Lawn Grass Seed 



IS THE BEST FOR OUK AMERICAN CI.IMATE. 



With it you can make -^-^.-^-^ 



lianrns. Grass Plots, 



Cricket Grounds, 



THE 

 ONLY 

 LAWNS at 



THE 



WORLD'S 



FAIR 



Granted A MEDAL 



■were those sown with. 



THe "Henderson" Lawn Grass Seed. 



And besides, 

 We received 7 Awards of Merit for the indi- 

 vidual grasses we use in the mixture. 



0£Bce of Direotor-&eneral| 



World's Columbian Exposition, 



Chicago, 111., Dec, 1st, 1893. 



Your lawns at the World's Columbian 

 Exposition ivere as nearly perfect as lawns 

 could be made. The sod was dense, contain- 

 ing no extraneous weeds or grass, and the 

 color from every point viewed was uniform 

 in appearance. They were in excellent 

 condition during the entire period of the 

 World's Fair. J. M. SAMUELS. 



Chief Dep'l of Horticulture. 



Office of Director of Works, 

 World's Colnmbian Exposition, 

 Chicago, III., Oct. 25th| 1893. 



The '• Hendi'rson" Lawn Grass Seed was 

 used on the World's Fair grounds, and it 

 affords me pleasure to say that the quality 

 o.f the seed was first-class in every respect, 

 forming lawns rapidly, which stood the 

 droughts of the past summer, mak-ing a 

 thick sod, and is more durable than any other 

 we have used. R. ULRICH, 



Supt. Landscape Dep't. 



Tennis Courts, £tc. 



AS SOFT AS VEIiVET AND AS GREEN AS EMERAIiS 

 AI.I. SUMMER I.ONG. 



THE "HENDERSON" LAWN GRASS SEED is 

 tlie best La^wn Grass Seed for our American climate. 



It ■will form a close tliick turf in a lev; ■weeks' time, with 

 no tendency to stool or gro^w in clumps. It roots deeply and 

 ■withstands severe droughts without turning brown, main- 

 taining its beautiful deep green color throughout the season. 

 We have made the formation of permanent lawns a study for 

 years, and The Finest La^wns in this Country To-day -were 

 obtained by using The "Henderson" Laiwn Grass Seed, ■svhich 

 is composed of various grasses that grow and flourish during 

 different months of the year, so that a rich, deep green, velvety lawn is 

 constantly maintained, rivaling the famous lawns of Old England. 



The beautiful la^wiis at the World's Fair in Chicago ■we produced in sis weeks' time with 

 the "Henderson" La^wu Grass Seed. Not one of the charming features of the Exposition 

 was so universally admired as our "setting of emerald velvet," which, withstanding the long- 

 continued drought of the summer, retained its verdure throughout the entire season. Besides being 

 the only lawn grass seed granted a medal, we exhibited the separate grasses used in the mix- 

 ture, and received Seven A^wards for superior quality and purity of samples. 



THE "HENDERSON" LAWN GRASS SEED is, relatively speaking, the cheapest seed 

 offered, because, while the lawn grass mixtures of other seedsmen will not average over 14 lbs. 

 to the bushel, this weighs from 20 to 21 lbs. per measured bushel. 



If people only kne'w ho^w comparatively easy it is to make a la'wn •with the " Henderson ' 

 La-wn Grass Seed, the days of using sod, -with all the attendant expense, -would soon be 

 over. 



THE QUANTITY REQUIRED. 



(We furnish it in largfe or small quantities to suit the pretentious la-wn or the modest door- 

 yard plot.) 



The quantity required for making ne^w la^wns is 5 bushels per acre, or for renovating 

 old la^w^ns. 1 to 2 bushels. For a plot 15 x 20, or 300 square feet, 1 quart is required for 

 ne-w, or 1 pint for renovating old la-wns. 



PRICES, per quart, 25c. ; peck, $1.50 ; bushel (20 lbs.\ $5.00. 



{If by mail, add at tlie rate of 5c. ^jer quart for postage.) 



The cut at the top of this page is the reproduction of a " snap-shot ' ' by our Special Artist at the International Cricket Match between the famous Australian Cricketer.s and 

 the New Jersey Athletic Club on the beautiful grounds of the latter at Bayonne, N. J,, 23d and 24:th Sept,, 1896, 



If ever there was an instance of forming a torf under adverse circumstances, it is here, for the greater part of the Bayonne oval is a veritable sand-hill. Yet a good turf has 

 been formed AND MAINTAINED THESE EIGHT OR NINE TEARS on this Cricket ground, by the use of the "Henderson" Lawn Grass, so much so that the Australian 

 Captain pronounced it the best Cricket pitch that his team had played on during their whole American tour, thus proviug that the grasses used had the "wear and tear " qualities 

 necessary for a good Cricket ground. 



