THE TRUTH ABOUT LAWN MIXTURES 97 



Others don't. Just suit yourself, but remem- 

 ber that white clover always enters into the 

 store mixtures, the allowance being about 

 two pounds (one quart) to the acre. 



It has this advantage, however: it will make 

 a green covering in places where many of the 

 grass seeds fail entirely, and on certain inert, 

 infertile soils it is not an unusual thing to see 

 a better stand of clover than of the grasses 

 themselves. Indeed, so far as appearance 

 goes, a clover lawn is not at all objectionable. 

 The white clover makes a dense, quickly 

 spreading, low growth and its flat leaves give 

 an even smooth texture to the eye; but it is 

 not a growth that will stand rough usage. 



BUYING THE SEED 



It is especially necessary when buying 

 Kentucky blue grass to pay attention to the 

 various grades in which it is offered. "If 

 you have to shade your price it is easy to shade 

 the quality." This is an axiom which should 

 be remembered by the purchaser, as it applies 

 to grass seed mixtures with special force. 

 Kentucky blue grass is offered in grades 

 varying from 50 per cent, chaff to all pure 



