CORVALLIS, Ore.- Seed Research of Oregon is offering free one-pound samples of its new velvet bentgrass - SR 7200 - to qualified customers through its normal distribution channels.

SR 7200 has a fine leaf texture, forms a tighter canopy, requires a fraction of the fertilizer and water of any creeping bentgrass, and is the most shade tolerant bentgrass available.

"For years we have been at the forefront of touting the attributes of velvet bentgrass," said Seed Research of Oregon agronomist Skip Lynch. "Superintendents have had great success in New England, the Pacific Northwest and England."

For more information call: 1-800-253-5766 or visit www.sroseed.com.