CATALOGUE OF GRASS SEEDS. 
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Timothy (Herd’s Grass or Catstail) ( Phleinn Pratense). Root fibrous on 
moist soils ; on dry soils often bulbous ; perennial ; flowers in June and July. 
While this grass is commonly known as Timothy, it is frequently called Herds 
Grass, as this is the name under which it was originally cultivated. It is, 
without doubt, a most valuable grass for hay, especially in the North. It 
thrives best on moist, loamy soils of medium tenacity. Grows very readily 
and yields large crops on favorable soils. Should be cut just when the* blossom 
falls. The hay is of best quality, yielding, under favorable circumstances, 
three or four tons per acre. (Per bushel, 45 lbs.) 
Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata.) Root fibrous; perennial; flowers 
in June and July. This is one of the most valuable and widely known of all 
the pasture grasses. Its rapidity of growth, the luxuriance of*its aftermath, 
and its power of enduring the cropping of cattle, all commend it highly to 
farmers. Thrives well on light soils, and as its roots penetrate to a consider¬ 
able depth, where the subsoil is favorable, it withstands droughts better than 
most species 011 dry sandy soils. It is very valuable to be used in a mixture 
with Timothy and Clover, and produces splendid crops of hay. This grass is 
sometimes condemned because of its coarse growth, which is only apparent when 
in a neglected condition, but with proper management no grass is more valu- 
av able. When pastured Orchard Grass should never be 
allowed to become coarse, but should be kept closely crop- 
1$ ped. * n this condition it is highly nutritive, and relished 
very much by all kinds of stock. (Per bushel, 14 lbs.) 
Kentucky Blue Grass (Meadow Grass, June Grass, 
Spear Grass), (Poa praleusis). Root creeping; peren¬ 
nial ; flowers in June. This valuable grass is very com¬ 
mon in the soils of America, and is claimed by some to 
be the most valuable of all the grasses in our pastures. Orchard Grass. 
On the other hand, some claim that its creeping root impoverishes the soil. It is 
a fact, however, that it grows very luxuriantly, producing the most nourishing 
food for cattle until late in the season in the North, while in the South abundant 
herbage is .furnished throughout the entire winter. It is a very valuable species 
in lawn mixtures. Kentucky Blue Grass requires about two or three years to be¬ 
come well set, and does not arrive at perfection as a pasture grass until the sward 
is at least four years old, hence it is not suited for alternate husbandry, or where 
the land is to remain in grass two or three years, and be then plowed up. (Per 
bushel, 14 lbs.) 
Red Top (Herd’s Grass), (Agroslis Vulgaris ). Root creeping ; perennial; flowers 
Kentucky Blue Grass. j u July. This valuable grass lias been commonly cultivated in our fields for over a 
century. It is a fine permanent grass, and forms a nutritious pasturage when fed close. I 
all wet soils producing a large return in good hay. Red Top is often sown with Timotl 
Red Clover, in which case the Clover soon disappears, followed by Timothy, after whi 
It is valuable for 
otliy and common 
cli the Red Top 
When sown alone 
usually takes its place, and with some wild indigenous grass forms a close sward, 
three bushels per acre are required, or 15 lbs. of the clean seed. (Per bushel, 10 lbs.) 
Fancy or clean seed per bushel, about 40 lbs. 
Rhode Island Bent (Agroslis canina). Root 
creeping ; perennial; flowers in July. A most val¬ 
uable permanent grass, largely used in New Eng¬ 
land for pastures and for lawns. For the latter 
purpose it is often sown by itself, and if cheapness 
is an object perhaps it is as good as could be sown, 
but we recommend the lawn mixture wherever 
practicable. Soil and treatment same as for Red 
Top {A. vulgaris). (Per bushel, iolbs.) 
Fancy or clean seed, per bushel, 40 lbs. 
Rough Stalked Meadow Grass (Poa trivialis). 
Root fibrous; perennial. This grass is valuable 
on account of its quick growth, productiveness, 
and nutritive qualities. Grows in perfection on 
moist, rich soils, and is also well adapted to 
ground shaded by trees. Grows early in the 
vSpring, and continues green until late in the Fall. 
As it delights in shelter, its produce is always 
much greater when sown with other grasses. 
Cattle, sheep, and horses show a great partiality 
for it, and the pasture is generally eaten barest 
where this grass predominates. Does not thrive 
well on dry soils. (Per bushel, 14 lbs.) 
Perennial Rye (Loll 11 vi perenne). A very valu¬ 
able grass ; arrives early at maturity; and produces a good supply of herbage, of which cattle are very fond. 
It grows freely on almost any soil, and shows a very early Spring growth. Although a perennial grass, the 
Red Top. 
Perennial Rye Grass. 
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