OSCAR H. WILL & CO., BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 
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WILL’S PIONEER BRAND GRASS SEED 
WILL’S EMERALD LAWN 
MIXTURE 
Registered U. 'S. Patent Office. 
The Emerald Mixture has been planted 
in North Dakota and the Northwest for 40 
years, and beautiful lawns throughout the 
Northwest testify to its excellence. 
This mixture contains no coarse seeds 
and is composed of the best varieties of 
the very best quality obtainable. Ken¬ 
tucky blue grass is the foundation of the 
mixture. 
EMERALD is the finest and best mix¬ 
ture for the lawn that can receive proper 
care; accept no substitutes for it. Post¬ 
paid, 1 lb., 33c. F. O. 15. Bismarck, 5 lbs., 
$1.35; 10 lbs., $3.40; 50 lbs., $11.00; 100 
lbs., $30.00. 
We include no white clover but can sup¬ 
ply it to those desiring it at prices shown 
on page 54. 40c per lb., postpaid. 
Use Red Top for shady places—use Fairway Strain Crested Wheat Grass Seed or Buffalo Grass 
Sod or Stolons for lawns without water. 
WILL’S DAKOTA LAWN MIXTURE 
This is a utility mixture for those who do not wish to Made up of coarser and hardier grasses, it still requires some 
give the necessary care and attention for the fine lawn and water. Clover may be used with it to advantage. Postpaid, 
yet want a nice appearing grass plot around the house, also 1 lb., 33c. F. O. B. Bismarck, 5 lbs., $1.35; 10 lbs., $3 40• 
useful for street boulevards and large public building grounds. 50 lbs., $11.00; 100 lbs., $30.00. 
p, • . c c ■ r Only §' roun<J Which has been broken at least a year and is mellow and 
Uirections tor Sowing a Lawn easily worked should be seeded for a lawn. After spading up, pul- 
■ , ° verizmg thoroughly and smoothing with a rake, the seed should be 
sown at the rate of one pound to two hundred square feet. Do not seed on a windy day as the light grass seed will quick¬ 
ly blow away. After seeding, rake in thoroughly with a double motion of the rake, forward and back. If a roller is avail¬ 
able much better success will result if a good rolling is given after seeding. The prepared lawn should then be heavily 
soaked with water and not allowed to dry out Until the grass is well up and the whole surface green. 
All sorts of soils contain weed seed, and the black soil hauled on for lawns is often very weedy. Do not blame these 
weeds to the seedsmen who can furnish you with the official purity test of his seed. 
We shall he glad to give advice and make up special mixtures for airports, parks, public school 
grounds, football fields, etc. 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS. The hardiest and most drouth resistant grass yet discovered. Introduced by the Department of 
Agriculture and especially well tested and recommended after years of work by the Dickinson sub-experiment station under 
the direction of Mr. Moomaw. Also carefully tested and very favorably reported upon by the U. S. Northern Great Plains 
Field Station at Mandan. Mentioned as an outstanding variety for the great plains in articles in the Country Gentleman, 
etc., last winter. Lb., 70c, postpaid. F. O. B. Bismarck, 5 lbs., $3.00; 10 lbs., $5.50; larger lots @ 50c per lb. 
FAIRWAY STRAIN CRESTED WHEAT. A strain developed at the Saskatchewan Experiment Station primarily for golf courses, 
and lawns but it has become valuable for many other purposes. Foliage finer and in greater amount and the plant more 
spreading than in the common strain. Lb., postpaid, 75c. F. O. B. Bismarck, 5 lbs., $3.35; 10 lbs., $6.35; 35 lbs., $15.50; 
larger lots @ 60c. 
An Emerald Lawn in Bismarck 
BUFFALO GRASS PLANTS. This native grass, which seldom produces viable seed, is undoubtedly the most perfect lawn 
grass for dry conditions in existence. It spreads by means of runners, throws up no tall stalks, but produces a dense mat 
on the ground—the bent grass of the plains. We list this grass by the 100 plants or stolons. The plants are set out from 
6 to 15 inches apart each way. In one season the whole area should fill in. Price per 100 plants, postpaid, 80c (enough for 
about 140 square feet of planting). We have a limited amount of seed which will grow 10 to 30 per cent <§> 30c per oz., 
postpaid. 
WESTERN WHRAT GRASS (agropyron smithii). Big Blue Stem; the most famous grass of the Great Plains region. Listed 
for the first time as the seed germinates well only in occasional years, and this happened to be a year of very high germi¬ 
nation. Valuable mainly for permanent seeding down for pasture and hay both. Lb., postpaid, 35c. F. 0. B. Bismarck, 5 
lbs., $1.35; 10 lbs., $3.35; 50 lbs., $10.00; 10O lbs., $18.00. 
WESTERN RYE OR SLENDER WHEAT GRASS. Hardy, 
drought resistant, of good quality, a native variety. It 
stands cutting better than the brome grass and the hay is 
better on account of its finer foliage. Postpaid, 1 lb., 35c; 
5 lbs., $1.35. F. 0. B. here, 15 lbs., $3.00; 50 lbs., $7.50; 
100 lbs., $14.00. 
BROME GRASS—BROMUS INERMIS (Austrian or Russian). 
Brome Grass is an exceedingly valuable pasture gras?, espe¬ 
cially for early Spring and late Fall. 1 lb., 35c, postpaid. 
F. O. B. here, 15 lbs., $3.00; 50 lbs., $8.50; 100 lbs., 
$16.00. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. The foundation of hardy lawn 
grass. We handle nothing but the fancy, clean seed, the 
very best procurable, without, regard to cost. Sow 30 
pounds per acre. Heavy weight seed. 1 lb., 40c postpaid. 
F. O. B. here, 5 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $3.50; 50 lbs., $11.00; 
100 lbs., $30.00. 
REED CANARY GRASS OR PHALARIS, This is a native 
of the low flooded sections of our Missouri River bottom 
lands and the sloughs of Minnesota. Will not stand heavy 
alkali. The best grass for wet spots that we have. Lb., 
postpaid, 75c; F. O. B. here, 5 lbs., $3.00; larger lots at 
50c. 
CREEPING BENT GRASS SEED. This is very popular for 
lawn grass purposes and makes a wonderful lawn after it 
is once established. Must he planted and tended very care¬ 
fully until it has made a small growth. Requires lots of 
water. Lb., postpaid, $1.35. F. O. B. here @ $1.10 per lb. 
GREAT PLAINS PASTURE MIXTURE, This is , an item for 
which there seems to he an increasing demand. The mix¬ 
ture which we list is one recommended by Dr. Hansen at 
the N. D. Experiment Station. It consists of 6 lbs. brome 
grass, 4 lbs. crested wheat grass, 5 lbs. slender wheat grass, 
3 lbs. yellow blossom sweet clover. 18 lbs. or enough for 
1 acre, $4.00; 100 lbs., $30.00. 
MEADOW FESCUE or ENGLISH BLUE GRASS, This grass 
is one of the hardiest grasses for the Northwest. It also 
withstands severe cold very' well. Postpaid, 1 lb., 30c. 
E. O. B. here, 10 lbs., $3.00; 50 lbs., $7.50; 100 lbs., 
$14.00. 
PIONEER BRAND TIMOTHY SEED, We offer only North 
Dakota grown Timothy seed which is from acclimated 
fields. 1 lb., 35c, postpaid. F. O. B. Bismarck, 10 lbs., 
$1.00; 50 lbs., $4.00; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
RED TOP or HERD’S GRASS- Useful in the Northwest prin¬ 
cipally for seeding low moist spots, slough beds, basins, and 
any place where the water may stand at times. Lb.. 30c, 
postpaid. F. O. B. here, 10 lbs., $3.00; 50 lbs., $9.00; 100 
lbs., $16.00. 
