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GENERAL LIST OF GRASS SEEDS 
Prices on all Grass Seeds are subject to fluctuations. We will be glad to quote you firm prices on re¬ 
quest. Orders entrusted to us will be filled at the lowest price on the day received. 
ACME Brand FARM SEEDS 
Tested to Give Best Results 
Our Seed Testing Laboratory is qualified 
under the rules of the Official Analysts 
Association of North America. 
Insist on 
ACME Brand SEEDS 
TIMOTHY - Phleum pratense 
It is the most desirable of all grasses for hay but 
should not be grazed as the tramping of cattle hoofs 
causes it to die. In this section Timothy is best suited 
to low, flat or alluvial soils where there is a fair 
amount of moisture but does not grow well in water 
sogged soil. Requires alone, 1 pk. per acre; if with 
Clover, 8 lbs. Timothy and 5 to 6 lbs. of Clover. 
RED TOP OR HERD’S GRASS - Agrostis alba 
Particularly suited to low and wet situations and 
affording a splendid pasturage and fair crops of hay. 
Ripens at about the same time as Timothy and excel¬ 
lent to sow with this grass if pasturing of meadows 
is contemplated. It is also valuable to sow on alluvial 
land liable to wash and when once established and 
some care taken will last indefinitely. 
Fancy (free of chaff) requires 6 to 8 lbs. alone or 
3 to 4 lbs. in mixtures per acre. 
Unhulled (seed with hull on)—1 bu. per acre. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS - Poa pratensis 
A well-known pasture grass which grows well on 
any stiff or loamy soil in central or northern states. 
It is indigenous to sections of Ohio, Kentucky and 
Missouri and in these sections is the main grass for 
pasture or for stock grazing. There is no better or 
more nutritious pasturage. 
It is also largely used for lawns and when once 
established, lasts indefinitely. It is slow starting, 
however, and for lawns should be mixed with other 
quick growing short grasses. For pastures, sow 1% to 
2 bus. per acre; for lawns, 3 to 4 bus. per acre. 
CANADIAN BLUE GRASS - Poa compressa 
Closely akin to Kentucky Blue Grass but not near¬ 
ly so valuable for general purposes. Canadian Blue 
Grass is particularly suited to high, dry situations 
and rocky soil, also under trees where the soil is 
more or less impoverished and very dry. It does not 
make a very good turf as it produces a large amount 
of stems and comparatively little forage. Valuable for 
mixtures and upland soil for pasture. 
ORCHARD GRASS - Dactylis glomerata 
Particularly suited to upland, loamy or moderately 
stiff soils. It ripens 3 weeks ahead of Timothy and is 
excellent to sow with Red Clover. Usually yields two 
crops and is one of the most valuable grasses for both 
pasturage and hay. 
Requires 1% to 2 bushels per acre; if with Red 
Clover, 1 to 1 y 2 bushels of Orchard Grass to 5 to 6 
pounds of Red Clover. For seed the same quantity of 
Clover and % of a bushel of Orchard Grass. 
MEADOW FESCUE - Festuca elatior 
A most valuable grass for permanent pasture. It 
grows best on low, damp soil, but does not attain its 
full productive power till the second or third year. 
(Called Evergreen Grass in some sections.) 
Requires one bu. per acre, if alone. In mixture, 
from % to 94 of a bu. 
TALL MEADOW OAT GRASS 
(Arrhenatherum elatius) 
A very fine grass which is suitable for upland soils 
and especially valuable for mixture with Orchard 
Grass. It ripens about the same time and forms a bet¬ 
ter sod. Cut when in bloom it is very nutritious and 
it affords wonderful amount of pasturage. Requires 
alone 1% to 2 bus. per acre; in mixture from % to % 
of a bu. 
BROME GRASS - Bromus inermis 
A hardy perennial, which can be used for meadow 
or for pasture. The seed may be sown from spring to 
fall. It is especially valuable for pasture, the vigorous 
root stalks forming a firm sod. Brome Grass is more 
drought resistant than ordinary eastern meadow 
grasses and does not require a heavy good soil, but 
thrives on poor land. The seed is usually sown broad¬ 
cast at the rate of 20 lbs. per acre. 
PACEY’S IMPROVED SHORT RYE GRASS 
PERENNIAL RYE GRASS - Lolium perenne 
A quick growing grass which is most suitable for 
mixtures, pastures, hay and lawns. Succeeds well on 
almost any soil not water sogged and affords good, 
quick, nutritious grazing. If alone, requires 1 y 2 bus. 
per acre. In mixture, from 2 to 3 pks. per acre. 
ITALIAN RYE GRASS - Lolium italicum 
An annual somewhat similar to Perennial Rye 
Grass but little quicker maturing. It is especially 
liked in Southern States and in most of the low Delta 
country yields good crops of very early hay. Valuable 
for mixture or quick hay crop. Requires same quant¬ 
ity per acre as Perennial Rye Grass. 
AMERICAN GROWN RYE GRASS 
Also known as Western Rye Grass. It is inclined to 
be an annual and is especially valuable for use in 
lawn mixtures as a nurse crop; it is a quick growing 
grass and succeeds well on almost any type of soil. 
ROUGH STALKED MEADOW GRASS 
(Poa trivialis) 
A splendid grass of spreading, thickly matting, 
stoloniferrus rooted species; leaf blades narrow, flat 
and dark green in color. Forms a fine turf where few 
other grasses can exist and especially adapted for 
shady places and under trees. For pastures, sow IY 2 
to 2 bus. per acre; for lawns, 4 to 5 bus. per acre. (14 
lbs. per bu.) 
RED OR CHEWINGS FESCUE 
(Festuca rubra) 
A creeping-rooted species, forming a close and last¬ 
ing turf and especially adapted for dry, sandy soils. 
It resists extreme drought and thrives on poor soils; 
also valuable for shady places in lawns as well as for 
golf-courses and particularly on putting greens. 40 
lbs. to the acre. On putting greens sow 8 lbs. to 1000 
square feet. (24 lbs. per bushel.) 
SHEEPS FESCUE - Festuca ovina 
An extremely valuable pasture grass for high, dry 
situations or rocky or gravelly soils. Affords excellent 
grazing and withstands adverse conditions when 
many other varieties burn out. Foliage of fine texture 
and it has a tendency to grow in tufts so close graz¬ 
ing is desirable. Especially valuable for mixture. 
Requires alone IV 2 to 2 bus. per acre. In mixture % 
to 1 bu. 
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 quality 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 different soils and purposes for which they are 
recommended. Those for permanent pasture are com¬ 
posed of grasses that succeed each other in growth, 
thus furnishing good grazing from early spring until 
late fall. 
Clover, Grass and Grain Seeders, see page 92. 
SOWING CHEAP SEEDS TO SAVE MONET IS LIKE STOPPING THE CLOCK TO SAVE TTME. 
