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BRECK’S 
Breck’s Special Grass Seed Mixtures 
FOR MOWING AND GRAZING LANDS 
/V L'L mixtures for alternate husbandry should include (say for one or two years’ lay) only annual and biennial 
-tV. or other sorts that attain full maturity within that period; for two or three years’ lay, a greater quantity of 
seed is required, which should embrace a larger proportion of permanent sorts, so that the places of the dead 
annual kinds may be filled by the varieties that are of slower growth. 
Breck’s Varieties 
of Grass Seed Mixtures 
Italian Rye Grass. . 
Perennial Rye Grass 
Orchard Grass. 
Meadow Foxtail.... 
Hard Fescue. 
Blue Grass. 
Red-Top. 
Wood Meadow. 
Rough-stalked Meadow. 
Meadow Fescue. 
Sweet Vernal. 
Timothy. 
Red Clover. 
Perennial Red Clover 
Alsike Clover. 
White Clover. 
Price per acre, f. o. b. 
Boston 
(bags extra at value) 
1 or 2 years’ mowing 
2 or 
3 years’ mowing 
or grazing 
4 years’ mowing 
or grazing 
No. 5 
No. 6 
No. 7 
No. 8 
No. 9 
No. 10 
No. 11 
No. 12 
No. 13 
Light 
Medium 
Heavy 
Light 
Medium 
Heavy 
Light 
Boils 
Boils 
boils 
Soils 
Soils 
Soils 
Soils 
Soils 
Soils 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
6 
6 
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4 
4 
4 
3 
3 
3 
4 
4 
6 
5 
5 
6 
5 
6 
7 
4 
3 
5 
6 
5 
5 
8 
6 
6 
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3 
1 
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2 
2 
3 
3 
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2 
1 
1 
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2 
2 
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2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
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3 
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1 
2 
3 
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iy 2 
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1 y 2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
4 
Vz 
V2 
2 
y 2 
y 2 
y 2 
1 
1 
1 
7 
9 
y 2 
7 
9 
9 
3 
4 
4 
7 
8 
9 
4 
5 
5 
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8 
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4 
5 
5 
1 
1 
iy 2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
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1 
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iy 2 
iy 2 
2 
2 
2 
33 
35 
38 
35 
37 
40 
38 
41 
44 
$10.00 
$10.85 
$17.35 
$10.64 
$11.45 
$12.35 
$12.70 
$12.80 
$14.40 
Permanent mowing with 
occasional grazing 
No. 14 
Light 
Soils 
Lbs. 
3 
6 
9 
2 
2 
2 
3 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 
40 
$13.85 
No. 15 
Medium 
Soils 
Lbs. 
3 
6 
7 
3 
2 
3 
3 
1 
2 
4 
1 
3 
2 
1 
2 
43 
$13.85 
No. 16 
Heavy 
Soils 
Lbs. 
3 
7 
7 
3 
2 
3 
3 
1 
2 
4 
1 
3 
3 
1 
2 
45 
$13.85 
n ° tic ® d that tbe different tables are all based on the quantity required to sow 1 acre. When ordering, simply 
for Per^anenf Pastures°for” 1 acres ?, e eCted and the number of acres for which seed is desired; for example: “Send me No. 2 Mixture 
Breck’s Agricultural Grasses 
i3 *~A U grasses sold f. o. b. Boston. Bags extra. Prices subject to market changes. Samples sent on request 
The following list of Agricultural Grasses includes the varieties most extensively used in permanent pasture 
and other grass mixtures. Prices are subject to frequent market changes, net f. o. b. Boston; bags extra. 
Awnless or Smooth Brome Grass ( Hromus inermis). Perennial. 
Especially recommended for arid soils, where delicate grasses will 
not grow. Weight, 12 lbs. per bus. Lb. 50c; 100 lbs. $40.00. 
Creeping Bent or Fiorin (Agrostis stolonifera). Distinguished by 
compact, creeping, rooting stems. It prefers low bottomlands, 
especially if they are somewhat sandy. It spreads rapidly, and the 
stoloniferous roots form a strong, enduring turf that is positively 
improved by constant tramping. Its fine texture makes it one of 
the most valuable lawn grasses. Lb. $2.00; 100 lbs. $150.00. 
For complete list of Bent Grasses see page 5. 
Timothy, Herd’s Grass, or Cat’s-tail ( Phleum pratense). Perennial. 
Most valuable for hay, especially in the North, thriving on moist, 
loamy soils of medium tenacity. Grows readily and yields, on 
favorable soils, 3 to 4 tons of best-quality hay per acre. Should be 
?oo ',u St To h o e " the bIossom f aIIs. Weight, 45 lbs. per bus. Lb. 30c; 
1UU lbs. $28.00. 
Kentucky Blue Grass, Meadow Grass, June Grass, or Spear Grass 
i a P, ratensls '>- Perennial. Root-creeping. Flowers in June A 
valuable species in lawn mixtures. As Kentucky Blue Grass 
requires two to three years to become well set, and does not arrive 
at perfection as a pasture grass until the sward is at least four 
years old, it is not suited for alternate husbandry, where the land 
« 9 «°nn emam m grass onIy two or three years ‘ Lb - 30c; 100 lbs. 
Orchard Grass ( Dactylis glomerata). Perennial. Root fibrous. 
Flowers in June and July. Thrives well on light soils, and as its 
roots penetrate to a considerable depth, it withstands droughts 
better than most species. Lb. 22c; 100 lbs. $18.00. 
Red-Top or Herd’s Grass ( Agrostis vulgaris). Perennial. Root- 
creeping. Flowers in July. Red-Top is often sown with Timothy 
and common Red Clover, in which case the clover soon disappears, 
followed by the Timothy, the Red-Top usually taking their places, 
and with some wild indigenous grass forming a close sward. When 
sown alone, 4 bushels of unhulled, or 20 pounds of the clean seed 
per acre are required. Weight, unhulled, 10 lbs. per bus.; fancy or 
clean, 40 lbs. per bus. Unhulled seed, lb. 20c; 100 lbs. $18.00. 
Fancy or clean seed, lb. 30c; 100 lbs. $26.00. 
Rough-stalked Meadow Grass ( Poa trivialis). Root fibrous. Peren¬ 
nial. This grass is valuable on account of its quick growth, pro¬ 
ductiveness, and nutritive qualities. Weight, 14 lbs. per bus. 
Lb. 55c; 100 lbs. $50.00. 
Perennial Rye, Pacey’s Short-seeded ( Lolium perenne, Pacey). A 
very valuable grass; matures early and produces a good supply of 
herbage, of which cattle are very fond. Lb. 25c; 100 lbs. $22.00. 
Italian Rye ( Lolium italicum). Annual. In nutritive value, earliness, 
and quickness of growth, after it has been mown, it far surpasses 
the Perennial Rye Grass. Weight, 18 lbs. per bus. Lb. 25c; 100 
lbs. $20.00. 
