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summer. The lawn should now be thoroughly rolled. 

 The best seeding time is before the first of June, or in 

 August, in Northern states. In the South, the seed should 

 be sown one to two months earlier in spring and later in 

 fall. If the weather is dry it may be necessary to keep the 

 lawn watered. This should be done with great care to 

 prevent washing. A good lawn grass seed may be bought, 

 or mix two lbs. recleaned red top, two lbs. Kentucky Blue 

 grass, two lbs. Bent grass, and 4 lbs. white clover seed. 

 If no clover is wanted in the lawn, omit it. 



FERTILIZING. 



When grading a lawn, thoroughly fertilize by a coating 

 of stable manure about three inches below the surface. 

 This may be two inches thick. The top layer should be good 

 loam. Stable manure not only furnishes plant food but 

 changes the mechanical condition so the lawn will seldom 

 need water when the grass is well started. In preparing 

 the lawn, before the final grading is done, observe the 

 rules for soil tillage in Chapter III. 



HOW TO MAKE THE LAYOUT. 



As most of us have to deal with the planting of places 

 on which a house already is erected, the greater part of 

 this chapter will be devoted to directions and suggestions 

 for such plantings. Many of the suggestions will apply 



Transforming the appearance of the unsightly fence 



