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planted, we may proceed to make the lawn by means of 

 sodding and sowing. Sods may lie procured from an old 

 clean pasture, or from a good lawn. They should be cut 

 in long narrow strips about ten inches wide, two inches 

 thick, and live or six feet long, which can lie rolled together 

 as shown in A, Fig. 57. They must lie cut quite even and 

 with cleau edges throughout their length. A large number 



FIQ. 57. A.— METHOD OF CUTTING AND ROLLING SODS. B.— SECTION OF THE 

 EDGE OF A LAWN, SODDED. 



may be marked out at a time, and a straight board or a line 

 may be used in guiding the spade. A special thin iron 

 with a sharp edge is best for the cutting, but if this cannot 

 be had an old and sharp steel spade may be used. Sod- 

 cutters drawn by horses are used by many if an unusually 

 large quantity is required, but sods cut by means of an iron 

 are better aud easier to handle. In sodding the edge of a 



