F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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GRASS SEEDS — (Continued) 
HARDING GRASS (phalaris stenoptera) — This 
is a true and lasting perennial grass standing hard 
usage and tramping of stock. It will furnish an 
excellent feed for years but can be easily eradicated 
if desired. The growth is tender and sweet, splen¬ 
did for cattle, pigs, and sheep and has a heavy 
butterfat content. Sown at the rate of three pounds 
per acre as soon as the ground can be worked in 
in spring has given good results. Oz. 15c; lb. $1.50. 
ITALIAN RYE GRASS (lolium italicum) — A 
quick growing grass, attaining a height of two and 
one-half to four feet. Very desirable for temporary 
meadows or pastures. Thrives best on moist soils 
and will stand considerable overflow. Sown in the 
fall, will produce an excellent hay crop the follow¬ 
ing season, but lasts only one year. Bears an 
abundance of foliage that makes the best and sweet¬ 
est hay imaginable. Lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS (poa pratensis)— 
One of the best grasses for permanent pasture, fur¬ 
nishing a constant supply of the most nutritious feed 
during the greater part of the year. As this grass 
takes some time to become established it is prefer¬ 
ably sown in mixtures for pasturage. It prefers 
lime soils. One of the finest grasses for lawns 
because of its spreading habit, even texture, fine 
leaf and dark color. For pasture sow twenty-eight 
pounds per acre. For lawns, at the rate of five 
to six pounds for every 1,000 square feet. See in¬ 
side back cover. 
MEADOW FESCUE, or English Blue Grass (fes- 
tuca pratensis)—A valuable grass for permanent 
pasture and for rather damp meadows for cutting. 
Makes a quick second growth, but does not do so 
well on dry soils. Sow thirty pounds per acre. 
Lb. 45c;' 10 lbs. $3.50. 
MESQUITE (holcus lanatus)—Valuable on clear¬ 
ed redwood and pine lands of California and Ore¬ 
gon, giving large crops of hay and good pasture. 
Usually sown on virgin soil without cultivation, 
after ground is burned over. Sow fifteen pounds 
hulled seed per acre. Hulled seed, lb. 45c; 10 lbs. 
$3.50. 
ORCHARD GRASS, or Cocksfoot (dactylis glo- 
merata)—One of the most valuable of all the culti¬ 
vated grasses. Produces an immense quantity of 
forage, and hay of the best quality. When planted 
with Red Clover makes a fine hay. As a pasture 
grass is more productive than any other and does 
best under close feeding. It can be grown on 
almost any soil, in moist shadv places, under trees, 
etc. Lb. 45c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.50. 
ROUGH STALK MEADOW GRASS (Poa Tre- 
vialis)—Makes an excellent turf both for lawns in 
shady places and for putting green and fairways on 
golf courses. Leaves are very narrow and flat. 
iLb. 70c; 10 lbs. $6.50. 
RED TOP, or Herd’s Grass (agrostis vulgaris)— 
A good perennial grass generally sown for per¬ 
manent pastures. Does best on moist or even mar¬ 
shy land. If the ground is not overflow land mix 
with meadow fescue, orchard grass or alsike clover. 
Sow fourteen pounds hulled seed to the acre. Lb. 
45c; 10 lbs. $4.00. 
RHODES GRASS (chloris gayana) — A strong 
growing perennial introduced from South Africa. 
The grass spreads by means of running branches 
two to six feet long, which root and produce a 
tuft at every node. Not troublesome as a weed 
as it is easily eradicated. Makes most excellent 
pasture, and hay of very fine quality, eagerly eaten 
by horses and cows. Does well on alkali soils. 
Does not winter over where temperature falls be¬ 
low eighteen degrees. Sow four to six pounds 
per acre. Lb. 75c; 10 lbs. $6.50. 
SUDAN GRASS (andropogon sorghum sudanen- 
sis)—Sudan Grass is an annual belonging to the 
sorghum family. It was introduced from Khartum, 
Sudan, in 1909 and its popularity has increased 
steadily until now it is one of the most important 
annual grasses for summer pasture and hay. It 
grows on a wide range of soils, from sand to clay, 
and produces from four to six cuttings of highly 
nutritious hay per acre. As a pasture crop it is 
unexcelled and succeeds where others fail. It yields 
from two to eight tons of hay per acre depending 
upon whether irrigated or not. The hay is of su¬ 
perior quality and relished by all stock. Sow in 
spring after danger of frost is over, preferably when 
the soil is thoroughly warmed. Lb. 30c; 10 lbs. 
$2.50. 
SWEET-SCENTED VERNAL GRASS (anthox- 
anthum odoratum)—This aromatic perennial is the 
grass that imparts the pleasant odor of new mown 
hay to lawns and hay when freshly cut. Sow only 
in mixtures two to three pounds per acre. Lb. $1.00. 
TALL MEADOW OATS GRASS (avena elatior) 
—This deep-rooted perennial does well on rich as 
well as upland clay soils. Grows five to six feet 
tall and comes on early in the spring, remains green 
until late in the autumn. It stands pasturing well 
and furnishes an abundance of grazing. A mixture 
of it with Red Clover, Alsike Clover and Orchard 
Grass is often grown and is a good one, as all 
these plants mature at the same time. Sow forty 
pounds per acre. Lb. 50c; 10 lbs. $4.50. 
TIMOTHY (phleum pratense) — Will stand ex¬ 
treme cold and yields very heavily. Often sown 
with Red Top and Red Clover. Not recommended 
for pasture as there is very little growth after cut¬ 
ting, and tramping of stock soon destroys it. Thrives 
best on moist loamy soils. Not adapted to dry soils. 
Lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50. 
TIMOTHY 
