70 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I903. 



exclude this pest from the lawn. The first preventive measure 

 is thick seeding in the first formation of the lawn. Nature 

 abhors bare ground, and if young grass plants do not occupy a 

 given space, weeds will be sure to come in. The best 

 authorities on making lawns recommend from 3 to 5 bushels of 

 seed per acre ; and in every case it is the part of economy to 

 purchase the best fancy cleaned seed. If, for any reason, a 



Figure 33 — Fall dandelioii .-eedllng, 

 60 clays okL 



Figure 34— Root cutting of fall dandelion. 



lawn has become badly infested with dandelions, as in figure 

 32, absolute renewal by seeding or by sodding is advised. If 

 but few plants are present, they may be removed (care being 

 taken to dig deep) and a little grass seed sprinkled on the place 

 where the plants stood. Like witch grass, or any other weed, 

 both of the dandelions are readily controlled by frequent 

 cultivation ; so that they seldom become serious pests except in 

 grass plots. 



CULTIVATED DANDELIONS. 



As a cultivated plant the dandelion is assuming an important 

 place in the garden of New England, and in the large market 

 gardens it is grown by the acre, yielding a handsome profit. 

 Like celery it is best when grown rapidly on rich sandy loam. 



