98 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



of White Clover Seed to the quart. If you have 

 much shade, use a good shady lawn mixture, with 

 clover added, for these spots. 



Very large lawns, public squares, parks, and 

 other locations where one is not particular to have 

 the finest grasses a good pasture mixture may be 

 used. 



One quart of lawn grass seed (about a half 

 pound), will sow a plot of 250 square-feet (or 

 25 x 10), but you cannot sow too much, and it is 

 advisable to err on the side of liberality, for it will 

 mean quicker, surer, more lasting results. 



Either fall or spring are suitable seasons for 

 the making or the re-seeding of your lawn. 



Soured soil, evidenced by bare patches, and 

 much so-called summer grass in the lawn, or an 

 abundance of weeds, should have a liberal coating 

 of land plaster, hydrated lime, or air-slacked \ 

 lime, to correct the acidity. 



If your lawn looks ragged, but not bad enough 

 to dig it up and start over again, just before a 

 rain, scratch over the bare spots with a rake, sow 

 the seed, and tamp it down with the rake head to 

 firm the soil somewhat. 



A dressing of pulverized sheep manure, or of 

 hen manure powdered and mixed with land plaster, 

 will work wonders with a lawn. It pays, whether 

 you are making a new lawn, improving a poor one, 

 or keeping a good one in prime condition. 



