218 HOW TO PLAN THE HOME GROUNDS 



satisfaction of the inspector, the same is to be covered with a layer 

 of mold or top soil of such depth as will bring the top surface of 

 the same up to the finished lines as shown upon the plan, the depth 

 of which will be from to inches, with a sufficient 



allowance for settlement, and shall be evenly spread and leveled to 

 such surface as the said inspector shall direct. 



The mold shall be of first quality garden mold or fertile loam, free 

 from stones, roots, and all other extraneous materials, and the quality 

 of the same be to the entire satisfaction of the inspector. 



SPECIFICATION FOR PLANTING 



The holes for trees and shrubs to be dug sufficiently wide to give 

 foot of space between the roots spread out and the side 

 of the holes, and sufficiently deep to permit the tree or shrub to stand 

 at the depth in the ground that it stood in the place from which it 

 was last taken. The bottom of the hole must be thoroughly loosened 

 with the spade before it receives the tree or shrub, 



SPECIFICATION FOR SEED SOWING 



The grass seeds must be the cleanest that the market will afford, 

 and consist principally of Kentucky Blue Grass and Red Top. They 

 must be sown at the rate of six bushels to the acre. The sowing 

 must be done in calm weather, so as to spread it evenly, and when 

 sown it must be carefully raked with a steel rake, and rolled w^ith a 

 heavy iron roller drawn by two horses. 



