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DIRECTIONS FOR SEEDING A LAWN. Ay 
: Grass is Nature’s Carpet, and when a lawn is composed of suitable grasses, compactly covering ¢ 
the entire surface, it becomes a surpassing pleasure and ornamentation. The eye never tires of the 
wa delicate evergreen so restful to the sight. Lawns should be sown with blended grasses, which will Hr 
hold their green through the hot, dry summer, and not lose color during the ‘‘freezes”’ of winter. 
A first-class lawn will continue indefinitely its beautiful, velvet surface, and can be kept in peren- PIN 
nial freshness by an annual top-dressing of fertilizer or manure. A level surface is preferred for : 
lawns to avoid washes at the time of severe freshets, but a gentle incline may be desirable and is By 
certainly beautiful. Springtime and autumn are the favorite seasons for making lawns, butany ¢ 9» 
time from early spring to fall will do, unless a severe, protracted drought prevails. Spade deeply, Ny 
make the ground fine, smooth, and mellow; then rake the soil and sow the seed. If a rain occurs Ay 
simultaneously with the seed sowing, it will cover the seed enough; but if dry, the soil should be 
pressed with the back of a spade or rolled with a light roller. A suitable fertilizer should be incor- Ay 
porated with the soil when the lawn is being prepared, and bone is preferred because its fertilizing 
quality is gradually imparted to the soil, and its effect is lasting. A top-dresser at any time imparts Ayr 
new thrift to the sod. Be careful to sow the seed regularly and evenly over the entire surface, “e 
otherwise bare spaces will disfigure the lawn ; but when this happens rake over the bare places and Br 
sow seed there. Be liberal in the use of seed when making a lawn, for if done rightly, a young, rs 
healthy, beautiful, velvet green sod will soon delight the eye and reward all labor and expense. Wy 
One pound of Bolgiano & Co.’s Recleaned Lawn Grass Seed will go as far as four quarts of grass rds 
ay seed sold by the measure. Add 7 cents per pound on Lawn Grass Seed if to go by mail. rN 
F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., fy 
935 B Street, Northwest, Washington, D. C. AN 
