THE ILLUSTRATIONS 



THE LAWN is AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT 

 IN THE SETTING FOR A COUNTRY PLACE 



Frontispiece 



FACING 

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A PATH OF STEPPING-STONES TO SAVE 

 LABOR IN MOWING .... 4 



A SUCCESSFUL COVERING OF A STEEPLY 

 SLOPING BANK 14 



GOLF COURSE AND PUTTING-GREEN . 20 



THE RESULT OF A CHEAP, READY-MADE 

 MIXTURE OF GRASS SEED . . .28 



ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PLACES 

 TO MAKE A LAWN UNDER LARGE 

 SHADE TREES 34 



THE NECESSITY FOR AN OCCASIONAL 

 CLEANING OF THE LAWN-MOWER . 40 



THE ONLY SURE WAY TO ERADICATE 

 WEEDS 48 



