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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



How to Care for Your Lawn 



Nothing will add to the appearance and, for that matter, actually enhance the value cf 

 your home to such a degree as a well-made, well-kept lawn. It makes the most appropriate 

 setting for trees, shrubs, and flowers, and helps to make a house "home.' A good lawn, 

 one that will stay green through the drought of midsummer and maintain a compact, 

 smooth, velvety green surface year in and year out, is easily made. 



SOU/ AND PKEPABATION. The ideal lawn soil is a well drained, moderately rich and moderately 

 heavy loam. If raw sub-soil has been exposed in grading, cover or replace it to a depth of 8 inches with 

 top soil from an old meadow or garden. If the soil is loo sandy, add manure or prepared humus to act 

 as a binder and moisture holder. If it is stiff clay, add sand or ashes to make it lighter, and manure to 

 make it mellow. Avoid fresh stable manure, as it is almost invariably full of weed seeds. Pulverized 

 Sheep Manure is excellent. Spade up the soil to a depth of 6 to 8 inches, mixing in the manure or other 

 fertilizer, and then rake the surface as fine and level as possible. 



SEEDING. Sow the seed evenly over the surface. To insure a thick, even stand, use plenty of seed: 

 an excessive quantity will do no harm. It is a good idea to divide the seed in half and go over the plot 

 twice, making the second sowing at right angles to the first. Then go over the surface with a roller to 

 compact the soil about the seed. Make the first cutting when the young grass is 3 or 4 inches high. 



In fehady places sow Shadyland Lawn Seed and give extra attention to fertilizing and watering, as 

 trouble under trees and shrubs is often due to the fact that their roots have absorbed all food and 

 moisture from the soil. 



WATERING. If the soil contains plenty of moisture-retentive humus, little artificial watering should 

 be required. It if becomes necessary to use the hose during the dry spells, an occasional thorough soak- 

 ing is better than frequent light sprinklings. 



RESEEDING. Even on well established turf it is advisable to scatter seed every Spring and Fall. 

 One-third to one-half of the quantity recommended for seeding a new lawn is generally sufficient for this 

 purpose. Bare spots on old lawns should be dug up, well fertilized and resown. Thin places need only 

 be scratched up with the rake, seeded, and rolled. 



Evergreen Lawn Mixture 



Weigfht per measured bushel, 24 pounds. 



Nothing but extra selected, recleaned seeds of 

 the best fine-leaved, low-growing turf grasses are 

 used in this special B. S. & B. Co. blend. Carefully 

 tested for germination and purity, it cannot be sur- 

 passed for quick and lasting results. Will produce 

 a close, vigorous, velvety turf, rich green through- 

 out the season. One quart will sow 250 square 

 feet, a peck will sow 2400 square feet, 5 bushels 

 will sow an acre. Qt., 45c; 2 qts., 85c; 4 qts., 

 $1.50; pk., $2.50; bu. (24 lbs.), $9.00; 100 lbs., 

 $35,00, postage or express extra. 



Shadyland Lawn Mixture 



A special mixture for shaded places, composed 

 of only those turf grasses which will thrive under 

 trees or in the shade of walls and buildings. It 

 will produce a good, close, bright green lawn where 

 ordinary grasses do not last. Qt., 50c; 2 qts., 90c; 

 4 qts.. $1.65; pk., $2.75; bu. (20 lbs.), $9,50; 100 

 lbs., $40,00, postagre or express extra. 



Putting Green Mixture 



Only a few of the rarer and more expensive turf 

 grasses will meet the strict requirements of the 

 golf putting green. This is an extra high grade 

 blend of the best grasses that will make a firm, 

 close, springy turf of good color and that will with- 

 stand constant trampling. Qt,, 75c; 4 qts., $2,50; 

 pk., $4.50; bu. (25 lbs.), $17.00; 100 lbs., $65.00, 

 postage or express extra. 



Terrace Lawn Mixture 



A special blend of deep-rooting grasses that will 

 grow, thrive, and make a thick, dense turf on 

 terraces. Qt., 50c; 2 qts., 90c; 4 qts., $1,65; pk., 

 $2,75; bu, (24 lbs,), $9,50; 100 lbs., $37.50, postage 

 or express extra. 



White Dutch Clover 



A very dwarf-growing Clover, with deep green 

 foliage and white blossoms. Makes a fine turf and 

 withstands hot weather well. Not included in any 

 of our mixtures. Choicest grade. % lb,, 40c; lb., 

 75c; 5 lbs., $3,50, postage or express extra. 



SEPTEMBER IS ONE OF THE BEST TIMES TO START A LAWN, 



