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Have you had "bad luck" 



with GRASS SEED? 



Many people who, year after year, are disappointed with the 

 results they get with their lawns never give a thought to the quality 

 of grass seed they use. They may blame their disappointments on 

 everything from poor soil to bad luck, but they still persist in 

 buying grass seed as grass seed. 



Originally, of course, grass seed is a product of Nature, like 

 fruit and vegetables. But it is also a product of selection and 

 cleaning and experience and integrity. In the purchase of fruit 

 and vegetables, your eyes can be your guide to quality; but, in 

 buying grass seed, your only quality guide is the integrity and 

 specialized knowledge of the concern you buy from. 



In the first place, lawns are not just lawns, any more than grass 

 seed is merely grass seed. Many variations in soil, climate and 

 other conditions must be considered. Dreer's Celebrated Lawn 

 Grass Seed mixtures are noted for their adaptability to these 



various conditions. That is why they have given such uniformly 

 excellent results in every section of the country — on home lawns 

 and private estates, as well as on the grounds of many leading 

 country clubs, athletic clubs, schools and other institutions. 



In the important matters of selection and recleaning, integrity, 

 as well as experience and adequate facilities, must be considered. 

 Dreer's mixtures never contain any cheap annuals, stick as Timothy, 

 because it is our aim to produce permanent results, rather than a 

 quick but temporary effect. Furthermore, when you buy Dreer's 

 lawn grass mixtures, you do not pay for a large percentage of 

 worthless chaff. In some grass seeds, sold principally on "price," 

 this runs as high as SO per cent. 



In other words, Dreer's mixtures are as nearly 100 per cent, of 

 the finest, recleaned new crop grass seed as long experience and the 

 most modern machinery can make them. 



DREER'S CELEBRATED LAWN GRASS SEEDS 



Dreer's * 'Shady Place" Grass 



Usually it is quite difficult to obtain a satisfactory growth of 

 grass under trees and in shady places. For sowing in such places 

 we recommend the use of this special mixture. It will quickly 

 produce an abundant and even growth of beautiful green grass. 

 The grasses used in making this special mixture are only those 

 that are well adapted for growing in shade, and as it blends well 

 with our regular Lawn Grass Mixture, it may be used on those 

 portions of the lawn which are shaded by trees, buildings, etc., 

 thus covering the whole area with a rich green sward. In spring 

 give a light reseeding, then a top dressing of finely screened soil or 

 sand, together with Bone Meal. This will repair the damage done 

 by the winter rains. Per pt., 25 cts.; per qt., 45 cts. ; 4 qts., $1.40; 

 peck, $2.50, prepaid. By express or freight, at purchaser's 

 expense, § bushel (10 lbs.), $4.50; bushel (20 lbs.), $9.00; 100 lbs., 

 $44.00. 



Lawns (F. F. Rockwell). A real help to the making and care of 

 the lawn. 87 pages. 39 illustrations, $1.00, postpaid. 



The "Dreer" Lawn Grass 



This is by far the best mixture of grasses offered for the purpose 

 of quickly producing a permanent lawn. It is prepared from our 

 own formula, and is a careful blending of varieties adapted to pro- 

 ducing the thick growth and velvety appearance so much sought 

 after. Each variety of grass in its composition is there for a 

 special purpose; some for making strong fibrous roots, which take 

 hold upon the soil and keep the turf in place, others of a creeping 

 nature quickly fill up any bare spots which may be caused by the 

 taller sorts dying down; varieties which are useful for their color 

 value, and also kinds that are able to withstand the beating down 

 of excessive rains. 



Whether you want to seed a small grass plot in your yard, or a 

 lawn of more pretentious size, you should use this grass mixture. 

 For the convenience of customers, we put this seed up in various 

 sized packages, from the single pint, which is sufficient to cover 100 

 square feet of ground, to such quantities as are required for seeding 

 large lawns where six bushels of seed to the acre are required. Per 

 pt., 25 cts.; per qt., 45 cts.; 4 qts., $1.40; peck, $2.50, prepaid. 

 By express or freight at purchaser's expense, \ bushel (10 lbs.), 

 $4.50; bushel (20 lbs.), $9.00; 100 lbs., $44.00. 



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