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about the consistency of mortar, and spread this out thinly over the 

 ground where the lawn is required." This, however, would not be 

 suited to wet climates, where a single heavy shower might wash 

 the preparation away. 



Lawns by Seed-Sowing. Although lawn-making by sowing 

 seed is not usually satisfactory in the low-country, at higher ele- 

 vations, where certain English lawn-grasses will thrive, it is often 



MOWING LAWNS. PERADENIYA GARDENS. 



very successful, as may be seen in some gardens and greens 

 at Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon. In the low-country, however, a uniform 

 green sward can seldom be obtained by sowing seed, owing 

 partly to the rapid growth of weeds, prevalence of bird and 

 insect pests, and the liability of the seeds to being washed away 

 by heavy rain, or exposed to severe drought. Whichever method 

 is adopted, the margins of walks and flower beds should always be 

 laid with a continuous belt of turf, even if it be but a foot in width. 



