22 HOLMES' TESTED SEEDS OF KNOWN VITALITY AND PURITY 



Choice Lawn Grass Seed Mixtures 



Making and Caring for the Lawn 



Preparing' and Manuring- the Ground. In making- a new lawn, all grading, tree planting and 

 laying out of walks and drives should be done first. The ground should be thoroughly dug or plowed 

 to a depth of 10 or 12 inches, after which some good fertilizer— -pure ground bone is especially re- 

 commended — should be applied at the rate of 600 to 800 pounds per acre. The ground should be fine 

 and perfectly smooth and even. 



Sowing the Seed, Rolling and Weeding. The best time for sowing grass seeds is in Spring, from 

 Febrary to May, or if in Fall, from September to November, using on small plots at the rate of one 

 quart of seed to each 15 square feet, and for large lawns, golf links, tennis, cricket and croquet grounds, 

 use at the rate of eighty pounds of seed per acre and for putting greens, 100 pounds of seed per acre. 

 After the seed has been sown broadcast the ground should be thoroughly rolled; or, on small places, 

 beaten with the back of a spade to "firm" the surface and press the seed into the soil. Annual weeds, 

 natural to the soil, will appear before the young grass becomes established; none of these should be 

 allowed to ripen their seeds. 



Benovatlng" Old I^awns. This should be done either in the Spring or early Fall, by raking the soil 

 where bare spots occur, and sowing seed, taking care that it is not covered too deep, and also to roll 

 or pat the surface smooth with a shovel. 



Cutting, Feeding and Watering. When the grass has attained a height of 4 inches it should be 

 mown, care being exercised not to cut it too close. Frequent rolling and mowing will make the turf 

 close and compact, strengthen the grass and render the lawn smooth and attractive. Lawns require 

 frequent feeding and watering to keep up their vigor. We recommend Holmes' lawn Dressing as the 

 best fertilizer for nourishing lawns. 



Top-dressing in Fall. A coating of wood ashes and ground bone in the late Fall is very bene- 

 ficial and gives the lawn a good start in theSpring. It is also advisable to roll the lawn after the 

 last cutting in the fall; it prevents much of the young growth from freezing out at the roots. 



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KOI^MES' CAPITOL PARK LAWN GRASS SEED. This seed has been thor- ByMaU, ireigIit,Not 

 oughly tested in all parts of the country and gives perfect satisfaction. Postpaid Prepaid 

 Insures green, smooth, velvety sward. Composed of fancy, recleaned, do- 

 mestic and foreign grasses best adapted for a perfect and enduring lawn J 



HOLMES' GOLF LINKS MIXTURE. Composed of grasses that produce a per- 

 manent, low-growing, tough green sward of beautiful appearance 



HOLMES' SHADY NOOK LAWN MIXTURE. A special mixture that will pro- 

 duce a velvety green sod in the very shadiest nooks and corners. We can 

 recommend this variety to our most critical trade. The grasses are all 

 fancy recleaned. Moss and coarse grasses should be removed and the 

 ground covered with slaked lime before sowing our special mixture 



HOLMES' SPECIAL MIXTURE. For tennis-courts, croquet grounds, etc. A 

 special mixture made from our own formula, producing a turf that will 

 stand rough usage 



HOLMES' TERRACE MIXTURES. A mixture of grasses best adapted for 

 sloping ground and terraces. Has deep, spreading roots that hold em- 

 bankments and cover teri-aces with a beautiful green turf I .30 .55 1.35 5.00 



Qt. 

 $0.30 



.30 



.35 



.35 



2 qts. 

 0.55 



.55 



.60 



.60 



Pk. 

 $1.25 



1.50 



1.50 



1.50 



Bus. 

 $4.50 



5.00 



5.50 



5.50 



