CONTENTS 



CHAPTBR PAGB 



I. Renovating the Old Lawn . . - 3 



II. How to Make a Lawn Once For All lo 



III. Economical Grading . . . .20 



IV. Which is Better: Turf or Seed? . 32 



V. The Fine Art of Mowing, Rolling, and 



Watering ..... 44 



VI. How to Feed a Lawn ... 56 



VII. Solving the Weed Problem: Insects, etc. 68 



VIII. The Truth about "Lawn Mixtures" 87 



IX. Seed Mixtures for Special Purposes . loi 



X. Lawns for Subtropical Regions . . 109 



XL The Best Lawn Tools and Their Use 118 



XII. How to Make Lawn Pictures . . 135 



XIII. The Peculiar Requirements of Putting 



Greens . . . . . 150 



XIV. Guide to the Best Lawn Grasses . . 161 



Index 167 



