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HOW TO GI10W GOOD GRASSES. 



species (a) ; its colour, too, would be so much lighter 

 than that of the surrounding herbage as to be at once 

 visible, and to strike one as a great blemish. Here, 

 again, the offending patch should be removed, and 

 better turf introduced, which operation should be 

 performed in the autumn if possible, so as to have the 

 full benefit the following summer. 



These points in the cultivation of lawns are more 

 particularly applicable in the process of laying down 

 lawns with cut turves, which is the usual practice, and 

 especially when an immediate effect is required. In 

 this case, then, it cannot be too strongly urged that 

 much trouble and expense may be saved by choosing 

 the finest turf for our purpose ; and the trouble of 

 picking out an objectionable grass or weed before 

 laying down will be amply rewarded. 



If it be thought desirable to sow grass seeds to get 

 a lawn, we would propose the following mixture : — 



5. Proposed mixture for laivns, cricket-grounds, bowling-greens, Sfc. 



These seeds should be sown upon clean, well-pul- 

 verized, and smoothly-rolled ground, and the garden 



* As some people object to Clover in a lawn, we should add a 

 little more Sheep's Fescue in its stead. 



