202 THE PLAN OF THE PLACE 



like the goose-grass of Florida, which may be used 

 in special localities. 



The lawn should be seeded when the land is 

 moist and the weather comparatively cool. It is 

 ordinarily most advisable to grade the lawn in late 

 summer or early fall, because the land is then 

 comparatively dry and can be moved cheaply. 

 The surface can also be got in condition, per- 

 haps, for sowing late in September or early in 

 October in the North; or, if the surface has re- 

 quired much filling, it is well to leave it in a 

 somewhat unfinished state until spring, in order 

 that the soft places may settle and then be refilled 

 before the seeding is done. If the seed can be 

 sown early in the fall, before the rains come, 

 the grass should be large enough, except in 

 northernmost localities, to withstand the winter; 

 but it is generally most desirable to sow in very 

 early spring. If the land has been thoroughly 

 prepared in the fall, the seed may be sown on 

 one of the late light snows in spring, and as the 

 snow melts the seed is carried into the land, and 

 germinates very quickly. If the seed is sown 

 when the land is loose and workable, it should be 

 raked in; and if the weather promises to be dry, 

 perhaps the surface should be rolled. 



The lawn will ordinarily produce a heavy crop 

 of weeds the first year, especially if much stable 

 manure has been used. The weeds need not be 

 pulled, unless such vicious intruders as docks or 



