. American farmers' manual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Farms Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. ENGLISH KYE-GEASS. throughout the season; it consequently is well ad-apted for lawn mixtures. It is also a good variety for hay if cut when in blossom, as it is then most nutritious ; if cut much later it becomes woody. It flourishes best in situations not too dry or subject to droughts. Wow (if alone) 2!^ to 3 bushels per acre; weight per bushel, 24 lbs. Price {extrafine sample), 10 cts. per lb.; $ per bushel; $ per 100 lbs. ^VOOU MEADOIV GRASS. Botanical, Poa nemoralis. German, Hainrispengr
. American farmers' manual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Farms Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. ENGLISH KYE-GEASS. throughout the season; it consequently is well ad-apted for lawn mixtures. It is also a good variety for hay if cut when in blossom, as it is then most nutritious ; if cut much later it becomes woody. It flourishes best in situations not too dry or subject to droughts. Wow (if alone) 2!^ to 3 bushels per acre; weight per bushel, 24 lbs. Price {extrafine sample), 10 cts. per lb.; $ per bushel; $ per 100 lbs. ^VOOU MEADOIV GRASS. Botanical, Poa nemoralis. German, Hainrispengraa. French, Paturin des hois. Perennial. Time of flowering, June. Height, IJ^ to 2 feet. This grass is now classed among our good "Shaded Pasture " grasses, and furnishes a fine succulent and nu- tritive herbage^ which is very much relished by cattle. It is splendidly adapted for moist, shady places, and should be included in all mixtures for permanent pas- tures and lawns for moist soils. It is particularly valu- able for lawns over- shadowed by ti'ees. It produces a much thicker growth than either Poa pratensis ottrivialis. Sow (if alone) 2 bushels per acre; weight per bushel, about 14 lbs. bushel; $ per 100 lbs. .yf^''^^. ^'^"^ WOOD UEADOW OSASS. Price, 50 cts. per lb.; $6 50 per. 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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