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GRASSES— Continued. 
Per lb. 
Bye Grass, Perennial. (Lolium Permne.) A valuable grass entering largely into the composition of 
many of the richest pastures; one of the most nutritious of the permanent grasses. Sixty pounds 
for one acre if sown alone i,' " i.' 'il 
Bye Grass, Italian. (Lolium ItaUcum). Similar to the preceding, but of more rapid growth, which 
is its chief merit. Fifty pounds will sow one acre ■'Ci" 
Sweet Ternal. [Anthomnthum odoratum). We offer only the true perennial variety of this valuable 
grass ; useful for mixing with other grasses for lawns and meadows, on account of the early growth 
and fragrance which the leaves emit when cut for hay. When sown alone twenty-five pounds per 
acre are required. 
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Timothy. {Phlmm pratense). Well-known and extensively grown ; very productive and thrives on 
almost any soil ; on a moist clay will produce a larger crop than any other grass. From twenty-. 
five to forty pounds are used per acre •. 'li "•' 
Wood Meadow Grass. (Poa nemoralis). A very productive and nutritious grass; thrives well in 
moist, shady situations or under trees. Thirty pounds are required for one acre 4v 
Clover Seed 
Freight charges. Express charges and Postal charges to be paid by purchaser. _^ 
Alfalfa or Lucerne. [Medicago $ativa.) Succeeds well in almost any location, and lasts for a num- 
ber of years; it grows two or three feet high, and the roots extend deeply into the soil, which en- 
ables it to resist the severest drouth; it produces heavy crops of nutritious foliage, which may be 
cut three or four times a year, the best time being just when commencing to bloom »0 lo 
Alsike. {Trifoliim hybridum.) Thrives well on rich, moist soils, and yields an enormous bulk of 
forage very much liked by cattle ; may be cut several times a season, and as an addition to mix- 
tures for permanent pastures has no superior • • • ; ■ 
Crimson Clorer. [TrifoKum. incamatum.) An annual variety, but when sown early in Summer in 
good land can be pastured without harm during the Fall and Winter and still make a crop of hay 
at the usual time. It is a rank grower,— some stools counting as many as one hundred and twenty 
blossoms from one seed, averaging eighteen inches in height, and rooting deep even in poor soil. Ten 
to fifteen pounds of seed are required per acre _ V-' I' " W ' ' 
Japan Clover. {Letvedeza striata) A branching perennial, growing about twelve inches nigh, and in 
warm latitudes will do well in any soil, even during extreme drought ; more nutritious than Bed 
Clover, and makes excellent hay. 
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Medinm Red. {^folivm prateme.) A well known standard ; excellent for pasturage or hay, and 
should be in all grass mixtures. If sown alone, ten pounds per acre are required 
White Dntcll. (TrifoUum repens.) A spreading perennial ; valuable for pastures and lawns; it accom- 
modates itself to a variety of soils, but prefers moist ground ; is excellent food for bees 
Fertilizers and Flower Food 
We supply only high grade, reliable fertilizers, goods that we know to be as represented, and, quality 
considered, prices are unusually low. .j^^ 
Gronnd Bone «2 50 $35 00 
Pure Gnano Flour. Guaranteed to contain 48 to 50 per cent, bone phosphate (the same as 
pure bone meal) and li per cent ammonia 2 25 3U OO 
Lawn Fertilizer. ( Woodbridge Formula.) This is a clean, dry and fine fertilizer, and can be 
sown either by hand or machine. It is free from all strong odor, and being a complete 
fertilizer is fit for all kinds of grasses. Never use stable manure on a lawn or it will cost 
you more to weed it than it does to fertilize it. For a new lawn use from 800 to 1500 lbs. 
per acre; harrow in before sowing the seed. To renovate an old lawn, half that quantity 
will do, or for small lawns we from 3 to 5 lbs. for 100 square feet. 10 lb. bags, 75 cts.; 125 
lb. bags, $3.60 
Rose Fertilizer. ( Woodbridge Formula.) Especially suited for roses, shrubbery and the 
flower garden. Koses fed on this fertilizer will be strong, healthy and vigorous, and will 
be better enabled to withstand disease and attacks of all kinds of mildew, fungi, insects, 
etc. It is just the food to brighten up the leaves and make perfect buds and roses. Scatter 
over the surface of the ground after irrigation, at the rate of 5 lbs. for 100 square feet, and 
work in the soil as soon as possible thereafter. Per 10 lb. bags, 75 cts.; 125 lb. bags, $3.50. 
Bowker's Flower Food. This is not a stimulant, but a perfect food for plants, in a concen- 
trated form. It produces healthy foliage, abundant, rich and bright- colored blossoms, and 
prolongs the period of blossoming. Full directions for using are in each package. A 
package by mail, postpaid, 50 cents. 
If you are specially interested in manures, you should read "How Crops Grow," by Prof. Samuel W. 
Johnson, and " How Crops Feed," by the same author. Either book mailed free for $2.00. 
