A good lawn forms the frame and background of your home. No other single feature so enhances its appearance and beauty 



HOW TO MAKE A LAWN ♦♦♦♦♦♦ 



EARLY spring or early autumn, the seasons of abundance of moisture, warm days and cool 

 nights, are ideal for establishing new lawns. Peat moss, stable manure, or humus should 

 be incorporated by spading into your soil, as it will rectify the unfavorable conditions of too 

 light or too heavy a soil. Finish by applying a layer of humus plus a good fertilizing medium 

 on top of your spaded surface, hoeing it into the upper 2 inches of your proposed lawn. Lawn 

 grasses hardly ever root deeper than from 2 to 3 inches. Feeding roots do not form along the 

 tips of old roots but from the crown of the individual plants near the surface, hence the necessity 

 of keeping humus substances and fertilizers near the surface. When seeding larger areas, divide 

 seeds into equal parts, sowing one part going in one direction and the other going the opposite 

 way. After sowing, go over the plot with a roller. The first cutting should not be made until 

 the young grass is about 3 inches high. To obtain a heavy, deep turf, apply leaf-mold, peat 

 moss, or other humus materials at frequent intervals after the lawn has become well established. 



BECKERT'S EXTRA- HEAVY LAWN MIXTURES 



Only the finest assortments of full-bodied, recleaned grasses carefully blended in their proper proportions are used in our mixtures. 



One pound of our mixtures will cover 250 square feet 



BECKERT'S EVERGREEN LAWN SEED BECKERT S 'SPECIAL ' LAWN MIXTURE 



This mixture is, perhaps, our best-known and appreciated. The Comprised of only the finest recleaned, imported, and domestic 

 result of years of study and trial, hardy and enduring, only the finest i grasses, this mixture assures you a luxuriant velvety lawn of a spread- 

 domestic and imported grasses comprise this formula. Lb. 50 cts.; ing nature, deep-rooting, quicklv forming a heavy sod. Lb. 65 cts.; 

 2 lbs. 95 cts.; 5 lbs. S2.25, prepaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. S4.00; 2 lbs. SI. 20; 5 lbs. S2.85, prepaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. S5.50; 25 lbs. 

 25 lbs. S9.50; 100 lbs. S37.00. $12.75; 100 lbs. S47.50. 



SEPARATE GRASS SEED VARIETIES 



SHADY- NOOK LAWN SEED 



Particularly adapted for sowing in shady 

 places where ordinary grass seed mixtures 

 will not thrive. Lb. 65 cts.; 2 lbs. SI. 20; 

 5 lbs. S2.85, prepaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. 

 S5.50; 25 lbs. S12.75; 100 lbs. S47.50. 



CHOICE LAWN MIXTURE 



Composed of recleaned grasses, it will 

 quickly form a rich green turf. Lb. 40 cts.; 

 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. SI .75, prepaid. Not pre- 

 paid, 10 lbs. S3. 25; 25 lbs. S7.75; 100 lbs. 

 S27.50. 



TERRACE LAWN MIXTURE 



The varieties used in this mixture are 

 selected for their strong, spreading root- 

 growth and drought-resistance. Lb. 60 cts.; 

 2 lbs. SI. 15; 5 lbs. S2.75, prepaid. Not pre- 

 paid, 10 lbs. S5.00; 25 lbs. S12.00; 100 

 lbs. S45.00. 



CREEPING BENT LAWN MIXTURE 



This mixture is composed of the highest 

 grade of different Bent Grasses. Lb. SI. 25; 

 5 lbs. S5.75; 10 lbs. $10.00. 



CREEPING BENT, ASTORIA (Agroslis 

 stolonijera). A true creeping Bent Grass. 

 Ideal for lawn and putting greens. Lb. 

 $1.35; 5 lbs. S6.25; 10 lbs. SI 1.00. 



CREEPING BENT, SEASIDE (Agrostis 

 palustris marilima). Dwarf in habit, the 

 rapid runners are continuously forming 

 new plants quickly producing a thick 

 matted turf. Lb. $1.35; 5 lbs. S6.25; 10 

 lbs. SI 1.00. 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS (Poa praten- 

 sis). The finest for lawn and pasture. Lb. 

 50 cts.; 10 lbs. S4.00; 100 lbs. S37.00. 



CRESTED DOG'S-TAIL (Cynosurus cris- 

 tatus). Drought-resistant. Lb. 70 cts.; 

 10 lbs. S6.00; 100 lbs. S55.00. 



WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. Also known as 

 "Lawn Clover." Lb. S1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50. 



ORCHARD GRASS (Dactylis glomerate). 

 A hardv, vigorous hav and pasture grass. 

 Lb. 40 cts.; 10 lbs. S3.50. 



RED-TOP, FANCY RECLEANED (Agros- 

 lis palustris) . A fine turf grass. Lb. 50 cts.; 

 10 lbs. S4.00; 100 lbs. $37.00. 



RED FESCUE (Chewing's New Zealand; 

 Festuca rubra). Semi-creeping shade grass. 

 Lb. SI. 00; 10 lbs. S9.00; 100 lbs. $80.00. 



ROUGH-STALKED MEADOW (Poa rrii- 

 ialis). Drought-resistant, semi-shade grass. 

 Lb. 75 cts.; 10 lbs. $6.50; 100 lbs. $60.00. 



RYE GRASS (Lolium perenne). Quick-grow- 

 ing. Used in small amounts as nurse crop 

 in lawn mixtures. Lb. 35 cts.; 10 lbs. S3.00: 

 100 lbs. S25.00. 



RYE GRASS, ITALIAN (Lolium italicum). 

 Quick-growing annual. Lb. 30 cts.; 10 lbs 

 S2.75; 100 lbs. S22.50. 



TIMOTHY (Pbleum pratense). The great 

 American hav grass. Lb. 25 cts.; 5 lbs. 

 I $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.50. 



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