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Dreer's Autumn Catalogue, 1896. 



DREER'S- 



....GRASS • S EED - M IXTURES.... 



DREER'S EVERGREEN 



LAWN MIXTURE. 



For permanence, for beauty under all circumstances, and 

 for value, we are confident Dreer's Evergreen Lawn Mix- 

 ture will meet all requirements. Many of the European 

 grasses have been neglected because of their high price, but 

 their value for lawn purposes in this country has been 

 demonstrated so clearly that their use will be rapidly ex- 

 tended. By a judicious use of some of the Fescues and 

 1 other foreign grasses with the standard lawn grasses of 

 D America we are enabled to offer to our customers a mixture 

 which for all good staying qualities is unsurpassed. Modern 

 lawns demand grasses that are able to stand the wear and 

 tear consequent to their use for Lawn Tennis, Croquet, etc. 

 Many of our native grasses grow luxuriantly during early 

 spring and late fall, but are valueless during the dry mid- 

 summer months ; special attention has been given in this 

 mixture to incorporate only such varieties as are able to 

 withstand prolonged drought, and present at all times a 

 green and healthy sward. 25 cts. per qt. (30 cts. postpaid), 

 $4.50 per bushel of 20 lbs. (§3.50 per bushel of 15 lbs.) 

 Manheim Cricket Grounds. Sown with Dreer's Lawn Grass We are the introducers of the above brand of Grass Seeds. 



Our mixtures are superior to others offered at a lower price. 



DREER'S FAIRMOUNT PARK 

 LAWN MIXTURE 



Is a compound of grasses which ripen successively, thereby 

 always presenting a green and cheerful appearance. Lawns 

 sown with one or two grasses turn brown under our hot 

 midsummer sun, and remain in that condition until the 

 cool months of autumn revive them. The mixture we 

 offer has stood the test of years, and our rapidly increasing 

 sales prove conclusively that its merits are widely known 

 by those who recognize the inalienable law of cause and 

 effect, and who realize that, in order to produce permanent 

 results, first quality goods only must be used. In no branch 

 is it more true than in that of seeds. The temptation is 

 strong to include in mixtures the " cheap and impure," but 

 in Dreer's Fairmount Park Lawn Mixture one grade — and 

 that the highest — is rigidly adhered to. Many of the finest 

 private grounds around Philadelphia are sown with our 

 grasses only. For Railroad Embankments, Terraces, etc., 

 Dreer's Fairmount Park Lawn Mixture is admirably 

 adapted, as it speedily forms a thick turf that will effect- 

 ually prevent " washing." Sow 3 to 4 bushels per acre — 

 one quart is sufficient for a plot 20 by 15 feet, or 300 

 square feet. 20 cts. per qt. (25 cts. postpaid), $4.00 per 

 bushel of 20 lbs. ($3.00 per bushel of 15 lbs.) 



Merion Cricket Grounds. Sown with Dreer's Lawn Grass Seeds. 



Belmont Cricket Grounds. Sown with Dreer's Lawn Grass Seeds. 



DREER'S PASTURE HIXTURE. 



Finest mixture ot Grass Seed and Clover for hay and 

 permanent pasture. Adapted to different soils. Sow 3 to 

 4 bushels per acre. 20 cts. per qt. (25 cts. postpaid), S3.50 

 per bushel of 20 lbs. ($2.75 per bushel of 15 lbs.) 



Special mixtures for Meadow and Pasture Grasses made 

 up as required. 



IflPORTANCE OF FERTILIZING. 



The great utility of bones as a manure arises from the 

 large amount of phosphate which they contain. On all 

 pastures which have been long fed the phosphate of lime is 

 exhausted. It is constantly taken from the earth in the 

 grass to form the bone, the muscle, and the milk of animals. 

 A few bushels of bone dust will often quite restore old worn 

 out pastures, almost every part of which bones are composed 

 goes directly to the nourishment of vegetable life. The 

 ashes of all grains are very rich in phosphate of lime. This 

 shows the importance of furnishing this element for their 

 use. A mixture of crushed bones and hard-wood ashes 

 makes a valuable top dressing. For a full list of Fertilizers 

 see 3rd page of cover. 



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