THE LAWN 



made mention of above as his excuse for the exist- 

 ing condition of things about the home. If you 

 ask him why he has not undertaken the work him- 

 self, he will most likely answer that he lacks the 

 knowledge necessary to the making of a fine 

 lawn, and rather than experiment with it he has 

 chosen to let it alone. 



Now the fact is — ^lawn-making has nothing 

 mysterious about it, as so many seem to think. 

 It does not call for skilled labor. It need not be 

 an expensive undertaking. Any man who owns 

 a home that he desires to make the most of can 

 make himself a lawn that will be quite as satis- 

 factory, in nearly every instance, as the one made 

 by the professional gardener — more so, in fact, 

 since what we make for ourselves we appreciate 

 much more than that which we hire made for us. 

 The object of this paper is to assist home-makers 

 in doing just this kind of work. I shall endeavor 

 to make it so plain and practical that anyone so 

 inclined can do all that needs doing in a satisfac- 

 tory manner. It may not have that nicety of 

 finish, when completed, that characterizes the 

 work of the professional, but it will harmonize 

 with its surroundings more perfectly, perhaps, 

 and will afford us quite as much pleasure as the 

 work of the expert. 



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