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Wm. Elliott & Sons, 54 and 56 Dev Street, New York. 



Elliott's Central Park Lawn Grass Seed. 



We are the original introducers of the above], brand of Lawn Grass Seed, and with nearly fifty years 

 experience and a constantly increasing demand for the above mixture, we claim it to be the 



CI^EANESX A?{D BESX LA^WN SEED EVER OEEEREO. 



Price per quart, 20c.; peck, §1.25; bushel, .fi.oO, 



FRENCH OR EMERALD LAWN GRASS SEED-Second Quality. 



We put up this mixture to supply the demand for a cheaper grade thau our Central Park brand, 

 equal to any offered at the price, but we-do not recommend it where the best results are wanted. 



Price per peck, §1,00; bushel, $3,00. 



This mixture is 



ELLIOTT'S "TERRACE" MIXTURE. 



A special combination of grasses that produce strong spreading roots. Such Tarieties as will succeed in shallow 

 soils and withstand drought. We recommend the above for sowing on terraces, embankments and similar locations 

 where itiWill produce and maintain a rich green turf throughout the season. 



Price per quart, 30c.; peck, $1.75; bushel, $6.00. 



. . .The Preparation and Care of a Lawn. . . 



A good lawn is one of the most pleasing features of a rural home, and success in its formation depends much on the 

 preparation of the ground. This should be done by draining if necessary and digging or plowing to the depth of 6 to 12 

 inches, according to the nature of the soil, applying at the same time a liberal quantity of well decomposed manure, bone 

 dust, or Elliott's InTigorine. We recommend tlie latter as being more lasting in its effects, not liable to burn the grass 

 and free from weeds. Before sowing the seed the ground should be thoroughly cleaned and made perfectly level, and as 

 the subsequent appearance of the lawn depends in a great measure on this part of the preparation, it is of the utmost 

 Importance that it should be well done. The ground should be evenly raked, and the seed sown. April and September 

 are the best months for sowing. The seed should be sown on a calm day, at the rate of four to five bushels to the acre. 

 One quart is sufficient to sow an area of 15x20, or 300 square feet. 



After the sowing has been accomplished, the ground should be again rolled, and as soon as the young plants have 

 attained the height of 2 or 3 inches, the whole plot should be carefully gone over with a sharp scythe, and from the 

 months of April to October it should be mown every ten days. Mowing machines are excellent after a comparatively 

 close turf is established; but for the first six months after sowing, the scythe should beused in preference to the machine. 

 Frequent mowing and rolling are indispensable to maintain the turf in good order. By adopting these means a close 

 green sward will be obtained in a short time. 



=Tlie toest l.A'WN FERXIl,IZEIt. is El,r,IOXT'S INVIGORINE. (See page 31.) 

 |@°"For otber GRASSES (see pages 58 and 59), General Catalogfue. 



