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turf increased. In sowino; lawn seed, sow half the quan- 

 tity iioine: north and south, and half east and west. 



Grass which has become brown or yellow may be 

 watered or treated with Nitrate of Soda and the green 

 color thus restored. Lawns msiy safely be given appli- 

 cations of Nitrate whenever the sickly green color of the 

 grass appears, as this shows that Nitrogen is the food 

 needed. Finely sifted soil obtained from decayed leaves 

 is the best treatment for lawns to provide them with 

 humus. 



Our Formula for Meaclous, Launs and Golf Links. 



Xitrate alono 100 lbs. per acre 



or preferably 



Nitrate ^ 200 " " " 



Acid Phosphate 200 " " " 



When potash salts can be conveniently obtained we 

 advise the use of fifty pounds of sulphate of potash to 

 the acre every other year. 



FLOWERS. 



Every gardener (of vegetables or flowers) should have 

 at hand, all through the season, a bag or box of Nitrate 

 of Soda, to be broadcast on any and every crop that 

 grows in the garden. The need for Nitrogen is indicated 

 by the pale green color of foliage and slow growth. It is 

 quite easy to be too liberal in using Nitrate ; 200 pounds 

 of Nitrate per acre, if used alone, is the quantity to be 

 applied at any one time. One pound of it would give 

 about 30 heaping teaspoonfuls. So 1 to li/o such spoon- 

 fuls to a square yard, or 3 feet along a row that is 3 feet 

 mde, would be about 100 pounds per acre. The quantity, 

 however, may be larger where the plants — such as cab- 

 bage — are half grown and in good condition to grow. 



Nitrate of Soda is an ideal fertilizer for all kinds of 

 flowering plants, especially roses. It is, as you know, 

 neat and cleanly and harmless (not acid, nor caustic), 

 and every woman who cultivates vegetables and flowers 

 should keep it on hand, to be used as occasion shall 

 demand at the rate of one-half to one teaspoonful to the 

 square yard, or one rose bush. 



