CLEAN, RELIABLE LAWN GRASS SEED 



I take particular pride in the quality of my Lawn Grass Mixtures. I have studied the subject of lawns thoroughly, experimenting 

 with different Grasses, and securing a blend of hardy, reliable varieties that make a perfect lawn. 



Some kinds of Grasses are used in my mixtures because they make a close, thick turf; others because they spread along the 

 surface and prevent bare spots, and others because they resist the wear of constant trampling. Certain sorts are added because 

 they become green early in the spring, and because they resist drought and summer heat. Stokes' Standard Lawn Mixture requires 

 the use of eight different kinds of seed. Some of these are very expensive, but I will not omit them, because I know each of them 

 has qualities essential in the making of a perfect lawn. 



You can buy Lawn Grass Seed at prices considerably lower than those I ask. My mixtures are made for those to whom quality 

 appeals. They are not cheap; I can't make a good mixture to sell at a low price. They are made from clean, plump, heavy seed, 

 free from all weed seeds. 



Cultural Directions. The ground should be spaded deeply if possible, and enriched with commercial fertilizer, if it is poor. Six 

 inches to a foot of good, rich top-soil is desirable. Continued raking of the surface will provide a good seed-bed. The seed should 

 be sown broadcast at the rate here stated, and the surface rolled, if possible. 



Sow I pint for 150 square feet; sow i quart for 300 square feet; sow 4 quarts for 1,200 square feet; sow i peck for 2,000 square feet; 

 sow I bushel for 11,000 square feet, or J4 acre; sow 4 bushels for 44,000 square feet, or i acre 



Stokes' Standard Lawn 

 Mixture 



In this I put the best Grasses I can 

 obtain, chief of which is the true Ken- 

 tucky Blue Grass. As the Blue Grass 

 is slow in becoming established, quick- 

 growing varieties are added, with 

 others, to knit the turf compactly and 

 give a fine, dark green lawn from early 

 spring until fall. This is the best mixture that can be made. On 

 soil properly prepared it will produce a beautiful lawn ready 

 for mowing four to five weeks after planting. It makes a per- 

 manent, deep-rooted turf that improves with age. Pt. 15 cts., 

 qt. 25 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts.), 4 qts. 60 cts., pk. $1, bus. $3.50. 

 5 to 10 bus. $3 per bus. 



Seaside Lawn Grass Seed. Two inches of good soil on the 

 sand will, if sown with this mixture, make a fine. lawn if kept 

 sprinkled in dry weather. Qt. 25 cts., pk. $1, bus. $3.50. 



Stokes* Shady Lawn Mixture 



I have made this from e\'ergreen Grasses which th^i^'e in the 

 woods, under trees, and in other shady places. This seed will 

 thrive and produce a fine lawn where other mixtures would fail. 

 It is excellent for use in replanting in shady spots when other 

 Grasses have failed. If the soil is "sour" and covered with moss, 

 the moss should be hoed away and the land "sweetened" with 

 air-slaked lime at the rate of at least a bushel to 1,000 square 

 feet. The lime aids wonderfully in making the grass start. 

 My Shady Lawn Mixture is composed only of native, shade- 

 loving Grasses. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts.), pk. 

 $1.25, bus. $4. 



SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER ON 

 STOKES' STANDARD LAWN MIXTURE 

 ONE PECK FOR $1 



To show you how gooi Stokes' Standard Lawn 

 Grass Seed is I will send one peck, prepaid, by parceU 

 post, to any address in the United States for $1. 

 DELIVERED ANYWHERE IN AMERICA 



Evergreen Velvet Lawn 

 Mixture 



A good mixture of native Grasses, 

 absolutely free from weeds. It is 

 equal in quality to the best of the com- 

 mercial Lawn Grass mixtures. Qt. 

 20 cts. (postpaid, 30 cts.), 4 qts. 

 50 cts., pk. 80 cts., bus. $3, 5 to 10 bus. 

 $2.50 per bus. 



Stokes' Lawn-Restoring Grass Seed 



.Man>- lawns, particularly those that have been standing a 

 number of years, or are in close proximity to a hedge or large 

 trees, seem worn out and become infested with weeds and moss. 

 This is largely due to neglect and the presence of acid. In the 

 fall give the lawn a good coating of air-slaked lime, rake hard 

 with an iron-toothed rake, and give it a good sprinkling of pure 

 ground bone (the more finely ground the better). Then sow 

 this Lawn-restoring Grass Seed broadcast at the rate of at least 

 two to three bushels to the acre, and, after seeding, roll thoroughly 

 with a hand roller weighing at least three hundred pounds. 



This Lawn-restoring .Mixture is composed of Grasses that are 

 especially adapted to shad>- places, and they give a firm, heavy 

 root-growth. They thri\ e where other grass has failed. Some 

 varieties included in the mixture grow rapidly, to restore the 

 turf and make the lawn attractive while the permanent, deep- 

 rooted kinds are gaining a hold. W here lawns are bare only in 

 spots, these spots should be carefully raked and fertilized, and 

 then seed sown in them by hand carefully and pressed down 

 either with the foot or the back of a shovel. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 

 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts.), 4 qts. 60 cts., pk. $1, bus. $3.50. 



Mixtures for Golf-Links, Tennis-Courts, Cricket-Tables, Etc. 



I have supplied the seed for a number of Golf-Courses and Country Clubs, and, as a member of a Greens Committee, have given 

 mach study and thought to the seeding and preservation of both the Fair-Greens and Putting-Greens. I have visited many Golf- 

 Courses and ha\e studied the results secured from various seeds, and can give e.xpert advice and supply the choicest seeds for Golf- 

 Courses, Tennis-Courts, Cricket-Tables. I shall be glad to discuss the matter with Greens Committees in person or by correspondence. 



A point of importance is that English Lawn Grass Mixtures, while they are excellent for English conditions, are not suited to 

 the American soil or climate. Only native Grass can give best results, and the mixtures I offer are composed solely of native va- 

 rieties. 



Putting-Green Mixture 



This is composed of Grasses that will make a close, firm, 

 green, lasting turf which improves with trampling. It is made of 

 mostly roimd-bladed varieties, and remains green until late in 

 the fall. A putting-green seeded with this mixture dries out 

 ([uickly after a storm, yet does not suffer from drought. Qt. 

 35 cts., 3^pk. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. of 24 lbs. $6. 



Fair-Green, or Golf-Links Mixture 



Contains no clover, and nothing except stiff, irony Grasses. 

 1 make special mixtures for soils of different characters, and shall 

 be glad to prepare seed for any course. Bus. of 20 lbs. $3. Write 

 for prices on quantities. 



Tennis-Court Mixtures 



A tennis-court must be firm, green and lasting, yet springy. 

 This mixture is composed of unusually good grasses that give 

 perfect satisfaction. Qt. 35 cts. (postpaid, 45 cts.), 3^2Pk. 85 cts., 

 pk. $1.50, bus. of 22 lbs. $5. 



Grass Mixtures for Railroad Banks, Etc. 



A mixture of Grasses with long, interlacing, matting roots 

 that will bind steep embankments, gravelly or sandy slopes, 

 etc., preventing washouts by rainstorms, and covering them 

 with permanently green turf. Qt. 30 cts. (postpaid, 40 cts.), 

 pk. $1, bus. of 18 lbs. $4. 



