CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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SOW GURRIE'S LAWN GRASS SEED. 



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



COMPOSED 



OF 

 EVERGREEN 

 GRASSES 

 SUITABLE 

 FOR OUR 

 AMERICAN 

 CLIMATE 



AND 



MADE UP 



FROM ONLY 



THE FINEST 



AND 



CLEANEST 



GRADES OF 



SEED. 



OUR 



MIXTURES 



ARE SUITABLE 



FOR 

 LARGE LAWNS, 



MODEST 



GRASS PLOTS, 



EMBANKMENTS, 



SLOPES, 



TERRACES, 



PUTTING 



GREENS, 



SHADY PLACES, 



AND WILL 



KEEP GREEN 



FROM EARLY 



SPRING TILL 



FALL. 



I 



tloxxt to ;m:ak:e> a t^atsstn. 



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 ; itais too expensive, and 

 good, clean turf is almost unobtainable. Seeding is theplan 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 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 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 filling up to grade where 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 aud 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 ol 

 making a lawn and as it is always desirable 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 first 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 Curne'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 square feet, use 

 lpeck. 25x25 feet use 2 quarts. 



MIXTURES OI^ IviVW** ORASS SE>E>Z>. 



Currie ; 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 other mixtures sent out by the trade, remember that we give 20 pounds per 

 bushel instead of 14 pounds, as generally sold. This brings our Special Lawn Mixture 

 down to an exceedingly low price per bushel. Pint, 10 ets.; quart, 20 cts.; 4 

 quarts, 70 cts.; peck, 81.35; bushel, 85.00; 4-bushel lots, sufficient to seed one 

 acre, for $18.00. 



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

 usually offered in the trade. Quart, 15cts.; 4 quarts, 50 cts.; peck,75cts.; bushel, 

 14 pounds, 82 50; 3 bushel lots for $0.50. 



Grass Mixture for Shade-A mixture of dwarf-growing grasses, thriving 

 in shady places under trees. "Pint, 15 cts.; quart, 30 cts ; 4 quarts, 90 cts.; 

 peck, $1.65; per bushel, $6.00. 



Grass Mixture for Terraces and Slopes-A mixture designed to do away 

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

 evergreen grasses, possessing strong fibrous and creeping roots, and especially 

 adapted forgrowing on sloping banks. Pint, 15 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; 4 quarts, 

 90 cts.; peck, $1 65; 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 dre = ^of ™ r .^°^ C *^ >£ 

 convenient to use; applied as described in our instructions, "How to make a Lawn," just as the grasses are *» rt / n «™*° J^ 



found of great benefit in producing a nice, healthy growth of turf. It is much easier to use than a top dressing of stable ™n»re ; wh ** ^ ery ^ often Induce, 

 a large ciop of vile weeds into lawns, besides being very unsightly. This Fertilizer is sold under a guaranteed analysis as provided m the new Law passed bj 

 the State of Wisconsin. 5 lbs., 30 cts.; 10 lbs., 50 cts.; 25 lbs., $125; 50 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., $3.50; 400 lbs., sufficient for one acre, $12.00. 



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