ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS BEST BY EVERY TEST 
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Requires a well worked fine seed bed. 
Usually seeded in the early fall, it may be 
seeded in the spring—15 to 20 pounds to the 
acre is the usual amount sown. Grass is com¬ 
monly cut with a binder and cured in shocks, 
then threshed with ordinary grain thresher. 
Seed yields per acre range from 6 to 25 bush¬ 
els. As the chief source of the seed is in east¬ 
ern Kansas, we handle large amounts. Weighs 
22 pounds to the bushel. 
PERENNIAL or ENGLISH 
RYE GRASS (Lolium Perenne) 
Has a wide distribution in Europe, but not 
freely used in this country, except in pasture 
and lawn mixtures. In some parts of the 
South and Pacific Coast region, it is used as 
an annual hay crop. Produces considerable 
foliage, which stays green throughout the sea¬ 
son. Stock relish the hay. Weighs 20 pounds 
to the bushel and requires 25 to 30 pounds 
to seed an acre. 
ITALIAN RYE GRASS 
(Lolium Multiflorium) 
Rarely lasts over two years. Cultivated ex¬ 
tensively in Europe and the Argentine, where, 
under exceptional manuring and irrigation, 
heavy hay yields are recorded. Normal yields 
in this country are about 2 tons to the acre. 
Crows very rapidly and recovers quickly after 
cutting. Besides its value as an annual hay 
crop, it is much used for lawns and temporary 
pastures. Weighs 24 pounds to the bushel and 
30 pounds to the acre should be sown. 
BROME GRASS 
(Bromus Inermis) 
This is a valuable perennial grass, originat¬ 
ing in Russia, is long lived, especially suited 
to cold and dry conditions. For Kansas, Ne¬ 
braska and the Dakotas, it is strongly recom¬ 
mended. Has a dense sod with deep roots. 
Stems are erect, growing as high as four feet, 
having a heavy growth of leaves. Hay yield 
improves each year up to the third season. 
Three tons of hay to the acre are reported. 
It starts early in the spring and lasts well into 
the autumn, making a splendid pasture. Cattle 
thrive on it. It is one of the most palatable 
of all grasses. 
Yields 250 to 450 pounds of seed per acre. 
One bushel (14 pounds) is sufficient to secure 
a satisfactory stand. For pasture alone, 20 to 
25 pounds is better than light seeding. Weighs 
14 pounds to the bushel. 
LAWN GRASS 
ROYAL QUALITY LAWN MIXTURE — 
What is more attractive than a well kept lawn 
and how much difficulty many experience in 
getting a first-class green sward. A well kept 
lawn not only adds to the beauty and joy of 
a home, but rewards the owner in increasing 
the value of the property. Although a lawn 
may be obtained by sodding, this method is 
rarely satisfactory, because the soil does not 
contain the proper grasses to make an endur¬ 
ing velvety lawn. It is most important that 
there should be sown such a mixture of early 
and late grasses that a velvety green carpet 
be insured the whole season through. Many 
of the finest lawns, golf courses, cemeteries, 
parks and private estates in this and other 
sections were sown with our grass seed. Our 
Royal Lawn Grass is a blend of the finest 
domestic and imported grasses, scientifically 
blended, so as to insure a green sward from 
early spring to late fall. Our blend includes: 
Kentucky Blue Grass, White Clover, Red Top 
and the Rye Grasses and Fescues. Sow 1 
pound to 300 square feet, 5 pounds to 1500 
square feet, 25 pounds to a quarter of an acre. 
For old lawns, to patch or replenish, use 
around one-half these amounts. May be sown 
any time when there is sufficient moisture, the 
early spring is the best time. Prepare the 
ground, sow the seed broadcast and rake it in. 
If rolled afterwards, so much the better. 
SHADY SPOT MIXTURE—Bare spots un¬ 
der trees and shrubs disfigure an otherwise 
attractive lawn. This mixture is composed 
of grasses that do well shaded and add to the 
beauty and symmetry of the lawn. 
GOLF COURSE MIXTURES—Our ample 
stocks and wide experience in handling and 
refining grass seed enable us to combine suc¬ 
cessfully the necessary imported and domestic 
grasses for Golf Club purposes. Our regular 
mixture withstands close cutting and tramp¬ 
ling. We offer special mixtures for the de¬ 
mands of any soil or climate. 
BERMUDA GRASS 
This splendid southern grass makes a rich 
green lawn, withstanding dry weather. Is 
popular in Oklahoma, Texas and other south¬ 
ern states for both lawns and pasture pur¬ 
poses. Will not last over our cold winters. 
PASTURE MIXTURES 
ROYAL PERMANENT PASTURE MIX- 
TURE—This combination of Grasses is adapt¬ 
ed to corn belt conditions and does especially 
well in Missouri and Eastern Kansas. It will 
out-last a combination of Timothy and Clover. 
Can supply different formulas adapted to any 
section of the U. S. 
