. 1900 catalogue : seeds, garden supplies. Nursery stock Oregon Portland Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 42 PORTLAND SEED COMPANY'S CATALOGUE. Crested Dog's Tail. Cynosurus cristatus A perennial grass with short, narrow leaves, par- ticularly valuable for lawns or pastures on dry, light land. 1 lb. 40c; 100 lbs. $ Floating Fescue. Festuca fluitans. A perennial with long creeping roots and preferring a rich muddy or alluvial soil. Found in ditches, along rivers, in mar
. 1900 catalogue : seeds, garden supplies. Nursery stock Oregon Portland Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 42 PORTLAND SEED COMPANY'S CATALOGUE. Crested Dog's Tail. Cynosurus cristatus A perennial grass with short, narrow leaves, par- ticularly valuable for lawns or pastures on dry, light land. 1 lb. 40c; 100 lbs. $ Floating Fescue. Festuca fluitans. A perennial with long creeping roots and preferring a rich muddy or alluvial soil. Found in ditches, along rivers, in marshy places etc. Trout and wild ducks are very fond of the seed and tender shoots. 1 lb. 35c; lOO lbs. market price. Fescue, Sheep's. Festuca ovina. Grows freely in high, dry and open pastures. Its chief merit for sheep pasture is that it occupies land which better grasses refuse; grows from six to ten inches high. Thirty-five pounds to the acre. 1 lb. 25c. Hungarian Grass. See Millet, Hungarian. I/awn Grass, Choice. A good, strong- growing grass for lawns that will give satisfaction. Sow one hundred pounds to the acre, twelve to fifteen pounds to an ordinary city lot. 1 lb. 15c; 100 lbs. market price. I^awn Grass, Fancy. Is composed of the finest and best mixture of neat, compact- ly growing varieties, producing a fine sward. Sow 100 lbs. to the acre. lib. 25c; 100 lbs. market price. Meadow Fescue. See Blue Grass, English. Meadow Foxtail. Alopecerus pratensis. One of the very best for permanent pasture. Does well on soil intermediate in moisture and dryness. Stands intense summer heat without burning. Sow 25 lbs. to the acre. 1 lb. 30c; 100 lbs. market price. Mesquite: Holcus lanatus. It is usually sown on virgin soil, without cultivation, after the timber is removed and the ground burned over. It will grow on any loose soil. The seed is light and chaffy, and care must be taken in sowing, the best time being just before rain. Use about thirty-five to forty pounds per acre. 1 lb
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