DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Red Top (A gros/is vu/garis). —In some sections thi 
is called Rh jde Island Bent Grass. In Pennsylvania 
and States farther south, it is known as Herd's Grass, 
a name applied in New England and New York to tim¬ 
othy. It is a good, permanent grass, standing our cli¬ 
mate well, and makes a good pasture when fed close. Is 
valuable for iow, wet meadows, producing a large return 
in good hay. Is often sown with timothy and red clover, 
in which case it makes a close sward in time. When 
sown alcne, two bushels per acre is required, sown in 
spring or fall. Fourteen pounds per bushel. 
Fowl Meadow, or False Red Top, (Poa serotind). 
—Grows tall and thick, and makes a more pliabje hay 
than timothy, and is more fit for pressing n bales, to 
ship. It yields well when sown on low, moist land, and 
will not suffer if not cut at the exiict time. It can be 
mowed almost any time from July to October. When 
three feet high it falls down, or lodges, and after a file 
time every joint puts forth new branches. The «r«*ik is 
always sweet and tender, and cattle and sheep are fond 
of it. It thrives best when mixed with other masses. 
Though resembling red top in some respects, n is dis¬ 
tinct, and we think superior in even, respect. Requires 
about the same amount of seed per acre as red top, sown 
i** spring or fall. Twelve pounds per bushel. 
Snglish Blue urass, or Meadow Fescue, ( Fast - 
uca pratensis). —This is one of 
the most valuable pasture 
grasses we are acquainted with, 
as its long and tender leaves 
are much relished by stock of 
all kinds. It succeeds well, 
even in a poor soil, and as its 
roots penetrate the earth twelve 
or fifteen inches, it is not af¬ 
fected except by exceedingly 
1 / ^4 iV. Ji I dry weather, and is as valuable 
I wf’ if a fertilizer as red clover. When 
V|P| ijuj cured like timothy, it yields a 
Aw- I iSe Jrvl vcr y superior quality of hay 
A W Jum Notwithstand ing its ac- 
v\ \ j fc'Jll knowledged merits, this grass 
* has been sown only to a limited 
‘extent in this country. It is de¬ 
serving of much more attention 
than it has hitherto received 
from American farmers. 
Sow one bushel per acre, in 
spring or fall. September is 
the best season for sowing south 
of the Ohio river. Twenty- 
four pounds per bushel. 
Kentucky Blue Grass, (Poa 
English Blue Grass, pratensis ).—This is known in 
some sections as Green Meadow Grass, and June 
Grass, but should not be confounded with Poa com- 
f>ressa , called by some June Grass, or Wire Grass. It 
makes -xcellent pastiye grass for our soil and climate, 
succeeding finely on our hill lands, and producing the 
most nourishing food for cattle, retaining its qualities 
till a late period in winter, and further south affording 
abundant food throughout the winter. In conjunction 
with white clover, it forms the finest and closest of lawns; 
for this purpose, an extra quantity of seed should be 
used, say two bushels of blue gTass and six pounds of 
white clover per acre. If sown by itself, two bushels 
will be required, sown early in the spring, or in October 
or November. Fourteen pounds per bushel. 
Perennial Rye Grass, (Lolium perennc).—A. very 
valuable variety for permanent pasture, and makes a 
large return in hay ; very nutritious, and stock are very 
fond of it. Succeeds best on moderately moist land, for 
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Kentucky Blue Grass. 
Perennial Rye Grass. 
which it is peculiarly adapted. Large quantities are 
raised in England, and nearly all of Europe. It is also 
largely used for lawns, in conjunction with other grasses. 
One and a half to two bushels per acre in the spring. 
Twenty pounds per bushel. 
Wood Meadow Grass, (Poa nemoralis ).—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 situations, where it frequently grows 
quite tall. Cattle are fond of it; it is succulent and nu¬ 
tritious, 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 fourteen pounds per bushel. Two bushels per acre. 
Sweet Vernal Grass, (Antho.x’anthum odoratu w). 
Wood Meadow Grass- 
Sweet Vernal Grass. 
