A BEAUTIFUL LAWN 



IS A NATURAL RESULT FROM SOWING 

 OUR EVERGREEN LAWN GRASS SEED. 



A GOOD LAWN is one of the most pleasing features connected with a country or suburban home. Proper drainage and careful 

 preparation of the ground are the first steps necessary to secure it. If any beds for flowers are to be arranged in the plot, or any 

 trees planted therein, the work should be done before the seed is sown. Grade or level the ground to the desired form of surface, 

 and if in any place the earth must be removed to the surface of th3 subsoil, enough of the latter should be taken away to replace with 6 or 8 

 inches of top soil. Plow or dig up the surface thoroughly to a depth of 12 or 14 inches, and incorporate with it a liberal supply of well-rotted 

 manure, bone-dust, or Odorless Lawn Fertilizer. The latter is at all times preferable, being quick yet durable in its effects, and free from 

 weed-seeds, which are always contained in greater or less quantities in stable-manure. If the soil is of fair quality, 500 pounds to the acre 

 will suffice; if poor, 1,000 to 1,500 pounds will be required. Before sowing the seed, harrow the ground well, until reduced to a fine surface. 

 Sow about 4 to 5 bushels of the Evergreen Lawn Seed to the acre ; after sowing, rake it slightly, and finish by rolling the surface well. The 

 seed can either be sown as early in the spring as ground can be prepared, or in the fall. Some weeds will always appear in new lawns. 

 These should be taken out, or they will overcome and smother the grass seed. When the young grass is from 4 to 6 inches high, it must be 

 mown, but not too short, and the cutting continued at intervals; an occasional mowing is always beneficial. In case of severe drouth, water 

 occasionally in the evening. No lawn can be kept long in good order without successive rollings. Mowing alone will not secure a good 

 bottom without that compression which the roller gives. The rolling should be done in the spring, before the ground becomes dry. 



To grass a bank or terrace, take for each square rod a pound of lawn-grass seed, and mix it with about six cubic feet of good, dry garden 

 loam. Place it in a tub, and add liquid manure, diluted with about two-thirds water, until the mixture has the consistency of mortar. Make 

 the slope perfectly even and smooth, water it well, then apply the paste in a thin, even coat. 



BECKERT'S EVERGREEN LAWN MIXTURE. 



When the very best results are desired, this mixture should be used, it being the finest lawn preparation that can be made. We have 

 made many experiments to determine the grasses best adapted for lawn purposes, and this mixture is composed of such grasses and. in such 

 proportion as we have found will make a first-class lawn. The essential points in a lawn are permanence, with a fine appearance, which can 

 only be produced by a combination of grasses that grow and flourish during the different months of the year, from an eariy spring growth, 

 continued through the summer, until late in the fall. The ingredients of this lawn seed are the highest grades of recleaned grasses. 

 Practically free from weed seeds, and tested as to vitality before sold. 



Intending purchasers will please note that cheap priced lawn seeds are composed of lighter grades of seeds, contain very much chaffy 

 matter, and are generally sold in bushels weighing 14 to 16 pounds. Whereas our Evergreen Lawn Mixture is sold by the measured bushel, 

 containing in weight 27 to 28 pounds of seed. In practical effect one bushel of this will serve the purpose of about 2% bushels of the 

 ordinary seed. Use 1 qt. to 300 sq. ft., 4 to 5 bus. to the acre. Price, per measured bu3., $4.50; per pk., $1.15; per qt,, 20 cts., by mail 30c. 



SHADY NOOK LAWN MIXTURE. 



A mixture of grasses which are best adapted for sowing in shady 

 places, where other grasses will not flourish. In nearly all lawns 

 where there are trees there will be found bare, unsightly spots, 

 which can be made green and bright by using this mixture. Per bus., 

 $6; per pk., $1.75; per qt., 25 cts., by mail 35 cts. 



FINE BONE MEAL, FLOUR or DUST. 



Ground fine, and decomposes rapidly in the soil 

 Very effective for pot-plants and lawns. Per lb., 5 

 cts. ; 10 lbs., 40 cts. ; 100-lb. bag, $2.25; 200-lb. bag,$4. 



ODORLESS LAWN FERTILIZER. 



A clean, high-grade fertilizer, free from disagreeable odor, spe- 



cially prepared for us. Produces 

 grass. Should be sown broadcas 

 Quantity required, 10 lbs. for 300 

 10 lbs. 40 cts.. 25 lbs. 90 cts., 100 11 



id rich, green growth of 

 died in spring or fall. 

 ) to 1,500 lbs. per acre. 

 >n$40. 



WEEDS IN THE LAWN. 



These will appear in all lawns . They may be flooded there by water, 

 blown there by the wind, or carried there in manure. Annuals can l<e 

 I kept in check with the lawn mower. If perennials, they must be dug 

 I out by the root. 



