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A FIRST-CLASS LAWN MIXTURE 

 The " lawn mixtures " of the different seed stores differ but little from one 

 another. They are chiefly Kentucky blue grass with red top, Rhode Island 

 bent, a little EngUsh rye, and a small addition of white clover (the round seed.. 

 shown in the photograph). Frequently crested dog*s tail is included. Twenty 

 pounds is a standard weight for a bushel of such a mixture, which is composed of 

 fancy, reeleaned seed. Uncleaned seed weighs less to the bushel because of the chaff 



