The Seeding and Care of Golf Courses 



BUCKHORN PLANTAIN 



cr'nis perennial, which is becoming very common, can 

 J. only be destroyed by pulling or spudding out. It is nec- 

 essary to remove only the main root, which is not deep. 



BROAD-LEAF PLANTAIN 



cy~'His plant was called White Man's Foot-steps by the 

 -^ Indi^iis, as it was unknown in this country until intro- 

 duced by settlers. Unlike the Buckhorn plantain, it is most 

 annoying on rich land. The same methods should be used in 

 its destruction. 



A good system in removing plantain as well as other 

 weeds, is to mark off strips about three feet in width, tak- 

 ing all the weeds as one goes. After removing, grass seed 

 should be sown. 



CHICKJVEED 



OF the several varieties of this plant. Mouse-ear Chick- 

 weed is the most common. It is a dark-green hairy plant 

 with oblong leaves which grow in pairs. The seeds are very 

 small and numerous; the flowers white. It spreads by root- 

 stocks and can best be controlled by digging out the entire 

 patch. Courses that are badly infested with Chickweed 

 should be treated with a solution of arsenate of soda. Use 

 eight pounds of the chemical in fifty gallons of water and 

 apply with a spray pump. This solution may also be used 

 where the weed is so thick that digging is tedious. 



CREEPING THYME 



Creeping Thyme somewhat resembles Chickweed but 

 has larger leaves. Together with the many similar va- 

 rieties of weeds, it should be dug out. 



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