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HOW TO MAKE A LAWR. 
Many inquiries reach 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 practic- 
able, the soil of the proposed lawn should be thoroughly prepared in the fall. 
After the necessary grading 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 pos- 
sible, and firm; not only that, but alike compact in every spot; to prevent 
unequal settling. This may be accomplished by treading down and again filling 
up to grade where necessary. Scatter over the surface of the ground, if some- 
what 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 
For forming new lawns use 4 bushels per acre, 
100x100 feet=10,000 square feet, use 1 bushel. 
MIXTURES OF LAWN GRASS SEES. 
CURRIE’S SPECIAL M!IXTURE—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 propor- 
tion to suit the American climate. In comparing the cost of our Special Lawn 
Grass with other mixtures sent out by the trade, remember that we give 
20 pounds per bushel instead of 14 pounds, as gemerally sold. This 
brings our SPECIAL LAWN MIXTURE down to an exceedingly low price 
per bushel. Pint 10c; quart 20c; Ib. 30c; 4 quarts 70c; peck $1.35: bushel $5.00 ; 
4-bushel lots, sufficient to seed one acre, for $18.00. 
Fine Mixed—Also an excellent mixture, equal in quality to the best 
mixiures usually oifered in the trade. Quart 15c; lb. 25ec; 4 quarts 40c; 
peck 70c; bushel, 14 pounds, $2.50; 3-bushel lots for $6.50. 
For renovating old ones, from 1 to 2 bushels. 
50x50=2,500 square feet, use 1 peck. 
germination of the seeds. There is much diversity of opinion regarding : 
proper quantity of seed required for a given area. We are always disposed) 
advocate a liberal quantity, for the simple reason that as the seed is but a ye! 
small item of the expense of making a lawn and as it is always desirable — 
have a thick, close turf as soon as possible, it is advisable to sow thickly. Wi 
thick sowing we can accomplish in one season what with thin sowing may tal) 
two or three seasons, or even longer, to the bitter disappointment of the ow ne) 
We have had a very extensive experience in the seeding of lawns. Gradual 
we have increased the quantity of seed until now we use at the rate of abot 
four bushels to the acre, or a little over one bushel to every 100 feet square, ar| 
with the most satisfactory results. 
It occasionally happens that lawns, the first season, appear patchy, an| 
it will be necessary to re-sow the spots or patches. This can be most sue ees) 
fully done during the fall months of September and the earlier part of Octobe / 
or at the first break of spring weather. A top dressing of Currie’s Compleif 
Fertilizer for Lawns sown broadcast at the rate of 400 Ibs. per acre or 10 lbs. o 
@ space 25 by 25 feet, applied in spring, if possible berore rain, will ereag 1 
improve their zrowth, 
25x25 feet, use 2 quarts. 
Grass Mixture fer Shade—A mixture of dwarf-growing grasses, tarivuy 
in shady places under trees. Pint 15e; quart 25c; lb. 35¢e; 4 quarts 80°; ‘ 
$1.60; per bushel $6.00. 
Grass Mixture for Terraces and Slopes—A mixture Sa 
away with the expensive method of sodding ; it is composed of dweri-. 
evergreen grasses, possessing strong fibrous and creeping oak and Osea | | 
adapted for growing on sloping banks, Pint 15¢; quart 250); S 
80e ; peck $1.60; per bushel $6.00. 
IF REQUIRED BY MAIL ALLOW 5 CENTS PER 
QUART FOR POSTAGE. 
Currie’s Complete Fertilizer for Lawns, Hay and Pasture—A complete manure, specially adapted for the top-dressing of lawns. 
“How to Make a Lawn,” 
clean and convenient to use; applied as described in our instructions, ‘ 
will be found of great benefit in producing a nice, healthy growth of turf. 
by the State of Wisconsin. 
It is much easier to use 2 2@ tod- 
duces a large crop of vile weeds into lawns, besides being very unsightly, This Fertilizer is sod und 
5 Ibs. 30c; 10 Ibs. 50c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 Ibs, $2.00; 100 Ibs. $3.50: 
it is o€ 
just as the grasses are starting into growth dari tae spr 
Qzessing of stable manure, which ye 
ora 2uaranteed analysis as 
400 Ibs., Sufficient for one acre, $12.60. 
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