. McCullough's seed catalogue and amateur's guide 1897. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Ohio Cincinnati. Hard Fescue [Festuca duriuscula). Perennial, height 18 to 24 inches. Thrives well in dry situations, where many other grasses would fail, thus mak- ing it a desirable pasture variety. The common name solely applies to the flower heads, which, when ripe, be- come hard; the herbage, however, is decidedly tender. Sow, if alone, 30 lbs per acre. Weight, about 12 lbs. per , 10lbs. for$ M
. McCullough's seed catalogue and amateur's guide 1897. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Ohio Cincinnati. Hard Fescue [Festuca duriuscula). Perennial, height 18 to 24 inches. Thrives well in dry situations, where many other grasses would fail, thus mak- ing it a desirable pasture variety. The common name solely applies to the flower heads, which, when ripe, be- come hard; the herbage, however, is decidedly tender. Sow, if alone, 30 lbs per acre. Weight, about 12 lbs. per , 10lbs. for$ Meadow Foxtail [Alopecurus pra- tensis). Perennial, height 2 to 3 ft. Resembles Timothy, but flowers much earlier, and it is particularly valuable as a permanent pasture grass, being of very early and rapid growth. It is highly relished by stock ; endures close crop- ping, and forms a luxuriant aftermath, and quickly revives after a long rjr drought. Sow, if alone, 25 lbs. per Hard Fescue Grass. X-Z acre. Weight, about 7 lbs. per bushel 40c lb., 10 lbs. for § |^ Meadow Soft Grass [Holcus Lanatus). Inferior to many other sorts, but of easy culture, and accommodates itself to all descriptions of soils, produc- c ing a fair crop under unfavorable circumstances. Sow 25 lbs. to the acre. Weight, 7 lbs. per bushel , 25c lb., 10 lbs. for $ Orchard Grass [Dactylis Glomerata, Rough Cocksfoot). Perennial, height 3 feet. It blossoms about the same time as Red Clover, making it, on that account, a desir- able mixture with that plant. It is exceedingl}' palatable to stock of all kinds, and its powers of enduring the cropping of cattle commend it as one of the very best pasture grasses. Sow 45 lbs. to the acre. Weight, 14 lbs. to the bushel 30c lb., 10 lbs. for Perennial, or English Rye Grass (Lolium perenne, Rye Grass, Imported English Blue Grass). Height, 15 to 24 inches. This grass is considered invaluable for permanent pastures. It pro- duces an abundance of remarkably fi
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