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Grass Seeds 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
MEADOW SCENE ON ELMTREE FARM, CHARLOTTE, N. Y. 
EXTRA CHOICE GRASS SEEDS 
While we quote some sorts by bushel or ioo pound rates these figures are merely suggestive—the markets on grass seed 
varying from day to day, but we invite inquiries from intending purchasers to whom we will cheerfully quote 
best prices by return mail. We invite correspondence on the subjects of agriculture and allied 
interests, and will gladly give what information lies in our power. 
At pound prieeive prepay post aye. Peeks or Hush els by Express or Freight at Expense of Purehaser 
Creeping Bent, or Fiorin ( Agrostis stolotiifera). Desirable for mixing with 
other lawn or pasture grasses, as it thrives in moist land, on which water 
does not stagnate. 2 to 2% bushels per acre. Bushel, 20 pounds. Pound, 
45 cents ; 100 lbs., $30.00. 
Red Top, fancy ( Agrostis vutgaris). Valuable in a mixture for either lawns* 
pastures, or meadows, growing in almost any soil, moist or dry. For lawns 
forty-five pounds ; for pasture twenty-five to thirty pounds per acre. Fancy 
cleaned. Pound, 30 cents ; 100 lbs., $18.00. 
Red Top. Pound, 25 cents; peck, 75 cents ; bushel, (14 lbs.) $2.50'. 
100 lbs., $16.00. 
Bermuda Grass. Invaluable for crop in the South, standing a greater degree 
of heat than any other known grass. Pound, 70 cents ; per 100 lbs. .$50.00. 
Sweet Vernal Grass, True Perennial ( Anthoxanthum odoratuni). 
The chief merit of this crass lies in its fragrant odor. In a mixture for 
lawns and pasture lands it is invaluable. Per lb., $1.00; ounce,. . 15 
Annual Sweet Vernal, per lb.. . . 40 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass {Avena elatior). Valuable for pasture. The most 
promising for replacing prairie grass at the west. Four bushels to the acre. 
Bushel, 13 pounds. Pound, 40 cents ; 100 lbs., $20.00. 
Hungarian Brome (Bromiis inermis). A perennial grass especially suited 
to dry lands and regions subject to severe droughts. It does 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, 30 cents ; 100 lbs., $15.00. 
Orchard Grass {Dactylis glovierata). One of the very best pasture grasses, 
exceedingly palatable to stock, will endure a good deal of cropping. One 
and one-half to two bushels per acre. Bushel, 14 pounds. Pound, 45 cents; 
100 lbs., $22.00. 
Meadow Fescue (Festuca Pratensis). Excellent pasture grass. Sow in a 
mixture with other grasses, as Orchard Grass, Rye Grass, or Kentucky Blue 
Grass. 40 lbs. per acre. Bushel, 22 pounds. Pound, 40 cents; 100 lbs., 
$25.00. 
Perennial Rye Grass (Loliumperenne). Valuable for permanent pasture, 
in mixture with other pasture grasses One and one-half to two bushels per 
acre. Bushel, 24 pounds. Pound, 30 cents ; 100 lbs.. $9.00. 
Italian Rye Grass ( Lolium Italicum). Used in Europe for soiling. Gives 
early, quick and successive growth, till late in fall. 'Two bushels to the acre. 
Bushel, about 18 pounds. P’ound, 30 cents ; 100 lbs., $9.00. 
Hungarian Grass (Panicuvt Germanicum). Valuable soilingplant. Maybe 
sown as late as first of July, and produce a large green crop. One bushel 
to the acre. Bushel, 48 pounds. Pound, 20 cents ; bushel, $2.50. 
German, or Golden Millet. Medium early forage plant, prolific in stalk and 
grain ; 38 pounds per acre. Bushel,50 pounds. .Pound, 20 cents; bushel, 
$ 2 - 50 - 
Japanese 'Barnyard Millet ( Panicuvt Crus-GalU ) Enormously productive 
yielding from four to six tons of cured forage per acre, on rich soils. Six to 
eight feet in height.* Sow in May, broadcast. Ten to fifteen pounds per acre; 
or in drills, eight pounds per acre. Pound. 25 cents ; 100 lbs,, $8.00. 
East Indian or Pearl Millet (PenicMaria spicata). 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. Four to six pounds per acre. Pound, 
20 cents ; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
Siberian Millet. A new and wonderfully productive forage plant from Rus¬ 
sia; extremely hardy ; about four feet in height. The hay and fodder are 
very nutritious and much liked by all kinds ofstock. Sow in April, May, or 
June, one peck to the acre. Pound, 20 cents ; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
Timothy (Phleuvt 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 ii will 
produce more than any other sort. One-fourth to one-half bushel per acre. 
Bushel, 45 pounds. Pound, 20 cents ; bushel, market price. 
Kentucky Blue Gfass (Poa prntensis ). In conjunction with White Clover 
it forms the finest and closest turf. As a pasture grass it furnishes the most 
nourishing food for cattle of any kind, until winter; thrives on a variety of 
soils, but does best in dry and somewhat shady localities. Sixty pounds for 
lawn and twenty pounds per acre for pasture. Extra fancy, re-cleaned. 
Pound, 40 cents ; per bushel, $3.00; 100 lbs., $20,00. 
Rough-Stalked Meadow Grass {Poa trivialis). One of the most valuable 
grasses to cultivate in moist, rich, sheltered soils. One and a half bushels 
per acre. Bushel, 14 pounds. Pound; 60 cents ; 100 lbs., $40.00. 
