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year. When a top-dressing is necessary 

 on soil that is good, Canada hardwood 

 ashes and bone meal will supply all the 

 nourishment that is necessary. Spread the 

 ashes thickly on the lawn until they show 

 white on the grass, and do the work pref- 

 erably before a rain, so that the nourish- 

 ment may be washed into the soil. 



The Canada hardwood ashes, as usually 

 found in the market, contain from one to 

 five per cent, of potash, but to get the 

 results you are looking for, the ashes 

 should contain from seven to nine per 

 cent, of potash. In purchasing this fer- 

 tilizer in large quantities demand a guar- 

 anteed analysis, otherwise you are liable 

 to get something little better than what 

 you take out of your stove, and wholly 

 useless for lawn purposes. There are 

 good ashes on the market and they can 

 be had if one goes after them vigorously 



