. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS. 53. Wood Meadow Grass. Slieei>'s Fescue {Festuca ovina). This grass forms a large part of the pasturage of the English Downs. It produces a large quantity of short herbage, and should form a part of all mixtures for sheep pastures. 40 lbs. to the acre. Lb. 20 cts., bu. of 12 lbs. $2 25, 100 lbs. $ Tall Meadow Oat Grass {Aveim elatior). A valuable grass for soiling or permanent pasture ; of early and luxuriant growth. 5
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS. 53. Wood Meadow Grass. Slieei>'s Fescue {Festuca ovina). This grass forms a large part of the pasturage of the English Downs. It produces a large quantity of short herbage, and should form a part of all mixtures for sheep pastures. 40 lbs. to the acre. Lb. 20 cts., bu. of 12 lbs. $2 25, 100 lbs. $ Tall Meadow Oat Grass {Aveim elatior). A valuable grass for soiling or permanent pasture ; of early and luxuriant growth. 50 lbs. to the acre. Lb. 20 cts., bu. of 10 lbs. $, 100 lbs. $ Timothy [Phkum prateuse). 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. $, subject to change; 100 lbs. $ Wood Meadow Grass {Foa nemoralis). Adapted, as its name im- plies, for wooded or shaded meadows or lawns, especially for moist ground. Much relished by cattle, and highly nutritious. Produces_a thick growth, and should be included in mixtures for permanent pastures. Sow 30 lbs. to the acre. Per lb. 35 cts., per 100 lbs. $30 00. Creeping' Bent Grass {AgrosHs stohnifera). Excellent for lawns, succeeds well in all positions, makes a low velvety growth. Per lb. 16 cts., bu. of 20 lbs. $, 100 lbs. $ Tall Meadow Fescue {Festuca datior). Very early and nutritive, should form a part of all pasture mixtures on wet or clay lands. Per lb. 25 cts., per bu. of 14 lbs. $, 100 lbs. $ CLOVER SEEDS. (Prices subject to market changes.) Clover roots as well as the roots of most of the pulses possess the ability of taking nitrogen
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