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WILSON S. BROWER COMPANY, Inc., CATALOGUE OF SEEDS 
GRASS SEED 
In Separate Varieties 
It is our intention in giving the separate 
varieties of grass seeds as listed below to fa¬ 
miliarize one with the character of the in¬ 
dividual varieties and we do not think it ad¬ 
visable to plant any one variety in place of a 
mixture. We obtain these individual grass 
seeds direct from the best original sources 
which we have discovered in our many years 
of experience to be botanically true, new crop 
seed, re-cleaned, and of the highest degree of 
purity and germination. 
THE BENTS (Agrostis Species). All bents 
are slow starting in the spring but as they 
do not mature until late summer their color 
is carried in late fall. The seeds are the 
smallest of the lawn grass seeds (8,000,000 
per pound) and produce the finest textured 
turf. 
German Bent (A. stolonifera varieties). This 
is a natural bent seed mixture produced in 
Germany and sold as German Bent or South 
German Creeping Bent and ordinarily con¬ 
tains Red Top, Velvet Bent and Creeping 
Bent. The sod produced by this mixture 
tolerates very close mowing and makes an 
excellent turf when properly top-dressed to 
prevent matting of the stolens at the sur¬ 
face. 
Rhode Island Bent (A. tenuis, A. vulgaris). 
This seed was imported from England dur¬ 
ing the eighteenth century. It has become 
naturalized and is now found growing wild 
all over the northern half of the United 
States and Southern Canada. There are 
many strains of this variety: A Colonial 
Bent or Brown-top from New Zealand, and 
others from Rhode Island, Washington State 
and Prince Edward Isle. It is very resist¬ 
ant to drought, withstands very close mow¬ 
ing and has proven aggressive on all but 
the poorest soils. 
Redtop (Agrostis palustris). Redtop makes a 
rapid growth when newly seeded, the sod 
formed is tough but does not stand close 
clipping, becoming coarse and stubby and 
seldom remains in a lawn more than a year 
and a half. Because of the poor texture of 
the sod the grass should be used primarily 
in mixtures with Kentucky Blue Grass and 
other varieties. 
THE BLUE GRASSES (Poa Species). The 
seed of the blue grass is small, averaging 
2,400,000 to a pound. They prefer an alka¬ 
line soil, are slow to germinate, and their 
leaves are distinguished with the exception 
of Poa trivialis, by their upright growth. 
Kentucky Blue Grass (P. pratensis). This 
variety is one of the best species of seed for 
lawns in New Jersey; it is aggressive, 
thrives on loamy soils and is not fully de¬ 
veloped until the end of the second year 
from planting. The sod is not permanently 
injured by drought or high temperatures. 
It grows best when mixed with other seeds, 
and is used as a basis in all of the better 
mixtures of seeds. 
Canada Blue (P. compressa). This variety is 
closely associated with the Kentucky Blue. 
Its use is confined to very poor clay soils 
and graveled knolls or as a soil binder on 
silt. It forms an open coarse texture sod 
and the color is an undesirable slaty bluish 
green. 
Rough Stalked Meadow Grass, or Bird Grass 
(P. trivalis). This variety can hardly be 
distinguished from the Kentucky Blue, and 
should be used as a substitute on all shaded 
or partly shaded and damp locations. 
Wood Meadow (P. nemoralis). This variety 
has proved to be a weak grower unable to 
compete with other grasses and weeds. The 
sod produced is coarse and open. This var¬ 
iety is of value in Europe but does not thrive 
here. 
THE FESCUES (Festuca Species). The fes¬ 
cues are not particular as to their soil re¬ 
action, except Red Fescue, which appears a 
little more satisfied on acid soil than alka¬ 
line. The seeds are large, about 600,000 
to the pound, and thrive best on poor sandy 
soils. 
Sheeps Fescue (F. ovina). This variety has 
tough wiry foliage and they make vigorous 
growth only in cool weather. It is able 
to survive on very poor and sandy soils, how¬ 
ever, there is no place in a lawn but does 
make an excellent rough on the golf course. 
