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

 sodding and sowing. Sods may be 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 five or six feet long, which can be rolled together 

 as show r n in A, Fig. 57. They must be cut quite even and 

 with clean edges throughout their length. A large number 



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

 EDGE OF A LAWN, SODDED. 



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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 and easier to handle. In sodding the edge of a 



