The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-05-15
Chas. n. Lilly Co. Letter.

broadway Fl0ral Company, Vi ENeFeIt
| follow:
chas. H. Lilly Co. Letter.
Seattle, Wash.
Editor The Ranch:-In answer tc
yours of the 18th in reference to clip
ping enclosed. We, of course, do moi
know for sure where the Department
of Agriculture got the sample which
they tested and found to be Canadian
bluegrass, but as Canadian bluegrass
Is just as much a bluegrass as Ken
lucky bluegrass we would be very like
ly to give anyone who came into our
store a sample of Canadian bluegrass
marked Bluegrass" but do not be.
lieve that anyone ever got sample of
Canadian bluegrass marked Kentucky
bluegrass. We certainly have never
sent out such a sample Intentionally
or sold Canadian bluegrass for Ken
lucky bluegrass to our knowledge.
We might mention here that Canadian
bluegrass is sold in much larger
quantities in the Northwest than the
Kentucky bluegrass and is better
adapted to our conditions as it is con-
sidered by great many to be bet
ter grass than Kentucky bluegrass
and as it is lower in price we would
be very apt to give anyone who asked
for just sample of bluegrass a price
and sample of the Canadian bluegrass,
unless they specified that they wanted
Kentucky bluegrass.
We give you herewith some extracts
taken from the United States Govern
ment Bulletin by Prof. Scribner and
devoted to Economic Grasses:
"Poa pratensis (Kentucky blue
grass 1t requires good
SOIL containing some lime in order to
yield profitable crops. 1t makes a good
firm sod and is particularly we'll suit
ed for turfing where the soil is good"
"Poa compressa canadian Blue
grass. This grass has extensively
creeping root-stock and forms a strong
turf. 1t is closely related to Kentucky
blue, but is more decidedly blue in
color. 1t is the bluegrass" of the
farmers of New England and the Mid
die, States. 1t will grow upon great
variety of soils, even upon those so
poor and thin as to exclude the growth
of any other grasses. There is perhaps
no better pasture grass for dry and
ern and Middle States. 1t is especially
valuable for dairy pastures. Cows
feeding on it yield the richest milk
and finest butter. On good land it be-
comes sufficiently tall for hay and as
it shrinks very little in drying the
hay is heavy in proportion to it's bulk. "
You will see from the two extracts
above which are taken from the gov
ernment's reports that for this section
the Canadian bluegrass is superior to
the Kentucky blue. We call particular
attention to this because so many have
the idea that the Kentucky bluegrass
is superior to the Canadian bluegrass,
and we are sorry to say that such re-
ports as the enclosed clipping, while
probably not intending to convey any
such impression do give people the
idea that the Canadian bluegrass Is
inferior or worthless. Yours truly,
THE CHAS. H. LILLY co.
April 16, 1908.
Broadway Floral Co. Letter.
Editor The Ranch:-Yours of re-
cent date with enclosed clipping to
hand AS we have bought all our seed
that we retail from Chas. H. Lilly Co.
we naturally know nothing of it's his
tory. Retailers are always at the
mercy of the wholesaler on these mat
tiers, which we regret exceedingly. We
have yet to hear from the Chas. H.
Lilly Co. regarding the clipping and
shall judge our buying in the future
by their answer. Thanking you very
much for calm gour attention to this
we are, Yours respectfully,
BROADWAY FLORAL co.
April 20, 1908.