Lawns 



with a light scuffle hoe which will kill all the weeds if the 

 hoeing is done in dry weather. Taking this extra precaution 

 will save the grass from afterwards having to struggle for ex- 

 istence with the weeds. This hoeing will leave the ground too 

 rough for seed, so it must be raked again before sowing. 



The grass which makes the best lawn, and the lawn most 

 easily kept in satisfactory condition, is Kentucky Blue Grass. 

 The mixing of clover or any other grass seed with Kentucky Blue 



Lawn with Tree Groups. 



Grass seed is not recommended. When purchasing the seed, 

 see that it is perfectly clean and fresh, the quantity required 

 being about half a pound of seed to one hundred and fifty square 

 feet of lawn. It must be sown as evenly as possible, a time for 

 sowing being selected when there is absolutely no wind; as the 

 seed is very light too much stress cannot be laid upon this point. 

 Immediately after sowing, the ground must be raked very lightly 

 with an iron rake. The raking must be done lightly, as none 

 of the seed must be moved or dragged into bunches, the object of 



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