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the hand close to the ground, filled with seed, and 

 then, as you make a circular motion from right to 

 left, and back again, let the seed slip from be- 

 tween your fingers as evenly as possible. A little 

 experimenting along this line will enable you to 

 do quite satisfactory work. You may use up a 

 good deal of seed in experimenting, but that will 

 not matter. One common mistake in lawn-mak- 

 ing is to use too little seed. A thinly-seeded lawn 

 will not give you a good sward the first season, 

 but a thickly-seeded one will. In fact, it will 

 have that velvety look which is one of the chief 

 charms of any lawn, after its first mowing. I 

 would advise you to tell the dealer of whom you 

 purchase seed the size of your lot, and let him 

 decide on the quantity of seed required to make 

 a good job of it. 



In buying seed get only the very best on the 

 market. But only of reliable dealers. By " re- 

 liable dealers " I mean such firms as have estab- 

 lished a reputation for honesty and fair dealing 

 all along the line. Such dealers have to live up 

 to their reputations, and they will not work off 

 upon you an inferior article as the dealer who 

 has, as yet, no reputation to live up to may, and 

 often does, charging you for it a price equal to, or 

 beyond, that which the honest dealer would ask 



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