104 . THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
OcTroBER, 1906 
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weather at almost any time after May rsth. 
During such weather the grass grows very little 
and is often burned out completely. This 
leaves a free field for the crab grass, some- 
times called a “‘summer grass,” which flour- 
ishes under just these conditions. Crab grass 
and in fact any lawn weed grows less freely 
if the ground is already occupied by good 
grass. And the surest way to get a good 
thick sward in the spring is to be sure that 
it is formed during the fall. 
A fall sown lawn has a much better chance 
of succeeding than one sown in the spring. 
Lime is a very good fertilizer for grass. The 
reason that there is a blue grass region in 
Kentucky is because it is also a limestone 
region. The best method of procuring lime 
for use on the lawn is to purchase from a 
local dealer in the spring a sufficient quantity 
of new lime. This should be placed in the 
cellar of the dwelling in barrels which should 
be only half filled or partly fill some boxes. As 
the lime absorbs moisture from the air it 
will help to keep the cellar dry during the 
summer, and by fall the lime will become 
thoroughly slacked. Apply this air-slacked 
lime to the lawn, any time after the ground 
has frozen, at the rate of one bushel to each 
thousand square feet of lawn, or at the rate 
of forty bushels to the acre. Lime sweetens 
soil, and if it is applied each year will rid the 
lawn of many plants that thrive in sour soil, 
such as moss and sorrel. It is not advisable 
to top-dress a lawn with any kind of stable 
manure, they all contain weed seeds. Bone 
meal is just as cheap and more lasting. 
New Jersey. Weekes: 
The Whole Story of Bulb Culture 
in a Few Words 
pe A rule bulbs prefer a light, well 
drained, moderately rich soil, a 
winter mulch, an annual top dressing of 
manure during the growing season and no 
manure at all at planting time. Fresh man- 
ure must never be used in bulb beds and 
even well decomposed manure must be six 
inches below the bulbs or it will burn the 
roots. If your soil is not rich enough manure 
it heavily and grow other plants in it for a 
year before you plant the bulbs. All perma- 
nent bulb beds should be fed annually. A 
good way is to buy a complete fertilizer. 
This avoids unpleasant sights and smells. 
Dig your bulb beds at least fourteen inches 
deep. If the soil is heavy, throw it out and 
replace with good soil, or put a layer of stones 
at the bottom for drainage. If there is stag- 
nant water at the base of a bulb the roots 
are likely to rot off. Therefore, the safest 
way is to put a handful of sand or fine coal 
ashes under each one. 
The easiest way to plant bulbs best is 
with a dibble, which is not objectionable 
when the soil is in perfect condition. Another 
way is to make a marker by driving nails 
into a board to which a long handle is at- 
tached. By this device you can insure mathe- 
matical accuracy in depths and distances. 
The wholesale way to do it is to excavate 
the bed to the desired depth, prepare a per- 
fectly smooth floor, mark and plant. The 
rule is to cover bulbs one and one-half times 
