GRASSES-—for lawns and pastures 
Good winter pastures in Florida will be more important in 1946 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. 
PROTECT YOUR LAWN 
Use Saba-Chinch to completely and definitely eradicate Chinch-Bugs in your lawn (See page 51) 
BEAUTIFUL LAWNS CAN BE GROWN IN FLORIDA 
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 heayy thick sod is desired, use %4 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 12 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. 
1 Ib. 60c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
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 planting because 
of the quick, sure results it produces, the seed germinating in 
a week with proper moisture conditions. 
1 lb. 85c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
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 January 1. For lawn 
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. 
Requires lots of moisture. Useless on dry, sandy soils. 
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 %4 pound for 100 square feet, or 100 
pounds per acre. Carpet Grass, like practically all other grass- 
es, thrives best where plenty of moisture is available, but it 
will grow at a low fertility level on most any soil. This grass 
is not well suited to droughty conditions. It is usually grown 
in mixtures with other grasses and with clovers. 
1 lb. 40c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
SUDAN GRASS 
Sow 10 to 20 pounds per acre. 
Common. Seed can be sown from March to August either in 
cultivated rows 30 inches apart at the rate of 10 lbs. per acre, 
or broadcast at the rate of 20 lbs. per acre. A thick stand makes 
finer quality. Sudan makes fine pasture and a highly palatable 
and nutritious hay. Apply 200 lbs. per acre 3-8-5 fertilizer. 
1 Ib. 25c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Tift. Developed to secure a Sudan grass that will 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. Planted the same as common Sudan. 
1 Ib. 30c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Sweet. (New). A new and distinct grass sorghum developed 
by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Resembles com- 
mon Sudan in plant habit and yield, but is sweet and juicy, and 
resistant to several foliage diseases which attack common 
Sudan. Grazing tests have indicated that cattle prefer sweet 
Sudan to common Sudan. Much more productive than common. 
1 Ib. 30c, 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 well drained soils, and will make a good sod on 
poorer, 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 lb. 45c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
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. 55c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
re LJ 
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