OF THE LAWN 



After you have made the soil fine and mellow 

 by working it thoroughly with hoe and rake, 

 adding the bone-meal the last time you go over 

 it, level it as evenly as possible, beginning at 

 the house and working towards the front and 

 sides of the lot. If some portions of it seem 

 less firm under foot than others, beat them 

 down until the entire surface seems alike in 

 this respect. If this is not done it will settle 

 unevenly. 



IT is very important that a good quality of 

 lawn-grass seed should be used. You 

 cannot secure a deep, thick, velvety sward with 

 ordinary grass-seed. There are many kinds of 

 lawn-grass " mixtures." Nearly all kinds sold 

 by dealers of established reputation are good. 

 These "mixtures" are greatly preferable to 

 any selection the amateur gardener can make, 

 because they are composed of the seeds of such 

 grasses as are best adapted to the produc- 

 tion of a good sward. They have been 

 chosen for this purpose by men who have 

 made a study of lawn-making, and we can de- 

 pend on them to do all that is claimed for them 

 if we do our part of the work well. The price 



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