Currie's Lawn Grass Sown in Fall Produces a Good Lawn Early the Following Season. 



A BEATJTIFrX LAWN. 



It is universally conceded that nothing contributes so much to the beauty and attractive- 

 ness of the Home Grounds, the Park and the Cemetery, as a smooth, uniformly rich green, 

 well-kept lawn, which, to be perfect and a pleasure to walk on, should have a firm yet elas- 

 tic and carpet-like surface. To secure this should, therefore, be the first consideration in 

 laying out or renovating old grounds. 



Turfing with fine old pasture sod, at one time a popular plan of making a lawn, is now 

 almost entirely superseded by seeding, because of the expense and difficulty in obtaining good, 

 clean turf. On the other hand Seeding is not only inexpensive, but is in reality the only 

 means of securing a fine and permanent lawn, depending only for its complete success on the 

 thoroughness with which the ground is prepared, the quality and quantity of the seed sown, 

 and the subsequent care of the lawn. 



Our extensive experience in the seeding of lawns and exhaustive experiments with all kinds 

 of lawn grasses have demonstrated beyond a doubt that many kinds are valueless, being too 

 coarse or bunchy, and that one kind of grass alone can not be relied upon, in our climate, 

 to produce and maintain a fine lawn. It is only by using a proper combination of several 

 suitable varieties, sown liberally, that the most satisfactory results can be obtained. 



Currie's Lawn Grass Mixtures are the result of years of study and careful observation, 

 which, if our directions are followed in seeding never fail to produce quickly a thrifty growth 

 of fine, velvety, rich green grass, continuous in verdure from early spring to winter, and cre- 

 ating a springy, dense, carpet-like turf and permanently beautiful lawn. 



The Quantity of Seed Required. — There is no fixed rule, but a liberal sowing is always 

 satisfactory, while a light seeding is a waste of time and usually disappointing. A beautiful 

 lawn may be produced in a few weeks, or it may not approach perfection for two or more 

 seasons, according to the quantity of the seed sown. We have frequently, when in a hurry 

 for a fine, close turf, sown at the rate of seven bushels of 20 lbs. each to the acre with the 

 most successful results, but in general the following quantities will produce the best results: 

 1 qt. to 250 square feet, 1 lb. to 400 square feet, 5 lbs. to 2,000 square feet, 20 lbs. to 8,000 

 square feet, 100 lbs. per acre. For renovating old lawns, about one half the above quanti- 

 ties, on the average, is required. 



MIXTURES OF LAWN GRASS SEED. 

 If required by mail, add 5c per quart, 10c per lb. for postage. 



CURREE'S SPECIAL MIXTURE. — This splendid mixture is composed of only the finest 

 dwarf-growing evergreen grasses; absolutely free from weed seeds or other impurities; espe- 

 cially adapted and mixed in the proper proportion to suit the American climate. In com- 

 paring the Cost of our Special Lawn Grass with other mixtures sent out by the trade, remem- 

 ber that the natural weight per measured bushel of our mixtures is 20 lbs. per bushel, while 

 that of most mixtures is only 14 lbs. per bushel. To obtain this exceptionally heavy weight 

 per bushel, we must and do use only the heaviest and best samples of the various grasses 

 which compose our mixture. This is in itself a guarantee against sowing weed seeds, as the 

 heavier the mixture the more thoroughly recleaned have been the component grasses. Pint, 

 10c; quart 20c; per lb. 30c; 2£ lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. §1.35; 20 lbs. $5.00; 100 lbs., sufficient to seed 

 one acre, for $22.50. 



Fine Mixed. — Also an excellent mixture, equal in quality to the best mixtures usually of- 

 fered in the trade. Quart 15c; 1 lb. 25c; %l lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.85; 20 lbs. $3.50; 

 100 lbs. $15.00. 



Grass Mixture for Shade. — A mixture of dwarf-growing grasses, thriving in shady places 

 under trees. Pint 15c; quart 25c; lb. 35c; 2 J lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 20 lbs. $6.00; 100 lbs. $27.50. 



Grass Mixture for Terraces and Slopes. — A mixture designed to do away with the expens- 

 ive method of sodding; it is composed of dwarf-growing evergreen grasses, possessing strong 

 fibrous and creeping roots, and especially adapted for growing on sloping banks. Pint 15c; 

 quart 25c; lb. 35c; 2£ lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 20 lbs. $6.00; 100 lbs. $27.50. 



