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Some may prefer American grass seed. James Crnikshanks of 

 Massachusetts, after long experience with various mixtures, finds 

 the following to give the best satisfaction : " Eight quarts of red 

 top, two quarts of fine top, three quarts of Rhode Island bent, and 

 throe quarts of Kentucky blue, adding half a pound of white 

 clover. These grasses when kept short will soon make a fine 

 lawn, which is one of the best components of a good landscape. 

 Some soils require more seed than others, but the proportion will 

 be the same whatever the quantity required." 



When the grass is a few inches high and is strongly rooted, it 

 should be mown just before an expected rain, and spread evenly 

 over the surface for a mulch, which is to be removed in a few days, 

 or as soon as the grass starts vigorously again, and this process 

 is repeated during the season until autumn, as often as the growth 

 seems to require it. In September wood ashes were scattered 

 upon the ground in season to be conveyed into the soil by the 

 autumnal rains and stimulate the growth of a thick aftermath, 

 which afi'ords protection to the roots from the frosts of winter. A 

 fine compost of manure would be equally effectual. The second 

 season the lawn ought to be mown every ten days, or often enough 

 to keep it short, close and green. 



The arrangement of the walks is an important matter. No 

 more should be made than are necessary, as too many paths 

 divide the lawn too much, especially if small, and mar its beauty. 

 Their location and direction should conform to ideas of utility 

 and beauty. If circumstances allow, a curved path or road is 

 much more beautiful, particularly if a tree or a group, or the 

 conformation of the ground seem to require the circular walk. 



In the premises under consideration, the house is twenty feet 

 east from the street, and convenience requires that it should be 

 entered by ascending stone steps directly to the front door. If it 

 were situated further in the rear and in the centre of the lot, and 

 was less elevated, the approach would be much more effective and 

 in accordance with the rules of landscape gardening, if a carriage 

 road entered at one corner and gracefully sweeping round in front 

 of the door departed at the other corner, with a group of trees in 

 the centre of the lawn in front and single trees interspersed at 

 suitable distances along the road, so disposed as not to intercept 

 desirable views. Another series of steps ascend to a straight 

 granite walk, which passes to the other doors in the southern end 

 and ell of the house, facing the lawn. Lawns about twenty feet 



