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37 COIRTILAMDT ST. MEW YOR1 



METHOD OF A GEORGIA CUSTOMER IN MAINTAINING A GREEN LAWN THE YEAR ROUND. 



Gentlemen: I enclose you the details of my plan in maintaining a green lawn the year round in this climate, 

 where ordinary grasses bum out in summer. The experiment has been a success in every way, and you may with 

 confidence recommend this plan to your Southern customers. 



Area \ acre, sowed with the Bermuda Grass Seed, Jan. 31s/. Our soil is very light with clay subsoil. I put 

 it in good condition, plowing in 200 lbs. Cotton Seed Meal on the i acre, sowed with the Bermuda Grass Seed Jan. 

 31st (6 lbs. per acre). Several subsequent rollings with a light roller had a good effect. On May ith during a 

 rain broadcasted 12 lbs. of Nitrate of Soda over the $ acre with good results. This Bermuda Grass Seed gave us 

 a first-class green lawn all summer, it stands mowing and cares for no drought; the first frost kills it to the ground. 

 October 2d I applied a top dressing of rich soil and cotton seed meal and raked in English Rye Grass Seed in the 

 proportion of 50 lbs. per acre and rolled the ground. The latter grass seed comes up in eight days, in six weeks 

 it is a mass of green and gives a good lawn all winter: it dies out in May having the ground clear for the Bermuda 

 Grass, the roots of which survive in the ground here through the winter. 



Bermuda Grass Seed. 



Sow for the Summer Lawn in the Extreme South. 



BERMUDA GRASS is the most important and valuable grass for 

 lawns in the extreme South. A well kept lawn of this grass is a refreshing 

 and beautiful sight. It is of low creeping habit, roots from the stem 

 joints and forms a dense sod. It will grow on almost any soil, thriving 

 best on rich land, but will also thrive on poor sandy land. In moist 

 climates it will grow in nearly pure sand, making a good sand binder and 

 bank holder. It revels in the heat and direct rays of the sun, remaining 

 green through the long tropical and sub-tropical summers, when any 

 other type of grass adapted for lawns would burn out. Although Bermuda 

 Grass is especially adapted for lawn formation in the extreme South, and 

 may be grown as far north as Richmond, Va., and St. Louis, without 

 being winter killed, yet the further north it is grown the shorter will be it 

 season of green, as the foliage turns brown after the first frost and does 

 not " green " until after frosts cease in spring. For this reason in sections 

 subject to frosts an associate winter grass, usually English Rye Grass, 

 is sown in the fall over the Bermuda Grass lawn after the surface has been 

 scarified. These two associate grasses thus furnish a green lawn the year 

 round in the Southern States. For lawn purposes sow 6 lbs. of Bermuda 

 Grass Seed per acre. It is best sown in the spring, as it germinates 

 best in warm weather. Price of Seed, 75c. per lb., 100 lbs at 70c. per lb. 



English Eye Grass Seed. 



Sow for the Winter Lawn in the Extreme South. 



This most valuable grass for the North is also particularly useful in 

 sections of the South as an associate with Bermuda Grass where the latter 

 turns brown in the winter. By sowing Rye Grass in the fall right over 

 the Bermuda Grass Sod, and raking and rolling the seed in, a green lawn 

 may be had throughout the winter until warm weather again starts the 

 Bermuda Grass into growth, when the Rye Grass will die out. The 

 ground must be reseeded with Rye Grass each Fall. Rye Grass is of 

 rapid growth coming up in 8 to 10 days time and soon covers the ground 

 with a dense growth of green grass which if kept mown forms a fine 

 sward. Sow at the rate of 50 pounds per acre. 



Price, 15c. per lb.; $3.00 per bush, of 24 lb.: $10.00 per 100 lbs. 



Quantity to sow 



Weight per 



per acre. 



bushel 



6 pounds 



35 pounds 



3 bushels 



14 pounds 



2 bushels 



20 pounds 



1 \ bushels 



21 pounds 



3 bushels 



24 pounds 



3 bushels 



14 pounds 



2j bushels 



12 pounds 



2\ bushels 



14 pounds 



2^ bushels 



12 pounds 



3 bushels 



14 pounds 



2 \ bushels 



22 pounds 



3 bushels 



18 pounds 



3 bushels 



14 pounds 



1 bushel 



32 pounds 



3 bushels 



14 pounds 



\\ bushels 



14 pounds 



3 \ bushels 



10 pounds 



2 bushels 



14 pounds 



8 pounds 



60 pounds 



HENDERSON'S RECLEANED LAWN GRASS SEEDS 



We are prepared at all times to make up special mixtures of grass seeds, for those who prefer to select their own varieties. 



BERMUDA GRASS. (Cynodon Dactylon.) Valuable lawn grass for the extreme South, but does not thrive north of Virgina 



CANADA BLUE GRASS. (Poa Compressa.) Useful on hard cl. y and poor gravelly soils; resists drought 



CREEPING BENT GRASS. (Agrostis Stolonifera.) Excellent for lawns and putting greens: succeeds well in most situations 



CRESTED DOG'S TAIL. (Cynosurus Crislatus.) Should enter in moderate quantity in lawn and putting green mixtures 



ENGLISH RYE GRASS. (Lolium Perenne.) For quick results, it makes a good showing within a month 



FESCUE FINE-LEAVED SHEEPS. (Festuca Ovina Tennuifolia.) The finest bladed grass and valuable only for lawns. . 



" HARD. (Festuca Duriuscula.) A dwarf-growing grass forming a dense, fibrous mat, succeeding well in dry situations. . 

 RED OR CREEPING. {Festuca Rubra.) Forms a close, rich sod, and is valuable in lawn and putting green mixtures. . 



" SHEEP'S. (Festuca Ovina.) Short and dense in growth. Valuable for lawns and putting greens 



VARIOUS-LEAVED. (Festuca Helerophylla.) Valuable in lawn mixtures, forms a close rich sod 



" MEADOW. (Festuca Pratensis.) Of robust growth and useful in permanent mixtures „ 



ITALIAN RYE GRASS. (Lolium llalicum.) For quick one-season results; thrives in almost any soil 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. (Poa Pratensis.) Does best on lime stone soils in the higher altitudes, gradually making a good 

 turf, but not the first year. Fancy or double extra clean. Though offered at the standard weight of 14 lbs. per bushel, the 



natural weight of this fancy seed is 20 to 25 lbs. per measured bushel 



RED TOP GRASS, FANCY. (Agrostis Vulgaris.) Forms a close sod, thrives on moist clayey soil and even on slightly acid soils. . 



extra recleaned seed free from chaff and weighs 32 lbs. per measured bushel 



RHODE ISLAND BENT GRASS. (Agrostis Canina.) Related to the Red Top, but much finer in texture ; produces soft velvety turf 



ROUGH STALK MEADOW GRASS. (Poa Trivialis.) Adapted for shaded situations, particularly on damp soils 



SWEET VERNAL, TRUE PERENNIAL. (Anlhoxanthum Odoratum.) Emits an agreeable odor when the lawn is mown 



WOOD MEADOW GRASS. (Poa Nemoralis.) Of early growth, thriving well under trees; makes a fine close sod 



WHITE CLOVER. (Trifolium Re pens.) A hardy perennial of low creeping growth often used in lawns 



Prices 



Per 



Per 



Per 



bushel 



pound 



100 pounds 





% . 75 



70.00 



2.50 



.20 



15.00 



11.50 



.60 



55.00 



7.75 



.40 



35 . 00 



3.00 



.15 



10.00 



8.00 



.60 



55.00 



4.50 



.40 



35.00 



5.25 



.40 



35 . CO 



4.50 



.40 



35.00 



6.00 



.45 



40.00 



4.50 



.22 



18.00 



2.50 



.15 



12.00 



2 . 75 



.22 



18.00 



0.00 



.30 



25.00 



8.00 



.60 



55.00 



8.00 



.60 



55.00 



6.50 



.70 





8.10 



.60 



55.00 



45.50 



.SO 



75.00 



