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Our Lawn Grass Should Not Be Confounded With 

 the Cheap, Chaffy Grasses Offered 

 at Less Prices. 



PARK LAWN GRASS. 



This mixture does not contain so much of> the hifch- 

 priced grasses as our Evergreen Lawn Grass, but it is 

 superior to many of the cheap grades offered, and will 

 make a verv nice lawn. Quart, 30c. Peck. $1.00. Bushel 

 of 16 pounds, ?3.00. 



"TERRACE" SOD MIXTURE. 



A special mixture of grasses best suited for sowing on 

 terraces, railroad embankments and side hills — grasses 

 that produce strong, spreading roots, thus preventing 

 hea\-y rains from w^ashing them out: that will withstand 

 drought and exposure, thrive on shallow soils, and at the 

 same time produce a rich velvety green turf throughout 

 the season. Quart. 3.5c. Peck, .>p2.00. Bushel of 20 

 pounds. i?7.00. If by mail, add at the rate of 5c. a quart 

 for postage. 



THE "PET" LAWN TRIMMER. 



The cut here- 

 with illustrates 

 our "Pet" Trim- 

 mer, used for 

 trimming grass 

 from the edges 

 of sidewalks. 

 It will pick up 

 the bushy edges of the sod next 

 to the sidewalk. The smoother 

 the edges of the sidewalk the 

 better the tool will work. It 

 will carve out a little strip of 

 sod and deposit it on the walk 

 several inches from the edge, 

 where it may be very easily 

 swept up. It will leave a clean little valley between the 

 edge of the walk and the sod. giving the lawn a prettier 

 appearance than can be done by any other process. It can 

 be adjusted to run either deep or shallow. The cut shows 

 a little disc which is intended to be used for trimming 

 around the edges of flower beds.' This disc is to be slipped 

 on the main shaft between the mold board arm and the 

 cast iron gauge wheel. When trimming along the edges of 

 siaewalks the disc cannot be used. Price !J3.50 



PREPARATION AND CARE OF LAWNS. 



THE ground should be thoroughly drained and well enriched before 

 sowing. "Work the soil until well pulverized, and have the surface 

 as level as possible, so that the grass may present an even appear- 

 ance. After sowing, cover seed lightly and follow with roller. The 

 best results are obtained by using plenty of seed, four bushels to the . 

 acre being about the right quantity. One quart is sufficient for 300 

 square feet. Let the grass obtain a good start before cutting, and 

 then it should be trimmed with a lawn mower about every ten days. 

 Old lawns may be improved and renewed by the application of ferti- 

 lizers and seeding about half the quantity of seed required for new 

 lawns. This should be done whenever they show any thin places. 



GRIFFITH & TURNER CO.'S EVERGREEN LAWN GRASS. 



This is a first-class mixttire prepared by ourselve.T:. 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 different varieties that grow and 

 flourish at different months of the year, so that a rich, green, velvety 

 lawn is constantlv maintained. It is adapted to the small grass plot.' 

 of city homes. Pint, lOc. Quart, 30c. '/i peck, «5c. Peck, $1.10 

 Bushel of 20 pounds, $4.00. 



GRIFFITH & TURNER CO.'S GOLF LINK MIXTURE. 



Bushel ?2.50. Ten Bushel Lots $2.25. 



There being a growing demand for a grass mixture suitable for golf 

 and cricket grounds, we have made a study of the grasses best adapted 

 to these purposes, and have them mixed in proper projjortions to give 

 desired results. Many of the public and private grounds around Balti- 

 more and other places have been sown with our mixtures, and the 

 grounds have won the admiration of thousands of visitors. 



As it is highly essential that golf and cricket grounds should be mowed 

 closer than ordinary 

 lawns, we have described 

 our Golf Mower on 

 page 76. It cuts evenly. 



