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WILL’S PIONEER SEEDHOUSE. GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY 
Will’s Pioneer Brand Grass Seed 
WILL’S EMERALD LAWN 
MIXTURE 
Registered U. S. Pat. Office 
The Emerald Mixture has been planted in 
North Dakota and the Northwest for 40 years, 
and beautiful lawns throughout the North¬ 
west testify to its excellence. 
This mixture contains no coarse seeds and 
is composed of the best varieties of the very 
best quality obtainable. Kentucky blue grass 
is the foundation of the mixture. 
EMERALD is the finest and best mixture 
for the lawn that can receive proper care; 
accept no substitutes for it. Postpaid, 1 lb., 
35c. F. O. B. Bismarck, 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., 
$2.25; 50 lbs., $11.00; 100 lbs., $20.00. 
We include no white clover but can supply 
it to those desiring it at prices shown on page 
56. 50c per lb., postpaid. 
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An ‘‘Emerald” Lawn 
Use Red Top for Shady Lawns or Shady Spots—Use Crested Wheat Grass for Lawns 
Without Water 
WILL’S DAKOTA LAWN MIXTURE 
This is a utility mixture for those who do not wish to 
give the necessary care and attention for the tine lawn and 
yet want a nice appearing- grass plot around the house, also 
useful for street boulevards and large public building, grounds. 
Made up of coarser and hardier grasses, it still requires some 
water. Clover may be used with it to advantage. Postpaid, 
1 lb.. 30c. F. O. B. Bismarck, 5 lbs,, $1.10; 10 lbs., $2.00; 
50 lbs., $0.50; 100 lbs., $18.00. 
Only ground which has been broken at least a year and is mellow and 
easily worked should be seeded for a lawn. After spading up. pul¬ 
verizing thoroughly and smoothing with a rake, the seed should he 
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 
quickly blow away. After seeding, rake in thoroughly with a double motion of the rake, forward and back. If a 
roller is available much better success will result if a good rolling is given after seeding. The prepared lawn should 
then he 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. 
Directions for Sowing a Lawn 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS. The neAvest and very best Grass 
for the Plains Regions. Crested Wheat Grass is an intro¬ 
duction by the Bureau of Plant Industry from the steppes 
region of Siberia. It is adapted to a rainfall under 13 
inches. In comparison with slender wheat grass and 
brome grass it is a slightly heavier yielder of hay, pro¬ 
ducing from 1 to 1 % tons per acre. It becomes green in 
Spring even earlier than brome grass and stays green later 
in the Fall. Where the slender wheat grass will not spread 
to any extent, the crested wheat will spread widely and 
completely cover the ground. This is undoubtedly the 
most important grass introduction that we have for the 
general plains conditions. Absolutely cold hardy. Seed 
is very scarce this year. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. F. O. B. Bis¬ 
marck, 10 lbs., $3.25; 50 lbs., $14.00; 100 lbs., $26.00. 
BROME GRASS—--BROMUS INERMIS (Austrian or Russian). 
Brome Grass, which has come to be the most important 
tame grass for Northwestern conditions, is an exceedingly 
valuable pasture grass, especially for early Spring and 
late Fall, but produces only a rather poor quality of hay. 
For hardiness and general resistance to severe conditions, 
it is unequalled. A \’ery large percentage of brome grass 
seed contains also seeds of the noxious quack grass. We 
urge, therefore, that you buy brome grass seed from repu¬ 
table seedsmen within the state, whqse seed has been in¬ 
spected and passed on in the State Seed Laboratory. Lb., 
30c, postpaid. F. O. B. Bismarck, 15 lbs., $2.50; 50 lbs., 
$8.00; 100 lbs., $15.00. 
WESTERN RYE G r SLENDER WHEAT GRASS. Hardy, 
drought, resistant, of good quality, a native variety. This 
grass is being increasingly grown in the Northwest and 
wherever tried gives the greatest satisfaction. It stands 
cutting better than the brome grass and the hay is better 
an account, of its finer foliage. Postpaid, 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., 
$1.00. F. O. B. Bismarck, 15 lbs., $2.00; 50 lbs., $6.50; 
100 lbs., $12.00. 
MEADOW FESCUE or ENGLISH BLUE GRASS. This grass, 
while not as valuable as Bromus and Western Rye, is one 
of the earliest grasses for the Northwest. It also with¬ 
stands severe cold very well. Also useful for a hay 
producer, growing to the height of three feet, and pos¬ 
sessing very nutritious qualities. Sow 15 to 20 pounds 
per acre. 1 lb., 25c, postpaid. F. O. B. Bismarck, 10 lbs., 
$1.75; 50 lbs., $7.50; 100 lbs., $14.00. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.. The foundation of hardy lawn 
grass. We handle nothing hut the fancy, clean seed, the 
very best procurable, without regard to cost. Blue Grass 
is not valuable as a hay crop hut makes good pasturage. 
It will stand considerable hardship, but should not be 
sown on high rolling. prairie land in the Dakotas, as in 
such localities it is liable to be damaged in case the soil 
freezes up dry in the Fall. Sow 20 pounds per acre. 
Heavy weight seed. 1 lb., 35c, postpaid. F. O. B. Bis¬ 
marck, 10 lbs., $2.00; 50 lbs., $9.50; 100 lbs., $18.00. 
REED CANARY GRASS or PHALARIS. This is a nnJive 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, 
80c; 5 lbs., F. O. B, here, $3.25, Write for prices on larger 
lots, 
PIONEER BRAND TIMOTHY SEED. We offer only North 
Dakota grown Timothy seed Avhich is from acclimated 
fields. Timothy is the best known and most extensively 
grown tame grass in the country. It is hardy grass so 
far as standing the Winters, but does not do well in a dry 
year or on poor soil. 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. F. O. B. Bis¬ 
marck, 10 lbs., $1.00; 50 lbs., $4.50; 100 lbs., $8.00. 
RED TOP or HERD’S GRASS. Useful in the Northwest 
principally for seeding low moist spots, slough beds, basins, 
and any place where the water may stand at times. It is 
hardy in such places and will even grow where there is 
some alkali present. An excellent pasture grass as well 
as a hay producer. We handle only the fancy solid seed, 
of which only 4 to 5 pounds are required to the acre. 
1 lb., 25e, postpaid. F. O. B. Bismarck, 10 lbs., $1.75; 
50 lbs., $8.00; 100 lbs., $15.00. 
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 
carefully until it has made a small growth. Requires lots 
of water. We offer the highest grade of Oregon grown 
seed. Lb., postpaid, $1.00. F. O. B. here, 10 lbs., $8.00; 
larger lots @ 75c. 
GREAT PLAINS PASTURE MIXTURE. This is an item 
for which there seems to be an increasing demand. The 
mixture 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., $20.00, 
