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HAMILTON’S HAWKEYE SEEDS 
LAWN CRASS 
The essentials of a beautiful lawn are: rich well drained soil; careful preparation of the ground, 
to make it fine and smooth and mellow; wise selection of seeds; sowing at a time when the young 
plants will have a chance to become well established before they are exposed to dry or cold weather 
or hot summer sunshine. Special care should be given to selection of grasses because some varie¬ 
ties are most luxuriant in spring, some in summer, others in autumn, and a combination of the 
proper sorts is necessary to insure a velvety carpet-like lawn. 
Seed may be sown early in spring or in fall. It should be sown at the rate of 1 pound to every 
300 square feet, or 100 to 200 pounds to the acre. If the work is done in spring, make the sur¬ 
face fine and smooth by raking; then, sow the seed as early as possible, preferably just before a 
shower, as this will push the seed far enough into the ground to cover it sufficiently. In fall, sow 
before the autumn rains, early enough so that the young grass can become established before cold 
weather. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS (Poa pratensis). 
The best hardy grass for lawn purposes. It is 
slightly creeping in habit and grows most luxuri¬ 
antly in early summer. It forms a good turf, is 
permanent, and makes an ideal lawn. Well 
adapted to all soils. 
RED TOP (Fancy) (Argostis vulgaris). A 
variety well adapted to growing where extensive 
care cannot be given to the lawn. The leaf- 
blades are narrow, becoming very thin with turf 
cultivation. It reaches maximum development 
in early fall. Succeeds in all soils. 
ROUGH STALKED MEADOW (Poa trivialis). 
“Rough Stalked” refers to roughness of the stem 
when allowed to go to seed. An excellent grass 
for shaded locations. 
CHEWING’S FESCUE (Festuca rubra). A 
New Zealand grown strain of Red or Creeping 
Fescue. A creeping rooted grass, resisting ex¬ 
treme drought, and especially adapted for form¬ 
ing close and lasting turf in shady places. Valu¬ 
able also for exposed hillsides and golf courses. 
PERENNIAL RYE GRASS (Pacey’s) (Lolium 
perenne). A tufted fine leaved grass much used 
in mild climates where it is really hardy. Valu¬ 
able due to its very rapid growth. 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. A small creeping 
perennial variety valuable for lawns. It grows 
rapidly, forming a close herbage that remains 
green throughout the season. It does well on 
all soils, especially where lime is present. 
CREEPING BENT. A very valuable grass for 
lawns, produces a beautiful fine turf. Seed at 
rate of 3 to 4 pounds per 1000 sq. ft. 
HAWKEYE LAWN MIXTURE. A mixture of 
selected grass seeds that has proven a leader in 
Iowa. Produces a quick, luxurious growth of 
green velvety lawn in a very short space of time. 
SHADY LAWN MIXTURE. An excellent 
selection of fine grasses which thrive under the 
shade of trees or buildings where there is little 
sun. 
FIELD 
SEEDS 
Clovers 
Medium Red Clover. 
Mammoth Clover. 
Alsyke Clover. 
White Blossom Sweet Clover. 
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover. 
Hubam Clover. 
Alfalfas 
Dakota No. 12. 
Northwestern Grown. 
Blackfoot Grimm. 
Idaho Grimm. 
Grasses 
Timothy. 
Timothy and Alsyke mixture. 
Orchard Grass. 
Perennial Rye Grass. 
Kentucky Blue Grass. 
Sudan Grass. 
German or Golden Millet. 
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