26 Kilgore’s Lawn Grasses are Especially Adapted to Florida Conditions 
Pensacola and Paraguayan 
Bahia Grass for Lawns 
For pastures—see page 43 
Sow 100 to 150 pounds per acre or 2 to 3 pounds per 
1000 square feet. 
These improved varieties of pasture grasses 
are sometimes used for low maintenance 
lawns. Will remain green most of the winter. 
Will tolerate dry or infertile soils, but make 
an open, generally less attractive turf or lawn 
than regular lawn grasses. Should not be 
mowed too close. They require fertilizer in 
mid-spring and late summer, with a complete 
fertilizer such as Vigoro or Vertagreen. They 
are susceptible to damage from salt spray, 
but are relatively free of insect and disease 
troubles. Spring and early summer are the 
best periods for planting. 
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Italian Rye Grass 
FLORIDA’S WINTER BLUE GRASS 
Sow 250 to 300 pounds per acre 
or 6 to 8 pounds per 1000 square feet 
This is a most 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 in summer comes on. For 
quick covering of lawns and golf courses in 
winter it is unsurpassed. Do not plant in 
Florida before October or later than March. 
It will make a vigorous, luxuriant growth 
throughout the fall, winter and early spring 
but must have plenty of water. A common 
practice in Florida is to seed Italian Rye 
grass on other brown lawns or in brown un- 
sightly spots of old lawns in the fall and win- 
ter for a velvety green all-winter lawn. Plant 
1l% lb. to 100 square feet right on top of old 
lawn after loosening the surface soil. Keep 
soil moist until seed sprouts. 
1 Ib. 50c; 10 Ibs. $1.75; 25 Ibs. $3.75; 
100 Ibs. $14.50 
Carpet Grass 
Sow 100 to 150 pounds per acre 
or 2 to 4 pounds per 1000 square feet 
Carpet grass is particularly well adapted 
to low moist soils and does not require much 
fertilization, but needs plenty of moisture. 
This grass is not suited to drouthy conditions 
or to sweet soils high in Ph. It turns brown 
in the winter, is not at all salt tolerant nor 
will it stand much shade. Keep mowed to a 
height of 2 inches. Plant in the spring from 
March to July, or in fall from October to 
December. For lawns and golf courses use 
2 to 4 lbs. of seed per 1000 sq. feet. 
1 Ib. 85c; 10 Ibs. $5.00; 25 Ibs. $12.00 
100 Ibs. $47.50 
Bitter Biue-stemmed 
St. Augustine Grass 
Use one bushel of sprigs per 200 to 300 square feet. 
This is one of the most popular lawn 
grasses for Florida. It is quick to establish, 
rather coarse in texture, but easy to mow, 
and remains green the year around. Fer- 
tilize two or three times a year at the rate 
of 20 pounds per 1000 square feet with a 
complete fertilizer such as Vigoro or Verta- 
green. St. Augustine is our best shade grass 
and will grow on alkaline as well as silghtly 
acid soils. Very salt tolerant. Grown by 
vegetative propagation only. Sprigs should 
be planted in well prepared soil, setting about 
6 x 9 inches apart. 
For chinch bug control in St. Augustine lawns 
see page 28. 
BITTER BLUE-STEMMED ST. AUGUSTINE 
GRASS—SPRIGS OR ROOTS 
1 bu. $2.50; 5 bu. $2.40 per bu.; 
10 bu. $2.25 per bu. 
Not prepaid. Available April to November. 
Shipped only by express direct from the 
Florida Nursery. 
Centipede Grass 
Use one bushel of sprigs per 300 to 400 square 
feet. Sow 3 ounces seed per 1000 square feet. 
Adapted to a wide range of soils includ- 
ing high sand hills, and will tolerate infertile 
acid soils, can get by on a minimum of 
fertilizer and water, and is relatively free 
of insect pests and diseases. Will not do 
well on alkaline or swéet soils. A light spring 
and/or fall application of a complete fer- 
tilizer such as Vigoro or Vertagreen—10 to 
15 pounds per 1000 square feet, should be 
sufficient. Do not over-fertilize. The fer- 
tilizer should be watered in. It is quick to 
establish and easy to mow. Will turn brown 
during the winter, does not tolerate shade 
and salt spray. Can be grown by vegetative 
reproduction (sprigs) or from seed. 
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“HOW TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN 
CENTIPEDE GRASS SEED” 
Centipede sprigs or root runners 3 to 5 
inches long should be planted in rows 10 to 12 
inches apart, 4 to 5 inches apart in the rows. 
Insert sprigs in the ground, leaving about an 
inch showing. Cover with soil immediately 
to prevent drying out. Give frequent water- 
ing until plants are rooted firmly. 
CENTIPEDE GRASS SEED 
1 oz. $1.15; 4% Ib. $4.25; V2 Ib. $8.00; 
1 Ib. $15.00 Postpaid 
CENTIPEDE GRASS SPRIGS OR ROOTS 
1 bu. $2.25; 5 bu. $2.15 per bu.; 
10 bu. $2.00 per bu. 
Not prepaid. Available April to Nov. Shipped 
only by express direct from a Florida nursery. 
Write Mail Order Department, Kilgore Seed Co., 
Plant City, Fla., for instructive folder on “Centipede 
Grass Lawns.” 
For further information on Florida lawns write the Mailing Department, Florida Agricultural Experiment 
Station, Gainesville, Fla., for a free copy of Bulletin 118 entitled “Lawns in Florida.” 
