A Well Planted Lawn of Beckert's Special Evergreen Lawn Seed 



Your Lawn — Some Practical Advice 



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, ail 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 the surface soil. A heavy application of manure is particularly 

 advisable on light 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 expiration 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, w T e 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. 54.50, 25 lbs. #10.50, 50 lbs. 

 #20.50, 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. 



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. 



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 cts., 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. 



