CATALOGUE OF GRASS SEEDS. 
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ORCHARD GRASS. 
MEADOW FESCUE. 
S -*?i EE ^ P ? FESCUE (Festuca ovina). Somewhat creeping; perennial; flowers in Tune and Tuly; 
especially desirable cn light, dry, sandy soils It is much liked by sheep, and should always enter into the com¬ 
positions of mixtures tor lands on which they are to be pastured. Its compact and fine growth make it suitable 
for lawn mixtures. 
TALL FESCUE (Festuca elatior). Root fibrous, somewhat creeping; perennial; flowers in Tune and Tulv In 
appearance this species resembles the Festuca pralensis , but is larger and of stronger growth. It thrives well o/mokt 
Kills, and yields abundant crops. Cattle and stock eat it greedily. It should form a portion of every mixture for permanent 
purposes on moist soils. 7 P ern *anem 
HARD FESCUE (Festuca duriuscula) . 'I his is one of the best grasses of the Fescue family. It is regarded by some 
rf Z * Y f ^ Fes F ue ’ tho “? h ,alle , r - and the P^cle more open. It is found in all the finest permanent pastu^ 
dun'™ w- ln , try ’ a i n , d v. S valued for its <lwarf habit. It resists the Summer drought, and develops remarkable^ erdur* 
nate husbandry. Sh ° U d f ° rm a part of eVery mixture for Iawn °r pleasure grounds, and for permanent pasture and alter- 
its creeping h.^;fwm^ie^°o^P^fvf"^ rui ! a '>' This f as f is found 6 rowin g on light, dry, sandy soils, and rrom 
uncultivated snecieshut!. „ n- j « n “ndy seacoast lands. It is a grass of better quality than some of the 
SWEET VURWAT AT V cultivated in this country as an agricultural product, except on elevated sheep pasture*. 
bWhhT VERNAL (Anthoxanthum odoratum). Root fibrous* Derennnl* flower? in M-nt T l- , 
°^ C tm'th: end ea f ly A S r' Vth “2 ^ hardy , a ' ld pe ™ nt nature whi^h add^’to the " fet 
OW OAT GRASS (.Avcna Flavescens ). This grass deserves to form a portion of all mixtures for nermanem 
suited for lawns, croquet and bowling greens. It thrives best on light, dry soils, and is particularly 
by sheep The setr? of twl' wbe , re * 15 found g rowin g naturally. Cattle eat it readily, and it is much relisheo 
Ih . e s ® ed tbls g ra ss, like that of the Sweet Vernal , is scarce and most difficult to be had true. The seed we 
offer is guaranteed to be the true Yellow Oat Grass . 
In TuTv-^V 1 MEAD ? W °^ T (Arrhenatherum avenaceum'). A fibrous-rooted perennial; flower* 
iJwth’ Tt ZS-, g T h A and va i ua . bIe , ,n Permanent pasture mixtures, on account of its early and late 
* wAnn 6 I«!^ C8t ° n de6p 6andy lands ’ and is suitable for sowing in orchards or other shady places 
woodT°and is ME n D ? V T f RASS (A* nemo rails'). This grass, as its name implies, is found Naturally in 
d R J e adapted for growing under trees. It is especially desirable, from its fine habit of growth for 
•owing on shady lawns and under trees on pleasure grounds. Root fibrous, flowers in Tune and July.' 
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