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GRASSES 
VICK’S GARDEN AND ELORAL GUIDE 
Desirable Grass and Clover Seed 
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In some cases we are unable to quote by the bushel or ioo pounds, owing to the changes in market price from 
day to day ; but we will be pleased to make special prices on application. 
At the pound price, we prepay postage ; at price per bushel, we ship by express or freight, not prepaid. 
Timothy {Phletim pratense). A field and not a pasture grass, as it will not 
endure close and frequent cropping ; but for a hay crop on strong soils it will 
produce more than any other sort. J 4 to H bushel per acre Bushel, 4s 
pounds. Pound, 20 cents; bushel, market price. 
Orchard Grass (Dactylis ghnnerata One of the very best pasture grasses, 
as it is exceedingly palatable to stock, and will endure a good deal of 
cropping. i x f to 2 bushels per acre. Bushel, 14 pounds. Pound, 35 cents; 
100 lbs., $18.00. 
Hungarian Brome (Bromus inermis). ' A perennial grass especially suited 
to dry lands and regions subject toJevcrc droughts. It docs well in all parts 
of the country, North and South. It grows most rapidly in sandy soils, but 
will establish itself on the heaviest lands. 25 pounds of seed per acre. 
Bushel, 14 pounds. Pound, 35 cents; 100 lbs., $18.00. 
Rough-Stalked Meadow Grass ' Poa trivialis). One of the most valuable 
grasses to cultivate in moist, rich, sheltered soils. 20 pounds to the acre. 
Bushel, 14 pounds. Pound, 60 cents ; 100 lbs., $40.00. 
Creeping Bent, or Fiorin ( Agrostis stolonifera >. Desirable for mixing with 
other lawn or pasture grasses, as it thrives in moist land, on which water 
does not stagnate. 2 to 2*2 bushels per acre. Bushel, 20 pounds. Pound, 
40 cents ; 100 lbs., $25.00. 
Fowl Meadow Grass {Poaserotimi). Suitable for low, moist land. May be 
mowed any time from July to October. _ Cattle and sheep are fond of it. 
Succeeds best when mixed with other grasses. 1 to 1 % bushels to an acre. 
Bushel, 12 pounds. Pound, 40 cents ; 100 lbs., $25.00 
Bermuda Grass. Invaluable for crop in the South. It will stand a greater 
degree of heat than any other known grass. Pound, $1.00. 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass (Avena e/atior). Valuable for pasture. The most 
promising for replacing prairie grass at the west. 4 bushels to the acre. 
Bushel, 1 ? pounds. Pound, 35 cents ; 100 lbs, $18.00. 
Meadow Fescue ( P'estucapratensis An exccllcr.t pasture grass. Should be 
sown in a mixture with other grasses, as Orchard Grass, Rye Grass, or Ken¬ 
tucky Blue Grass. 40 lbs. per acre. Bushel, 22 pounds. Pound, 30 cents; 
100 lbs., $16.00. 
Perennial Rye Grass (Lolium perenne). Valuable for permanent pasture, in 
mixture with other pasture grasses. i *4 to 2 bushels per acre. Bushel, 24 
Pounds. Pound, 25 cents ; 100 lbs., $13.00. 
Italian Rye Grass (Lolium Italicum). Used in Europe for soiling. Gives 
early, quick, and successive growth, till late in fall. 2 bushels to the acre. 
Bushel, about 18 pounds. Pound, 25 cents ; 100 lbs., $10.00. 
Hungarian Grass Panicum Germanicum ). Valuable soiling plant. Maybe 
sown as late as first of July, and produce a large green crop. il^ bushels 
to the acre. Bushel, 48 pounds. Pound, 15 cents ; bushel, market price. 
German, or Golden Millet. Medium early forage plant, prolific in staik and 
grain; 25 pounds to an acre. Bushel, 50 pounds. Pound, 20 cents; 
bushel, market price. 
East Indian or Pearl Millet ( Penicillaria s/>icata). Grows from eight to 
ten feet high. When cultivated for fodder, sow in drills three feet apart, 
and thin out to one foot apart in the rows. Three to five pounds per acre. 
Pound 20 cents; 100 pounds, $8.00. 
Siberian Millet. A new and wonderfully productive forage plant from Rus¬ 
sia; extremely hardy ; about four feet in height. The hay and fodder arc 
very nutritious and much liked by all kinds of stock. Sow in April, May, or 
June, one peck to the acre. Pound, 20 cents ; 100 pounds, $6.00. 
Japanese Barnyard Millet (Panicum Crus-Galli j. Enormously productive, 
yielding from four to six tons of cured forage per acre, on rich soils. Cattle 
and horses cat it greedily. Six to eight feet in height. Sow in May, broad¬ 
cast, ten to twelve pounds per acre : or in drills, eight pounds per acre. 
Pound, 25 cents ; 100 pounds, $8.00. 
GRASS MIXTURES FOR PERMANENT PASTURES 
It is quite essential in making up pasture mixtures that different soils and climates should be considered. With this in view 
have experimented largely, and now offer the following mixtures, per bushel of 14 pounds, at $2.50 per bushel. 
For light and medium soils, Heavy soils, Orchards and shaded places, Rocky or gravelly hills, 
Marshy grounds liable to be overflowed with water. In ordering state quality of soil. 
we 
CLOVER 
Special Quotations for Large Quantities. 
Medium Red ( Trifolium pratense). Excellent for pasture or hay ; valuable 
as a green manure, and should be in all grass mixtures. 15 to 20 pounds per 
acre when sown alone. Pound, 25 cents ; bushel, market price. 
Mammoth Red ( Trifolium pratense). Used largely for plowing under for 
manure. 10 pounds to the acre. Pound, 25 cents ; bushel, market price. 
Scarlet, or Crimson ( Trifolium incarnatum). Most valuable crop for green 
manuring, soiling, hay, pasture, and ensilage. It is an annual and must he sown 
every year. Improves worn out and poor soils, and is the cheapest and best 
fertilizer. Should be sown in August and September. Sow 10 to 15 pounds 
per acre. Bushel, 60 pounds. Pound, 25 cents ; bushel, market price. 
Alsike, or Swedish ( Trifolium hybridum). Thrives in rich, moist soil. 
Does not succeed on high, dry lands. Six pounds per acre. Ounce, 10 cents; 
lb., 30 cents ; bushel, market price. 
White (Trifolium repens ). Valuable to mix with lawn grass; should he in 
every mixture for permanent pasture. Ounce, 10 cents; lb., 40 cents; 
100 lbs., market price. 
Sweet, or Bokhara (Me lilotus alba). Makes excellent food for bees. 
Ounce, 10 cents ; lb., 40 cents. 
Alfalfa, or Lucerne (Meaicago saliva). Where this succeeds it is the 
most valuable of all the clovers; requires a very fine, mellow, deep soil. 
Ounce, 10 cents ; lb., 30 cents; bushel, market price. 
Miscellaneous Farm Seeds 
At Pound or Quart, we Prepay Postage. Pecks or Bushels by Express or Freight at Expense of Purchaser. 
Special Prices on Large Quantities. 
artichoke: 
Helianthus tuberosus. Artichokes arc planted same as potatoes. Four 
bushels of the Jerusalem Artichoke will produce 1200 bushels of roots. It is 
very hardy, and will stand freezing and thawing, and hogs will grow faster and 
become more healthy on this than on any other feed. Quart, 30 cents; 
peck, 60 cents; bushel, $1.50. 
AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH 
Atriplex semibaccata. Thrives in soils in which nothing else will grow, 
and is recommended highly for alkali soils and regions subject to perennial 
drought. It is very nutritious, and good for all kinds of live stock. One 
pound of seed is sufficient for an acre. The ground should be well plowed 
and harrowed. The seed may be sown in a bed and the seedlings planted 
OUt when two inches high, seven or eight inches apart. Oz., 15 cts.; lb., $1.25. 
BEANS 
Soja Bean ( Glycine hispida , or Soja hispida). Valuable as a forage crop and 
for fertilizing the soil. Thrives well in hot and dry weather. Sow broad¬ 
cast one-half bushel to the acre, or plant in drills three feet apart and one 
foot between plants. Pound, 25 cents; bushel, $2.50. 
Velvet Bean ( Mucuna utilis). Used by farmers in the Southern 
States as a forage plant, and also as a fertilizing plant for turning under. 
Its nitrogen-gathering properties are said to surpass those of the Cow Pea. 
Stock readiiy eat the vines and leaves, and the beans when ground, with 
or without the pod, are used in place of oats or corn, and sometimes mixed 
with them. Two or three seeds planted four feet apart in rows five feet 
apart will literally cover the ground two or three feet thick with a mass of 
foliage and vines, no matter how poor the soil. Pound, 25 cents; peck, 
$1.00; bushel, $3.00. 
