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PERMANENT PASTURE, “carter” system of turf production. 
the inland stud farm or sea-side golf course. Some agriculturists dislike Cocksfoot in their meadows or 
pastures, therefore we supply prescriptions excluding this grass ; in fact, there is no purpose for which turf 
could be required that we cannot prescribe a suitable mixture. 
2. The second point, though by no means of secondary importance, is the Purity of Seed, and all 
agriculturists are aware that the most extravagant form of farming is to sow cheap, unclean seeds. Besides 
being a personal loss to the sower, it entails expense and annoyance to neighbouring farmers, and, in fact, 
the spread of weeds has proved so fraught with injurious consequences that the Board of Agriculture and 
other authorities have seen fit to issue special instructions in the matter. Realising the danger of weeds 
in all kinds of seeds, we have always spared no expense in obtaining the most up-to-date machinery, 
the greater part of which is of our own invention. 
We direct our readers’ notice to pages 5 and 72, which fully deal with the danger of unclean seeds. 
3. To secure strong Germination all our grass and other seeds have to undergo several rigorous tests 
with our own patent germinating apparatus before being finally offered for sale. For this purpose a special 
laboratory has been erected, which is under the charge of a certified analytical botanist, who we recently 
commissioned to inspect a number of the leading Government and private seed testing stations abroad. 
The result of this visit is that we now possess additional appliances, which have been selected after much 
thought, as the most up-to-date that the Continent or America produces, for we have always been 
determined that our Tested Seeds shall be fully tested before being sent out, and that the most 
perfect apparatus shall be used to help us in securing our objective, regardless of labour and expense. 
The following is a list of the Grasses, Clovers, and other plants from which we select for the many 
and varied purposes for which customers require a mixture : — 
Agrostis stolonifera (Fiorin). 
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal). 
Alopeciirus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail). 
Arrhenatherum avenaceum syn. Avena elatior (Tall 
Oat Grass) for special soils. 
Avena flavescens (Yellow Oat Grass). 
Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dogstail). 
Dactylis glomerata (Cocksfoot). 
Elymus arenarius (Sandy Lyme Grass) for special soils. 
Festuca duriuscula (Hard Fescue). 
Festuca heterophylla (various leaved Fescue). 
Festuca elatior (Tall Fescue), 
Festuca pratensis (Meadow Fescue). 
Festuca rubra (Red Fescue). 
Festuca ovina (Sheep’s Fescue). 
l.olium Italicum (best imported Italian Rye Grass). 
Raynes Park, Londo.y, S.W. — 1913. 
Folium jrerenne (Perennial Rye Grass). 
Phleum pratense (Timothy). 
Poa nemoralis (Wood Meadow Grass). 
Poa trivialis (Rough Stalked Meadow Grass). 
Poa pratensis (Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass). 
Trifolium pratense perenne (Perennial Red Clover). 
Trifolium repens (White or Dutch Clover). 
Trifolium hybridum (Alsike Clover). 
Trifolium minus (Yellow Suckling Clover). 
Trifolium pratense (Broad or Red Clover). 
Medicago lupulina (Yellow Trefoil or “Hop”). 
Medicago sativa (Lucerne). 
Onibrychis sativa (Sainfoin). 
Trifolium incarnatum. 
Achillea Millefolium (Yarrow). 
Petroselinum sativum (Sheep’s Parsley). 
