. Dreer's garden calendar : 1900. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Wood Meadow Grass. IilWADREERWIIADElPIIIAiAjafKllABlEWiS*ClOVtRSEEOSU111 ^^ Avvnless Brome Grass {Bromus inermis). A valuable grass for light, dry soils, especially in the South and West. Will stand long droughts and produce heavy crops where other grasses would fail. The U. S. Agricultural Department has been making repeated tests of this va- riety with the best results. 35 to 4U lbs. to the acre. Lb., 20


. Dreer's garden calendar : 1900. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Wood Meadow Grass. IilWADREERWIIADElPIIIAiAjafKllABlEWiS*ClOVtRSEEOSU111 ^^ Avvnless Brome Grass {Bromus inermis). A valuable grass for light, dry soils, especially in the South and West. Will stand long droughts and produce heavy crops where other grasses would fail. The U. S. Agricultural Department has been making repeated tests of this va- riety with the best results. 35 to 4U lbs. to the acre. Lb., 20 cts.; bu., (14 lbs.), $; 100 116 00. BeriUllda Grass {Cynoden dadyion). Suited only to and is valuable in the Southern States, aa it will not endure frost. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., 90 cts. Wood Meadow Grass {Foa nemoralis). Adapted, as its name im- plies, for wooded or shaded meadows or lawns, especially for moist ground. Much reli-^hed by cattle, and highly nutritious. Produces a thick growth, and should be included in for permanent pastures. Sow 30 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., 35 cts.; bu. (14 lbs.), $ ; 100 lbs., $30 00. Creeping' Bent Grass {Agroslis stolomfera). Excellent for lawns, succeeds well in all positions, makes a low velvety ^growth. Per lb., 25 cts.; bu. (20 lbs.), $; 100 lbs., $ Tall Meadow Oat Grass [Avena elafior). A valuable grass for soiling or permanent pasture ; of early and luxuriant growth. 50 lbs. to the acre. Lb., 20 cts.; bu., (10 lbs.), '§; 100 lbs., .? TitUOtljiy [Pkleum pratense). The most important agricultural grass for the Middle States, thriving best upon rich soils. Not suited to permanent pasturage, but the best grass known here for hay-making purposes. It is temporary, lasting but a few years, and is a part of the usual crop rota- tion. Sow |- bushel to the acre when used alone; 8 or 10 quarts if used with other grass seeds. 45 lbs. to the bushel. Choice seed per lb., 10 cts.; per bu.,


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