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instance, does not carpet the ground as closely 

 as other varieties and when mowed shows 

 patches of soil and brown. 



The best formula for general purposes is as 

 follows : 



Kentucky blue-grass 10 lbs. 



Rhode Island bent 3 lbs. 



English rye 3 lbs. 



Fancy redtop 4 lbs. 



In any event this can be used as a basic mix- 

 ture and by substituting various grasses suited 

 to various situations for a portion of the Ken- 

 tucky blue-grass, the mixture will be found gen- 

 erally effective. 



Other mixtures are as follows : 



FOE SHADED SPOTS 



Poa pratensis (Kentucky blue) 40% 



Poa nemoralis (wood-meadow grass) 40% 



Cynosurus cristatus (crested dog's-tail) 15% 



Festuca heterophylla (various-leaved fescue) 5% 



FOE SANDY SOILS 



Poa pratensis (Kentucky blue) 20% 



Agrostis canina ( Rhode Island bent) 35% 



Agrostis alba, var. stolonifera (creeping bent) 35% 



Festuca ovina (sheep's fescue) 10% 



FOE CLAY SOILS 



Poa pratensis (Kentucky blue) 45% 



Agrostis alba, var. vulgaris (Redtop) 35% 



Lolium perenne, var. tenue (fine-leaved English rye) 20% 



FOE SLOPES AND TEKKACES 



Poa pratensis (Kentucky blue) 15% 



Agrostis alba, var. stolonifera (creeping bent) 35% 



Gynosurus cristatus (crested dog's-tail) 30% 



Poa compressa (Canada blue) 20% 



