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CARTERS GRASS SEEDS FOR GOLF LINKS. 
(See pages 130 and 131.) 
Under the “ Carter System ” a golfing turf of the finest description, similar to that found on the best sea-side 
links, can be produced almost anywhere and on almost any class of soil in from six to twelve months, and as golf 
courses are judged to a large extent by the nature of their turf, this is a point of the utmost importance to those 
interested in the formation of new courses. 
During the last ten years nearly 100 new or enlarged Golf Courses have been sown 
with Carters Tested Grass Seeds. 
Our price for Grass Seeds for “through the green” ranges from 21s. 6d. per bushel to 35s. 
per bushel, according to the texture of grass desired and the time the links are required for play. 
Carters Grass Seeds for Recreation Grounds, Race Courses, and other open Spaces. 
We prepare mixtures of hard-wearing grass suitable for this purpose at prices varying 
from 21s. 6d. to 30s. per bushel. 
HINTS WHEN ORDERING GRASS SEEDS. 
We would respectfully ask our customers, when ordering grass seeds, to give as much information as possible 
on the following questions ; this will assist us in supplying the most suitable mixture for the particular purpose 
for which the seed is required. 
What is the nature of the soil: heavy, medium, or light? Purpose for which the 
lawn is required : 
Pleasure lawn. 
Golf courses “thro’ the green.” 
Recreation grounds. 
Croquet. 
Bowling greens. 
Football fields. 
Tennis. 
Cricket pitches or outfield. 
Shaded lawns or under trees. 
Putting greens. 
Polo ground. 
Town lawns. 
Archery grounds. 
Race courses, etc. 
Is the seed required for a new lawn? If so, send a sample of soil. 
Is the seed required for renovating an old lawn ? If so, send a sample of existing turf. 
Is the ground in good heart ? 
Do you intend to manure the ground ? If so, can you procure any well rotted farm or stable manure ? 
Is the ground well drained ? Is water laid on ? Quality of seed required. 
Notes. — The finest mixture (at 35s. per bushel) is a term used to describe the texture ot the turf when 
grown, and is the very best for pleasure lawns, and lawns devoted to games of skill where the ball is required to 
run accurately, and for every purpose when best results are required. 
The fine mixture (at 30s. per bushel) will also produce a first class turf of coarser texture than the finest ; 
it is most reliable but is intended for ground which may not be worth the heavier expenditure. 
To ascertain the nature of the soil, take a handful of damp soil and compress it in the hand, if it binds 
tightly it can be called a heavy soil, if it binds but not tightly it is a medium soil, if it does not bind at all it is a 
light soil. 
A SIMPLE GROUND PLAN. SOWING GRASS SEEDS. 
20 yards 
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4 yards. 
4 yards. 
4 yards. 
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20 yards 
A PLOT 20 YARDS EACH WAY, OR 4 OO SQUARE YARDS, READY FOR 
SOWING, MARKED OUT WITH STRING INTO 2$ SQUARES OF 
4 YARDS EACH WAY, OR l 6 SQUARE YARDS. 
QUANTITY OF SEED REQUIRED. 
One bushel of seeds weighs 25 pounds. The ground should be 
divided into squares of 4 yards each way, or 16 square yards (see 
Diagram ), and the seed required for that area should not be less 
than 1 pound, which is at the rate of 1 bushel of 25 pounds to an 
area of 20 yards each way, or 400 square yards. 
For renovating purposes, from 4 to 12 lbs. would be required, 
according to the state of the existing turf for the above area 20 yards 
square or 400 square yards. 
DO YOU KNOW THE CARTER SYSTEM? 
Of making Golf Courses, Lawns, &c. Write for Carters Practical Green Keeper, which 
deals with the making and renovation of grassy lands, post free. 
Address for all 
Correspondence , RA YNKS 
PARK LONDON, 
S. IK— 1912. 
