I lO LAWNS 



permanent character of the Kentucky blue 

 grass. 



South of Washington white clover forms an 

 important feature of all lawns and as the 

 subtropical regions are approached, the grass 

 gradually gives place to the clover. As one 

 proceeds south, and as the region of the Ken- 

 tucky grass ends, the region of Bermuda grass 

 {Capriola, or Cynodon,Dactylon) begins. This 

 may be regarded as the permanent lawn grass 

 of the South. It is a rapidly creeping grass, 

 makes a substantial growth in warm weather, 

 but unfortunately suffers from cold and turns 

 brown as soon as frost touches it. Though 

 the roots are permanent and will survive the 

 winters the top dies, and in the northern 

 regions of the southern section of the country, 

 some substitute or rather companion grass is 

 necessary to give the green appearance during 

 winter. It is particularly adapted to the 

 sandy soils of the Atlantic coast plain, standing 

 heat and drought, and it may be mown over 

 frequently. 



A system of double seeding is resorted to 

 where Bermuda grass lawns suffer from frost 

 in the winter. In order to keep the green col- 

 our all the year around, English rye grass 



