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 CENTRAL PARK MIXTURE, WE CLAIM IT 
TO BE THE 
CLEANEST AND BEST LAWN SEED EVER OFFERED. 
Price per quart, 20c.; peck, $1.25; bushel, $4.50. 
FRENCH OR EMERALD LAWN GRASS SEED. 
(SECOND QUALITY.) 
We put up this mixture to supply the demand for a cheaper grade than our Central Park brand. This mixture is 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. 
ELLIOTT’S *““*TERRACE” MIXTURE. 
A special combination of grasses that produce strong spreading roots. Such varieties as will succeed in shallow soils and 
withstand drouth. We recommend the above for sowing on terraces, embankments and similar locations where it will 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 formaticn 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 
pulverized sheep manure. We recommend the 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 .c should be 
welldone. The ground should be evenly raked, and the seedsown. Aprii 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 be used in preference to the machine. /vrequent mowing and rolling 
are indispensable to maintain the turf in good order. By adopting these means a close green sward will be obtained ina 
short time. 
THE BEST LAWN FERTILIZER IS ELLIOTT’S SHEEP MANURE. See page 64. 
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