An honest grass mixture will go a long way toward the successful lawn 



LAWN GRASS SEED 



WELL-KEPT LAWN is the primary requisite of any country home. Without this as a 

 foundation no one can ever hope for a beautiful garden. There is such a vast possibiUty 

 for fraud in the grass seed business, because of the nature of the seed, that we would par- 

 ticularly warn all of our trade always to purchase their grass seed with the greatest 

 caution. The mixtures which ws offer herewith are not as cheap as some which are offered by certain 

 country dealers, and for this reason price should be a secondary consideration, for reHabihty in the 

 person you are deahng with means more in grass seed buying than, perhaps, anything else. The 

 mixtures which we offer are made of the very best Enghsh and American grasses. Some of these are 

 very expensive but we do not omit them or any varieties which will add a soft quahty to the lawn. 

 The mixtures we offer are meant for persons with whom quahty appeals. We absolutely guarantee 

 everyone getting his money's worth when he comes to us. 



The Making of a Lawn 



In the first place, very careful grading is necessary, followed by a rich covering of top soil (if it is 

 not aheady there) and then by an apphcation of commercial fertiUzer. We never recommend animal 

 manure of any kind because of its weed content. After a very careful preparation by harrowing fol- 

 lowed by continuous hand-raking a good seed-bed can be provided. The seed should be sown broadcast 

 after which the ground should be rolled, if possible. Never plant grass seed when the soil is absolutely 

 dry and there is no prospect of rain, for under such conditions there is great danger of losing the entire 

 sowing if a windstorm should happen to strike it. Under favorable conditions the lawn will be ready 

 to cut with a mower inside of six weeks. Spring and fall are the two seasons for making lawns. The 

 hot summer months are not desirable for good results are hard to obtain during the warm weather. 



When lawns are in rather bad condition it is best to rake them thoroughly, getting out all the 

 dead grass and making a new application of grass seed followed by rolling. « 



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