Drumm Seed and Floral Company drummseedfloralc1896drum Year: 1896 Drumm Seed and Floral Co. 23 SPECIALTIES. JOHNSON GRASS. We have experimented with this new grass for several years and find it does well. A perennial, a rapid grower, long, cane-like roots; the leaf, stock and panicle of this grass re- sembles thof=e of other sorghums. It grows on any la<id where corn will grow, and, like corn, will bear heavy manur- ing, yielding richly in rich ground. In fact, the richer the land the better the crop 25 to 30 pounds will sow an acre. Pound, 10c; bushel, $ TEOSINTE. Recommended as the
Drumm Seed and Floral Company drummseedfloralc1896drum Year: 1896 Drumm Seed and Floral Co. 23 SPECIALTIES. JOHNSON GRASS. We have experimented with this new grass for several years and find it does well. A perennial, a rapid grower, long, cane-like roots; the leaf, stock and panicle of this grass re- sembles thof=e of other sorghums. It grows on any la<id where corn will grow, and, like corn, will bear heavy manur- ing, yielding richly in rich ground. In fact, the richer the land the better the crop 25 to 30 pounds will sow an acre. Pound, 10c; bushel, $ TEOSINTE. Recommended as the most prolific forage plant yet intro- duced. In appearance somewhat resembles corn, but the leaves are much longer and broader. The stalk, containing much saccharine matter, is very nutritious. It can be cut several times during the season, yielding enormously. If al- lowed to remain without cutting, will attain a height of 12 to 15 feet. One seed will sometimes produce twenty to sixty stalks or shoots. It was introduced from a tropical country, and the warmer the climate the better it yields. Should not be planted until the soil is perfectly warm in the spring. Re- quires about four pounds of seed per acre. Plant in drills three feet apart, and two or three seeds every twelve inches in drill. Pound, $ SPURRY. (Spergula arvensis). Annual. Grows well on poor, dry, sandy soils. It is best conditioned for pasture in four to six weeks after sowing, and may be sown every month from March to August Excellent pasture for cattle and sheep; also as a f rtilizer for light, sandy soil. 15 tbs to the acre. Per lb, 20c; 6 lbs for $1; 10 lbs for $; 50 lbs and upwards at 10c per lb; 100 lbs, $8. BERMUDA GRASS. This plant has long been naturalized in the Southern States . It is a tender, delicate grass, growing over and binding the most arid and loose lan^i, and grows luxuriantly in every kind of soil; very valuable for p; sture, as well as lor hay crop; time of sowing, March to Apri
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