awns 



Winter months should a lawn effect be desired more quickly than 

 can be secured from Kentucky Blue Grass, English or Australian 

 Rye Grass will give a good lawn effect during that part of the 

 year. Treat the ground as recommended above for Kentucky 

 Blue Grass. Sow the Rye Grass seed (not mixed with any other 

 seed) thickly, and rake in a little deeper than the other, say 

 from three-eighths to one-half an inch in depth, otherwise care- 

 fully keeping in view the same suggestions regarding sowing, 

 watering, etc., as for Kentucky Blue Grass. 



In some instances Bermuda Grass has been used for lawns, 

 but on account of its dry, dead effect during Winter, and the 

 fact that it is difficult to eradicate, it is not considered suitable 

 for a good lawn, and is certainly not to be compared with the 

 others in any way. 



With reference to what is said in this chapter as to the 

 inadvisability of mixing Clover or anything else with Blue or 

 Rye Grass, and as to the results obtained from these grasses, it 

 should be mentioned that experiments have been made wjth 

 Lippia reptans, which is a dwarf creeping-plant with a small 

 oval leaf and a purple flower. This has been tried and even 

 recommended as a substitute for grass. These experiments have 

 not been successful, and, as the prevailing color effect is a purplish 

 gray, it lacks the refreshing green effect of a good grass lawn. 



With regard to Clover, which is of a strong growth, it re- 

 quires more water than grass and spreads so as to kill the 

 grass. One great objection to Clover is the stubby effect when 

 newly cut, and as a good lawn should be cut about once a week, 

 this is of great importance. There are many other grasses which 

 might be sown, but they are either too fine or too coarse for 

 practical lawn purposes. 



In young lawns, notwithstanding the killing of the first crop 

 of weeds, as explained in the early part of this chapter, it is to 

 be expected that many weeds will germinate and grow with the 

 grass, but these must be weeded out as soon as they are large 



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