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summer. The lawn should now be thoroughly rolled. 
The best seeding time is before the first of June, or in 
August, in Northern states. In the South, the seed should 
be sown one to two months earlier in spring and later in 
fall. If the weather is dry it may be necessary to keep the 
lawn watered. This should be done with great care to 
prevent washing. A good lawn grass seed may be bought, 
or mix two lbs. recleaned red top, two lbs. Kentucky Blue 
grass, two lbs. Bent grass, and 4 lbs. white clover seed. 
If no clover is wanted in the lawn, omit it. 
FERTILIZING. 
When grading a lawn, thoroughly fertilize by a coating 
of stable manure about three inches below the surface. 
This may be two inches thick. The top layer should be good 
loam. Stable manure not only furnishes plant food but 
changes the mechanical condition so the lawn will seldom 
need water when the grass is well started. In preparing 
the lawn, before the final grading is done, observe the 
rules for soil tillage in Chapter III. 
HOW TO MAKE THE LAYOUT. 
As most of us have to deal with the planting of places 
on which a house already is erected, the greater part of 
this chapter will be devoted to directions and suggestions 
for such plantings. Many of the suggestions will apply 
Transforming the appearance of the unsightly fence 
