48 Making a Lawn 



get too far ahead. Chickweed is almost 

 as bad as Crab Grass, and when you find 

 the combination, Crab Grass and Chick- 

 weed, the simplest solution is to spade or 

 plow the place up in the fall and leave it 

 exposed for the winter. 



For the broad-leaved varieties of weeds 

 there is a preparation of what is called 

 sand on the market that I have tried with 

 very good success. I sprinkle it on the 

 weeds and within an hour afterwards they 

 have shriveled and turned black. 



While it doubtless is very efficient in de- 

 stroying the top growth, I am unable to 

 say that it is at all injurious to the roots, 

 and may, perhaps, even stimulate them to 

 renewed growth the following season. 

 However, my experience with it was a 

 happy one, for just as soon as the weeds 

 died down I sowed in grass seed, which 

 quickly germinated. 



