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the soil into one of uniform texture and char- 

 acter has been discussed elsewhere, but usually 

 one cannot (or is not willing to) wait a year 

 longer, and there are considerations of ex- 

 pense and appearance also. The trees and 

 shrubs and the buildings will cast shadows 

 on the lawn, giving a mixed effect even when 

 a uniform surface of one grass is presented, 

 and therefore the use of a mixture, giving, of 

 course, more or less uneven expanse of colour, 

 is not objectionable. The different grasses 

 which go to make up a well balanced mixture 

 will blend with each other and even if in certain 

 peculiar situations one grass flourishes more 

 than another does elsewhere on the same 

 lawn, the total result will be pleasing. The 

 essential point about the lawn is that the surface 

 be of one continuous texture. This result will 

 be derived more easily from the use of a mix- 

 ture of seeds than from one pure grass in the 

 open and another totally different, in the shade, 

 where the other has failed to grow properly. 

 The famous Kentucky blue grass (Poa 

 pratensis) is the best single grass to use for a 

 lawn, and it thrives on any but an acid soil. 

 When the Kentucky blue grass will not grow 

 (other things being equal), it is a sign that 



