SOME GREEN THINGS OF THE EARTH 



Along towards the end of June and in July, 

 crab grass and orchard grass appear, both of 

 which are coarse in quality and rusty in 

 color; these grasses seed themselves and 

 spread rapidly over large areas. They must 

 be dug or pulled up ruthlessly, roots and all 

 at once, for if allowed to remain, they would 

 entirely ruin a lawn in three years' time. 

 The bare places can be re-sodded or sown 

 with grass seed, the smaller areas being pref- 

 erably sodded. It is only by keeping careful 

 watch, and exterminating these horrid grasses 

 upon their first appearance, that they may 

 be kept out of our lawns. 



In October, the grass should be gone over 

 again most carefully and all the weeds 

 removed. There will probably be many 

 young dandelions, the seeds of which were 

 blown in from neighboring fields. These must 

 be rooted out. If moss and sorrel appear, 

 it is a sure sign that the ground is sour 

 and needs lime, which should then be 

 spread over the ground broadcast during the 



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