OF THE LAWN 



possible to cut it smoothly with the ordinary 

 lawn-mower when it has been neglected for 

 several days. The way to keep it looking well 

 is to give it regular and careful attention. 



The question will probably suggest itself: 

 What is meant by the term " proper care " in 

 addition to the mowing and raking of the lawn? 

 It consists in keeping the soil well supplied with 

 nutriment, sufficient to meet all the demands of 

 the grasses of which the sward is composed. 

 The idea seems to prevail that grass will grow 

 anywhere arid under all conditions that all 

 one has to do, in fact, is to give it a chance 

 to get a start, and thereafter it will take care of 

 itself. Such is not the case, however. It is 

 true that it will live indefinitely, but it will not 

 be a satisfactory existence to the owner of the 

 lawn. It will take on a pinched, starved look 

 after a little, utterly at variance with one's idea 

 of the ideal lawn. Grass, like all other plants, 

 exhausts the nutrifying elements of the soil, 

 and unless more nutriment is supplied there 

 will be a constant deterioration in the quality 

 of the sward. The secret of a successful lawn 

 the thing of beauty which may be made a 

 joy as its wants are given attention consists 

 in feeding well the various grasses of which its 



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