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HENDERSON'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE— LAWN GRASS SEEDS 



The Advantages of Making a Lawn in the Fall 





For many years, Peter Henderson & Co. has recommended and advocated the seeding of 

 Lawns during the Autumn Months, but it is only within a comparatively short time, that the 

 value of this practice has received popular approval. Since the increased popularity of turf 

 sports — golf, football, baseball, etc. — there has arisen an urgent need for the speedier produc- 

 tion of turf that can withstand the abuse which it is subjected to during the course of play. 

 It was then that turf experts learned that by sowing the proper mixtures of seed in the fall, 

 a very strong root growth is obtained which results in a vigorous and enduring turf. 



The primary advantage of making a Lawn in the fall is that the young grass will have a 

 start of from four to six weeks on the weed seeds that are always present in the soil, thereby 

 preventing many of the weeds from even sprouting. Therefore, a fall sown Lawn will not 

 only escape much of the weed nuisance and cost less to maintain duiing the first year, but it 

 will also present a rich green, velvety growth immediately with the advent of the first fine 

 sunshiny days of early spring, throughout the entire summer, and up to the time that the 

 snow flies. In the latitute of New York, the seed may be sown up to the first of October, 

 farther south later, and farther north up to about September first. 



THE VALUE 

 OF A GOOD LAWN 



A good lawn is unquestionably 

 the most beautiful and most 

 valuable feature of the home 

 grounds; or, in fact, of any 

 landscape developments, includ- 

 ing public parks, private estates, 

 suburban plots, or even a city 

 yard. Nothing else can impart 

 the same dignity, or appearance 

 of refinement, or set off the archi- 

 tectural beauty of a building to 

 better advantage than a well- 

 made, well-kept lawn. Further- 

 more, a beautiful lawn is not only 

 valuable from an aesthetic stand- 

 point, or because it promotes a 

 personal pride of ownership; but, 

 it also possesses real intrinsic 

 value, as it actually increases the 

 value of the property upon which 

 it grows. 



A lawn made with The "Hen- 

 derson" Lawn Grass Seed is 



practically permanent. Cus- 

 tomers tell us that lawns made 

 with this mixture twenty or 

 more years ago, are as beautiful 

 today as they were in their first 

 flush of youth. 



It should be borne in mind 

 ■when considering the making 

 of a lawn that the cost of the 

 seed represents only a small 

 part of the actual investment. 

 The labor cost is usually far in 

 excess of the cost of the seed. 



It is therefore indeed false economy to save a few cents by buying 

 a mixture of grass seeds obtained from a questionable source, only 

 to be obliged to endure the annoyance and expense of continually 

 repatching a weedy, irregular turf, and perhaps being forced to 

 do the entire work over again in a short time. 



Results Obtained by Customers from Fall Seeding 



"The 5 bushels of The Henderson Lawn Grass Seed received from 

 you last September has been a wonderful success. In fact my lawn 

 has been the talk of the town." 



Mrs. K. D. Rathbun, 

 Chattanooga, Tenn. 



"Last fall I sent for some Henderson's Lawn Seed, which passed 

 all expectations. 3 weeks from the day 1 sowed it, I had to run the 

 mower over it." 



Mr. Otto Leno, 



Detroit, Michigan 



"I sowed your lawn grass seed last August, about third week, and 

 mowed it in five weeks. Xo finer grass in Colli ngswood." 

 Sturat W. Frazer, 



Collingswood, N. J. 



"Last October I got some Henderson Lawn Grass Seed, The 

 grass came nicely before winter set in. At present it is the admira- 

 tion of the passersby — very thick, soft and luxuriant. J am asked 

 daily for information, and to help out I drop you tnis expecting 

 you to send me a few of your printed circulars of information about 

 that Lawn Grass Seed." 



Wm. H. Robbins 



Beatrice, Nebraska 



"/ bought some of your Lawn Grass Seed and we put it in the 

 ground the last of September and now we have a beautiful lawn. I 

 am very proud of it. Thanking you for the wonderful seed which 

 you sold us." 



Mrs. C. T. Bowers, 



Culpeper, Virginia 



"We have had wonderful results from the Grass Seed we used last 

 August. Fine stand, green now, and the quickest to cover the ground 

 that we have ever had. Far surpasses Kentucky Blue Grass here 

 in its own home. 



In this locality we sow again in late January and early February, 

 so I am placing an order now." 



Mrs. C. W. Dorne, 



Lexington, Kentucky 



"I purchased The Henderson Lawn Grass Seed for my lawn from 

 you last fall and I never saw a cleaner lawn. There is not a weed 

 or heavy grass in it." 



JOHN BLACK, 



Duncannon, Penn. 



THE SIX STEPS 

 IN LAWN MAKING 



1st DRAINING.— If there are 

 spots in the area where the lawn 

 is to be made that are so wet that 

 the surface water collects and 

 stands, it will be necessary to 

 resort to an artificial drainage 

 system; otherwise, drainage will 

 require no attention. 



2nd GRADING.-Thisincludes 

 filling all depressions and giving 

 the ground the proper slope as 

 required by local conditions. If 

 extensive grading work is re- 

 quired, take off and save top soil. 

 3rd DIGGING. — On many 

 plots where no drainage or grad- 

 ing is required, digging is the 

 first operation. Dig the soil to a 

 depth of at least eight inches; 

 break all clods, pulverize well, re- 

 move all stones, stones, etc. 



4th FERTILIZING.— Apply 

 Henderson's Lawn Enricher at 

 the rate of 10 lbs. to 200 sq. ft., 

 1,500 lbs. per acre. A two-inch 

 layer of Pulverized Humus added 

 thereto is also very beneficial. 

 Rake the fertilizer and humus 

 well into the soil. When the en- 

 tire plot has been carefully raked 

 and the surface is smooth it should 

 be rolled with aheavy roller. 



5th SEEDING.— Rake the sur- 

 face lightly and loosen the soil to 

 a depth of about one -half 

 inch. Mark off the plot into 

 squares 10x10 ft. with a gar- 

 den line and sow at least one pint of grass seed to each square. 

 When all the squares have been evenly sown, rake the seed lightly 

 into the soil. 5 to 6 bushels of seed required to the acre. 



6th FIRMING. — To complete the work, it is necessary to firm 

 the newly seeded area very thoroughly. 



