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(Sow four pounds to 1,000 square feet) 
Good seed, is a major requisite for a beautiful lawn, Regardless of 
the effort and money spent on a lawn, poor seed will produce an in- 
terior turf, Olds’ Lawn Grass Seed has won a reputation for producing 
exceptionally fine lawns and is widely used by critical landscape garden- 
ers. All our mixtures are made of high-quality, recleaned heavy seed 
that is free from chaff, and none of our mixtures contain hay seed such 
as timothy or cheap seeds. High prices are not a guarantee of quality. 
Check the label when you buy and make sure you get what you pay for. 
MADISON PARKS LAWN GRASS 
A very carefully prepared mixture of high grade, heavy seed, that 
has been used extensively for several years in the parks about Madison, 
The seed is composed of White Dutch Clover, Creeping Bent, Chewings’ 
Feseue, Fanty Red Top, Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass and others mixed 
in proper proportion. 
By mail: Lb., $1.35; 5 lbs., $6.25, postpaid; 10 lbs. or more, $1.00 Ib., 
plus postage. 
MERION LAWN GRASS 
Our finest Lawn Grass mixture. Merion Blue Grass is considered the 
finest, permanent, perennial lawn grass available today. The demand for 
seed has exceeded the supply and because of the scarcity of seed it was 
not used to any. extent in mixtures. We are pleased to add to our list 
of fine lawn mixtures, our Merion Lawn Grass containing 50 per cent 
Merion Blue Grass with other perennial grasses including Red Top, 
Creeping Red Fescue and Rye Grass in proper proportions. One pound of 
this mixture is sufficient for 400 square feet. For further information on 
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CAPITAL LAWN GRASS 
Capital Lawn Grass is made up of substantially the same grasses and 
the same grades of seed that were used to make the beautiful lawn 
surrounding Wisconsin’s magnificent capitol building here at Madison. 
It is composed of heavy seed of the highest germination but contains no 
White Clover. 
By mail: Lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.75, postpaid; 10 lbs. or more, 90c Ib., 
plus postage. 
WISCONSIN SHADY LAWN GRASS 
A fine mixture that has proven wonderfully successful in dense shade. 
Contains a high percentage of Poa-Trivialis and Fescue which are es- 
pecially adapted to shaded locations. There is an increasing demand for 
this lawn grass. We recommend this for shady places. Shade Grasses 
do best if planted in the early fall. 
By mail: Lb., $1.30; 5 lbs., $6.00, postpaid; 10 Ibs, or more, 95c Ib., 
plus postage. 
ATHLETIC FIELD MIXTURE 
This mixture is composed of special grasses that have proven their 
ability to withstand abuse, drought, and the minimum of attention. Alta 
Fescue, Red I'escue, and Kentucky Blue Grass are used in this mixture 
in proper proportion. 
By mail: Lb., $1.05; 5 lbs., $4.75, postpaid; 10 lbs. or more, 70c Ib., 
plus postage. 
LAKES LAWN GRASS 
A fine mixture at a low price. We have been making it for years. 
Contains Blue Grass, Red Top and Rye Grass. This mixture will prob- 
Merion Blue Grass see description below. 
By mail: Lb., $2.60; 5 lbs., $12.50, postpaid; 
per pound plus postage, 
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By mail: Lb., $1.15; 
plus postage. 
10 lbs. or more, $2.20 
wing the first year than any of the others. 
5 Ibs., $5.25, postpaid; 10 Ibs. or more, 85c Ib., 
OLDS’ TURF GRASSES 
Merion or 27 Blue Grass 
A superior strain of blue grass produced from 
a single plant found growing on a tee in the 
Merion Country Club near Philadelphia, The 
plant was green when blue grass around it was 
brown. It had a thick, strong growth and stood 
close mowing without harm. Seed propagated 
from this plant was sent all over the country 
for testing, and it proved to retain its superior 
quality. It requires less seed per given area 
(about 1 Ib. to 750 square feet) because of 
its stocky and spreading growth. Price, by mail: 
Lb., $5.00; 5 Ibs., $24.50, postpaid; 10 Ibs., 
$43.00, plus postage. 
Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass 
Blue Grass is the foundation grass for all 
lawns, aS well as for permanent pastures. Our 
seed is fancy recleaned 21 lb. seed. Order early, 
seed is scarce. By mail: Lb., $1.50; 5 Ibs., 
$7.25, postpaid; 10 lIbs., $12.00, plus postage. 
By freight or express f. 0, b. Madison: 100 lbs., 
$115.00, 
Highland Bent Grass 
A strain of Colonial Bent that is better for 
lawns than the old South German Mixed Bent or 
Creeping Bent as it can be grown from seed, 
and is less subject to brown patch and more 
easily cared for. The Colonial types of Bent 
are widely used in lawn mixtures. Prices, Cer- 
tified Seed. By mail: Lb., $1.25: 5 lbs., $6.00, 
postpaid; 10 lbs., $9.65, plus postage. By freight 
or express f. 0. b. Madison: 100 lbs., $93.50, 
Chewings’ Fescue 
A very fine pure strain of Fescue. Grows 
well on poor, dry soils. Spreads by roots under 
ground, Recommended for terraces. Grown in 
New Zealand. By mail: Lb., 90c; 5 Ibs., $4.25, 
postpaid; 10 Ibs., $5.80, plus postage. By freight 
or express f, 0. b. Madison: 100 Ibs., $55.00. 
Alta Fescue 
One of the best grasses for athletic fields. The 
outstanding qualities of the grass are high yields 
of palatable forage, a long growing season, deep 
roots to allow the plants to utilize deep sub-soil 
moisture for green growth throughout the sum- 
mer, and long life. It will grow well on wet soil 
even when poorly drained, but also will endure 
drought. Should be pastured when the leaves are 
young and succulent. Because of its extensive 
root. system it has the ability to prevent soil 
erosion in water ways and to form a dense turf 
on banks. Wasily eradieated by plowing. Sow 15 
pounds an acre with other legumes such as Ladi- 
no clover, By mail: Lb., 55c; 5 lbs., $2.50, post- 
paid; 10 lbs., $3.20, plus postage. By freight or 
express f. 0. b. Madison: 100 lbs., $29.00. 
Meadow Fescue 
A short-lived hardy perennial grass used pri- 
marily in pasture mixtures at the rate of 20 to 
30% of the mixture. Stands close grazing and 
will do well on moist soil. Comes early in the 
Spring. By mail: Lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $4.00, post- 
paid; 10 lbs., $5.30, plus postage. By freight or 
express f. 0. b. Madison: 100 lhs., $50.00. 
Creeping Red Fescue 
This grass is valuable on sandy soils and in 
the shade, It is a perennial grass spreading 
by the roots making a dense turf which tends 
to crowd out weeds. One of the grasses used 
in Shady Lawn mixtures. Also used in shady 
pastures at 30 pounds of seed an acre, By mail: 
Lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid; 10 Ibs., $5.30, 
plus postage. By freight or express f, o. b. 
Madison: 100 Ibs., $50.00. 
Rough Stalk Meadow 
Poa Trivialis or Rough Stalk Meadow grows 
exceedingly well in the shade. It is widely used 
in shady lawn grass mixtures, and we recommend 
it for shady lawns. By mail: Lb., $1.15: 5 Ibs., 
$5.50, postpaid; 10 Ibs., $8.40, plus postage. By 
ae or express f. 0. b. Madison: 100 Ibs., 
581.00. 
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Orchard Grass 
A long lived perennial which does fine in 
partial shade and upon wood lands. Its principal 
use is for hay and pasture under shady condi- 
tions. It withstands drought and grazing and 
will furnish pasture from early spring until 
fall. Sow 20 to 28 pounds to an acre. By mail: 
Lb., 80c; 5 lbs., $3.75, postpaid; 10 lbs., $4.80, 
plus postage, By freight or express f. 0. b, Madi- 
son: 100 lbs., $45.00, 
Fancy Red Top 
RED TOP is a very valuable general purpose 
grass. A good meadow grass, one of the best 
for pasture and splendid for lawns, It not only 
succeeds on dry land but is also adapted to 
moist soils. For pasture sow 6 to 8 pounds to 
acre. 
Fancy Solid Seed. (Recleaned, 
chaff.) By mail: Lb., $1.35; 5 Ibs., $6.50, post- 
paid; 10 lbs., $9.60, plus postage. By freight 
or express f. 0. b. Madison: 100 lbs., $93.00. 
American-Grown Rye Grass 
Much cheaper than the Kuropean-grown rye 
grass. Used in lawn mixtures as a nurse crop. 
Also good for pastures and meadows. By mail: 
Lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.25, postpaid; 10 lbs., $2.00, 
plus postage. By freight or express f. 0. b. Madi- 
Son: 100 lbs., $17.00. 
Perennial Rye Grass 
English or Perennial Rye 
crowing lawn grass, and is 
rapid results are desired, Requires about 5 to 7 
pounds of seed for a thousand square feet of 
Jawn, and 30 to 40 pounds per acre for pasture. 
By mail: Lb., 60c: 5 Ibs., $2.75, postpaid: 10 
lbs., $2.90, plus postage. By freight or express 
f. 0. b. Madison: 100 Ibs., $26.00. 
Farm Grasses 
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