THE LAWN 



for his superior grade of seed. In order to have 

 a fine sward it is absolutely necessary that you 

 must have good seed. Cheap seed — and that 

 means poor seed, always — does not contain the 

 varieties of grasses necessary to the making of 

 a rich, deep, velvety sward, and it almost always 

 does contain the seeds of noxious weeds which 

 will make jom lawn a failure. Therefore patron- 

 ize the dealers in whose honesty you have ample 

 reason to have entire confidence, and buy the 

 very best seed^they have in stock. 



After sowing, roll the surface of the lawn to 

 imbed the seed in the soil, and make the ground 

 firm enough about it to retain sufiicient moisture 

 to insure germination. In three or four days the 

 tiny blades ought to begin to show. In a week 

 the surface will seem covered with a green mist, 

 and in a fortnight's time you will be able to see, 

 with a little exercise of the imagination, the kind 

 of lawn you are going to have. If the season is 

 a dry one it may be well to sprinkle the soil every 

 day, after sundo^vn. Use water liberally, and 

 keep on doing so until rain comes or the plants 

 have taken hold of the moister soil below with 

 their delicate feeding-roots. 



I would not advise mowing until the grass is 

 at least three inches high. Then clip lightly with 



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