A BEAUTIFUL LAWN. 



Our Special Mixtures of Lawn Grass Seed and a Good Fertilizer will Produce 

 Just such a One if Rightly Handled. 



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 the 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 or bone-dust. The latter is at all times preferable, being more 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 of bone-meal to the acre will 

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

 about 60 pounds of seed to the acre ; after sowing, rake it slightly, and finish hy rolling the surface well. The seed can either be sown 

 as earl}' in the spring as ground can be prepared, or in September. 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 mor- 

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



SPECIAL EVERGREEN LAWN MIXTURE. 



When the very best results are desired, this should be used, it 

 being the very best mixture that can be made for croquet and tennis 

 grounds, lawns, etc. Some of the ingredients are high-priced 

 European grasses, and therefore this mixture is more costly than 

 the following. 25 cts. per qt., $1.25 per pk., $5 per bu. 



BEST LAWN MIXTURE. 



To produce a good lawn, only such grasses should be used as are 

 evergreen in their nature, and all those that have a rank habit, like 

 timothy, or a tufty growth, like orchard grass, should be avoided. 

 Our mixture is a compound of diff'erent grasses best adapted for 

 the formation of a good lawn. 20c. per qt., $1 per pk., $3.50 per bu. 



PURE BONE MEAL. 



One of the most valuable fertilizers. Excellent for top-dressing 

 lawns, grass-plots, cemetery lots and house plants, and, also, for 

 garden purposes. Price per lb. 5 cts., per 10 lbs. 40 cts., per 100 

 lb. package $2.50, per 200 lb. package S4.50, per ton $40. 



HAMMOND'S SWARD FOOD. 



This is a first-class top-dressing, especially prepared for lawns, 

 meadows and all grass lands. It will insure a thick, matted growth 

 of rootlets, is bad for the grubs, and brings no weeds. There is no 

 unpleasant odor, and the results are quick. For 2,000 square feet, use 

 25 pounds; 600 to i.ooo pounds per acre. 30 cts. per 5-pound pack- 

 age, 50 cts. per lo-pound package, $1 per 25-pound package, $2.75 

 per loo-pound package, $5.50 per barrel of 250 pounds. 



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