For a Fine Lawn Use Our Ever greerg Lawn Seed 



EPTEMBER is a propitious month for lawn-making, the season being very favorable for the germination of such seeds as are 

 generally used in lawns, whilst the seeds of weeds, which all soils contain in greater or lesser quantities, do not germinate so 

 readily as in spring or summer, permitting the grass to get a good start in advance of the weeds, thereby checking the devel- 

 opment of the latter to a great extent. Our Lawn Seed sown early in fall will, under favorable conditions, produce before 

 cold weather sets in a strong growth of grass that will withstand the rigors of winter and make a good lawn by the following 

 June. Good soil and proper drainage are absolutely necessary to produce a good lawn. There should be no less than one foot 

 of good surface soil — heavy loam where possible — as in light or sandy soils the grass will burn out in hot or dry weather. 

 Where grading is necessary the subsoil should be removed and replaced with good earth. If a fertilizer is required, apply a 

 liberal quantity of well-rotted manure. Dig or plow this in and incorporate thoroughly with the soil. Rake or harrow the 

 surface even, and, after sowing the seed, rake again and firm the surface with a lawn roller. Never attempt to dig, rake or 

 roll a lawn while the ground is wet. When the grass is about 3 inches high it should be mown, but not too short, as close cropping is 

 injurious to a new lawn. One cutting of the grass generally suffices for a lawn made in the fall. After once well established, frequent rolling 

 is beneficial, especially early in spring after the soil, and with it the roots, have been raised by winter frosts. On banks and terraces, where 

 the surface is liable to be washed ofT by rains before the grass seed has sprouted, a quick catch can be secured by mixing the grass seed 

 with moist earth a week or ten days before sowing. By the expiration of that time much of the seed is ready to germinate. Stable 

 manure should never be used as a top-dressing on a lawn, as it always contains large quantities of noxious weed-seeds, and is objectionable 

 on account of unsightliness and disagreeable odor. 



Beckers Evergreen Lawn 



Good seed is as necessary as the proper preparation of the ground. 

 We have made many experiments to determine the grasses best 

 adapted for lawn purposes, and the above mixture is composed of a 

 combination, in proper proportions, of the best natural lawn grasses, 

 so as to produce a continuous good lawn from early spring throughout 

 the summer until late in fall. 



The ingredients of this mixture are the highest grade of recleaned 

 seeds only. This Lawn Seed is sold by the standard bushel of 32 

 quarts (dry measure) and weighs 24 pounds per bushel. 



Lawn Seeds are generally sold on a basis of 14 pounds to the 

 bushel, which will invariably fall one-third or more short of actual 

 measure if composed of choice, clean seeds, and where a bushel of 14 

 pounds holds out in measure, it must of necessity be largely com- 

 posed of light, chaffy matter of no value. 



Use 1 qt. to 300 sq. ft., 4 to 5 bus. per acre. Qt. 20 cts., postpaid, 

 27 cts.; 2 qts. 35 cts., 3 qts. 50 cts., 4 qts. 60 cts., pk. $1.15, Hbus. 

 J2.2 5, per measured bushel of 24 pounds, S4.50, or $2.65 per bushel 

 of 14 pounds. 



Putting-Green Mixture 



The very finest hardy low-growing grasses are contained in this 

 mixture, producing a close and lasting green turf. Qt. 30 cts., post- 

 paid, 37 cts.; pk. $1.75, Kbus. $3, bus. of 20 lbs. $6. 



Shady Nook Lawn Mixture 



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

 other grasses will not thrive. In nearly all lawns where there are trees, 

 there will be found bare, unsightly spots which can be made green 

 and bright by using this mixture. Qt. 25 cts., postpaid, 32 cts.; pk. 

 $1.75, ]/ 2 b\is. $3, per measured bushel of 20 lbs., $6. 



Lawn Seed by Parcel Post. 



To the above prices add for postage accord- 

 ing to your zone rate for the quantity you 

 order as follows: BECKERT'S EVERGREEN LAWN SEED: 4 qts. equal 3 

 lbs.; pk. equals 6 lbs.; '/ 2 bus. equals 12 lbs.; bus. equals 24 lbs. PUTTING- 

 GREEN, AND SHADY NOOK MIXTURES: 4 qts. equal 21/2 lbs. (requires 

 postage for 3 lbs.); pk. equals 5 lbs.; V 2 bus. equals 10 lbs.; bus. equals 20 lbs. 

 See Parcel Post Rates front cover. 



POT-GROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



ORDER EARLY. READY JULY 15 TO AUGUST 1 

 All at $3.50 per 100, $30 per 1,000, excepting the Fall-bearing varieties 



Early. 



Abington. Mid-season. 

 Aroma. Late. 

 Brandywine. Late. 

 Cardinal. Mid-season. 

 Early Ozark. Early. 

 Fendall. Late. 



Gandy. Late. 

 Glen Mary. Mid-season. 

 Longfellow. Early. 

 McKinley. Mid-season. 

 New York. Mid-season. 

 Sharpless. Mid-season. 



Senator Dunlap. 



Success. Late. 

 Wm. Belt. Mid-season. 

 Americus. Fall-bearing. $7 per 100. 

 Superb. Fall-bearing. $7 per 100. 

 Progressive. Fall-bearing. $7 per 100. 



