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ENGLISH, or AUSTRALIAN BYE GRASS Is a per- 
eonial, much like the Euglish Blue Grass and is very val- 
uable for either lawns, pasturage or for hay; and well 
adapted for moist land. Sow for lawns 60 pounds, hay 
80 pounds per acre. 15 cts. per lb. 
PERENNIAL RYE GRASS. This is like the above 
variety, except that it has a finer leaf and is better adap- 
ted for lawns, although It makes a fine pasture. Sow 50 
pounds to the acre. Price per pound, 15o. Per 100 lbs, 
Ill.OO. 
WOOD MEADOW GRASS Grows from one and a half 
to two feet high; has a perennial creeping root, and an 
erect, slender, smooth stem. Its chief value is in that it 
will produce a good crop of hay in moist, shady situa- 
ations, where it frequently grows quite tall. Cattle are 
fond of it; it is succulent and nutritious, and is perhaps 
the best variety for sowing in orchards, under trees, and 
shaded situations, either for hay or pasturage, and for 
parks and pleasure grounds. About 25 pounds per acre 
40 cts. per lb. 
JOHNSON GRASS. This is one of the most valuable 
forage plants, very popular in the Southern States, and 
will come into universal use in all parts of the United 
States when known. It is perennial, a rapid grower, very 
nutritious, being eagerly devoured by all kinds of stock. 
Comes early in spring, grows until the frost cuts It down 
in the fall, stands the drought better than any grass, and 
having long cane-like roots, which penetrate the soil tor 
moisture; superior both as a grazing and hay grass. 30 
pounds per acre. 20 cts. per lb. 
MEADOW FOXTAIL. A valuable pasture grass of 
rapid growth and much relished by all kinds of stock. 
Adapted for rich, moist soils. Sow 20 pounds per acre. 
40 cts. per lb. 
BROMUS or RESCUE GRASS. This grass is recom- 
mended for its drouth resisting-qnality. Will thrive on 
any soil where it is not too wet Sow 35 pounds per acre. 
40 cts. per lb. 
TALL MEADOW OAT-GRASS. This grass is early 
and very luxuriant It makes fine pasturage and good 
hay. Can be out often. It is also valuable to pilough 
under for soiling. Sow 30 to 40 pounds per acre. 30 CIS. 
per lb. 
MEADOW, or WOOLLY SOFT GRASS {EdUus Lanat- 
MX.) Has the merit of easy culture, and accommodates it- 
self to all descriptions of soil, from the richest to the 
poorest. Sow 30 Iba. per acre. Weight, 8 pounds per 
bushel. SO cts. per 111. 
MEADOW FESCUE TRUE ENGLISH BLUE GRASS 
(FeMtica praten>.is)— One of the most valuable pasture 
grasses, its long and tender leaves are much relished by 
stock of all kinds. In some Southern States it is called 
RANDALL GRASS, sometimes EVERGREEN GRASS. 
Sow in spring or fall, at ths rate of thirty to forty pounds 
per acre. 20c. per lb. 
CRESTED DOGSTAIL GRASS. This grass may be 
sown on lawns and other places to be kept under by the 
scythe. The roots penetrate deeply, and remain longer 
green than any other variety. Sow twenty to twenty- 
four pounds to the acre, 50c. per lb. 
HARD FESCUE Is also noted for its drouth-resisting 
quality, and well adapted for lawn mixture and valuable 
for sheep pasture. Sow thirty pounds to the acre. 25o. 
per lb. 
BERMUDA GRASS. The roots of this grass are very 
tenacious of life, outrooting other vegetation. It grows 
in almost any soil and spreadj rapidly, making a good 
pasturage. The seed is hard to save and is worth $2.50 
per pound. The roots can be furnished for $2 00 per 
barley sack or $3 M per barrel. Cut up into short lengths 
and sown broadcast and cover with a roller. One barrel 
will thus plant an acre. 
EGYPTIAN, OR PEARL MILLET. Produces an 
enormous amount of green feed. It can be cut repeated- 
ly, growing very rapidly after cutting, and is equal to 
Sweet Corn for feed. Sow in drills two or three feet 
apart; four pounds will sow an acre. 30o. per lb. 
HERD, RED TOP GRASS (or BENT 
GRASS) Is most largely used for wet 
lands, but does welhin almost any soil, 
moist or dry. It makes good hay or pas- 
ture and is much used in mixture with 
timothy and clover. Sow 80 pounds per 
acre. 15 ots. per lb. 
TIMOTHY Is very largely 
grown for hay crop in north- 
ern climates, and is fine when 
sown with Red Top and 
Clover. Sow 15 pounds per 
acre. 10 cts. per lb. 
Herd, Red Top Grass. 
MESQUIT GRASS Is very desirable for dry 
land, it resists the drought well and makes a 
good crop for hay or pasturage. Sow 30 pounds 
per acre. 15 ots. per lb. 
SHEEP FESCUE GRASS (Festuca ovina)— 
This variety grows naturally on light, dry 
sandy soil, and on elevated mountain pastures. Timothy 
Sow twenty-five to thirty pounds to the acre. 20o. per lb. 
COMMON MILLET Can be sown broadcast in the 
Spring of the year for bay; forty pounds per acre. If for 
seed, sown in drills twenty pounds to the acre. It pro- 
duces largely as an annual early crop. lOo. per lb. 
GERMAN or GOLDEN5I ILLET. Is not quite as early 
is the above, but yields more largely. 10c. per lb. 
HUNGARIAN GRASS Is a very valuable forage 
plant for light dry soils. It withstands drouth and re- 
mains giean when most vegetation is parched. Sow and 
cultivate as for Millet, 10c. per lb. 
WHITEMILLO MAIZE, OR BRANCHING DHOURA, 
Of South American origin. Valuable as a forage plant 
and for its grain, having great capacity to stand drought. 
It can be out and fed at any stage, or cured when heading 
out, for fodder. It bears grain in erect full heads, and is 
equal to corn for feeding all sorts of stock; also makes 
excellent meal. It requires all summer to malnre seed. 
Plant three to five seeds in a hill eighteen inches apart, 
four foot rows, and thin to two plants and cultivate as 
corn, it shoots out greatly and makes a great amount of 
foliage. Three to five pounds per acre. Can bo out for 
green feed several times a season. 25c. per lb. 
YELLOW MILLO MAIZE, OB YELLOW BRANCH- 
ING DHOURA. Tall, nine to twelve feet stooling from 
the ground like the White Millo Maize. The seed head 
grows to great size on good land. These heads are set 
close and solid, with a large plump grain, double the size 
of White Millo, and of deep, golden yellow color. The 
cultivation is like Corn. lOo. per lb. 
AMBER CANE (SORGHUM.) Is the earliest variety, 
and being rich in sacharine matter is grown for making 
sugar and syrup. Is also a fine forage plant and in large 
demand for spring planting. 10c. per lb. 
EGYPTIAN CORN (White and Red Varieties.) Both 
produce an immense crop of both seed and stalks for for- 
age to the acre and mature without rain. The Red is 
more cultivated, and perhaps the earliest. The seed is 
quite valuable to feed stock or poultry. 5c. per lb. 
KAFFIR CORN. A variety of Sorghum, cultivated 
for both forage and grain, growing Irom 4J to 6 feet high, 
is stocky ana erect, and has wide loliage. Kaffir Corn 
has the quality common to all Sorghums of resisting 
drought, and in this fact is to be found its peculiar value. 
It has yielded paying crops of grain and forage even in 
dry seasons, when corn has utterly failed. Bow ip. rows 
three feet apart, five to six pounds to the acre. 25o. per lb. 
