twenty, and it is really no more trouble to punch them with a stick 
dipped in acid than to cut them out. Only be careful of the deadly 
acid. 
Lawns must sometimes be watered during our hot, dry summers, 
but if the grass is left as long as possible, instead of cut as short as 
possible, and if the clippings are left where they fall, instead of being 
taken oflf the lawn, the lawn will retain the winter-stored moisture 
much longer, and after a year or two of the above treatment there 
will be none of the horrible cracks that are so unsightly and so 
detrimental to the grass, and the need of repeated waterings will grow 
less and less. 
If your lawn is properly drained, and is fed abundantly, there is 
little probability of much moss appearing. If it does, apply Hme in 
the wintertime, at the rate of loo pounds for each loo feet square. 
I am particularly fond of white clover in a lawn, and I find it most 
effective of all the lawn materials for overcoming the weeds. A very 
little bit of the seed should be sown a hundred different times during 
the Summer, and the best way to do it is to have in one's gardening 
apron or coat a pocket dedicated to clover seed, and every time the 
hand finds that pocket, a few seeds should be dropped. It is almost 
impossible to regularly sow clover seed, as it is heavy and round Hke 
the finest of bird shot, and is apt to fall in patches, rather than evenly. 
If you prefer grass to clover, sow a Uttle blue grass seed early every 
Spring, and the last of August. If is very hardy, and will gradually 
take the place of the other grasses. It forms a thick turf, and is a truly 
lovely color. 
Remember always that you ask more of your grass than of any 
other plant on your place, for you walk on it, and you cut it con- 
stantly. For it to survive such treatment, you must give it great care, 
and. an abundance of food. 
Louise S. Hubbaex>. 
Why Brussels Sprouts Burst. — Brussels Sprouts sometimes fail to Garden 
produce "buttons" or sprouts that are sohd, and often make flabby Pests and 
or completely burst sprouts instead. The ground may be excessively Remedies 
rich; that is to say, rank manure may have been appHed heavily in 
preparing for planting. Also, there is often lack of sufficient nourish- 
ment in the soil, whilst the most prolific cause of want is firmness 
about the roots. Grounci intended for Brussels Sprouts should always 
be prepared well in advance, to enable it to settle down and become 
solidified. No fear need be experienced if holes have to be made 
with a crowbar. — Popular Gardening. 
Lettuce in Frames. — Use water sparingly among Lettuce plants. 
When water must be given, give it early in the day and keep off the 
frame top until the leaves are quite dry. 
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