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GRASS SEEDS FOR GOLF, 
ROYAL PORTRUSH QOLF LINKS. 
Sowing the Seed. 
After the soil on bare or thin patches is well raked up, gently 
press the surface with the back of a spade, add a little compost 
(see below) to level up, and sow the grass seeds by hand at the 
rate of a quarter or half that recommended for a new lawn. The 
quantity depends upon the condition of the turf. 
Covering the Seed. 
After the seed is sown, it should then be covered with compost 
to a depth of not more than a quarter of an inch, the less covering 
the better at this stage ; the seeds should be hidden — that is aU 
that is required — the surface raked, and then rolled very lightly. 
If the weather becomes dry, the growth will be much assisted by 
watering with a fine spray, care being taken not to wash the seed 
out. Under usual circumstances grass should be showing through 
within three weeks, and two or three weeks after that it should be 
about a half an inch high. When the young grass is about an 
inch high, it is often advantageous to throw over a light covering 
of the compost used at sowing time ; it helps to stiffen the tender 
growth. It may be mown now at any time, preferably with a 
scythe the first two cuttings, although some gardeners who are 
experts at handling the mowing machine may do it with this tool. 
COMPOST. 
The compost should be made up of one-half leaf mould, or 
good loam free from weed seeds, and one-half well rotted stable 
or farm-yard manure, mixed together and passed through a sand 
screen or sieve ; or, three-quarters leaf mould, or good loam free 
from weed seeds, and one-quarter Carters’ Artificial Complete 
Grass Manure, mixed together and sifted as just recommended. 
To keep grass in good condition at least half an inch of 
compost should be applied each year — say one dressing of an 
eighth inch early in September, an eighth late in autumn, an 
eighth in March, an eighth in April, to be applied during showery 
weather ; it will hourish grass that has been much worn, and will 
help it to withstand the vicissitudes of climate. Grass should 
never be permitted to make more than two inches of growth, nor 
should the flowering stems be allowed to appear, as these will 
make the finest grasses look rough and shaggy. 
PRICES OF CARTERS’ FINEST GRASS. 
AS SUPPLIED TO HIS MAJESTY’S GOLF GROUNDS AT WINDSOR. 
A mixture of the very fine bladed species, which, if sown according to our recommendations, 
should produce a close thick turf on all good soils. 
Price, 30s. per bushel of 25 lbs. ; 4s. per gallon ; Is. 0d. per Parcel Post pound. 
PRICES OF CARTERS’ FINE GRASS. 
A prescription adapted for lawns near towns, in confined spaces, or upon cold and ungenerous 
soils ; or in any situation where a stronger growth than that made by our Finest Grass is desirable 
Price, 25s. per bushel of 25 lbs. ; 3s. 3d. per gallon ; Is. 4d. per Parcel Post pound. 
Carters’ Fertilising Fibre. Carters’ Grass Manure. 
We supply Carters' Fertilising Fibre for newly-sown ground, 
which is a combination of fibre and manure. It tends to lighten a 
clayey soil, and gives more substance to a poor, thin soil. It 
should be applied at a thickness of not more than a quarter of an 
inch, or at the rate of i bushel per 16 square yards, or 4 yards 
each way, after the growth is well above the ground. It is best 
to scatter it about in dull weather before rain. 
Price, in sealed bags of 5 bushels, per bag 7s. fid. : per 5 bags, 
32s. 6d. ; per 10 bags, 60s. Carriage paid. 
When applied as a food to existing grass in the spring 
or autumn the grass can be cut as usual during the grow- 
ing season. It should be sprinkled over the grass during 
showery weather at the rate of 56 lbs. (price 12s. 6d., carriage 
paid) per 400 square yards, mixed with three times its own bulk 
m sifted mould or sand, according to the composition of the 
existing earth — a heavy clay would be improved with sand, while 
a sandy soil would be improved with good loam. 
Price— 14 lbs., 4s. 6d. ; £ cwt., 7s. 6d. ; J cwt., 12s. 6d. ; 
1 cwt., 21s.; 5 cwt. at 19s. ; 10 cwt. at 18s. ; 1 ton at 17s. per 
cwt. Carriage paid. 
14 lbs. will dress 100 square yards, or to yards each way. 
237, 238, & Q7, High Holborn, London.— 1904. 
