. The seeding and care of golf courses. Golf courses; Grasses. ^ O. M. Scott & Sons Co., Marysville, Ohio ||j We list below the best known turf grasses used on the golf course, with the peculiar adaptations of each. KENTUCKY BLUE-GRASS jr;^ENTUCKY Blue-grass {Poa pratensis) is the ideal turf- J\. maker for the Northern fairway, combining many points of excellence. Its densely creeping rootstocks cover the ground with a thick growth, while, being a true perennial, it lasts from year to year. Age, under favorable conditions, adds to its quality. Blue-grass thrives better on clay than on sand
. The seeding and care of golf courses. Golf courses; Grasses. ^ O. M. Scott & Sons Co., Marysville, Ohio ||j We list below the best known turf grasses used on the golf course, with the peculiar adaptations of each. KENTUCKY BLUE-GRASS jr;^ENTUCKY Blue-grass {Poa pratensis) is the ideal turf- J\. maker for the Northern fairway, combining many points of excellence. Its densely creeping rootstocks cover the ground with a thick growth, while, being a true perennial, it lasts from year to year. Age, under favorable conditions, adds to its quality. Blue-grass thrives better on clay than on sand. While the heat of midsummer affects it adversely, it makes quick recovery in the fall. Under favorable conditions it will crowd out other grass- es that may be sown with it. Blue-grass is not sufficiently fine for the putting-green and should there be regarded as an undesirable. Some put- ting-green mixtures have been found to contain as high as thirty-five per cent, of Blue-grass. CANADA BLUE-GRASS •CANADA Blue-grass {Poa Compressa)differs in appearance w from Kentucky Blue-grass mainly in the flattened stems and the bluer shade of color. In spite of its name, it is a native of Europe, but has now a wide distribution in this country. The seed is grown in considerable commercial quantities in Southern Ontario. Canada Blue-grass turf is rather stubbly. The variety does well on very poor ground and may here produce a desirable golf grass. On other soils it is not suitable. The seed is considerably cheaper than that of Ken- tucky Blue-grass. [48}. 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 O. M. Scott & Sons. Marysville, Ohio
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