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WILL’S PIONEER SEEDHOUSE, GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY 
Will’s Pioneer Brand Grass Seed 
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An “Emerald” Lawn. 
Will’s 
Emerald 
Lawn 
Mixture 
Registered 
U. S. Patent 
Office 
The Emerald Mixture has been planted in North Dakota 
and the Northwest lor 40 years, and beautiful lawns through¬ 
out the Northwest testify to its excellence. 
This mixture contains no coarse seeds and is composed of 
the best varieties of the very best quality obtainable. Ken¬ 
tucky blue grass is the foundation of the mixture. 
EMERALD is the finest and best mixture for the lawn that 
can receive proper care; accept no substitutes for it. Post¬ 
paid, 1 lb., 45c. F. O. B. Bismarck, 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., 
$3.40; 50 lbs., $10.00; 100 lbs., $30.00. 
We include no white clover but can supply it to those desir¬ 
ing it at prices shown on page 56. 50c per lb., postpaid. 
Use Red Top for Shady Lawns or Shady Spots—Use Crested Wheat Grass for Lawns 
Without Water 
WILL’S DAKOTA 
This is a utility mixture for those who do not wish to 
give the necessary care and attention for the fine lawn and 
yet want a nice appearing grass plot around the house, also 
useful for street boulevards and large public building grounds. 
LAWN MIXTURE 
Made up of coarser and hardier grasses, it still requires some 
water. Clover may be used with it to advantage. Postpaid. 
1 lb., 45c. F. O. B. Bismarck, 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.40; 
50 lbs., $16.00; 100 lbs., $30.00. 
Directions for Sowing a Lawn 
Only ground which has been broken at least a year and is mellow and 
easily worked should be seeded for a lawn. After spading up. pul¬ 
verizing thoroughly and smoothing with a rake, the seed should be 
sown at the rate of one pound to two hundred square feet. Do not seed on a windy day as the light grass seed will 
quickly blow away. After seeding, rake in thoroughly with a double motion of the rake, forward and back. If a 
roller is available much better success will result if a good rolling is given after seeding. The prepared lawn should 
then be heavily soaked with water and not allowed to dry out until the grass is well up and the whole surface green. 
All sorts of soils contain weed seed, and the black soil hauled on for lawns is often very weedy. Do not blame 
these weeds to the seedsmen who can furnish you with the official purity test of his seed. 
BUFFALO GRASS SOD. This native grass, which does not produce viable seed, is undoubtedly the most perfect lawn grass 
for dry conditions in existence. It spreads by means of runners, throws up no tall stalks, but produces a dense mat on the 
ground—the bent grass of the plains. We list this grass by the square foot of sod. The sod should be cut into squares or 
slices and set out a foot or more apart each way. In one season the whole area should fill in. Do not shred like bent grass 
as the buffalo grass will not stand such treatment. Price per square ft. of sod F. 0. B. here (enough for about 140 square 
feet of planting), $1.00. 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS. The hardiest and most drouth resistant grass yet discovered. Introduced by the Department 
of Agriculture and especially well tested and recommended after years of work by the Dickinson sub-experiment station un¬ 
der the direction of Mr. Moomaw. Also carefully tested and very favorably reported upon by the U. S. Northern Great Plains 
Field Station at Mandan. Mentioned as an outstanding variety for the great plains in articles in the Country Gentleman, etc., 
last winter. Lb., 60c, postpaid. F. O. B. Bismarck, 5 lbs., $3.75; 10 lbs. or more @ 50c per lb. 
“Crested Wheat Grass seed has proved very satisfactory as a lawn grass for a mountain cabin site when it is necessarily 
neglected much of the year.”—J. K. MOE, Jamestown, Colo. 
WESTERN RYE or SLENDER WHEAT GRASS. Hardy, 
drought resistant, of good quality, a native variety. This 
grass is being increasingly grown in the Northwest and 
wherever tried gives the greatest satisfaction. It stands 
cutting better than the brome grass and the hay is better 
on account of its finer foliage. Postpaid, 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., 
$1.50. F. O. B. here, 15 lbs., $3.60; 50 lbs., $11.00; 100 
lbs.. $30.00. 
BROME GRASS—BROMUS INERMIS (Austrian or Russian). 
Brome- Grass, which has come to be the most important 
tame grass for Northwestern conditions, is an exceedingly 
valuable pasture grass, especially for early Spring and 
late Fall, but produces only a rather poor quality of hay. 
1 lb., 35c postpaid. F. O .B. here, 15 lbs., $4.00; 50 lbs., 
$13.00; 10O lbs., $35.00. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. The foundation of hardy lawn 
grass. We handle nothing but the fancy, clean seed, the 
very best procurable, without regard to cost. Blue Grass 
is not valuable as a hay crop but makes good pasturage. 
It will stand considerable hardship, but should not be 
sown on high rolling prairie land in the Dakotas, as in 
such localities it is liable to be damaged in case the soil 
freezes up dry in the Fall. Sow 20 pounds per acre. 
Heavy weight seed. 1 lb., 45c postpaid. F. 0. B. here, 5 
lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.30; 50 lbs., $15.00; 100 lbs., 
$39.00. 
REED CANARY GRASS or PHALARIS. This is a native of 
the low flooded sections of our Missouri River bottom lands 
and the sloughs of Minnesota. Will not stand heavy alkali. 
The best grass for wet spots that we have. Lb., postpaid, 
$1.00. F. O. B. here, per lb., 90c. 
CREEPING BENT GRASS SEED. This is very popular for 
lawn grass purposes and makes a wonderful lawn after 
it is once established. Must be planted and tended very 
carefully until it has made a small growth. Requires lots 
of water. Lb., postpaid, $1.35. F. O. B. here @ $1.35 
per lb. 
GREAT PLAINS PASTURE MIXTURE. This is an item 
for which there seems to be an increasing demand. The 
mixture which we list is one recommended by Dr. Hansen 
at the N. D. Experiment Station. It consists of 6 lbs. 
brome grass, 4 lbs. crested wheat grass, 5 lbs. slender 
wheat grass, 3 lbs. yellow blossom sweet clover. 18 lbs. 
or enough for 1 acre, $4.65; 100 lbs., $35.00. 
MEADOW FESCUE or ENGLISH BLUE, GRASS. This grass, 
while not as valuable as Bromus and Western Rye, is one 
of the earliest grasses for the Northwest. It also with¬ 
stands severe cold very well. Postpaid, 1 lb., 35c. F. 0. B. 
here, 10 lbs., $3.75; 50 lbs., $13.50; 10O lbs., $34.00. 
PIONEER BRAND TIMOTHY SEED. We offer only North 
Dakota grown Timothy seed which is from acclimated 
fields. Timothy is the best known and most extensively 
grown tame grass in the country. It is hardy grass so 
far as standing the Winters, but does not do well in a dry 
year or on poor soil. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. F. 0. B. Bis¬ 
marck, 10 lbs., $3.00; 50 lbs., $14.00; 100 lbs., $37.00. 
RED TOP or HERD’S GRASS. Useful in the Northwest 
principally for seeding low moist spots, slough beds, basins, 
and any place where the water may stand at times. It is 
hardy in such places and will even grow where there is 
some alkali present. Li)., 35c, postpaid. F. O. B. here, 10 
lbs., $3.50; 50 lbs., $13.00; 100 lbs., $33.00. 
