Qrasses Make Their Best Qrowth on Rich Soil 
IMPORTED RESCUE 
GRASS 
RED TOP GRASS 
RED TOP GRASS (Agrostis Alba). Red 
Top is a fine grass for pasture, hay or lawn. 
It is a perennial, with a creeping habit of 
growth which makes a coarse, loose turf. The 
leaves are about one-fourth of an inch wide 
with slender stems. This grass thrives best 
in low moist soil and will stand all kinds 
of wet weather or considerable drought on 
such soil. Will do well on soil so poor in 
lime that other grasses fail. It is often used 
for holding breaks to prevent erosion. 
This grass is splendid for sowing on Ber¬ 
muda lawns in the fall of the year; it will 
make you a beautiful green lawn through¬ 
out the winter months. 
Sow the seed in September, October or 
November at the rate of 16 to 20 pounds 
to the acre. Suggest that you write the 
United States Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D, C., for Farmers’ Bulletin No. 
125A which will give you more information 
on Red Top Grass. Found good in the South 
for winter golf greens. Lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.00. 
Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
Dallis Grass 
DALLIS GRASS 
DALLIS GRASS (Paspalum Dilatatum). 
Dallis Grass is a perennial, and is not a pest. 
It grows continuously, except in freezing 
weather, doing best where there is plenty of 
moisture, a smaller growth in proportion to 
the degree of dryness. While it does not grow 
in freezing weather, it comes nearer growing 
all the year around than any other grass. 
Dallis Grass will gradually choke out Johnson 
Grass and other weeds, if grazed fairly close. 
It needs only a start, in order to stop washes 
and gullies. It is very easy to eradicate, one 
plowing will kill it out. In our trial grounds 
the past summer we found it stood the hot, 
dry summer better than any other grass. 
The leaves are broad, a vivid green in 
color, and bunchy in growth. It makes a 
good pasture for all kinds of livestock and 
can be sown anywhere, at almost any time. 
It is a great labor saver. Dairy cows and 
other livestock attend to the harvesting of 
this grass and no plowing, hoeing or cultivat¬ 
ing is required. It will grow on hilly, rough 
or washing land and puts them to beneficial 
use. We recommend that every farmer give 
Dallis Grass a thorough trial. Sow about 10 
pounds per acre, or mixed with other grasses 
and clover, most any time in the year. We 
find imported seed germinates much better 
than American grown seed. Lb., 60c; 2 lbs., 
$1.10, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 50c; 10 lbs., 
$4.50. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS 
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (Poa Pratensis). 
Kentucky Bluegrass is not very popular in 
most sections of the South, but there is a 
demand for limited amounts for planting in 
sections were its worth has been proven. 
We have seen reasonably good results in 
Texas where planted in the shade of large 
trees. 
One pound of seed will sow 10x20 feet, the 
equivalent of 200 square feet. Forty pounds 
per acre are required for pasture sowing. Sow 
in fall for best results. Lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.00. 
Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
Nicholson’s Rye Grass 
IMPORTED RESCUE GRASS (Bromus 
Schraderi). Also called Prairie Grass, and is 
one of the most nutritious for permanent pas¬ 
ture grasses and does well in most soils, al¬ 
though the best results will be secured from 
somewhat moist soil. It grows wild in va¬ 
rious sections of Texas and is especially use¬ 
ful for winter and spring grazing, as it stays 
green all during the winter and spring. It 
dies down as soon as the weather gets warm. 
If allowed to reseed itself, it will come up 
again in the fall. September and October are 
the best months to sow, broadcasting the seed 
at the rate of 15 to 25 pounds per acre. It 
is also splendid to use in permanent pasture 
mixtures. The seeds are large, nearly equal 
to oats in size. Lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.25. Please 
ask for prices on larger quantities. 
RYE GRASS 
RYE GRASS (Lolium Italicum). The seed 
we handle is American grown, of the Italian 
variety. 
Of all the grasses for winter and spring 
pasture, we consider Rye Grass to be one of 
the best. Each plant, under favorable condi¬ 
tions, makes a round bunch with 20 or more 
shoots. Many varieties of Rye Grass are in 
use, but the American grown seed of the 
Italian variety is by far the best for the 
A Mixed Grass Pasture 
South. It is exceptionally hardy, standing 
very cold weather, and stays green all during 
the winter, spring and early summer. 
Rye Grass is an annual, and, if allowed to 
go to seed, will re-seed itself and come up 
again when the weather gets cool in the fall. 
It makes excellent grazing for all kinds of 
livestock and, if cut for hay, single cuttings 
will yield o»e to two tons of hay per acre. 
It grows from one and one-half to two and 
one-half feet high. 
It is a wonderful grass to include in mix¬ 
tures with other grasses and clovers for per¬ 
manent pastures, this applying especially 
where you are starting a new pasture. 
Plant in fall and early spring, at the rate 
of 35 to 40 pounds per acre, or about one- 
quarter of this amount when planting with 
other grasses or clovers. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 
45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 15c; 10 lbs., 
$1.25. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO 
— 55 
DALLAS, TEXAS 
