OSCAR H. WILL Sc CO., BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 
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WILL’S PIONEER BRAND GRASS SEED 
DIRECTIONS FOR A LAWN. Good loam soil is well adapted to grass but is not essential. 
Sod should be broken and well worked down before seed¬ 
ing a lawn. Unless your ground is composed of basement soil or exhausted soil black dirt need 
not be hauled in. Even good surface clay well manured will grow grass. 
Spade or plow deeply, pulverize, smooth with a rake or plank, and sow seed when there is 
no wind, 1 lb. to 200 square ft. Rake in well, roll if possible and water thoroughly. Do not 
permit to dry out until the grass is up. Fertilize from year to year as indicated by the con¬ 
dition of the lawn. Weeds are contained in all soils—your seedman can show you the high purity 
tests of his lawn seed—do not blame the weediness to the seed sown. 
An Emerald Lawn 
WILL’S EMERALD LAWN MIXTURE 
Registered U. S. Patent Office. 
We include no white clover but can supply it to 
those desiring it at prices shown on page 54. 40c 
per lb., postpaid. 
The Emerald Mixture has been planted in North Dakota 
and the Northwest for 40 years, and beautiful lawns through¬ 
out the Northwest testify to its excellence. 
This mixture contains no coarse seeds and is composed of 
the best varieties of the very best quality obtainable. Ken¬ 
tucky blue grass is the foundation of the mixture. 
EMERALD is the finest and best mixture for the lawn 
that can receive proper care; accept no substitutes for it. 
Postpaid, 1 lb., 45c; F. O. B. here, 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., 
$3.25; 50 lbs. or more @ 30c. 
WILL’S DAKOTA LAWN MIXTURE 
This is a ‘utility mixture for those who do not wish to give 
the necessary care and attention for the fine lawn and yet 
want a nice appearing grass plot aro'und the house, also use¬ 
ful for street boulevards and large public building grounds. 
Made up of coarser and hardier grasses, it still requires some 
water. Clover may be used with it to advantage. Postpaid, 
1 lb., 45c; 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.25; 50 lbs. or more @ 
30c. 
CHEWINGS FESCUE. A New Zealand selection of a native 
American grass. As observed by us at Saskatoon recently 
this makes the very closest, finest velvety turf we have 
ever seen. Absolutely cold resistant but needs lots of wa¬ 
ter and care. Lb., postpaid, 55c. F. O. B. Bismarck, 5 lbs., 
$2.25; 10 lbs., $4.00; 50 lbs. or more @ 38c. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. The foundation of hardy lawn 
grass. We handle nothing but the fancy, clean seed, the 
very best procurable, without regard to cost. Sow 20 
pounds per acre. Heavy weight seed. 1 lb., 45c, postpaid. 
F. O. B. here, 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.25; 50 lbs. or more 
@ 30c. 
CREEPING BENT GRASS SEED. This is very popular for 
lawn grass purposes and makes a wonderful lawn after it 
is once established. Must be planted and tended very care¬ 
fully until it has made a small growth. Requires lots of 
water. Lb., postpaid, $1.25. F. O. B. here @ $1.00 per lb. 
We shall be glad to give advice and make up special mix¬ 
tures for airports, parks, public school grounds, football 
fields, etc. 
Use Red Top for shady places—use Fairway Strain Crested 
Wheat Grass Seed or Buffalo Grass Sod or Stolons for lawns 
without water. 
RED TOP or HERD’S GRASS. Useful in the Northwest prin- 
cipally for seeding low moist spots, slough beds, basins, and 
any place where the water may stand at times. Lb., 40c, 
postpaid. F. O, B. here, 10 lbs., $3.25; 50 lbs. or more, @ 30c. 
BUFFALO GRASS PLANTS. This native grass, which seldom produces, viable 
seed, is undoubtedly the most perfect lawn grass for dry conditions in existence. 
It spreads by means of runners, throws up no tall stalks, but produces a dense 
mat on the ground—the bent grass of the plains. We list this grass by the 
100 plants or stolons. The plants are set out from 6 to 15 inches apart each 
way. In one season the w’hole area should fill in. Price per 100 plants,, post¬ 
paid, 80c (enough for about 140 square feet of planting). We have a limited 
amount of seed which will grow 10 to 30 per cent @ 20c per oz., postpaid. 
FATRWAY STRAIN CRESTED WHEAT. A strain developed at the Saskatchewan 
Experiment Station primarily for golf courses and lawns but it has become 
valuable for many other purposes. Foliage finer and in greater amount and 
the plant more spreading than in the common strain. Lb., postpaid, 75c. 
F. O. B. Bismaack, 5 lbs., $3.25; 10 lbs., $6.25; 25 lbs., $15.50; larger lots 
@ 60c. 
FIELD AND PASTURE GRASSES 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS. The hardiest and most drouth resistant grass yet 
discovered Introduced by the Department of Agriculture and especially well 
tested and recommended after years of work by the Dickinson sub-experiment 
station under the direction of Mr. Moomaw. Also carefully tested and very 
favorably reported upon by the U. S. Northern Great Plains Field Station at 
Mandan. Mentioned as an outstanding variety for the great plains in articles in 
the Country Gentleman, etc., last winter. Lb., 70c, postpaid. F. O. If. Bis¬ 
marck, 5 lbs., $3.00; 10 lbs., $5.75; 50 lbs. or more @ 55c. 
WESTERN WHEAT GRASS (agropyron smithii). The most famous grass of the 
Great Plains region. Listed by us last year and we can still offer seed from a 
crop of good germination which comes only occasionally. Valuable mainly for 
permanent seeding down for pasture and hay both. Lb., postpaid, 35c. F. O. B. 
Bismarck, 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.25; 50 lbs., $11.00; 100 lbs., $20.00. 
Western Wheat Grass 
