PETER 1EMPE1SOM 



>7 CORTILAMBT ST 0£) NEW YOIRJ 



HOW TO MAKE A LAWN-Continmd 



be sown thickly. In a lawn of about |"an acre in extent, which we made, 

 six bushels of the " Henderson " mixture were sown on the 25th of April 

 harrowed well in, then rolled firmly with a heavy iron roller — the result 

 was that by July 1st, or about sixty days from the date of sowing — a 

 perfect lawn was obtained, having had to be twice mowed previous to that 

 date. 



MOWING. 



per- 



RENOVATING. 



The young grass will be up in about a week if sown in the 

 fall, and in about two weeks if sown in the spring, depending 

 of course upon the prevailing weather. When the grass is nearly two inches 

 high, it should be rolled with a light weight roller, to firm the soil, and 

 when over 2 inches in height it is ready for the lawn 

 mower. 



The knives should be set high for this first cutting, 

 so as not to cut it off too close to the ground. The 

 best machine on the market is the " Henderson Bali- 

 Bearing Lawn Mower " (see page 16). From this 

 time on until growth is retarded in the fall, the lawn 

 should be regularly mown every week, so as to induce 

 the grass to spread out over the surface, instead of 

 growing up tall and leaving bare spots. Any bare 

 spots should be repaired as soon as observed, by 

 scratching the ground, putting in a handful of seed and 

 covering in the usual way. When a lawn is mown regu- 

 larly the clippings may be left on, and as the sun soon 

 shrivels them up they never appear unsightly, also 

 they protect the roots of the young grass from the 

 hot sun. 



If the grass is allowed to get long then the clippings should be raked oft or 

 caught in a grass-catcher which may be attached to the mower. In the early 

 stages of the growth of a lawn, it will be found very beneficial to top-dress it, 

 by scattering broadcast a compost of sifted soil and sand and the " Henderson 

 Lawn Enricher " using 25 lbs of the latter to a cartload of the former. It often hap- 

 pens that the soil contains weed seeds of various species 

 and among them crab-grass, known also as five-fingered 

 grass. Like many of the others this is annual, and if 

 not allowed to seed, may ultimately be eradicated. 

 But as it is prostrate ingrowth it should be loosened up 

 with a rake and the scythe used two or three times 

 during the season. Whatever means are employed 

 it must be cut out, and lawn grass seed thickly sown 

 in its place, so that it will not be able to obtain a foot- 

 ing the following year. 



The benefit derived from using a roller 

 on the lawn, especially in the spring is 

 not fully understood. The action of freezing and 

 thawing causes the ground to heave, and we may 

 sometimes see hardy plants so forced 

 up that their roots are destroyed. A 

 lawn is just a collection of millions 

 of little plants and they suffer in the 

 same way unless the ground is firmly 

 pressed back with a roller before hot 

 weather comes. For use on the 

 lawn always take a " two or three sec- 

 tion " roller, as they can be turned 

 without injuring the grass. A 300 

 Henderson's water ballast roller lb. roller is about as heavy as one 



ROLLING. 



man can pull, though a 400 lb. will be better if you have two 



sons to operate it. 



(For Rollers of various kinds see pages 21, 22 and 23). 



To renovate lawns that have become worn 

 out by neglect or other causes, and where it 

 is not convenient or desirable to renew by plowing up, they may be 

 greatly benefited by first mowing the grass as closely as possible. 

 Then top dress with the "Henderson Lawn Enricher" using Impounds 

 to every square of 9 ft. x 8 ft. or a 51b. package for 4 spaces. This 

 must be well raked in, or if the lawn is large, harrowed in, with a light 

 steel harrow, so as open up the soil. Unless this is done the roots of 

 young grass cannot penetrate the old soil. Sow over the raked surface 

 about half the quantity of Lawn seed used in sowing a new lawn. After 

 sowing the surface should be harrowed or raked over, and firmly 

 rolled or beaten down, but if spurious grass or other weeds have 

 got possession of lawn, then this way of renovation would not be 

 satisfactory, and it had better be plowed under and sown afresh, 

 in the manner already given for the formation of the lawn. 



STIMULATING Where very quick results are required, or in 

 case a lawn is becoming bare or patchy in spots, 

 caused by wear and tear or otherwise, the grasses may be forced 

 into a quick growth by applying Nitrate of Soda at the rate of 

 100 lbs. per acre. If put on in the dry state it should be applied 

 just before a shower, otherwise it is apt to burn 

 the grasses; but the safer plan is to dissolve 

 one pound of the nitrate in thirty to forty gal- 

 lons of water and sprinkle with the solution. 



The " Henderson Lawn Enricher " see pagel3,is always suc- 

 cessful in inducing a new growth on worn-out lawns, and is 

 much safer to use, there being no danger of burning the grass, 

 whether used in spring or autumn. Apply as recommended 

 in " Renovating " above. 



SHADY LAWNS When a lawn is much shaded either in 

 AND TERRACES. whole or in part, the shaded portions 



should be sown with the " Shady Nook " Lawn Grass Mix- 

 ture, (see page 7) which is a combination of fine dwarf 

 growing evergreen varieties, which in their wild or natural 

 state are to be found growing in the woods or other shel- 

 tered or shaded spots. In the immediate neighborhood of 

 large trees, fertilizers should be applied frequently, for 

 the trees absorb the fertilizer and impoverish the ground. 

 Ground much shaded is frequently sour, and is apt to be 

 covered with moss. An application of lime raked into the 

 soil is an excellent corrector and 

 sweetener, but the moss should be 

 first cut off with a scuffle hoe and 

 then thrown away. 



On terraces it is often necessary to 

 use sod, as the rains wash the soil off 

 before the grass seed has time to ger- 

 minate. The " Terrace Sod " mix- 

 ture which we offer is composed of 

 deep-rooting grasses, which, if once 

 established, will hold the soil and pre- 

 vent washing, and we advise liberal 

 fertilizing and seeding so that the 

 grasses may be quickly established. the Henderson ball-bearing lawn mower 



