BARR’S PURE’ GRASS SEEDS 
Produce Beautiful Smooth Lawns, Tennis Courts, Cricket and Croquet Grounds, Bowling 
Greens, Public Parks, Pleasure Grounds, &c. 
In laying down New Lawns, sow at the rate of 80 lb. per acre ; but If a thick sward Is required quickly, 
sow 100 lb. or even more Seed per acre. To renovate Old Lawns, sow 20 lb. to 30 lb. per acre. 
In sowing Grass Seeds always take advantage of rainy or damp weather, and after sowing give a 
slight covering of clean and finely-riddled soil ; this, followed by rolling when the soil is in a sufficiently dry 
condition not to adhere to the roller, will ensure a successful vegetation. After this, by frequently cutting and 
constantly rolling, a fine smooth Lawn will be secured. 
To ensure a fine Lawn it is important that the soil to be sown should be quite clean— that is, free from the seeds 
of objectionable plants— and Grass Seeds used should consist solely of the fine-leaved dwarf-growing Grasses. Our 
New Mixture of Dwarf Grasses meets this ; it is thoroughly cleaned, and consists solely of fine- 
leaved dwarf-growing Grasses. Our other mixtures of Grasses are as carefully cleaned, and will meet all the 
requirements for which they are offered. If newly-sown Lawns have not been thoroughly freed from the seeds of 
weeds or Coarse Grasses previous to sowing, these will appear with the newly-sown seeds, or even before the 
slower-growing fine-leaved Lawn Grasses; in such cases weeding must be done at once, or serious injury to 
newly-laid-down Lawns will be the result. . 
Sow at any time from beginning of April to the end of September, except when the weather is hot and 
the earth it re. Lawns. Cricket and Tennis Grounds, which have been much used in summer, should in autumn 
always be attended to, by filling up holes, and levelling where necessary, and then a general renovating of the 
surface by covering it with a quarter-inch of clean soil ; on this a liberal sowing of clean dwarf-growing Grasses, 
followed by occasional rollings, will secure a fine close sward, in all respects perfect for the following year's 
play. When a dressing of soil is not given the surface soil, all bare places should be loosened with the rake before 
sowing the Grass Seed. 
The Seeds of the various Grasses of which the following mixtures are composed have all been thoroughly 
cleaned and afterwards carefully mixed, and as the mixtures contain no Coarse Grasses they cannot fail to give 
the most satisfactory results. Clover is not added unless requested, as it is not a desirable plant for a good 
Lawn ; there arc, however, soils where the addition of Clover is a benefit, and in such cases a very small 
quantity of the best White Dutch Clover Seed (3 to 4 lb. to the too lb. of Lawn Grass) may be incorporated with 
the Grasses. 
The Seed is sold by weight, being the only correct method of estimating quantity needed for a given space. 
Barr’s ‘ Thames Embankment ’ Grass Seeds for Parks. -A special mixture, which has been 
found very successful on the Thames Embankment, and in the formation and renovation of many public 
and private parks and squares around London and throughout the country. Sow 60 lb. per acre if the 
ground is required to be covered quickly ; and for renovating bald patches or where the grass is thin or poor , 
'especially after a summer s hard wear and under trees , sow 20 to 30 lb. per acre. Per lb., Is. 3d. ; per 
10 lb., 11s. 6d. ; per 20 lb., 21s. ; per 56 lb. and upwards at the rate of Is. per lb. 
Barr's 4 Standard ’ Grass Seeds for Garden Lawns, Golf Links, Cricket Grounds, 
and Bowling Greens. — In this mixture there is a larger quantity of dwarf, fine-leaved Grasses than 
in Barr's * Thames Embankment ; ’ 70 lb. is therefore required per acre if the ground is to be covered 
quickly ; and for renovating bald patches or where the ground is thin or poor, especially after a su miner s 
hard wear and under trees , sow 20 to 30 lb. per acre. Per lb., Is. 6d. ; per 10 lb., 13s. 6d. ; per 20 lb., 25s. ; 
per 56 lb. and upwards, Is. 2d. per lb. 
Barr’s New Mixture of Dwarf Grasses for producing an Extra Fine Smooth 
Lawn. — A special mixture of the finest leaved and dwarfest growing Grasses, producing an extra fine 
velvety turf \ and saving labour in not requiring frequent mowing. Sow 80 lb. per acre if the ground is required 
to be covered quickly ; and for renovating bald patches or where the grass is thin or poor , especially after a 
summer s hard wear, and under trees , sow 20 to 30 lb. per acre. Per lb., 2s. ; per 10 lb., 19s. ; per 20 lb., 
37s. ; per 56 lb. and upwards, Is. 9d. per lb. 
Dutch Clover, Finest White. — No Clover is included in above Mixtures of Grasses, as we consider a 
lawn should consist of Grass alone. If Clover is desired, however, it may be added to the Grass Seeds at 
the rate of 3 to 5 lb. per acre ; but it is preferable to sow the Clover separately from the Grass Seed. 
Per lb., Is. 6d. 
Permanent Pasture Grasses and Clovers in Mixture. Specially Cleaned. 
For Heavy, Medium, or Light Meadows or Pastures, price for quantity per acre, 30.U and 40.?., according to 
quality. 
TO GET RID OF WEEDS ON LAWNS uso 
WATSON’S LAWN SAND (The Weed Destroyer). 
Watson’s Lawn Sand is a light grey dry powder, possessing the remarkable property of destroying 
Daisies Plantains, Dandelions, and suchlike Weeds on Lawns, Cricket Grounds,, and Howling Greens ; whde at 
the saint- time it acts as a fertiliser to the Grass, enriching the colour anti thickening the sward. An annual 
application of the ' Lawn Sand ' in spring destroys the seedling Weeds, and invigorates the Grass, and to some 
extent prevents the discolouring of the Grass during hot dry weather. 
Watson’s Lawn Sand is well spoken of by those who have used it, and one of the best testimonies of 
its appreciation is the increasing annual demand. A few years back there was a good deal of correspondence in 
The Field on this preparation, and the writers strongly recommended its use on lawns for destroying weeds and 
producing a close turf. 
Watson’s Lawn Sand is clean, easy of application, and inodorous. 
For fuller Particulars see Circular , free on application. 
QUANTITY REQUIRED.— To destroy Daisies, 3V oz. to 4 oz. to the square yard in dry weather ; 6 to 7 oz. to 
the square yard in wet weather. 
PRICES.— 34.U per cwt., including casks; per 56 lb. keg, 1 3s. ; 28 lb. tins, 9*. 6 d. Sample Canisters, 1*., 
is. 6 d., and 5$. 6 d. 
The best Manure for Lawns is BARR’S PHYTOBROMA. Seepage 17. 
