PETER HEXDERSON & . CO. LAWS GKASS SEED. 



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A BEAUTIFUL LAWN 



CAN BE OBTAINED BY USING OUR 



wit CRfi 



"Which may be sown either in Fall or Spring. If sown in Fall, the months of September and October are the best. 



HOW TO MAKE A LAWN. 



In nearly all cases the preparation of the lawn should be preliminary to the laying out of flower-beds, ar d 

 especially so in the case of grounds having pretentions to what is called landscape gardening. The formation of the 

 lawn is too often hastily and imperfectly done. It is the foundation of all subsequent operations, and if badly done 

 at first the fault can never be remedied afterwards. The first thing to be done is to get the ground shaped to the de- 

 sired grade, taking care in grading that when hills or rocks are removed, sufficient subsoil is also removed to he re- 

 placed with top soil, so that at least five inches of good soil will overlay the whole in all places. "When the grading 

 is finished, if the nature of the ground requires it, drains should be laid wherever necessary ; then the whole should 

 be thoroughly plowed, a subsoil following in the wake of the common plow, until it is completely pulverized. A 

 heavy harrow should then be applied until the surface is thoroughly fined down; all stones, roots, etc., should be re- 

 moved so that a smooth surface may be obtained. 



The lawn is now ready to be sown. When the seed is sown, a light harrow should be again applied, and after 

 that a thorough rolling given, so that the surface is made as smooth and firm as possible. In the latitude of New 

 York, the seed may be sown any time during the months of April and May, and will form a good lawn by August if 

 the preparation has been good. If sown in the hot months of June or July, a sprinkling of oats should be sown at 

 the same time so that the shade given by the oats will protect the young grass from the sun. Lawns are very oj U n. 

 sown during the early fall months (September being the best) with excellent results. In our extensive experience we 

 have found that the formula for seed for lawn grass which we call the " Central Park " Mixture is in all respects the 

 best For small plots, of course, digging, trenching, and raking must be done instead of plowing, subsoiling, and 

 harrowing. In sloping banks it is often necessary to use sod, as the rains wash the soil off before the grass seed has 

 time to germinate. It is sometimes even necessary in sodding very steep banks to use pins eight or ten inches 

 in length to pin the sods in place, to prevent them from being washed down by excessive rains before the grass roots 

 have had time to fasten in the soil. 



As a guide for the proper quantity to order we may state that one quart of " Central Park Lawn Grass, is 

 sufficient to thoroughly sow an area of 20 feet by 13 feet — 300 square feet, or to cover an acre, four bushels will be 

 required. It should be borne in mind, that in order to produce the best results, grass seed for lawns should be sown 

 at least twice as thickly as if sown for hay. 



Price "Central Park" Lawn Grass, 25c. per quart, Si 50 per peek, $5 00 per bushel. (If by mail add LOc. to 

 quart price.) 



