MAY. 353 



WEEDS. 



The fight against weeds should commence with their 

 first appearance. Some kinds, like the Chick weed, and 

 Shepherd's Purse, start up early, and soon develop flowers 

 and seeds, to make trouble afterwards if not kept down 

 by cultivation. See Weeds under May. 



ROCKWORK. 



If the rocks have become disturbed by the action of 

 the frost during winter, they should at once be put in 

 order. 



HARDY AQUARIUMS. 



The ground in these should be kept covered with water 

 in increasing quantity as the plants start into growth. 



CHAPTER XLL 

 MAY. 



THE LAWiq". 



The care of the lawn will be about the same for every 

 month, from now until the end of the season, and will 

 consist chiefly in keeping it properly mown, watered, and 

 free from weeds. When the grass grows rapidly it will 

 be necessary to mow about every week. It is always 

 better and more economical of labor, to cut the grass 

 when only two inches high, than to wait until it is four 

 or six. The present hand lawn mowers are greatly pref- 

 erable to the scythe for mowing even quite small places. 

 On large grounds the horse mowers may be used with 

 economy. Still, in mowing some parts, as about thickets 

 and trees, the scythe and sickle are indispensable helps. 



