F. W. BOLGIANO & CO.'S 

 NATIONAL CAPITOL GROUNDS L^^]\ GRASS 



It Never Fails to Give Satisfaction 



One Pound, 25c - 25 Pounds, $4.50 



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superior in all respect-, and acknowledged by 



who have used it to be the best. 



DIRECTIONS FOR SEEDING A LAWN 



Grass is Nature's Carpet, and when a lawn i> composed of suitable grasses, compactly covering the entire 

 surface, it becomes a surpassing pleasure and ornamentation. The eye never tires of the delicate evergreen so 

 restful to the sight. Lawns should be sown with blended grasses, which will hold their green through the hot, 

 dr>- summer, and not lose color during the " freezes " of winter. A first-class lawn will continue indefinitely its 

 beautiful, velvet surface, and can be kept in perennial freshness by an annual top-dressing of pure raw bone. A 

 level surface is preferred for lawns to avoid washes at the time of severe freshets, but a gentle incline may be 

 desirable and is certainly beaittiful. Springtime and autumn are the favorite seasons for making lawns, but any 

 time from early spring to fall will do, unless a severe, protracted drought prevails. Spade deeply, make the 

 ground fine, smooth, and mellow; then rake the soil and sow the seed. If a rain occurs simultaneously with the 

 seed sowing, it will cover the seed enough; but, if dry, the soil should be pressed with the back of a spade or 

 rolled with a light roller. A suitable fertilizer should be incorporated with the soil when the lawn is being pre- 

 pared, and bone :s preferred because its fertilizing quality is gradually imparted to the soil, and its effect is 

 lasting. A top-dresseir at any time imparts new thrift to the sod. Be careful to sow the seed regularly and 

 evenly over the entire surface, otherwise bare spaces will disfigure the lawn; but Avhen this happens rake over 

 the bare places and sow seed there. Be liberal in the use of seed when making a lawn, for if done rightly, a 

 young, healthy, beautiful, velvet green sod will soon delight the eye and reward all labor and expense. 



One pound of Bolgiano & Co.'s Recleaned Lawn Grass Seed will go as far as four quarts of grass seed sold 

 by the measure. .\dd 7 cen:- / - ;■ ^' ! ''i T^'i>vn Gr:i = = Seed if to go by mail. 



THE SPIDER MOWER— BALL BEARING 



A FIRST-CLASS HIGH-GRADE MOWER AT MEDIUM PRICE 



IT IS EQUALTO ANY HIGH-PRICE 

 MACHINE ON THE MARKET :: :: 



OUR MOWERS ARE THE BEST EVER BUILT 



Their adjustments are the simplest, most perfect and most posi- 

 tive. They cut within i^ inches of an obstruction (others 354 

 inches). The cutter bars will stay on the ground and cut their full 

 swath clean (other short-coupled mowers kick up behind in heavy 

 grass). These mowers are well speeded and bite small and frequent, 

 leaving a beautiful, velvety lawn. They have successfully passed 

 through nine seasons and been found efficient, perfect, and satisfac- 

 tory. Price, 14 in., $6.00; 16 in., $6.50. 



