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BOTZUM BROS SEED CO. 
SHEEPS FESCUE - festuca ovina 
An extremely valuable pasture grass for high, dry situations or rocky 
or gravelly soils- Affords excellent grazing and withstands adverse condi¬ 
tions- when many other varieties burn out. Foliage of fine texture and it 
has a tendency to grow in tufts so close grazing is desirable. Especially 
valuable for mixture. 
Requires alone l£ to 2 bus- per acre- In mixture \ to 1 bu. 
ASTORIA BENT - AGROSTIS TENUIS 
SAME VARIETY AS RHODE ISLAND AND COLONIAL BENT. 
An excellent all around bent for lawns, greens, parks and playing 
fields; grows on wide range of soils; spreads mainly by underground root 
stalks or rhizomes, making a deep reinforced sod. It seldom produces 
many stolons or surface runners, thus lessening the amount of top-dress¬ 
ing and watering. From 60 to 100 lbs. of seed should be used per acre* 
MIXED GERMAN BENT 
As the name implies it is composed of a mixture of different var¬ 
ieties of bents* It is a general purpose grass for greens, lawns and 
fairways* 
SEASIDE OR COOS COUNTY BENT GRASS 
(AGROSTIS MARITIMA) 
A superlative bent for putting greens and lawns, ranked high by U.S- 
Golf Assoc- for putting surface, producing a luxuriant matted growth. It 
is one of the most vigorous stoloniferous creepers although this charact¬ 
eristic does not usually show up till the second year, after which it 
makes a fine turf of uniform color and texture. Sow about five pounds 
to 1,000 square feet- 
DUTCH WHITE CLOVER 
A very hardy creeping perennial adapted to most soils* Used for 
lawns as it forms a dense sward- Sow, if alone, 8 lbs- per acre; with 
grasses 4 lbs. per acre- Per bu. (60 lbs.) 
SPECIAL MIXTURES FOR 
GOLF COURSES, AIRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS, 
POLO GROUNDS, ATHLETIC FIELDS, LAWNS, 
PASTURE AND MEADOWS 
We put up special mixtures for all purposes and will be very glad to 
estimate on any special mixture that may be required- 
We offer mixtures which can be relied on to be the very highest qual¬ 
ity and prices are very reasonable. See page 1 for descriptions- 
Constant experimenting has shown that a heavy stand and prolonged 
growth can be obtained only by sowing a mixture of several kinds of grass 
seeds- In our special mixtures we use varieties best suited to the differ¬ 
ent soils and purposes for which they are recommended. Those for permanent 
pasture are composed of grasses that succeed each other in growth, thus 
furnishing good grazing from early spring until late fall- 
"CLEVELAND PARKS" LAWN SEED 
An unrivaled mixture of the purest and cleanest seed- It contains 
only the highest grade of grasses suitable for the purpose of making a 
beautiful, durable, lasting lawn. "Cleveland Parks" Lawn Grass Seed germ¬ 
inates quickly, roots deeply; this enables it to readily withstand the 
intense heat of summer and the cold in Winter, showing a beautiful, rich 
