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cristatus) and the fine-leaved fescue (Festuca 

 ovina, var. tenuifolia) are others to be used. 

 The last named is a "bunch" or "stool" 

 grass, a type that generally speaking should 

 not be admitted to the lawn, but as exceptional 

 situations require exceptional treatment we 

 are justified in including this, the finest leaved 

 and most slender growing of the bunching 

 grasses. Moreover it is a good bottom grass 

 and fills out well near the ground. As a 

 matter of fact the grass in heavily shaded 

 spots is not cut so frequently nor so closely 

 as that in the open which is growing well, and 

 the habit of the fescue is therefore of some 

 advantage. 



The crested dog's tail is admirably adapted 

 to mixing with the Kentucky blue grass be- 

 cause its foliage is of the same colour and its 

 habit of growth is similar. Therefore it is 

 usually included in shade mixtures. It is 

 of no moment which one gains a foothold. 

 To the casual observer the lawn presents an 

 uninterrupted sheet of one colour. As a 

 matter of fact the lawn is something to be 

 seen as a whole, from a distance, and a slight 

 variation of leaf in the grasses is of little 

 or no moment. If the site be damp as well 



