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Sherwood Hall Nursery Co.*s 
Selected Grass and Clover Seeds 
^I^^For Menlo Park Lawn Grass and Other Mixtures, see page 3. 
The grass and clover seeds offered by us are all of the best grades, and have been specially recleaned to 
meet the demands of our critical trade. Prices for large quantities will be quoted on application. This is more 
satisfactory than quoting here, as prices are subject to frequent changes with market fluctuations. 
Bermuda Grass (Cynodon daclylon). No more valuable grass for summer pasture can be grown ; it is 
easily cultivated, stands the drought weli, is very nutritious, gives splendid green pasture for eigiit 
months of the year, and an average yield of three to four tons per acre. Sow at the rate of ten pounds 
per acre ; 25 
Crested Dog’s-tail {Cynosurus crislatus). An excellent grass for hard, dry soils ; of exceeding value 
also for pastures and lawns. When it is used alone, twenty-five pounds of this seed is required per acre 60 
Fescue, Slender {Fesluca lenui/oHa). Valuable as a mixture with grasses for lawns, and does well on 
dry, sterile soils 60 
Fescue, Meadow (Fesluca pratensis). An excellent pasture grass, its long, tender leaves being much 
relished by cattle ; succeeds best as a mixture wilh other grasses, but if 
sown alone, forty pounds to the acre is required 25 
Fescue, Hard (Fesluca duriuscula). Will thrive in a great variety of soils, 
and resist the effect of drought in a remarkable degree ; from the fineness 
of its foliage it is well adapted for lawns or sheep pasture. Sow thirty 
pounds per acre 40 
Fescue, Sheep (Fesluca ovina). In bulk of produce this variety falls short 
of the other Fescues, but should enter into the composition of all mixtures 
for sheep pastures, as they are very fond of this grass. If sown alone, 
thirty-five pounds is required for an acre 35 
Hungarian Grass (Panicum GermanicunP). A valuable annual soiling and 
forage plant, that grows well on almost any soil. Sow at the rate of seventy 
pounds per acre 10 
Johnson Grass (Sorghum Halepense). One of the most valuable rapid- 
growing fodder plants known ; on rich soil it can be cut three or four times 
a season ; the hay is rich, juicy and tender, and relished by stock. Sow at the rate of thirty-five 
pounds per acre 20 
Kentucky Blue Grass, Fancy Clean (Poa pralensis). This is the best pasture grass for our 
climate and soil, and produces the most nourishing food for cattle ; although it yields herbage early, it 
requires several years to become well established as a pasture grass. Thirty pounds of seed required 
for one acre 
Mesquite or Velvet Gras.s (Holcus lanalus). Has the merit of easy culture, 
and accommodates itself to all descriptions of soils, from the richest to the 
poorest. Forty pounds is required for one acre 
Millet, Common. Grows from three to four feet high, with broad blades and 
strong stalks, affording excellent pasturage. For pasturage sow thirty pounds 
per acre, but if intended for seed, half that quantity will be sufficient for that 
area of soil 
Millet, German. More prolific than the preceding variety ; yields from two 
to three thousand pounds of seed per acre, which is excellent feed for stock or 
poultry ... 
Millet, Pearl (Penicellaria spicala). Distinct from the two preceding varieties, 
and one of the most luxuriant-growing fodder plants we know of ; when culti- 
vated for fodder, the seed should be dropped in drills three feet apart, and 
given plenty of room on account of its tillering habit ; it is in best condition for 
cutting when the stalks are five or six feet high. Five pounds will sow an 
acre 
JOHNSON GRASS. 
We will send ten varieties California Tree Seeds for $1. 
