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calves and sheep, and are less adapted to supply the 

 wants of larger animals. 



Another mixture for lawns and pleasure-grounds, 

 which are to be often mown, or kept short, is recom- 

 mended by Parnell, as follows : 



Second Mixture, for Permanent Lawns to be frequently 

 Mown. 



Pounds. 



Crested Dog's-tail, 11 



Yellow Oat Grass, 8 



Hard Fescue 5 



Wood Meadow, 4 



June Grass, 2 



Rough-stalked Meadow, . 



Redtop, 



Whitetop, 



Pounds. 



. . 2 



. . 4 



. 4 



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Lawns furnished with suitable grasses become much 

 finer and more velvety, from frequent mowing, than 

 they otherwise would be. The Lawson's mixture, for 

 lawns frequently mown, consists mainly of the same 

 species, but in different proportions. It is as follows : 



Third Mixture, for Fine Lawns frequently Mown. 



Pounds. 



Crested Dog's-tail, 10 



Hard Fescue, 4 



Slender Fescue, 2 



Perennial Rye Grass 10 



Wood Meadow Grass, 2 



Pounds. 

 Rough-stalked Meadow, .... 1 



Yellow Oat Grass 1 



June Grass, 8 



White Clover 8 



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A mixture for permanent lawn pastures, or pastures 

 lying in the vicinity of dwellings or public highways, 

 where the owner has some regard to fineness and 

 beauty of herbage, should, I think, be composed of a 

 still larger number of species. 



The following is suggested as most likely to secure 

 the end desired : 



