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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



Sow Carrie's Lawn Grass Seed 



Produces a Rich, Thick and Velvety Lawn the First Season. 



OUR 



LAWN GRASS 



RECORD. 



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The Lawn View shown on back cover page was produced from a 

 sowing of Currie's Grass Mixture in six weeks. The fawn was 

 seeded June 2d, and had made so remarkable a growth by July 

 14th as to make it necessary to go over it with a lawn mower, just 

 six weeks from date of sowing. The turf was close, fine in texture, 

 and of a beautiful dark green. 



OUR 



LAWN GRASS 



RECORD. 



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COMPOSED 



OF 

 EVERGREEN 

 GRASSES 

 SUITABLE 

 FOR OUR 

 AMERICAN 

 CLIHATE 



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MADE UP 



PROM ONLY 



THE FINEST 



AND 



CLEANEST 



GRADES OF 



SEED. 



OUR niXTURES 

 ARE SUITABLE 



FOR 

 LARGE LAWNS. 



MODEST 



GRASS PLOTS, 



EMBANKMENTS, 



SLOPES, 



TERRACES, 



PUTTING 



GREENS, 



SHADY PLACES, 



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Many inquiries reacli us concerning the best and cheapest method of 

 obtaining a nice, smooth, velvety lawn. We will here describe, as well as our 

 space will permit, the method that gives almost universal satisfaction. The 

 turfing of large lawns is seldom resorted to now ; it is too expensive, and 

 good, clean turf is almost unobtainable. Seeding is the plan usually adopted, 

 and the one recommended by all good landscape gardeners. When practi- 

 cable, the soil of the proposed lawn should be thoroughly prepared in the 

 fall. After the necessary gr.diug has been accomplished and the general 

 formation of the surface established, let it all be again thoroughly plowed, 

 harrowed and well pulverized, and finely raked to a smooth, even surface— as 

 smooth as possible, and firm ; not only that, but alike compact in every spot, 

 to prevent unequal settling. This may be accomplished by treading down 

 and again fiUiag up to grade \«here necessary. Scatter over the surface of 

 the ground, if somewhat poor, a coating of rich, well-rotted manure, and let 

 It remain all winter. In the spring remove the manure, and again rake the 

 ground smooth and even and sow on the seed. Finish off by rolling with a 

 moderately heavy roller, or by patting to an even surface with the back of a 

 spade. This firms your seed-bed and helps greatly to retain the surface 

 moisture, thereby helping along the germination of the seeds. There is much 

 diversity of opinion regarding the proper quantity of seed required for a 

 given area. We are always disposed to advocate a'liberal quantity, for the 



simple reason that as the seed is but a very small item of the expense of 

 making a lawn and as it Is alwaysdesirable to have a thick, close turf as soon 

 as possible, it is advisable to sow thickly. With thick sowing we can 

 accomplish in one season what with thin sowing may take two or three 

 seasons, or even longer, to the bitter disappointment of the owner. We have 

 had a very extensive experience in the seeding of lawns. Gradually we have 

 increased the quantity of seed until now we use at the rate of about four 

 bushels to the acre, or a little over one bushel to every 100 feet square, and 

 with the most satisfactory results. 



It occasionally happens that lawns, the lirst season, appear patchy, 

 and it will be necessary to re-sow the spots or patches. This can be 

 most successfully done during the fall months of September and the earlier 

 part of October, or at the first break of spring weather. A top dressing of 

 Currie's Complete Fertilizer for Lawns sown broadcast at the rate of 400 lbs. 

 per acre or 10 lbs. on a space 25 by 25 feet, applied in spring, if possible before 

 rain, will greatly improve their growth. 



For forming new lawns use 4 bushels per acre. For renovating old ones 

 from 1 to 2 bushels. 



100x100 feet=10,000 square feet, use 1 bushel. 50x50=2,500 iquare feet, use 

 1 peck. 25x25 feet use 2 quarts. 



MIXTURES OF LAWN GRASS SEED. 



Cari-ie's Special Mixture— This splendid mixture is composed of only 

 the finest dwarf-growing evergreen grasses; absolutely free from weed seeds 

 or other impurities ; especially adapted and mixed in "the proper proportion 

 to suit the American climate. In comparing the cost of our Special Lawn 

 grass with othpr mixtures sent out by the trade, remember that we give 20 

 pounds per busbel Instead of 14 pounds, as generally sold. This bring.s our Special 

 Lawn Mixture down to an exceedingly low price per bushel, Pint. 10 cts. ; 

 quart, 20 cts.; 4 quarts, 70 cts.; peck, SI 35 ; bushel, S5.00 ; 4-bushel lots, suffi- 

 cient to seed one acre, for S18.00 



Fine Mixed— Also an excellent mixture equal in quality to the best mixtures 

 usually offered In the tnde. Quart, 15 cts.: 4 quarts, 50 cts.; peck. 75 cts.; 

 bushel, 14 pounds, S2.50 ; 3 bushel lots for $6 50. 



Grass Mixture for Shade— A mixture of dwarf-growing grasses thriv- 

 ing in shady places under brees. Pint, 15 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; 4 quarts, 90 cts.; 

 peck, 81.65 ; per bushel, 86.00. 



Grass Mixture for Terraces and Slopes — A mixture designed to do 

 away with the expensive method of sodding ; it is composed of dwarf-grow- 

 ing evergreen grasses, po.ssessing strong fibrous and creeping roots, and espe- 

 cially adapted for growing on sloping banks. Pint, 15 cts.; quart, "Octs.; 

 4 quarts, 90 cts.; peck, S1.65; per bushel, J6.00. 



IF REQUIRED BY MAIL, ALLOW 5 CENTS PER QUART FOR 

 POSTAGE. 



Carrie's Complete Fertilizer for Lawns, Hay and Pasture — A. complete manure, specially adapted for the top dressing of lawns. It is odorless, 

 clean and convenient to use; applied as described in our instructions, "How to Make a Liwn." just as the grasses are starting into growth during the spring, 

 it will be found of great benefit in producing a nice, healthy growth of turf. It is much easier to use than a top dressing of stable manure, which very often 

 introduces a large crop of vile weeds into lawns, besides being very unsightly. This Fertilizer is sold under a guaranteed analysis as provided In the new Law 

 passed by the State of Wisconsin, lib.. 10 cts.; 5 lbs,, 30 cts.; 10 lbs., 50 cts. ; 25 lbs.. 81.25; 50 lbs.. 82.00; 100 lbs. 83.50. 



