FIELD SEED—-GRASSES 
(For lawns and pastures) 
Good winter Pastures in Florida will be more important in 1944 than in many years because of the large number 
of live stock and the limited feed supplies. 
We recommend that you order as early as possible. Our grass seeds are recleaned, well-bagged, and of highest quality stocks. 
Due to present uncertain conditions, all grass and field seed prices quoted are subject to change without notice. 
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BERMUDA GRASS (Unhulled) 
Sow 25 to 100 pounds per acre or 
2 to 4 pounds per 1000 square feet. 
Seed can be sown from March to November, and should be 
mixed with fine soil when sowing to get a good even distribu- 
tion. For pasture, use 25 pounds per acre; for lawns or golf 
courses, where a heavy thick sod is desired, use 14 pound per 
100 square feet or 100 pounds per acre. Bermuda Grass makes 
a beautiful velvety, permanent lawn where plenty of water is 
available and proper care given. It prefers a loam or clay loam 
soil, and grows well on sand or muck, but requires an ample 
moisture supply. It will not grow well in the shade. It spreads 
by surface runners, also by underground root-stocks. A Ber- 
muda lawn can be started by setting out the plants or by sow- 
ing seed. When Bermuda Grass turns brown in late fall and 
winter, give it a good application of sheep manure at the rate 
of 5 pounds per 100 square feet, or 1 ton per acre, and 4% pound 
Italian Rye Grass per 100 square feet, or 200 pounds to acre, 
broadcasting both seed and sheep manure right on top of Ber- 
muda Grass, with no cultivation, but plenty of water. This will 
give a beautiful green lawn throughout winter and spring. 
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HULLED BERMUDA GRASS 
Sow 1 to 2 pounds to each 1,000 square feet of lawn. 
This is the highest grade Bermuda grass seed. Formerly 
thought impossible, the hard, almost water-tight hulls of the 
seed are removed. This revolutionizes Bermuda lawn plant- 
ing because of the quick, sure results it produces, the seed 
germinating in a week with proper moisture conditions. 
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ITALIAN RYE GRASS 
Sow 50 to 200 pounds per acre or 
4. to 6 pounds per 1,000 square feet. 
This is a very valuable and desirable fall and winter grass 
for Florida, but it does not make a permanent lawn. It dies 
out as soon as warm weather of late spring or early summer 
comes on. However, for quick covering of lawns and golf 
courses in late fall and winter, it is unsurpassed. Planted in 
October and November it will be ready for the mower in three 
to four weeks, and will make vigorous, luxuriant growth 
throughout fall and winter and well up into late spring. Do 
not plant before October 1 and later than March 1. For Jawn 
or golf-course work, plant 4% pound seed per 100 square feet, 
or 200 pounds per acre. This will give good, heavy, thick sod. 
A common practice in Florida is to seed Italian Rye Grass on 
other lawns in the fall and winter for a velvety green all- 
winter lawn. For grazing or hay, plant 50 pounds per acre. 
1 Ib. 25c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
CARPET GRASS 
Sow 25 to 100 pounds per acre or 
2 to 4 pounds per 1000 square feet. 
Plant in fall from October to December, and in spring from 
March to June. For pasture use 25 pounds of seed per acre 
broadcast. Carpet Grass is desirable for lawns and golf courses, 
and for this purpose use 14 pound for 100 square feet, or 100 
pounds per acre. Carpet Grass, like practically: all other grass- 
es, thrives where plenty of moisture is available and the richer 
the soil the better. The more mowing, trampling and grazing 
it has, the better it likes it and the better the lawn. This grass 
is not well suited to droughty conditions. 
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CHEAT GRASS (new) 
Sow 30 to 40 Ibs. per acre 
Does well in all types of soils. Cold resistant and stands lots 
of water. It should be planted late in September, October or 
early November in order to furnish maximum winter grazing. 
It responds to fertilization. Seed may be sown broadcast or in 
drills. If not grazed too closely, it will reseed itself. 
1 Ib. 35c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
BITTER BLUE-STEMMED ST. AUGUSTINE GRASS 
Use 1 bushel of sprigs per 500 square feet. 
This strain is better in every way than the old variety of 
St. Augustine. It is a stronger grower, is much tougher, holds 
its color in cold weather, has a longer and stronger root sys- 
tem, so will stand more dry weather. The joints are close, 
and the runners grow flat on the ground. It does well in shaded 
places. The sprigs should be planted in well prepared soil, set- 
ting about 6x9 inches apart. 
Shipped only by express, direct from a 
Jupiter, Florida, Nursery. 
Not prepaid, 1 bu. $1.50; 5 bu. $7.00; 10 bu. $13.50 
CENTIPEDE GRASS 
Plant 1 bushel of sprigs per 400 square feet, 
or 70 to 75 bushels per acre. 
This variety forms a very heavy sod, choking out even Bermu- 
da grass and sand spurs. It never needs weeding and is very 
easy to mow. This grass is practically disease-free. Centipede 
grass is planted by sprigs, 3 to 5 inches long, in rows 12 
inches apart, and 3 to 4 inches apart in the rows. Insert the 
sprigs in the ground, leaving about 1% to 1 inch showing. Do 
not cover them entirely. For the first few months the lawn will 
need careful watering and fertilizer. 
Shipped only by express, direct from a 
Lake Wales, Florida, Nursery. 
Not prepaid, 1 bu. $1.25; 5 bu. $5.00; 10 bu. $8.50 
COMMON SUDAN GRASS 
Sow 10 to 20 pounds per acre. 
Seed can be sown from March to August, either in cultivated 
rows 30 inches apart at the rate of 10 pounds per acre, or broad- 
cast at the rate of 20 pounds per acre. By getting a thick stand 
the hay will be of much finer quality. Makes a fine pasture and 
a highly palatable and nutritious hay. 
1 tb. 25c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
TIFT SUDAN GRASS (New) 
Sow 10 to 20 lbs. per acre. 
This new strain of Sudan was developed from a cross of regu- 
lar or common Sudan and the disease resistant Leoti sorghum, 
in order to secure a Sudan grass that would resist the numerous 
foliage diseases causing “firing”, to which common Sudan is 
susceptible in Florida. Tift Sudan tends to tiller and develop 
side branches from each stem to a much greater degree than 
common Sudan. Tift Sudan is planted the same as common 
Sudan. It does not do well on soils of low fertility, and should 
be well fertilized with a complete fertilizer on such soils. 
1 Ib. 35c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
BAHIA GRASS 
Sow 15 to 20 pounds per acre for pasture. 
Can be planted any month in the year. Seed should be planted 
broadcast on well prepared ground. The grass has short, thick 
stolons, and spreads slowly, but the root system is large and once 
a sod is formed few other plants are able to encroach on it. It 
does best on productive soils, but will make a good sod on poor- 
er, drier soils. It is important to expose the seed to the sun for 
a few days before planting so as to hasten the germination, 
otherwise it will require about a month for the seed to germinate. 
Bahia grass is one of Florida’s best permanent pasture grasses. 
1 Ib. 45c, postpaid. 
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DALLIS GRASS 
Sow 10 to 20 pounds per acre. 
Dallis Grass is a large perennial, erect, bunch grass, which 
stands heavy grazing. Dallis grass is best suited to muck lands, 
heavy clay soils of a rather moist nature and low flat woods land. 
Dallis grass is very suitable to winter grazing because it is hardy. 
Plant from September to January. Not adapted to sandy soils. 
1 Ib. 40c, postpaid. 
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