. Annual catalogue no. 19 : for the season 1902. Nursery stock Oregon Portland Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. timothy. (Phleum pratense.) This is the most valuable of all grasses for hay Thrives best on moist, loamy soil of me- dium tenacity. It should be cut when the blossoms fall. Sow early in the spring or fall, at the rate of 12 pounds per acre, if alone, but less if mixed with other grasses. A bushel weighs 45 lbs. Per lb., 20c; 100 lbs., $ Italian Rye Grass.
. Annual catalogue no. 19 : for the season 1902. Nursery stock Oregon Portland Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. timothy. (Phleum pratense.) This is the most valuable of all grasses for hay Thrives best on moist, loamy soil of me- dium tenacity. It should be cut when the blossoms fall. Sow early in the spring or fall, at the rate of 12 pounds per acre, if alone, but less if mixed with other grasses. A bushel weighs 45 lbs. Per lb., 20c; 100 lbs., $ Italian Rye Grass. (Lolium Italictjm.) A well-known and excellent grass for rich, moist lands. It is similar in general appearance to English Rye Grass, but has a lighter color, and is espe- cially adapted for using in temporary meadows. Use two to three bushels per acre One bushel weighs 20 pounds. Lb., 25c; 100 lbs., $ English Rye Grass. (Lolium Perenne.) Although called a perennial, it Timothy. seldom grows more than three or four years. It is the Italian Kye grass. most valuable grass of Great Britain, both for pastures and meadows, occupying the same relative position of im- portance that Timothy does here. The cool, moist climates of England and the Pacific Coast seem to suit it best, yet it succeeds very well in most places in the Northwest, and adapts itself to a great diversity of soils. The seed is large, heavy and produces a strong, verdant growth four or five weeks after sowing, making it very valuable as a lawn grass where a quick growih is wanted. It cures into a hay that is rather hard, but having a sweet flavor, and is much rel- ished by cattle and horses. Its nutritive value, especially when mixed with Red Clover, is verv great. Weight per bushel, 20 lbs. Sow 2 to 3 bushels per acre. Per lb., 25c; per 100 lbs., $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of th
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