. McCullough's seed catalogue and amateur's guide. Nursery stock Ohio Cincinnati Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 74 J. M. McCUIvI^OUGH'S SONS, CINCINNATI, O. ORiV^S iVJVD ^ie «S:^E^I>iS.âContinued. Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis). Peren- nial, heisrht 2 to 3 feet. Resembles Timothy, but flowers much earlier, and it is particularly val- uable as a permanent pasture grass, being of very rly and rapid growth. It is highly relished by stock; endures a close croppi
. McCullough's seed catalogue and amateur's guide. Nursery stock Ohio Cincinnati Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 74 J. M. McCUIvI^OUGH'S SONS, CINCINNATI, O. ORiV^S iVJVD ^ie «S:^E^I>iS.âContinued. Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis). Peren- nial, heisrht 2 to 3 feet. Resembles Timothy, but flowers much earlier, and it is particularly val- uable as a permanent pasture grass, being of very rly and rapid growth. It is highly relished by stock; endures a close cropping, and forms a luxuriant aftermath, and quickly revives after a long drought. Sow, if alone, 25 lbs. per acre. Weight, about seven pounds per bushel. 25c per lb., $ for 10 lbs. Orchard Grass (Dactylis Glonierata, Rough Cocks- foot). Perennial, height three feet. It blossoms 4; about the same time as Red Clover, making it, on that account, a desirable mixture with that plant. It is exceedingly 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 35 lbs. to the acre. Weight, 14 lbs. to the bushel 15c $ for 10 lbs. Red Top Grass (Agrostis Vulgaris, Herd's Grass, Bent Grass, Creeping Bent Grass, Quick Grass). Perennial, height 1 to 2 feet. Valuable either for lawn mixtures, mixing in hay, or permanent pasture grasses; is common throughout the country; succeeds almost everywhere, but reaches its highest state of perfection in a moist, rich soil, in which it attains a height of 2 to 2>^ feet. Sow, if alone, 45 lbs. per acre. Weight, 14 lbs. per lb., 80cfor 10 lbs., $ 100lbs. Fancy Pare Need. Weight about 32 lbs per bushel. Sow 10 to 12 lbs per aere- 15c lb., $ for 10 lbs.,$ per 100 lbs. 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 pastur
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