A. H. HUMMERT SEED CO. 
Catalog for 1955 
=> Prices in This Catalog Are Subject to Change Without Notice 
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USE OUR ORDER SHEET. It will be of great 
help to us in filling your order correctly and speedily, 
if you will use the Order Sheet sent you with the cata- 
log. Please Keep a Copy of Your Order. 
NEW ACCOUNTS desiring credit, please give three 
trade references. 
NO C.O.D. SHIPMENTS. We advise against 
C.O.D. orders because of delays and excessively high 
collection charges. 
ROUTING. Please give explicit shipping directions 
with each order, if wanted by Express, Truck or Freight. 
If no directions are given, we will use our best judg- 
ment, but all goods travel at purchaser’s risk. 
Flower seeds are shipped parcel post prepaid. 
ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE NOT PREPAID. 
Please include sufficient postage with cash orders. Post- 
age will be billed on Charge Orders. 
DISCOUNT. When cash is enclosed, 2% on orders 
of $5.00 or over on flower seeds. 
NO CASH DISCOUNT on Lawn Grass, Plants, 
Plant Band Material, and other Supplies. 
A. H. HUMMERT SEED COMPANY gives no war- 
ranty, express or implied, as to the productiveness of 
any seeds, bulbs or plants it sells. It is expressly agreed 
that the limit of liability for all claims for loss or dam- 
age due to any cause shall be in a sum no greater than 
the invoice price of the goods and in no case shall it 
be responsible for loss or damage of the crop. 
LAWN GRASS SEED 
All our Lawn Grasses are recleaned and tested for highest quality, purity and germination. 
One pound of Lawn Seed will sow 10x30 feet; 75 to 100 pounds to the acre. 
Lawn seed wanted by parcel post, add postage. 
OUR FINEST LAWN MIXTURE 
VELVET LAWN SEED 
The finest balanced mixture. 
60% of the best Kentucky 
Blue Grass, 30% Fancy Recleaned Red Top, 8% Rye Grass 
and 2% White Clover. The best lawn mixture for this 
climate. 3 Ibs., $4.20; 5 Ibs., $6.65; 10 Ibs., $13.30; 25 Ibs., 
$30.75; 100-Ib. bag, $1.05 ner Ib. 
BENT, COLONIAL or HIGHLAND (Agrostis tenuis) 
An excellent all-around Bent for lawns, greens, parks and play- 
ing fields; grows on wide range of soils; spreads mainly by under: 
ground root stalks or rhizomes, making a deep reinforced sod. 
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BENT, SEASIDE 
This is the variety which was first identified in Oregon. 
a hardy creeping variety forming a close, matlike sward. 
85c; 1 Ib., $1.50; 5 Ibs., $7.25; 25 Ibs., $32.50. 
BERMUDA 
It is of dwarf habit with long creeping stems, rooting at the 
joint and covering the ground with a matting of fine turf. 1 Ib., 
90c; 5 Ibs., $4.25. 
Tenis 
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BLUE GRASS, KENTUCKY (Poa pratensis) 
Fancy extra recleaned. Kentucky Blue Grass is largely used for 
lawns and when once established, lasts indefinitely. Deep rooting 
and has an attractive color. For lawns, sow 5 lbs. per 1000 
sq. ft. 5 Ibs., $6.90; 10 Ibs., $13.80; 25 Ibs., $32.00; 100-Ib. 
bag, $1.10 per Ib. 
BLUE GRASS B-27 
A new selection of blue grass of a wider blade and darker green 
color. Seed stock is very limited. Per Ib., $4.50. 
CLOVER, WHITE or DUTCH FOR LAWNS 
A low growing Clover. Very desirable for beautifying the lawn. 
1 pound covers 600 square feet. Y lb., 85c; 1 Ib., $1.50; 5 Ibs., 
DU Pay 
CREEPING RED FESCUE 
A variety of Fescue; superior to Chewing’s. This fine-leaved grass 
produces a bright green turf, especially well adapted for tree 
shade. Sow 5 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. 3 Ibs., $2.75; 5 Ibs., $4.50; 
10 Ibs., $9.00; 25 Ibs., $20.50. 
CHEWING’S FESCUE 
This grass is valuable on sandy soils and in shade. Chewing’s 
Fescue is a perennial with a fine blade and a spreading root 
system. Sow 5 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. 3 Ibs., $2.75; 5 Ibs., $4.50; 
10 Ibs., $9.00; 25 Ibs., $20.50. 
GREEN TURF MIXTURE 
Mixed of the best Turf Grasses, Kentucky Blue, Chewing’s and 
Red Fescue, Red Top, Bent Grass, Perennial Rye. 5 Ibs., $4.50; 
25 Ibs., $20.00; 100 Ibs., 74c Ib. 
KY. 31 FESCUE 
Excellent for roadsides, athletic fields, airports, ete.—quite drought 
resistant—deep rooted, coarse for lawn purposes. 5 Ibs., $2.00; 
25 Ibs., $8.75; 100 Ibs., 30c per Ib. 
RED TOP, FANCY 
Red Top is a remarkable grass accommodating itself to a variety 
of soils and conditions. It is strongly drought resistant. 3 Ibs., 
$3.35; 10 Ibs., $11.00; 25 Ibs., $25.00. 
RYE GRASS, PERENNIAL 
A hardy grass of quick growth, suitable for lawns and meadows. 
3 Ibs., $1.50; 5 Ibs., $2.25; 10 Ibs., $4.50; 100 Ibs., $35.00. 
RYE GRASS 
Succeeds well on almost any soil, but is particularly adapted to 
moderately moist lands. 3 Ibs., 75c; 5 Ibs., $1.25; 10 Ibs., 
$2.25; 100 lbs, $16.00. 
SHADY LAWN MIXTURE 
Blended of species that have been proven by test to best survive 
shaded and adverse conditions. 1 Ib., $1.25; 5 Ibs., $5.50; 10 
Ibs., $11.00; 25 Ibs., $25.25. 
