 
Per lb., 35 cts.; 100 lbs., $30. 
FESTUCA HETEROPHYULA ( Various-leaved Fescne). A 
very early hardy perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, thriving best in 
cold, moist soils that are rich in humus and ])otash. In 
such soils it yields heavily and is valuable in grass mix- 
tures lor permanent nieado%vs, either for mowing or graz- 
ing. Its great production of i-oot leaves makes it an 
excellent bottom grass. Its nutritive value is said to be 
very high. It grows very v/ell in the shade, and it is highly 
reeoramended for shaded lawns aud woodlaiul parks. 
40 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., 30 cts. ; 100 lbs., $25. 
FESTUCA OVINA {S/iri')rs Fescitc). This grass is a native 
both of Aniericaandof Kurope. In our north western states 
there are many varieties of it, some of wdiich grow 2 to 3 
feet high. It prefers dry uplands, and thrives in poor, 
shallow, gravelly soils wliere other grasses would fail. It 
is very hardy, resisting extremes of heat and cold. 
Though of dwarf growth, it grows thicklv, yielding a 
large amount of very nutritious herbage, which is much 
relished by sheep, lu grass mixtures for pasture on high 
and dry lands it is especially valuable. Though a " bunch ■ 
grass," it may be included in lawn mixtures on account 
of Its fine foliage and dwarf, dense growth. Height k, 
to 1>^ feet. 35 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., 25 cts.; 100 lbs., 
FESTUCA EDBKA. (Seo opposite page.) 
DACTYLIS GLOMEBATA COrchard Grass). 
