THE TRUTH ABOUT LAWN MIXTURES 99 



He was rejoicing immensely over the fact that 

 he had succeeded in producing a better look- 

 ing lawn with the lower priced seed than he 

 had with the more expensive one. That was 

 his opinion the first year after sowing. The 

 uninitiated will be easily misled by these 

 appearances. The cheaper mixture, assuming 

 of course, that in each case thoroughly recleaned 

 seed was used, gives the better earlier result 

 because it has a larger percentage of quick 

 growing grasses which will eventually run out. 

 In the higher priced mixture where ultimate 

 effect is sought rather than early effect, the 

 more permanent grasses make a slower start, 

 but the results are eminently more satisfactory 

 in the third year. 



WHAT TO AVOID 



For lawn making any and all grasses that 

 form tufts, or stools or bunches, as they are 

 sometimes called; and grasses which do not 

 spread continuously by creeping stems; or 

 that have too tall a growth without an 

 abundance of bottom leaves; or that die out 

 after a year or two's occupancy of the ground, 

 are utterly unreliable. Samples of these are 



