76 BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



LAWNS and LAWN SEED 



A well-kept lawn should never be overlooked when planning 

 the exterior attractiveness of the home. There is nothing that 

 lends itself more to obtaining this attractiveness than a close-cut 

 turf of bright velvet green grass. Such a lawn can be secured and 

 maintained by the use of our Lawn Grass Mixtures, providing 

 the soil conditions are fair and the roots of nearby trees do not 

 take all the nourishment from the soil. The mixtures offered 

 have been carefully prepared by us from a combination of choice 

 clean seeds of the highest vitality and purity. 



To establish a permanent lawn the top-soil should be good 

 rich loam with the underlying sub-soil well drained, thus permit- 

 ting the grass roots to go down deeply and withstand the hot dry 

 weather and also the thaws and freezes of the winter. As soon 

 as the soil can be worked in the spring, dig to a depth of 8 to lo 

 inches and mix thoroughh' a quantity of well-rotted manure, as 

 this adds humus to the soil. The rake should then be used until 

 all stones, clods, etc., have been removed and a smooth surface 

 has been obtained. A top dressing of Sheep Manure or Bone 

 Meal will be beneficial, and after raking this in the lawn is ready 

 to be sown. Select a quiet day and sow the seed evenly and 

 thickly, after which rake lightly and give a thorough rolling or 

 firming down so that the surface is made as smooth and firm as 

 possible. 



On small lawns that require renovating, the bare spots should 

 be loosened and finely pulverized to a depth of 3 inches, after 

 which work in Sheep Manure and Bone Meal and sow the seed 

 and firm the soil as described above. 



The fall is also an advantageous time to prepare the lawn, 

 the best results being obtained by sowing the seed during the 

 month of September. 



