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GARDEN GUIDE 



For immediate results, but not 

 lasting, a little Italian Rye Grass can 

 be used. The Rye Grass is an annual 

 and will give a good appearance the first 

 year. Oats sown upon a new lawn not 

 only help the appearance but shade 

 the tender perennial grasses and allow 

 them to get a good start. Red Top 

 seems to succeed even on sUghtly acid 

 soils, and forms a dense mat. The 

 Sweet Vernal Grass is odorous and gives 

 a softness to the lawn. Wood Meadow 

 and Rough Stalked Meadow Grass both succeed well in the shade. 

 White Clover is also useful in mixtures; it forms a dense ground cover 

 and thrives in most soils and climates. A quart, which is a little over 

 half a pound, should be used for every three hundred square feet of 

 surface. The Clover is to be' sown separately, as the seed is heavier. 



A lattice screen, supported at 

 the base by a waU. Between 

 the chinks of the stones and 

 in a channel along the top, 

 suitable plants are grown 



When and How to Sow 



Grass may be sown as soon as the snow has gone and the ground 

 warmed slightly. It is an advantage to get it well started before the 

 trees begin to shade the soil, perhaps as early as April. If sown later, 

 especially in Midsummer, the hot sun will make it difficult for the 

 grass to start. The soil will need careful and thorough watering. 

 Grass seed may also be sown in the Autumn, from mid-August to 

 October, with good 

 results. If a day just 

 before a rain can be 

 chosen it will be 

 found that the grass 

 will be up in a few 

 days. If no rain is in 

 sight, give a thorough 

 sprinkling of water, 

 but not with force, 

 else the seed will be 

 washed out. If it is 

 windy, the seed will 



scatter badly, and „ , . ^ . . ^ 



Some flower gardens are so situated that it becomes 

 Will not come up necessary to run a lattice-work fence around them. 



1 A dainty, ornamental fence like the above) if 



evenly. painted white, is very suitable 



