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HENRY F. MICHELL CO. GOLF EQUIPMENT 
MICHELL’S RELIABLE GRASS SEEDS 
SEPARATE VARIETIES 
All Strictly Recleaned and Carefully Tested for Purity and Germination. 
Careful selection of seed is one of the most important considerations in golf-course maintenance, and since this item represents 
but a small percentage of the total cost of turf building, it is essential that only seed of proved quality be used. A bad start can set 
all initial preparations and subsequent labor at naught. 
We call your attention to our fifty years of experience with turf grasses on the finest golf courses, parks and estates in the East. 
Large volume places us in a position to offer highest quality seed of the latest crop, direct from the most reliable sources, both in this 
country and abroad. Thorough recleaning by modern methods eliminates to the greatest degree weed seeds and chaff. We carry com¬ 
plete stocks of the varieties listed below, and can give prompt attention to your order. 
On account of the fluctuations of the market, the prices on separate varieties of Grass Seeds are subject to change. We 
endeavor at all times to maintain our prices as low as possible, consistent with quality. Please send us your inquiries and orders 
for Grass Seeds in separate varieties, stating quantities and we will give them our best attention and quote lowest current prices. 
BENT GRASSES 
Approximate rate of seeding—10 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. 
Seaside Bent ( Agrostis maritima, a. stolonifera) . This is the ideal 
grass for putting greens, a strain of true creeping bent produced 
in Oregon under rigid supervision, certified and sealed in 50 and 
100 lb. bags, by the State of Oregon. Quick-growing, deep 
green in color, and spreading rapidly by means of stolons it will 
produce a perfect green in one season. Requires much less 
top-dressing than vegetatively propagated strains of creeping 
bent and has less tendency to “grain”. Injuries heal quickly. 
Seaside Bent is resistant to large brown patch and is winter- 
hardy. Thrives best in moist, well-drained soil. Approximately 
4 million seeds per pound. 
Colonial Bent (A. tenuis). Spreads slowly by short, creeping 
stems and produces an extremely fine dark green turf. Has a 
wide climatic range and is tolerant of excess moisture and 
drought. Valuable for greens, and in mixture for fairways, 
lawns and similar turf. We offer highest quality seed of the 
several strains of Colonial Bent. Approximately 5 million 
seeds per pound. 
Brown Top. Grown in New Zealand. Extremely fine seed. 
Rhode Island Bent. Domestic Seed. Relatively scarce supply. 
Astoria Bent. Produced in Oregon under same rigid super¬ 
vision as Seaside Bent. 
Velvet Bent (A. canina). Produces a fine silky turf of medium 
green color. Grows well in both shaded and open locations. 
Has a slight spreading habit by means of short stolons. Pure 
seed of this strain is exceedingly scarce and necessarily com¬ 
mands a high price. Approximately 10 million seeds per pound. 
German Bent. A natural mixture of colonial, velvet and creep¬ 
ing bent types valuable for fine turf of all sorts. Sown alone, 
the resultant turf is apt to show variations in color because of 
this fact, but under proper care German Bent will produce sod 
of the finest texture. Most shade-tolerant of the bent grasses. 
Approximately 4 million seeds per pound. 
Red Top ( Agrostis alba). A quick-growing, relatively coarse type 
of bent. Will not stand extremely close mowing but will last 
for several years under average lawn or fairway conditions. 
Tolerant of adverse soil conditions. Recommended as a nurse 
or temporary grass in green or fairway mixtures. Approximately 
4 million seeds per pound. 
BENT STOLONS 
We can furnish stolons of several desirable strains of creep¬ 
ing bent, on short notice. Prices will be quoted on request. 
BLUE GRASSES 
Approximate rate of seeding—100 lbs. per acre. 
Kentucky Blue Grass ( Poa pratensis). The most satisfactory 
permanent turf grass for use in northern states, improving 
year after year under proper care. Deep green in color, with 
narrow leaf blades, it spreads rapidly once established and 
forms a fine-textured sod when cut at lawn or fairway length. 
Best results are obtained if sown in conjunction with other 
grasses. 
Canada Blue Grass (Poa compressa) . Closely allied to Kentucky 
Blue but less pleasing in color. Recommended for soils too 
droughty or too deficient in fertility for the growth of better 
grasses. 
Rough Stalked Meadow Grass ( Poa trivialis). A splendid 
grass for lawns, fairways and, in fact, putting greens where the 
shade is dense and where other grasses will not thrive. Fine 
bladed, short growing and dark green in color. 
Wood Meadow Grass (Poa nemoralis). A shade grass of doubtful 
value except under special conditions. 
THE FESCUES 
Approximate rate of seeding—75 lbs. per acre. 
Chewing’s New Zealand Fescue (Festuca rubra fallax). A fine 
bladed, wiry grass which thrives equally well in the open or in 
shade, creeps slowly, and produces a very durable, uniform sod 
brownish green in color. Blends well with other grasses. May 
be used for greens or fairways, and is especially recommended 
where the soil is light. Very resistant to wear and drought. 
Will tolerate close mowing in the milder climates. 
Red Fescue (Festuca rubra). European Grown. In many 
respects similar to Chewing’s Fescue, but not of as desirable a 
color, nor will it withstand as close mowing. 
Creeping Red Fescue. A more stoloniferous strain of the 
above, but of coarser habit. 
Fine Leaved Fescue (Festuca tenuifolia). On naturally dry, 
sandy soil this is one of the best grasses for greens. Its growth 
is dense, very fine and slow, and consequently, it should be 
sown in conjunction with bent when used on greens. 
Sheeps Fescue (Festuca ovina). Suitable for dry sandy soil, but 
because of its tuft forming habit, should always be sown with 
other grasses. Of greatest value in the rough and around sand 
traps where a hardy grass that makes scant top-growth is 
required. Succeeds on very poor soils. 
Hard Fescue (Festuca duriuscula). Almost identical in habit 
to the above, but of more rapid and slightly coarser growth. 
Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis). A coarse grass valuable in 
some sections as a nurse grass. Makes good rough in sections 
not affected by prolonged or extreme drought. 
