Growing Flowers 



Per sq. yd. When to apply Remarks 



Nitrate of Potash }4 oz. Spring *4 oz. to gal. of 



water 



Crushed Bone or 

 Bone Meal 



Basic Slag 



Kainite 



A thin covering of wood ashes spread over the 

 lawn just before watering it will prove to be good 

 food for the grass. 



Grass seed is usually planted in the spring, but if 

 it is planted in the early fall, just as soon as the 

 weather is cool enough to insure that the tender 

 blades will not become parched from the sun, it 

 will have a good start before winter comes and will 

 make a beautiful green covering in the spring. It 

 should be watered frequently after the first blades 

 have pushed their way through the earth's sur- 

 face, and a very fine sprinkling a week or so after 

 planting will aid germination. When watering is 

 once started it should be kept up nightly. 



When there is an abundance of moss on the lawn, 

 the soil is in need of fertilization or drainage. The 

 moss should be raked off and the spots where it 



