m 



LAWNS 



THEIfr 



Manage/™ 



AND= 



$^ gEEDg. 



In making a new lawn, it is desirable that all tree planting and laying out 

 of flower beds should be accomplished first. The ground should then be thor- 

 oughly dug or plowed to the depth of ten or twelve inches, using liberally well- 

 decomposed manure or "fertilizers." Of the latter, we recommend bone meal 

 as being more lasting in its effects, less liable to burn the young grass, and free- 

 from weeds. It should be applied at the rate of 600 to 1,000 pounds per acre- 

 according to the quality of the soil. After plowing, the ground should be well 

 harrowed to reduce it to as fine a condition as possible, as well as to make it 

 level, as nothing detracts so much from the appearance of a lawn as an uneven 

 surface. After the seed has been sown and raked in, the roller should be used 

 to "firm" the surface ; this, where possible, should not be overlooked, as the- 

 germination of the seed is aided materially by this process. Care should be 

 exercised in raking not to work the seed in too deep, as J to h inch is ample 

 covering. If covered deeper, germination is retarded or prevented altogether. 



The best time for sowing is in spring, from February to May, or in Septem- 

 ber, using not less than four bushels per acre. Weeds should be kept out of the- 

 new lawn, as they smother the young and tender blades of grass; it is a mis- 

 taken idea that the weeds shade the grass from the sun and so aid its growth. 

 The real fact of the matter is, that the grass is much better able to cope with 

 the sun's rays than to overpower the rank weeds which appear in every new 

 lawn, the presence of which is always charged to the seedsman who has fur- 



Nnished the seed, the purchaser failing to recognize nature's abhorrence of a 

 I — i — r\A vacuum, and to observe wherever the earth is disturbed, weeds spring up irame- 



r r I J > ======== diately to cover the barren surface. 



I— I— L/ VJ When the grass has attained rhree inches in height it should be mown, care- 



being exercised not to cut it too close ; frequent rolling and mowing will make- 

 the turf close and compact, strengthen the grass, and render the lawn smooth 

 mhh^^hih^mb^h^Yi: and attractive. 



L/vJ For Tennis, Croquet and Base Ball Grounds, six bushels should be sown per 

 acre, otherwise the same method should be observed as for making lawns. The bare and unsightly spots and runs cam 

 be readily covered and made green by digging the surface in September and rolling to make an even surface; rake 

 roughly the surface, sow the seed, and again rake lightly and roli. By spring the grass will be well established. The 

 seed should be applied liberally to the bare spots, using twice the quantity as for lawns. 



Lawns require feeding constantly in order to keep up their vigor; for this purpose we recommend our Bone Dust ae- 

 being of high grade and supplying all the requirements of a lawn fertilizer. A top dressing once a month, at the rate 

 of two hundred and fifty pounds per acre, will keep the lawn in a thriving condition. 



Owing to the varying condition of soils, some grasses thrive luxuriantly where others would starve. If our custom- 

 ers will state the quality, condition, and aspect of their soils, we shall be pleased to offer any advice desired, and alst> 

 make any "special mixture" when necessary to obtain a satisfactory result. 



DREER'S FAIRM0UNT PARK LAWN MIXTURE 



Is a compound of grasses which ripen successively, thereby always presenting a green and cheerful appearance- 

 Lawns sown with one or two grasses turn brown under our hot mid-summer sun, and remain in that condition until 

 the cool months of autumn revive them. The mixture we offer has stood the test of years, and our rapidly increasing; 

 sales prove conclusively that its merits are becoming widely known by those who recognize the inalienable law of 

 cause and effect, and who realize that, in order to produce permanence and beauty, first-quality goods only must be- 

 used. Many of the finest private grounds around Philadelphia are sown with our grasses only. 



Dreer's Fairmount Park Lawn Mixture. Sow 4 bushels per acre; weight per bushel 15lbs.,qt. 20 cts., bush. $4.00.. 

 Philadelphia Lawn Mixture. A good article, but not as desirable as the above ; sow 4 bushels per acre ; weight 

 per bushel 15 lbs., qt. 20 cts., bush. $3.00. 

 (40, 



