CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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SOW CURRIE'S LAWN GRASS SEED 



Prates o Rich, Itt and Velvety Lawn He First Saoson.. 



COMPOSED 



OF 

 EVERGREEN 

 GRASSES 

 SUITABLE 

 FOR OUR 

 AMERICAN 

 CLIMATE 



AND 



MADE UP 



FROH ONLY 



THE FINEST 



AND 



CLEANEST 



GRADES OF 



SEED. 



O0-O 



OUR MIXTURES 

 ARE SUITABLE 



FOR 

 LARGE LAWNS, 



MODEST 



GRASS PLOTS, 



EMBANKMENTS, 



SLOPES, 



TERRACES, 



PUTTING 



GREENS, 



SHADY PLACES, 



AND WILL 



KEEP GREEN 



FROfl EARLY 



SPRING TILL 



FALL. 



HOW TO A\AKE A LAWN. 



Many inquiries reach us concerning the best and cheapest method of ob- 

 taining 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 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 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 fmall item of the expense of mak- 

 ing 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 accom- 

 plish 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 oi 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, sometimes 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 be- 

 fore 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 

 1 peck. 25x25 feet, use 2 quarts. 



FIXTURES OF L.AWM GRASS SEED. 



CURRIE'5 SPECIAL. A\1XTURE— This splendid mixture is com- 

 posed 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, Temember 

 that we give 20 pounds per bushel instead of Ik pounds, as generally sold. This 

 brings our Special Lawn Mixture down to an exceedingly low price per 

 bushel. Pint, 10 cts.; quart, 20 cts.; peck, SI. 35; bushel, 85.00; 4-bushel lots, 

 sufficient to seed one acre, for 818.00. 



PINE A\IXED— Also an excellent mixture. Quart, 15cts.; peck, 75 cts.; 

 bushel, 14 pounds. 82.75; in 3-bushellots, per bushel, 82.50. 



6RAS5 A\IXTURE POR SHADE— A mixture of dwarf-growing 

 grasses thriving in shady places under trees. Pint, 15 cts.; quart, 80 cts.; 

 peck, 81.65; per bushel, 86.00. 



GRASS FIXTURE POR TERRACES AND SLOPES-A mix- 

 ture designed to do away with the expensive method of sodding : it is com- 

 posed of dwarf growing evergreen grasses, possessing strong fibrous and 

 creeping roots, and especially adapted for growing on sloping banks. Pint, 

 15 cts., quart, 30 cts.; peck, 81,65; per bushel, 86.00. 



IF REQUIRED BY MAIL, ALLOW 5 CENTS PER QUART FOR POSTAGE. 



Currie's Complete Fertilizer for Lawns, Hay anfl Pasture — A complete manuTe. specially adapted lor the top dressing of lawns. It is 

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



s odorless, 

 he spring, 

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

 introduces a large crop of vile weeds into lawns, besides being verv 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., $1.25; 50 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., 83.50. 



YOU CAN HAVE A PERFECT LAWN THE FIRST YEAR FROM OUR MIXTURES. 



