JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
4S 
Timothy, or Herd's Grass 
Meadow Brome Grass (Bromus pratensis). A hardy per¬ 
ennial, useful in mixtures for both mowing and pasture. 
It should not be sown alone except in poor soil or dry 
hillsides. It withstands extreme cold and drought, and 
if cut before flowering it makes a good hay. Weight, 
18 lbs. per bushel. 18c lb.; $17.00 100 lbs. 
Timothy (Herd’s Grass or Catstail) (Phleum Pratense). 
Perennial. Roots are fibrous in moist soils, but in dry 
soils often become bulbous; blooms in June and July. 
While this grass is commonly known as Timothy, it is 
frequently called Herd’s Grass, as this is the name un¬ 
der which it was originally cultivated. It is the most 
valuable grass for hay, especially in the North, thriving 
best on moist, loamy soils of medium tenacity. Grows 
very readily and yields, on favorable soils, three or four 
tons of best quality hay per acre. Should be cut just 
when the blossom falls. Weight, 45 lbs. per bushel. 
12c lb.; $5.00 per bu., subject to market changes. 
Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata). Root fibrous; per¬ 
ennial; flowers in June and July. This is one of the 
most valuable and widely known of all the pasture 
grasses. Its rapidity of growth, its luxuriant after- 
math, 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 considerable 
depth, it withstands droughts better than most species. 
Weight, 14 lbs. per bushel. 22c lb.; $20.00 100 lbs. 
Kentucky Blue Grass (Meadow Grass, June Grass, Spear 
Grass) (Poa pratensis). Root creeping; perennial; flow¬ 
ers in June. This valuable grass is very common in 
the soils of America, although some claim that its creep¬ 
ing 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; in the South abundant herbage is furnished 
throughout the entire winter. It is a very valuable spe¬ 
cies in lawn mixtures. As Kentucky Blue Grass requires 
two or three years to become well set, and does not 
arrive at perfection as a pasture grass until the sward 
is at least four years old, it is not suited for alternate 
husbandry, where the land is to remain in grass two or 
three years and then to be plowed up. Weight, 14 lbs. 
per bushel. 20c lb.; $18.00 100 lbs. 
AGRICULTURAL GRASSES 
(Prices quoted are subject to market changes, net 
f. o. b. Boston, bags extra). 
The following list of Agricultural Grasses includes the 
varieties used most extensively in permanent pasture and 
other grass mixtures. Direct importation from one of 
the most prominent growers in Europe enables us to offer 
these seeds with confidence in their purity and high qual¬ 
ity, and our increasing sales indicate that this quality is 
recognized by our customers. 
We make a specialty of mixtures for permament pas¬ 
ture and mowing lands, to which we would call attention. 
Directly following these descriptions is a set of tables 
giving complete information about our special mixtures. 
Awnless, or Smooth Brome Grass (Bromus inermis). An 
erect-growing perennial that attains a height of from 
three to five feet. It is especially recommended for dry 
and arid soils where the more delicate gras’ses will not 
grow. Weight, 12 lbs. per bushel. 16c lb.; $14.00 100 
lbs. 
Creeping Bent or Firoin (Agrostis Stolonifera). The dis¬ 
tinctive feature of this species is, as the name implies, 
its compact, creeping, rooting stems. It prefers low 
bottom-lands, especially if they are somewhat sandy. 
It is rapid of growth and spreading habit, and the 
stoloniferous roots form a strong enduring turf, that 
is positively improved by constant trampling. Being of 
fine texture, it is one of tbe most valuable of our lawn 
grasses. Weight, 16 lbs. per bushel. 50c lb.; $48.00 
100 lbs. 
Bromus Inermis 
