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day. Larger quantities can, of course, be prepared in 

 proportion. 



The size of a tennis court is as follows : Full length, 78 feet : 

 width, 27 feet ; net to be in the centre and extend 3 feet over 

 each side of the court, 3! feet high at the ends, and 3 feet high 

 in the centre. Service lines 21 feet from the net on each side. 



THE TREATMENT OF LAWN TENNIS COURTS 

 IN WINTER 



The following article by Mr. Peter Lees is included here 

 because the methods advocated can be advantageously applied 

 to lawns of all kinds : 



" As soon as the playing season is over, the groundsman should at 

 once set about renovating the worn-out parts, and where the turf has been 

 subjected to so much wear and tear, fresh turf must of necessity be laid 

 down. I am frequently called in to advise as to this work, and I must 

 say that I am surprised sometimes that the greenkeeper in charge 

 should advise the importation of turf that is quite unsuitable for the 

 purpose, as, when it is put down, its texture, compared with the other 

 turf on the courts, is quite different, and during the whole of the next 

 season, until it gets worn bare again, looks out of place, with the result 

 that the court looks very bad indeed. 



" To remedy this I would advise all lawn-owners to, if possible, patch 

 the bare and worn parts from the sides and ends of the ground outside 

 the playing area, and returf this part or sow down with turf as near as 

 possible to the same texture as the court itself, as with careful'attention 

 this can be easily worked up during the season as there is no play on 

 it to almost the same condition as the turf on the court. Another 

 point in regard to this turfing of the ends, which must of necessity be 

 done year after year, is this : the soil below must be removed from time 

 to time and fresh soil substituted, otherwise, no matter how good the 

 turf, the results will be found to be very disappointing indeed. This 

 returfing should be carried out as soon as possible after the courts are 

 closed for the season, so as to enable the fresh-laid turf to get well 

 ' knit ' together for the next season's play. 



" All inequalities or hollows should be raised, and the best way to 

 do this is by simply folding back the turf, not cutting it clean out, filling 

 up to the desired level, and replacing the turf again. By folding or 

 rolling back the turf, the number of joints are lessened and a better job 

 is made. 



"The Best Top-Dressing. After this work has been carried out, 

 the whole green or court should be top-dressed with a dressing of good 

 mould (not sand) and well-rotted manure, mixed. This dressing 



