F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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CLOVERS 
Prices quoted on Clover Seed are postpaid to the fourth zone. Prices on Clovers fiuctuate. If interested in 
quantities iarger than quoted here write for our current market prices. 
ALSIKE or SWEDiSH CLOVER (trifoiium hybrid- 
urn)—A perfectly hardy perennial clover. Elxcellent 
for hay and pasture. The blossoms are also valuable 
for bees. Especially adapted for cool and cold cli¬ 
mates. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. Lb. 50c; 10 lbs. 
$4.50. 
BOKHARA or SWEET CLOVER (melilotus alba) — 
(White Blossom)—In recent years this clover has 
become very popular as a soil renovator and is good 
also for cattle pasture and hay crop. Does well in 
Nevada. A very hardy grower, its extensive roots 
penetrating deep into the subsoil. It is a biennial, 
grows 3 to 5 feet and is covered with small white 
flowers of great fragrance, affording abundant feed 
for bees. Sow 10 to 12 pounds per acre. Cover seed 
lightly. Lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.50. 
BURR CLOVER (medicago denticulata)—A native 
clover and one of the best nitrogen gathering crops. 
Thrives on poorest soils. One of the best clovers for 
cover crop purposes. Lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00. 
RED CLOVER (trifolium pratense)—This is the most 
important of all clovers, and the standard everywhere 
for hay and pasture. Hardy and succeeds well in any 
good soil. Makes superior hay, especially when mixed 
with timothy; either for dairy cows or general use. 
When planted alone, sow 12 to 15 pounds per acre. 
When planted with timothy, sow 8 to 10 pounds of 
clover to 2 to 5 pounds of timothy to the acre. Lb. 45c; 
10 lbs. $4.00. 
MELILOTUS INDICA (Yellow Blossom Sour Clover) 
—Not recommended for forage or hay, but the most 
popular clover for cover crops in California. Makes a 
good winter growth and yields large tonnage of 
growth. Annual. Sow 12 to 15 pounds per acre. Lb. 
20c; 10 lbs. $1.50. 
HUBAM CLOVER—Hubam is a rapid growing annual 
sweet clover attaining a height of 7 feet. It is valu¬ 
able as a catch crop, for pasturage and as a hay crop. 
The flowers are rich in honey and on this account it 
is sown freely by bee keepers. Lb, 50c; 10 lbs. $4.50. 
STRAWBERRY CLOVER—This clover which comes 
from Australia has much promise in California, espe¬ 
cially on low wet lands or marshy land and also 
“alkali lands”. Produces abundantly and is excellent 
feed for stock. Two to 4 lbs. per acre. $3.50 per lb. 
Write for quantity prices and information. 
LESPEDE2A KOREAN (L. stipulacea)—Adapted for 
very poor soils, especially sour soils. Compares with 
alfalfa in feed value. Little known on the Pacific 
Coast. Lb. 25c; 10 lb. $2.00. Write for circular. 
LESPEDEZA JAPANESE (L. sericea)—45c lb. Write 
for quantity prices. 
SULLA CLOVER — A perennial legume that gives 
much forage, especially on poor soils. Lb. $1.50; 
10 lbs. $1.25 per lb. 
FERTILIZE CLOVERS 
Insue your clover crops by fertilizing. About 200 pounds at planting makes for a .perfect stand, that would 
otherwise fail through adverse weather or soil conditions. When the stand is old it can be again renewed 
to old-time vigor by a top dressing of from 300 to 500 pounds to the acre. The cost is small. Don’t take a 
chance. Write us for prices and methods of application. 
GRASS 
SEEDS 
Prices quoted are postpaid to fourth zone. 
Prices on Field Seeds fluctuate. Write for 
prices on quantities. 
BLUE GRASS, Winter, or Poa Bulbosa— 
This is a recent introduction from Oregon 
where it is considered valuable as a winter 
pasture. Grows during the winter from 
October to the end of April. During the 
summer the grass dries up and remains 
dormant until the following fall when it 
revives again. Produces heavy sod and 
growth is 3 to 6 inches high. Lb. 50c; 
10 lbs. $4.50. 
ALFILARIA (erodium cicutarium) — This plant, a 
native of the west, is one of the most nutritious of 
fodder plants and is well liked by cattle and horses. 
It thrives and makes good pasture on dry hillsides. 
Seed mats and must be hand-sown. Sow 20 pounds 
per acre. Lb. $1.00. Write for quantity prices. 
BROME GRASS (bromus inermis)—This grass, be¬ 
cause of its strong perennial character and its un¬ 
usual drought resisting powers, is the best grass for 
semi-arid regions (succeeds on our dry hillsides.) 
Grows luxuriantly, is freely eaten dry or green by 
cattle and yields from 2 to 6 tons to the acre. Sow 
25 to 30 lbs. per acre. Lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50. 
Sudan Grass 
Every year finds more and more growers depending 
on Sudan Grass for Summer pasturage and hay. It 
is quick growing and an idea of its abundant growth 
is revealed in the illustration above. No other grass 
supplies so much Summer pasture and hay as does 
Sudan. We can supply you with this fine grass seed 
in any quantity. Samples gladly mailed on request. 
Lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1,50. Let us quote you priees on 
larger quantities. 
