Beckert Seed and Bulb Company's 

 Choice Lawn Mixtures 



Your home deserves a gocd lawn; a lawn of smooth velvety texture and emerald 

 green through the Spring, Summer, and Fall; a lawn that will bring out all the 

 beauties of your shrubbery, trees, and gardens, and provide the most appropriate 

 setting for the house itself. Such a lawn is possible only by planting the highest 

 quality grasses combined in mixtures that have been tested time and again to prove 

 their worth. 



A Word About Lawn Mixtures 



A Lawn Mixture that weighs 24 pounds to a bushel and contains no weight-making seeds 

 such as Timothy or White Clover, shows that only the highest grade of recleaned, fancy 

 grasses have been used in the formula. 



iTLawn Mixtures weighing but 14 to 15 pounds to the bushel and sold at low prices, 

 will be found to contain a large percentage of light, chaffy seeds. The number of live 

 seeds in a bushel weighing 14 pounds will be far less than in one weighing 24 pounds. 



Our Evergreen Lawn Grass weighs 24 pounds to a bushel and contains the finest quality 

 of fancy recleaned grasses. 



Evergreen Lawn Mixture 



Our Evergreen Lawn Mixture represents the utmost in high quality Lawn Mixtures. 

 The different grasses used are all extra recleaned seeds and are selected for their value 

 in producing a lawn of fine-leaved, dwarf growing grasses. 



Carefully tested for germination and purity, this mixture cannot be surpassed for quick 

 and lasting results. On soil which has been properly prepared, Evergreen Lawn Mixture 

 will produce a close, vigorous, velvety turf remaining green throughout the season. One 

 qt. will sow 250 sq. ft.;l pk., 2400 sq. ft.; 1 bu., 10,000 sq. ft. 



Price, qt., 45c; 2 qts., 85c; 4 qts., $1.50; pk., $2.50; y 2 bu., $4.50; bu., $9.00; 100 lbs., 

 $35.00, postage or express extra. 



Creeping Bent Lawn Mixture 



All of us have admired and envied the soft, rug-like texture of the turf on golf putting 

 greens. The finest of these are sown with the Bent Grasses, which have very fine blades 

 and send out creeping root stalks, making a thick, even, velvety turf. 



In our experiments, in search for the best grasses for lawns, we have planted test plots 

 of the various special grasses, both alone and in mixtures. These plots have invariably 

 shown that the Bent \arieties and mixtures of the Bents are superior to other grasses in 

 producing a smooth, closely matted, beautiful green turf. 



This special Creeping Bent Mixture contains only Seaside Bent (Agrostis maritima), 

 European Bent (Agrostis species), and Fancy Recleaned Red Top (Agrostis alba). Planted 

 on rich, heavy, acid soils where plenty of moisture can be supplied, it will produce the 

 finest turf imaginable. 



Only acid fertilizers, such as Sulphate of Ammonia, and Floranid, should be used on 

 Bent lawns, and the use of lime entirely avoided. Sow at the rate of one pound to 300 

 square feet. Price, lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $6.00; 10 lbs., $11.00; 25 lbs., $26.00; 100 lbs., $100.00, 

 postage or express extra. 



Shady Lawn Mixture 



A carefully made mixture of those varieties of grasses whose natural habitat is shaded 

 places. The best lawn seed to plant under trees and on the shaded sides of walls and 

 buildings. Makes a thick, dense lawn where other grasses will not thrive. 



NOTE. Maple trees are gross feeders and large users of moisture, and their dense 

 foliage keeps out both light and air. Particular care must be taken in fertilizing and 

 watering to grow good grass close to the maples. 



Price, qt., 50c; 2 qts., 90c; 4 qts., $1.65; pk., $2.75; bu., $5.00; bu. (20 lbs.), $1000; 

 100 lbs., $45.00, postag-e or express extra. 



Terrace Mixture 



Terrace Mixture is, as the name implies, a special mixture for slopes and terraces. 

 It is made up from a number of deep rooting, drought-resisting grasses, and once 

 established makes a thick, long lasting turf. 



Prices, qt., 50c; 2 qts., 90c; 4 qts., $1.65; pk., $2.75; bu., $5.00; bu. (24 lbs.). $10.00; 

 100 lbs., $37.50, postage or express extra. 



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