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GRIFFITH & TURNER CO.'S EVERGREEN LAWN GRASS 



This is a first-class mixture prepared by ourselves, and containing nothing but choice seeds — just the thing for tennis, 

 croquet and ball grounds, remaining green and fresh during the hot summer months. Widely known and extensively 

 used on the finest private and public grounds around Baltimore, Washington and elsewhere with the most satisfactory 

 results. Nothing adds to the attractiveness of suburban homes more than a well-kept, closely-cut, velvety lawn; hence 

 the importance of securing the best seeds. This we offer in our selected Evergreen Lawn Mixture, containing dif- 

 ferent varieties that grow and flourish at different months of the year, so that a rich, green, velvety lawn is constantly 

 maintained. It is adapted to the small grass plots of city homes. Pint, 20c. Quart, 30c; by mail 40c. »4-Peci, $1.25 

 Peck, $2.25. Bushel of 20 pounds, $8.00. By freight or express not prepaid. 



HOW TO HAVE A FINE LAWN 



A fine lawn is a profitable investment. It represents a real addition to the valuation of your property. 

 You would not permit your house to go uncared for and unpair.ted. Your lawn is the paint of your real estate. 

 A ragged "lawn gives the same slovenly and poverty-stricken appearance to a house or park, as uncut hair or ragged 

 clothes give a man. 



A fine lawn unquestionably repays you richly both in the enjoyment you derive from its beauty, and i^s actual 

 though unappraisable. financial worth. 



A smooth, velvety, uniformly green lawn costs considerable care and money to put in. Preparing the soil and sow- 

 ing the seed necessitates expense and exertion. Protect your outlay of time and trouble by using a good lawn mower. 

 When you use a poor mower you can't expect your lawn to have an evenly cut, carefully kept appearance. 



An attractive lawn and high quality lawn mower are al most synonymous Both are reliable investments. 



HOW TO START A LAWN 



If your plot is small, dig up the depth of a spade or digging fork. If large, plow it. The top soil should be from 

 3 to 10* inches deep, if the subsoil Is gravel. Next, break the soil uniformly into as fine particles as possible with a 

 plow or a spade, then rake it thoroughly with a steel rake until the whole- surface is even. Apply liberal amount of 

 Bone Meal or Sheep Manure, 1,000 lbs. per acre is not too much. This is the only time at which humus can be ap- 

 plied without breaking up the lawn. 



Should it be necessary to drain the ground artificially, it should be done as soon as the grades- are established . 

 by someone who knows just what points to drain from and to. 



SOWING 



The best times to sow are in the early spring and in the fall, from middle of August to the first of October. If 

 you sow during the latter period, you will prevent weed seeds from germinating. Choose a cloudy day or a day when 

 rain seems promised. Use 80 pounds of Lawn Mixture to the acre — and so on. Sow the seed evenly and rake it uni- 

 . formly. After the raking, roll the ground thoroughly. As soon as the grass grows to a height of 3 inches, it should be 

 mown with a good lawn mower. Then — and only then — will it begin to show its beauty. 



FEEDING THE LAWN, OLD AND NEW 



All lawns are improved by dressing with bone, as soon as the grass has become dormant in the fall. Apply it in 

 the spring before the ground thaws. Then spread Sheep Manure or Bone Meal at the rate of 800 pounds per acre. This 

 will be of lasting benefit. 



