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—One of tne earliest of grasses in spring, as well as the 
latest in autumn, and about the only grass that is fra¬ 
grant. As a pasture grass, mixed with other species, it 
ki valuable on account of its earliness, and mixed with 
blue grass and white clover, it is an invaluable adjunct 
for lawns, presenting a beautiful appearance, and ex¬ 
haling a delightful fragrance when in blossom. Should 
form a part oi the mixed grasses in every lawn and door 
yard. About ten pounds per bushel. 
Common Millet, (Panicum miliaceum). —Requires 
ft dry, light, rich soil, and grows two and a half to four 
feet high, with a fine bulk of stalks and leaves, and is 
excellent for foraging. Sow in drills, or broadcast, from 
May ist to June 20th, if for seed, or untit the last of 
July, :f for hay. For grain, sow in drills, one-quarter 
bushel per acre ; if for hay, sow broadcast, one-half 
bushel per acre. Fifty pounds per bushel. 
German, or Golden Millet.—An improved variety’, 
medium early, growing three to five feet high. The 
“heads are closely condensed, though the spikes arc very’ 
numerous. The seeds are contained in rough, bristly 
Bheaths, and are round, golden yellow, and beautiful in 
appearance. Though this variety has been in cultiva¬ 
tion some three or four years, we have never heard a 
single complaint about it. 
Egyptian, or Pearl Millet. 
Egyptian, or Pearl Millet, (Penic Maria spicata). 
—This is perhaps the most wonderful forage plant that 
has ever been introduced. Four ye^rs ago it was very j 
generally distributed and planted for test purposes, 
especially in the Southern States. The general sum¬ 
ming up of reports appears to be that it requires a . 
longer and hotter season than we usually have in the 
north, to fully' mature, though some seasons are so 
warm that it succeeds admirably in Maine. The Kura l 
New Yorker publishes its experience with pearl millet 
on its trial grounds. From a single seed, fifty-two stalks 1 
ere produced, weighing forty r -two and a half pounds. 
_ ne highest stalk was ten feet one inch, and the cir¬ 
cumference of the plant was thirteen feet nine inches 
three feet from the ground. Several plants were cut 
Agust ist, and the subsequent growth was nine pounds 
per plant, making over fifty pounds of green fodder 
from a single seed. When the plant first comes up, the 
stems are prostrate, but assume an upright position 
when two feet long. Stock eat it with great avidity. In 
the south, it can be cut three or four times, sprouting 
readily and growing rapidly after each cutting. It 
should be sown in drills, dropping about two or three 
seeds two feet apart in the drill; the drills should be 
three feet apart, as plenty of room is required for its 
growth. Two pounds of seed is sufficient for an acre. 
Hungarian Grass, (, Panicum 
Germanic uni). — This is a specie® 
of millet, growing less rank, wit! 
smaller stalks, often yielding two 
or three tons of hay per acre. It 
is very popular and valuable with 
those who are clearing timber lands 
Like the millet, it is an annual, 
and requires to be sown every sea¬ 
son, but will produce a larger re¬ 
turn than almost any other crop. 
Sow and cultivate like millet. 
Forty-eight pounds per bushel. 
Fine Mixed Lawn Grass. — 
The essentials for a fine lawn are 
proper drainage, a careful prepa- 
tion of the soil, thorough rolling, 
and a selection of the seeds of such 
Hungarian Grass, grasses as will present a luxuriant 
verdure from early spring till late in autumn ; and then 
frequent mowings with a lawn mower. However much 
care is bestowed on the soil and seed, no lawn win be 
beautiful without frequent mowing and rolling. We 
have found the Charter Oak Lawn Mower the best 
for cutting lawns. Too much care cannot be bestowed 
however on the selection of grasses, as some varieties 
are the most luxuriant in spring, others in summer, others 
again in autumn, and a combination of the proper sorts 
is required for a perfect, carpet-like lawn. These we 
can supply' ready mixed, in proper proportions of each. 
The quantity sown varies according to to the variety of 
grasses from forty to sixty pounds per acre, much more 
being required than for hay or pasturage. The seed 
can be sown in spring or autumn. 
Flint’s Extra Fine Mixed Lawn Grass, for Per¬ 
manent Lawns. —This mixture is the result of much 
thought and experimenting, and is undoubtedly the very 
best mixture that can be obtained for permanent lawns, 
resisting the severe droughts of our climate better than 
any other. The mixture is composed of sixteen selected 
grasses , and the quantity required per acre is sixty 
pounds, sown in spring or fall. Though a little more 
expensive at the outset, it will undoubtedly be found 
the cheapest in the end, and it can nardly fa.i to please 
the most critical. 
MISCELLANEOUS FAEM SEEDS 
WINTER WHEAT. 
It is an encouraging fact that our farmers are begin¬ 
ning to appreciate the importance not only of good seed 
grain, but of selecting the variety best adapted to their 
farm and methods of culture, and as a result we now 
have a score or more of new varieties of winter wheat, 
each claiming to be the best. Realizing the importance 
of the subject, we have, during the past summer, made 
most careful inouines concerning these uew sorts, and 
