. Thorburn's seeds : 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. AGROSTIS vulgaris. (Red Top.) Grass Seeds. We desire to call particular attention to the fact that Grass Seeds are sold in the trade by sample, and each sort is divided into three or four grades of quality, according to purity, germination and weight. The price of the best grade is often double that of the ordinary. The 'Grass Seeds here offered by us are in every case the VERY HIGHEST GRADES. Jgi^ The prices of some varieties may change as the season advances.
. Thorburn's seeds : 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. AGROSTIS vulgaris. (Red Top.) Grass Seeds. We desire to call particular attention to the fact that Grass Seeds are sold in the trade by sample, and each sort is divided into three or four grades of quality, according to purity, germination and weight. The price of the best grade is often double that of the ordinary. The 'Grass Seeds here offered by us are in every case the VERY HIGHEST GRADES. Jgi^ The prices of some varieties may change as the season advances. AGROSTIS CANINA (Bhode Island Bent Grass). Resem- bles Red Top (A. vulgaris, described below), but is of dwarfer habit, with shorter and narrower leaves. It makes a beautiful, close, fine turf, and is one of the very best grasses for lawns. It adapts itself to almost any soil, rich and moist, or dry, sandy and sterile. It is a native of Europe, but has been cultivated in our eastern states for many years, being valuable for permanent pastures. Of late years we have been unable to obtain true and pure seed of it here, the meadows from which it is saved having run largely into the freer seeding Red Top. We now import it from Europe, where it has been more carefully culti- vated. 50 pounds of seed to the acre is recommended for lawns. Height, 1 to 2 feet. (12 lbs. to the bushel.) Per lb., 30 cts.; 100 lbs., $25. AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA (Creeping Bent, or Fiorin). The distinctive feature of this species is, as the name implies, its compact, creeping, rooting stems. It prefers low bottom lands, especially if they are somewhat sandy. It is of rapid growth and spreading habit, and the stoloniferous roots form a strong, enduring turf, that is posi- tively improved by constant trampling. Being of fine texture, it is one of the most valuable of our lawn grasses. If sown alone, 50 lbs. to the acre should be used. Height, 1 to 2 feet. (15 lbs. to the bushel.) Per lb., 30 cts.; 100 lbs., $25.
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