WILSON S. BROWER COMPANY, Inc., CATALOGUE OF SEEDS 
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Hard Fescue (F. durinshcula). Fine leaved 
fescue differs from Sheep’s Fescue in hav¬ 
ing somewhat finer foliage, but both grasses 
have a similar adaptation. 
Red Fescue (F. rubra). Genuine Red Fescue 
is stoleniferous on sandy loam. If seeded 
alone it will produce a thick drought-with- 
standing turf practically free from weeds. 
The texture is wire-like and somewhat diffi¬ 
cult to mow. When closely cut to a height 
of one-quarter inch, red fescue languishes in 
hot weather. 
Chewing’s N. Z. Fescue (Festuca rubra fallax). 
On loamy soils, Chewing’s fescue makes 
fairly good growth but it does not form a 
smooth sod and lacks the ability to spread 
and heal injuries. Perhaps the best use of 
this plant is for turf on soils which are too 
sandy or lacking in fertility to support Ken¬ 
tucky bluegrass. The foliage is very tough 
and withstands much hard usage without ap¬ 
parent injury, but it is also difficult to cut 
and blends poorly with the bent grasses and 
Kentucky bluegrass. 
Meadow Fescue (F. pratensis). This species 
differs in that the leaves are flat, broad and 
very glossy on the underside. It is adapted 
to wet soil where it makes a very quick 
growth. There is little advantage in using 
this species for ordinary locations but adapts 
itself to shade and therefore is of value in 
shady mixtures. 
THE RYES (Lolium Species). Rye grasses are 
quick germinating and fast growing; for this 
reason they are used for cover or nurse 
crop. The seeds are very large, 220,000 to 
the pound. 
Perennial Rye (L. perenne). This species is 
a short-lived perennial in lawns and is used 
primarily for a quick production of green 
coverings on newly seeded areas. The turf 
rarely becomes as finely knitted as the bents 
or Poa Species and is rarely seeded alone. 
Italian Rye (L. multifolium). Although seed¬ 
lings of rye grass will grow nearly three 
times as fast as those of other species it is 
shorter lived and usually succumbs to hot 
dry weather. It is suitable only for making 
a temporary turf in fall or early spring. 
Domestic Rye is an American grown perennial 
rye, whose life in turf is only one year, or 
possibly two growing seasons. 
OTHER NORTHERN GRASSES. In general 
these grasses are used for rough and other 
coarse turfs where the soil is usually less 
fertile and more likely to be neglected and 
where the finer turf is not desired. The 
seeds listed below are less expensive and if 
mowing is not required regularly they will 
not make too dense a growth. 
Timothy (Phleum pratense). A species of in¬ 
expensive seed well adapted to this climate, 
a wide range of soils, and a good appear¬ 
ance of grass comparatively easy to obtain. 
Orchard Grass (Dactylys glomerata). This 
species is one of the most shade-loving 
grasses available for this climate, and is 
somewhat better adapted to sandy soil than 
Timothy. 
Tall Oat Grass (Arrhenatherum elatius). This 
grass may be employed to good advantage 
on poor or gravelly soils, but does not toler¬ 
ate frequent close cutting. It is not so per¬ 
sistent in this climate as are timothy and 
orchard grass, and is distinctly a bunch 
grass, unsuited for fine turf. 
Sweet Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum odora- 
tum). This grass makes a very early growth 
in spring and has been found to be tolerant 
of poor or droughty soils. It forms a bunchy 
sod, but, like orchard grass, tolerates fairly 
close cutting. 
White Clover (Trifolium repens). This fam¬ 
iliar plant is much used for lawns. It grows 
quickly, forms a green herbage and remains 
green throughout the season. The addition 
of bone meal or lime to the soil is a great 
benefit to it. 
