HANSEN GRASS 
Defies Drouth . .. Green All Summer 
Oh! for a lawn that will stay green, without watering, all summer. Yet this is exactly 
what Hansen Grass will do! Even in the driest weather. It has the brightest green color 
of any grass I have ever seen and it will keep this 
color throughout the season even through the driest 
weather, whether you water it or not. 
I originally found this grass growing in the wild, in a 
semi-arid region in the heart of cold central East Si- 
beria. Its unique beauty and brilliant green first 
caught my attention because it stood out from all the 
other vegetation which was in a rather dried up condi- 
tion. After closer observation, its dwarf nature and fine 
stems really enthused me, and I decided that here was 
a grass that had real possibilities. 
Not until I had brought this new grass safely back to 
America and had it in my nursery for further tests and 
propagation did I realize what a find it really was. 
Nature had given this new grass the inherent qualities 
for a hardier, finer, dwarf growing, drouth resistant 
lawn covering, all wrapped up, as it were, in one small 
package. 
When we have offered this grass before, we have al- 
ways sold it by the plant, because the germination of 
the seed, as with all grasses, is not too high. But we 
have been unable to get the propagation work done 
as before, so we did not list it last year. However, we 
got so many requests for this new grass that we gath- 
ered what seed we could to supply those who want to 
get a start of Hansen Grass now. 
Price Per Packet, 50c; 3 Pkts., $1.25. 
CHEE GRASS 
A NEW FORAGE GRASS THAT DEFIES DROUTH 
Introduced by Prof. N. E. Hansen of South Da- 
kota State College, from one of the driest spots 



Carl A. Hansen taken in Siberia shortly 
after he had found this new grass. 

The leaves are quite wide, somewhat resembling 
a marsh hay. 
of Siberia. Since then it has been planted in many 
parts of the country and we have received some 
mighty fine reports on its behavior as it will thrive 
Aa aeeiice a forage crop on land that before 
had been useless. 

It will grow to a height of 8 to 10 
feet in a season with even less than 8 inches an- 
nual rainfall on an almost pure alkali soil. Some- 
thing in its nature makes it like what we might 
consider a poor type of soil, though this does not 
in any way affect its feed value or growth on 
good soil. On ordinary soil it grows with .equal 
vigor though not quite as tall but more bushy. It 
makes excellent hay if cut two or three times, 
though it gets rather tough if left uncut all season. 
A no stage of its growth is it harmful as a stock 
eed. 
It may be pastured, but will produce forage if 
grown and cut for hay. It is perennial, spreads 
rapidly by means of stolons or runners, and will 
last for years after once being started. It is es- 
tablished best by the plent method as root stolons 
soon make a solid field of it, though it is readily 
plowed under when the field is to be put into other 
crops. 
We offer plants only, as the seed is very light 
and does not germinate well. We recommend set- 
ting the plants about 6 to 12 inches apart and in 
rows 12 inches to 3 feet apart. With one year’s 
cultivating like corn, the result will be a much 
greater growth the following season, soon making 
a solid field. 
PRICES: 12 Plants, 35c; 50 Plants, $1.00; 
100 Plants, $1.75; 1,000 Plants, $10.00. 
