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J. JEROME SMITH, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 
How to Make a Beautiful Lawn. 
A beautiful lawn, with its close, velvety tuft, is a most essential feature in the adorn- 
ment of a home. Without it the finest flowering plants and beds seem out of place, while 
with it handsome grounds are assured, even with no other adornment. 
Some gardeners still continue the expensive plan of sodding because of its quicker 
effects, but it is generally admitted that a turf formed by seeding is far more compact and 
durable. In preparing the soil for a perfect lawn, it must not be forgotten that as much 
care should be exercised as for vegetables, flowers or any other garden crop. The ground 
should be thoroughly plowed or dug to a depth of at least a foot, and enriched, if necessary, 
with a liberal application of Lawn Fertilizer. The best time for sowing is in spring, from 
March to June, or in the autumn, from August to the middle of October. After sowing, 
the ground should be thoroughly rolled and “ firmed,” which will greatly aid in the germi- 
nation of the seed. 
It is proper here to observe that no lawn can be maintained long in good order without 
successive rollings. Mowing alone will not secure a good bottom without that compression 
which the roller tends to give. The rolling should be done in the spring before the ground 
becomes dry. 
TO CRASS A BANK OR TERRACE — For each square rod, take a pound of lawn 
grass seed and mix it thoroughly with 6 cubic feet of good, dry garden loam. Place in a 
tub and add liquid manure, diluted with about two-thirds of water, so as to bring the whole 
to the consistency of mortar. The slope must be made perfectly smooth, and then well 
watered, after which the paste should be applied, and made as even and as thin as possible. 
LAWN-RESTORING To restore a lawn that is partially worn out or burned, the best 
time is very early in spring, as soon as the frost is entirely out of the ground. The bare 
spots should be well scratched or raked up, and seed sown liberally. Cover the seed very 
thinly with earth, and then roll, or press down firmly with the back of the spade. Some 
Lawn Grass Seed should be kept always on hand, and before every rain during the sum- 
mer some of the seed should be sown on any parts that may appear thinner than the reet. 
Seed may be sown in fall, as late as from September i to October i, according to the 
weather. 
THE “EVERGREEN” LAWN GRASS SEED. 
We recommend this as a very good mixture, fully up to all requirements, while much 
cheaper than high-priced, fancy mixtures. From 3 to 4 bushels are required to the acre. 
Qt. 20 cts., Kpk. 50 cts., pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50. 
OUR LAWN GRASS IS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY. 
It -will be found just right! 
SEEDS OF GRASS, CLOVER AND GRAIN. 
Per bus. 
Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass. 14 lbs. to the bus $2 00 
Herd Grass. Red Top. 14 lbs. to the bus 1 00 
Orchard Grass. 14 lbs. to the bus 2 00 
White Dutch Clover. 60 lbs. to the bus per lb. 30 cts. . 9 50 
Scarlet Clover. 60 lbs to the bus 3 50 
Red Clover. 60 lbs. to the bus 4 00 
. Timothy Seed. 45 lbs. to the bus 1 75 
Alfalfa, or Lucerne. 60 lbs. to the bus 6 00 
Alsike. 60 lbs. to the bus 6 00 
German Millet. 50 lbs. to the bus 1 25 
Hungarian. 48 lbs. to the bus 1 25 
Buckwheat, Japanese. 48 lbs. to the bus 1 25 
Barley. 48 lbs. to the bus 1 25 
Rye. 56 lbs to the bus 1 00 
