F one wishes a perfect lawn 
One must sow a mixture of several sorts of grass seeds. Grass plants which 
will produce a smooth, velvety lawn in June may be dry and brown in 
September. When one variety passes its best and becomes shabby, there 
must be in the lawn another variety to take its place if the lawn is to be 
beautiful throughout the year. 
As new varieties of grass plants are discovered or developed, we de' 
termine what portion of the world produces the world’s best seed of that 
particular variety. If it is Blue Grass, it comes from Kentucky; for Red 
Top we go to Illinois, for Meadow Grass to Denmark, for Bent to Holland, 
for Fescue to New Zealand. Whatever the variety, there is some one 
place in the world which grows the best seed and that is the seed we 
must have for our mixtures. 
Even the world’s best seeds must be properly blended to produce a 
perfect lawn and this blending requires skill. Consequently, the several 
grasses in our mixtures are blended by our own experts who have con' 
ducted elaborate tests to discover exactly the right proportions of each 
grass seed variety that should be in every mixture. 
The World’s Finest Grass Seed— Elliott’s Special Blending 
SPRINGDALE VELVET LAWN SEED. This is combined of seven dif- 
ferent grasses, each variety of which is at its best at a different season of 
the year. All varieties are high grade, finedeaved, dwarf grasses. This is 
the blend which is used on the fairways of many of the finest golf courses. 
SPRINGDALE VELVET LAWN SEED is our own specialty developed to 
Its present state of perfection by many practical experiments thoroughly 
checked by eminent landscape architects. 
To bring this excellent mixture in reach of everybody we offer it at a 
price far less than the wholesale price of the grasses contained in it war¬ 
rants. Per lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 95c; 5 lbs., $2.25; 10 lbs., $4.25; 25 lbs., 
$10.00; 100 lbs., $38.00. 
SPRINGDALE SHADY LAWN SEED. This is a combination of fine¬ 
leaved evergreen varieties of grasses, which in their natural state are 
found growing in the woods. It will produce a dark green, velvety turf 
in shady places. Per lb., 60c; 2 lbs., $1.10; 5 lbs., $2.50; 10 lbs., $4.75; 
25 lbs., $11.00; 100 lbs., $40.00. 
SPRINGDALE TERRACE MIXTURE. It is composed of grasses which will 
stand drought and exposure, and thrive in shallow soil. The roots are 
long and spreading and will prevent soil from sliding and washing out 
during heavy rains. Per lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 95c; 5 lbs., $2.25; 10 lbs., 
$4.25; 25 lbs., $10.00; 100 lbs., $38.00. Sow 1 lb. per plot of 15 to 
20 feet; 125 lbs. per acre. 
ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, 
A. B. MORSE COMPANY, HOBTICOkTUBAL PBINTBBS, ST. JOSEPH. MICH. 
