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1. N. SIMON & SON, 529 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA 
GRASS SEED —Continued 
Postage extra. See Inside front cover. 
Chewings Fescue. —Especially recommended for put¬ 
ting greens and lawns. __ 
Lb.. 80c.; 10 lbs., $7.50; bu. (14 lbs.), $10.50; 100 lbs., 
$70.00. 
Creeping Bent. —One of the most valuable lawn grasses 
because of its short growth and deep green, fin^leaved 
foliage. Its stoloniferous roots form a strong, close en¬ 
during turf, which is not injured by being frequently 
walked on. Bow 2 bushels to the acre. 
Lb.. $1.20; 10 lbs., $11.50; bu. (20 lbs.), $22.00; 100 lbs., 
$ 110 . 00 . 
Creeping, or Red Fescue (Festuca Rubra).— Resists 
extreme drought, thrives on inferior soils, gravelly banka 
and exposed hills. Sow 26 lbs. per acre. 
Lb., 80c.; 10 lbs., $7.50; bu. (14 lbs.), $10.50; 100 lbs.. 
$70.00. 
Crested Dogstall. —A valuable addition for lawn 
greeses which require close cutting and an ability to re¬ 
sist tramping, as in golf links, etc. Sow 1 to 2 bushels to 
tb6 ftore. 
Lb. 65c.l 10 lbs., $6.00; bu. (21 lbs.), $11.55; 100 lbs., 
$55.00. 
English, or Perennial Rye. —A desirable grass for 
pasture. , It forms a heavy close sod and grows up quickly 
after being pastured or cut off. 
Lb., 28c.; 10 lbs., $2.30; bu. (24 lbs.), $4.32; 100 lbs., 
$18.00. 
Italian Rye. —This is distinct from English Rye, the 
preceding being of much larger and stronger growUi, with 
large, broad, glossy-green blades. It succeeds best in 
moist, fertile soils. Sow 3 bushels to the acre. 
Lb., 30c.; 10 lbs., $2.50; bu. (20 lbs.), $4.00; 100 lbs., 
$ 20 . 00 . 
Kentucky Blue. —Also called “June Grass;” an early 
grass of much value; will do well in any ordinary 
soil; stands the heat of summer remarkably well. For 
pastures and lawns it has no superior, giving that peculiar 
rich shade of bluish-green so much admired in the best 
lawns; also making a very close, velvety turf. It is usually 
sown mixed with other fine grasses, when used alone, 40 
to 50 lbs. per acre. Blossoms in June, can be sown by 
itself either in spring or fall. 
Lb., 45c.; 10 lbs., $4.00; bu. (14 lbs.), $5.60; 100 lbs., 
$35.00. 
Orchard Grass. —This grass stands the drought, and 
grows well In the shade, does well in wet or pioor ground; 
produces large crops of hay and affords excellent pasture 
for stock. Bow 20 to 25 pounds per acre. 
Lb.. 32c.; 10 lbs., $2.70; bu. (14 lbs.), $3.78; 100 lbs.. 
$ 22 . 00 . 
Red Top, or Herd's Grass. —A permanent and very 
ht^y native perennial grass, succeeding best on moist land, 
making a good pasture when fed close; is valuable for low, 
wet meadows, producing large crops of good hay. It 
accommodates itself to a variety of soils, however, even to 
quite dry situations, and stands our hot climate admirably. 
It is, perhaps, the most permanent grass we have. It 
remains green for the greater part of the year; sown with 
Timothy and Red Clover, its stems form a very close mat¬ 
ted turf, not affected by tramping and of fair quality when 
not allowed to go to seed. Bow IJ^ to 2 bushels per acre. 
Red Top (Fancy Recleaned). —Lb., 35c.; 10 lbs., 
$3.00; bu. (32 lbs.), $8.00; 100 lbs., $25.00. 
Red Top (Unhulled). —Lb., 26c.; 10 lbs., $2.10; bu. 
(14 lbs.), $2.94 ;100 lbs., $16.00. 
Rough Stalked Meadow. —A splendid grass for shady 
places. Also recommended for fine lawns and pasture grass. 
Lb., 53c.; 10 lbs., $4.80; bu. (14 lbs.), $6.72; 100 lbs., $43.00. 
Sudan Grass. A forage plant vtduable in the middle 
West. Grows from six to ten feet high. Sow seed when 
ground has become warm, 4 to 6 Iba. per acre, in drills 18 to 
34 inehas apart, and cultivate like com. 
Lb.. 25e.| 10 lbs., $2.00; 100 ibe.. $15.00. 
Pacey’s Rye Grass. —Similar to English Rye. The growth is shorter and 
the grass somewhat finer, making it better adapted for lawns. 
Lb., 30c.; 10 lbs., $2.50; bu. (24 lbs.), $4.80; 100 lbs., $20.00. 
Timothy. —This crop is cut for hay; probably surpasses any other grass 
in cultivation; it thrives best on moist, loamy soils, and is not well suited to 
light, sandy or gravelly soils, it should be cut just when the blossom falls. Sow 
either in spring or fall at the rate of 12 lbs. per acre if alone, but less if mixed 
with other grasses. 
Lb., 40c.; 10 lbs., $3.50; bu. (45 lbs.), $13.50; 100 lbs., $30.00. 
Wood Meadow Grass. —Grows from one and one-half to two feet high, 
has a perennial creeping root and an erect, slender, smooth stem. Well adapted 
to shaded situations, such as orchards and parks. Sow about thirty pounds per 
acre. 
Lb., 90c.; 10 lbs., $8.50; bu. (16 lbs.), $12.75; 100 lbs., $80.00. 
MILLETS 
White Wonder Millet has been raised in West¬ 
ern Kansas for several years, and it is just as hardy 
and vigorous as other millets. 
The yield is extremely heavy, being fully half 
again as heavy as that of German Millet. 
Another very desirable feature is its earliness. 
This variety is much earlier than German Millet, 
but not quite as early as the Siberian variety. 
The foliage is very heavy, the leaves broad, and 
therefore it produces an immense amount of ex¬ 
cellent fodder, which cures very readily. 
Lb., 15c.; 10 lbs., $J.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $4.00; 100 
lbs., $8.00. 
East India, or Pearl Millet (Penclllarla).— 
This makes a most nutritious and valuable contin¬ 
uous cutting forage plant, and is increasing in popu¬ 
larity throughout the country. It will grow 10 
to 12 feet high, but cutting can be commenced 
when it has attained the height of 3 to 4 feet, when 
it will stool out enormously, and make a rapid 
growth, and it can be cut this way three or four 
times in a season. It is largely used by dairymen 
and others who have cattle, for furnishing them 
green food through the summer. If a sufficient 
quantity is sown, it can be cut as desired, furnish¬ 
ing a daily supply of green feed until killed by 
freezing weather. It can be fed either green or cured as dry forage, making a 
most nutritious feed, which is relished by all kinds of stock. 
Sow 20 to 30 lbs. per acre broadcast or 6 to 6 lbs. per acre in drills, 3 feet apart 
and cultivate lightly occasionally. Being a foreign millet from a warm country 
do not sow before May. 
Lb., 23c.s 10 lbs., $1.70; bu. (60 lbs ). $7.50; 100 lbs., $15.00. 
Golden, or German. —This is tn«i favorite variety for planting in good 
land to produce a large crop of hay or forage during the summer months, of very 
strong growth. 1 bushel to the acre. Tennessee grown. 
Lb., 15c.; 10 lbs., $1.00; bu. (50 lbs.). $4.00; 100 lbs., $8.00. 
Hungarian. —An annual forage plant, early and productive, growing 
2 to 3 feet high, with an abundance of foliage, often yielding 2 to 3 tons per acre. 
Bow 1 bushel to the acre. 
Lb., 15c.; 10 lbs., $1.05; bu. (60 lbs.), $4.25; 100 lbs., $8.50. 
_ Japanese Barnyard. —Enormously productive, yielding from four to 
six tons of cured forage per acre on rich soils. Six to eight feet in height. 
Sow in May. Broadcast, ten to fifteen pounds per acre, or in drills, eight 
pounds per acre. 
Lb., 16c.; 10 lbs., $1.10; bu. (82 lbs.), $2.88; 100 lbs., $9.00. 
Prices Subject to Chanre Without Notice 
