Descriptive Catalogue of Garden and Flower Seeds. 
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Ibow to llDake a Beautiful Hawn. 
A heautiful lawn, with its close, velvety turf, is a most essential feature in the adornment 
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. 1 he 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 germination 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. 
TLO (Brass a IBanft For each square rod, take a pound of lawn grass seed and mix it 
7 T ownro thoroughly with 6 cubic feet of good, dry garden loam. Place in a 
Ul UCllaLC* 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. 
%awn*1Restortng* 
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 
*he 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 summer some of it should be sown on any parts that may appear thinner than the rest. 
Seed may be sown in fall, as late as from 1st of September to 1st of October, according to 
the weather. 
The “ Evergreen ” Mixture of Fine 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., J^pk. 50 cts., pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50. 
Seeds of Grass,] CloverJ 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 5 ° 
White Dutch Clover. 60 lbs. to the bus per lb. 30 cts.. 12 00 
Scarlet Clover. 60 lbs. to the bus 3 5 ° 
Red Clover. 60 lbs. to the bus 5 5 ° 
Timothy Seed. 45 lbs. to the bus 2 00 
Alfalfa, or Lucerne. 60 lbs. to the bus ® 00 
Alsike. 60 lbs. to the bus ® 00 
German Millet. 50 lbs. to the bus 1 2 5 
Hungarian. 48 lbs. to the bus 1 2 5 
Buckwheat, Japanese. 48 lbs. to the bus 1 2 5 
Barley. 48 lbs. to the bus 1 2 5 
Rye. 56 lbs. to the bus 1 00 
