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from the June grass in order to get an even distribution. 

 Some persons like to see the white clover in certain parts 

 of the Lawn. It thrives very well where the land is rather 

 moist. In parts of the East, Rhode Island bent grass is 

 used for lawns. r= 



The grass seed should be sown in the J> $7 ~ $^ 

 cool of the year. It may be sown in Sep- * ' *^l 



tember and thereby become established be- V $ j> ^ 

 fore winter ; or it may be H3 ^ G& 



sown very early in the A nursery 



spring. In newly made Lawns, it is a 

 good plan to grade the area thoroughly 

 in the fall, allowing it to settle in the 

 winter: and then, if the surface remains 



A lawn, with planting on the sides 



even, to sow the grass seed on one of the 

 latest snows in spring. By sowing it on the snow, one can 

 see that it is distributed evenly ; and when the snow 

 melts, the seed is carried into the land and does not need 

 covering. It is well to sow three or four quarts per acre 

 of timothy seed, for the timothy germinates very quickly, 

 and makes a green area the first season, but is killed out 

 as soon as the June grass gains a foothold. Timothy 

 will not stand the continued cutting, whereas the June 

 grass will. The timothy, therefore, serves as a temporary 

 covering to the land, indicating where the borders are, 

 and thereby outlining the area for the Lawn mower to 

 cut. The timothy seed should be sown separately from the 

 June grass in order to insure even distribution. On hard 

 lands it is well to sow two or three quarts per acre of crim- 

 son clover seed. The long roots of this plant tend to improve 

 the physical condition of the soil ; and when they decay, 

 they leave nitrogen in the soil for the grass to use. Since 

 crimson clover is an annual plant, it will not do any per- 

 manent mischief in the Lawn. 



The first season the weeds will probably come up thickly, 

 especially if the land is rich. These weeds should not 



