. American farmers' manual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Farms Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. ?J^drl' TALL MEADOW FESCUE. Botanical, Festuca elatior. German, Hoher Wiesen- Schwingel. French, Fetuque elevee. Perennial. Time of flowering, June and July. Height, 3 to i feet. A coarse growing grass, neverthe- less it is very nutri- tive and produc- tive, and is natur- ally adapted to moist,stifforclayey soils and shady woods, and is con- sidered by some authorities to be one of the best grasses in cultiva- tion. It is greedily eaten by stock when green, and should be included In all pe
. American farmers' manual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Farms Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. ?J^drl' TALL MEADOW FESCUE. Botanical, Festuca elatior. German, Hoher Wiesen- Schwingel. French, Fetuque elevee. Perennial. Time of flowering, June and July. Height, 3 to i feet. A coarse growing grass, neverthe- less it is very nutri- tive and produc- tive, and is natur- ally adapted to moist,stifforclayey soils and shady woods, and is con- sidered by some authorities to be one of the best grasses in cultiva- tion. It is greedily eaten by stock when green, and should be included In all permanent pasture mixtures tor moist or strong lands. It also makes a very good quality of hay, but Is too robust for lawn purposes. Bow (if alone) 2% bushels per aore; weight, about 14 1hs. Price, 50 cts. per lb.; $ per bushel; $ per 100 lbs. TALL MEADOW FESCUE. M&.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
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