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March. 1915 
in your lawn can 
be renovated by 
Invincible Grass 
Seed Mixtures 
Made up of the finest recleaned seed 
BUNYARD’S "BRITISH LAWNS” 
FORMULA 
This mixture is made from a famous 
British formula that produces the well 
known lawns so much admired. 
Price : 35c lb.; jo lbs. $ 3.2 3, per bushel. 
20 lbs., $6.00 ; 10 bushels or more, $5.50 
per bushel. 
BUNYARD’S CENTRAL PARK 
MIXTURE 
An excellent mixture for re-seeding 
run-down and worn out lawns. 
Price: 25c lb.; 10 lbs. $2.25; bushel S4.00. 
BUNYARD’S PUTTING GREEN 
MIXTURE 
Made up of grasses that will stand the 
wear and tear on the “Green.” 
Price : 50c. lb.; 10 lbs. $4.00 ; bushel, 
20 lbs., $7.50. 
BUNYARD’S TERRACE MIXTURE 
Made up of grasses that are deep root- 
ing and will hold the soil. 
Price : 50c lb.; 10 lbs. $4.00 ; bushel, 
20 lbs., $7. so. 
BUNYARD’S SHADY NOOK 
MIXTURE 
Specially prepared to grow under trees 
and where shade predominates. 
Price: 35c lb.; 10 lbs. $3.25 ; bushel, 
20 lbs., $6.00. 
If you have “Lawn Trouble,” drop 
me a line and I will send you my in- 
teresting booklet “The Lawn Green.” 
HARRY A. BUNYARD 
Grass Seed Specialist 
40 W. 28th St., New York City 
ANY-WEIGHT” 
BALLAST ROLLER 
T TSE A ROLLER of the right 
^ weight and you will have 
a beautiful lawn. 
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heaviei as the season advances, the 
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lawn roller problem, giving the value 
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Fills and empties quickly — no up- 
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Soil Mixing Explained 
S OME months ago I noticed in The Garden 
Magazine a suggestion that it would be 
advisable for amateurs to visit a greenhouse and 
watch how the professional man went about doing 
the many little things in his line of work. The 
idea seemed such a good one that I adopted it with 
most satisfying results. I made it a point to visit 
different greenhouses at regular intervals, and each 
visit has given me some new suggestion in the hand- 
ling of plants that has been of the greatest advan- 
tage to me and has tended to make my gardening 
Making a potting soil of light and dark loam, finely sifted 
manure and coarse sand 
efforts more of a success than would have been 
possible without this technical knowledge. 
The first thing that interested me was the methods 
of mixing loam. 
In the first place a bench was cleared off and then 
in one corner was thrown dark loam, over this a 
layer of lighter loam, followed with finely sifted 
manure and coarse sand. When the mound had 
grown quite large the gardener took his shovel and, 
with a peculiar twist that is not easily acquired, 
Box 6 
Monroe, Michigan 
After the ingredients have been thoroughly incorporated, 
the soil is ready for use 
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The Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Company 
Established 1854 
General Offices . . . Akron, Ohio 
FACTORIES: — Chicago, Akron, O., St. Catharines, 
Ont. New York Office and Store, 64 Reade St. — Can- 
adian Offices, St. Catharines, Ont. — European Office, 
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