THE WEED problem: INSECTS, ETC. 77 



In other words the best way to keep out weeds 

 is to keep in grass. The well maintained lawn 

 which is properly cared for in the early spring 

 and which receives an annual top dressing 

 of some fertiliser as already described will 

 not, under ordinary conditions and in ordin- 

 ary seasons, be seriously menaced by weeds. 

 When a wet, warm summer occurs many oth- 

 er plants may become very bothersome weeds. 

 Chickweed may be taken as a sample. It 

 will then overrun the grass, and must be 

 raked out. 



Clover is not generally regarded as un- 

 desirable on the lawn (indeed it is usually 

 seeded over in order to get a quick green 

 effect), and many people advocate its presence 

 because its low growing foliage leaves the 

 newly cut lawn with a fresh green colour 

 which would not be the case if the bare stems 

 of the grasses alone were seen. It grows below 

 the level of the lawn mower as generally set, 

 and does not interfere with the growth of the 

 permanent grasses. 



A USE FOR POULTRY 



The suburban gardener who keeps poultry 

 has at hand a very simple method of eradi- 



