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DINGEE'S ROSES ARE ALWAYS THE BEST 



The Dingee & Conard Co.'s Lawn Grass Seed 



A special Mixture of the Best Natural Grasses for Making New Lawns and Renovating Old Ones. 



This mixture of Lawn Grass Seed is the result of careful experiment and comparison, 

 and we regard It as the best combination for g-eneral sowing. It produces a smooth, even 

 and velvety green sward that is particularly attractive and pleasing. 



In preparing the ground for seeding, break to the depth of 10 to 12 inches with plow 

 or spade and pulverize thoroughly; be careful to see that the surface grading admits of 

 free upper drainage, so that the water will not collect in pools after heavy rainfalls. Sow 

 the seed carefully and evenly in quantities of about one quart to each 300 square feet 

 (15x20 feet), or two bushels to the acre; then with a fine harrow or rake cover and give top 

 dressing of animal manure, ground bone or some other good commercial fertilizer. Seeding 

 may be done at any time during the Spring, Summer or Fall months; but the best results 

 are obtained by sowing during April, May, September or October; if the work is done dur- 

 ing the Fall months, a heavy top dressing of stable manure may be applied; in the Spring, 

 the gross matter may be removed, leaving the surface clean. If manure is used in prepar- 

 ing the soil, in the Spring it should be incorporated with the earth. To renovate lawns 

 wlaere the grass has disappeared in places — with a steel rake scratch the surface thor- 

 oughly, and after sowing a liberal quantity of seed rake the spot over well in order to 

 cover. In cases where the surface earth has been removed or covered by a clayey or 

 sandy subsoil it will be necessary to restore at least a part of the original loam. The use 

 of manures and compost in liberal quantities will be of great assistance. 



PrirP^ By Mail, postage paid, 35 cts, per lb. (about 2 1-2 pints ^ ; 2 lbs for 65 cts. ; in bulk, by express, 25 cts. per lb.; 10 lbs. or 

 1 llCCd more, 20 cts. per lb., or about $5.40 per measured bushel, but a "legal" bushel of 14 lbs. will cost $2.80. 



Popular Gardening Books. 



Gardening for Pleasure (Henderson). — If 



you wish to cultivate Vegetables, Flowers or 

 Fruits for private use, read the new and 

 revised edition of Gardening for Pleasure. 

 1'his book treats of everything connected with 

 Gardening indoors and out, and has been 

 esjiecially written for amateurs. 404 pages. 

 Illustrated. Price, $2, postpaid. 



Rose Culture (Ellwang-er). — ^A -well-written, 

 valuable work on Rose culture. $1.25, postpaid. 



Praetioal Floriculture (Henderson). — If you 



desire to engage in the business of growing 

 Cut Flowers or Plants for sale, we advise you 

 by all means to read the new and revised 

 edition of Practical Floriculture. 325 pages, 

 fully illustrated. Pric^, $1.50, postpaid, 



Walkers' Excelsior Plant Food. 



;. WALKERS 



twenty-five plants 



Is a rich fertilizer, odor- 

 less, clean to handle and 

 absolutely free from acids. 

 If you want your plants 

 to grow to perfection, use 

 it. Your plants will grow 

 stronger, give brighter 

 and richer colored flowers 

 and more of them, if they 

 are fed with Walker's 

 Plant Food. Helpful the 

 year round. 



Large package, sufficient 

 to feed twenty-five plants 

 twelve months, 50 cts. 

 postpaid. 



Smaller package, to feed 

 six months, 25 cts, postpai^f 



