THE LA WN. 
Ill 
Rolling mowers by horse or hand power have been principally 
employed on large grounds ; but the hand machines are now so 
simplified and cheapened that they are coming into general use on 
small pleasure grounds, and proprietors may have the pleasure of 
doing their own mowing without the wearisome bending of the 
back, incident to the use of the scythe. Whoever spends the early 
hours of one summer, while the dew spangles the grass, in pushing 
these grass-cutters over a velvety lawn, breathing the fresh sweet- 
ness of the morning air and the perfume of new mown hay, will 
never rest contented again in the city. It is likely that professional 
garden laborers will buy these machines and contract cheaply for 
the periodical mowing of a neighborhood of yards, so that those 
who cannot or do not desire to do it for themselves may have 
it done cheaply. The roller is an essential implement in keeping 
the lawn to a fine surface, and should be thoroughly used as soon 
as the frost is out of the ground ; for it will then be most effective 
to level the uneven heaving and settling of the earth. After 
heavy rains it is also useful, not only in preserving a smooth 
surface, but in breaking down and checking the vertical tendency 
of grass that is too succulent. 
The season after seeding many persons are discouraged by the 
luxuriance of the weeds, and the apparent faint-heartedness of the 
grass. They must keep on mowing and rolling patiently. Most 
of these forward weeds are of sorts that do not survive having their 
heads cut off half a dozen times j while good lawn grasses fairly 
laugh and grow fat with decapitation. Weeds of certain species, 
however, will persist in thrusting their uninvited heads through the 
best kept lawns. These are to be dealt with like cancers. A long 
sharp knife, and busy fingers, are the only cure for them. 
