Steckler's seed catalogue and garden manual for the southern states : 1902 . hs thegrass was from six to ten inches high. One year here gives a finer growth and show thantwo in Kentucky, or any other State so far North. Sown alone, 20 to 26 pounds, that istwo bushels should be used; in mixtures, 4 to 6 pounds. ENGLISH, or PERENNIAL RYE GRASS. Lolium Perenne. This is the first grass cultivated in England over two cen-turies ago, and at a still more remote period in France. It waslontj more widely known and cultivated than any other grass;became adapted to a great variety of soils and conditions
Steckler's seed catalogue and garden manual for the southern states : 1902 . hs thegrass was from six to ten inches high. One year here gives a finer growth and show thantwo in Kentucky, or any other State so far North. Sown alone, 20 to 26 pounds, that istwo bushels should be used; in mixtures, 4 to 6 pounds. ENGLISH, or PERENNIAL RYE GRASS. Lolium Perenne. This is the first grass cultivated in England over two cen-turies ago, and at a still more remote period in France. It waslontj more widely known and cultivated than any other grass;became adapted to a great variety of soils and conditions, anda vast number (seventy or more) of varieties produced, someof which were greatly improved while others were inferior andbecame annuals. Introduced into the United States in thefirst quarter of the current century it has never become verypopular, although shown by the subjoined analysis of Waynot to be deficient in nutritive matter. In 100 parts of thedried grass cut in bloom were albumoid* , fatty matter he-t producing •s 4?. 2 4, w>nd fibre , ash. English Kye G Frotschers Superior Large Late Flat Dutch Cabbage has no equal, planted the world over. GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 95 ^.54. .The more recent analysis of Wolff and Knopp, allowing for water, gives rathermore nutritive matter than this. It grows rapidly, and yields heavy crops of seed, makes good grazing and good , as with all the Rye Grasses, to make good hay, it must be cut before passing the blos-som stage, as after that it deteriorates rapidly. The roots being short, it does not beardrought well, and exhausts the soil, dying out in a few years. In tnese respects it is liableto the same objection as Timothy. The stem, one to two feet hi^h, has four to six purplishJoints and as many dark green leaves; the flexious spiked panicle bearing the distinctspiklets one in each bend. English Rve is largely sown by our landscape gardeners for winter lawns on Bermuda -sod. The Bermuda bl
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