SOME GREEN THINGS OF THE EARTH 



ations by rolling and cutting and keeping 

 them free from weeds, with constant addi- 

 tions of seed and fertilizer. In this comitry, 

 through carelessness and ignorance, and espe- 

 cially through improper preparation of the 

 soil in making lawns, it is necessary to "take 

 them up," as the gardener expresses it, and 

 make them over frequently. The end of 

 August, or September 1st, and very early in 

 spring, are the best seasons for making a 

 lawn. If a new lawn or grass-path is made 

 in late August, or early in September, — the 

 only time in the autumn when it is safe to 

 sow grass seed, — it should be given a slight 

 protection of straw, corn-stalks, or old ma- 

 nure, before the ground freezes. Then, in the 

 spring, when this is raked off, some seed 

 should be thinly sown and the whole very 

 thoroughly rolled. 



My own experience in making lawns has 

 taught me that the grass sown in late sum- 

 mer gives a far better result the following 

 year than the spring-made lawn. On August 



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