BECKERT'S SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



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Lawn of Masonic Temple, Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Planted with Beckett's Special Evergreen Lawn Seed 



Some Practical Advice on Your Lawn 



The best two times to start a lawn or pasture are early spring and early autumn — the seasons of abundant moisture, warm days and 

 cool nights. Spring sowings should be made as soon as the ground can be prepared to receive the 

 seed, while fall sowings should be made during September. 



Good Soil and Proper Drainage are absolutely necessary to produce a fine lawn. For best results, there should be no less than 

 a foot of good surface soil — preferably a heavy loam. Where it is necessary to grade the surface, all subsoil should be removed and 

 replaced with good earth. Unless the soil is sufficiently rich, the use of fertilizer is important. Apply sheep manure, or some other 

 concentrated, weedless soil-builder and rake it well into the surface soil. A heavy application of manure is particularly advisable on 

 I'^ht or sandy soil where, otherwise, the grass is liable to burn out in hot, dry weather. Prepare the Seed-Bed Thoroughly. Rake 

 or harrow the surface fine and even. After sowing the seed, rake again lightly and firm the soil with a lawn roller. Do not attempt 

 to dig, rake, or roll a lawn when the ground is wet. On Banks and Terraces, where the seed is liable to be washed off by rains before 

 it has sprouted, a quick catch can be secured by mixing the seed with moist earth about one week before sowing; then, at the ex- 

 piration of that time, when the seed (with the earth) is sown, much of it is ready to sprout. The First Cutting should not be made 

 until the young grass is 3 to 4 inches high and even then it should not be cut too short, as close cropping is injurious to a new 

 lawn. Mow the lawn, thereafter, at intervals of about ten days and rake off the clippings. Grass sown during September will, under 

 favorable conditions, grow sufficiently to necessitate one cutting before frost, in which case the clippings should be left on the 

 lawn to serve as a mulch. 



BECKERT'S SPECIAL EVERGREEN LAWN SEED 



We offer in our Evergreen Mixture a well'balanced blend of the finest and 

 most enduring grasses we know — the result of years of study and trial. It is 

 our masterpiece. Tested and proved, we can recommend it with the highest 

 confidence for permanent and satisfactory results under even the most trying 

 conditions. Its ingredients are the highest grade of recleaned seeds only. This 

 lawn seed is now sold only by weight. Use one pound to 3 50 square feet, 125 

 pounds to the acre. 5 lbs. $2.50, 10 lbs. $4.50, 25 lbs. #10. 50, 50 lbs. 

 #20.50, 100 lbs. #40.00. 



SHADY-NOOK LAWN MIXTURE 



A mixture of grasses particularly adapted for sowing in shady places where 

 the ordinary lawn grasses do not thrive. It will produce a bright-green lawn 

 under trees and in the shade of buildings and shrubbery where bare, unsightly 

 spots so often appear. Lb. 55 cts., 2 lbs. #1.00, 5 lbs. #2.40, 10 lbs. #4.50, 

 25 lbs. #11.00, 50 lbs. #21.00, 100 lbs. #40.00. 



BECKERT'S EVERGREEN LAWN SEED 



Lb. 45 cts., 2 lbs. 85 cts., 5 lbs. #2.00, 10 lbs. #3.90, 25 lbs. #9.25, 

 50 lbs. #18.00, 100 lbs. #35.00. 



PUTTING-GREEN MIXTURE 



The finest, hardy low-growing grasses are contained in this mixture, which 

 will produce a close and lasting putting-green turf. Lb. 75 cts., 5 lbs. #3.65, 

 10 lbs. #7.25, 25 lbs. #17.50, 50 lbs. #33.75, 100 lbs. #65.00, postage extra. 



Prices subject to change. 



FAIR-GREEN MIXTURE 



The best selection of grasses for an even, tough, permanent turf. Gives gen- 

 eral satisfaction but where a lot of seeding is to be done, we prefer to supply 

 a special formula, according to the particular requirements of the soil. 

 Lb. 45 :ts., 5 lbs. #2.00, 10 lbs. #3.35, 25 lbs. #8.75, 50 lbs. #17.00, 

 100 lbs. #33.00, postage extra. 



Note — All lawn seed prices are subject to change. 



