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Landreths* Grasses of Proven Quality 
A section of the sixty grass tennis courts at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Pa., taken during 
the National Girls’ Tournament. Many World Champions play on these courts. The turf is produced from 
LANDRETHS’ RUFFWEAR GRASS SEED. 
The Secret of Producing Velvet Turf 
It is just as natural for grass to grow on a lawn as it is for hair to grow on a head. In both cases, 
however, certain conditions may destroy or prevent the growth. 
How can I obtain a velvet turf? This question is asked every seedsman thousands of times every year. 
First of all, know something about your soil. Litmus or Litmus paper may be obtained in small quantities 
from any druggist. Allow this liquid or paper to come in contact with your soil in various parts of the 
lawn. If it turns very blue, then it is too alkaline and should have a fertilizer to control this condition. 
If it turns very red it is too acidic and should have lime applied. Provided it remains about the same 
color, of course there is little to fear, although a slightly acidic soil is desirable. A sweet or alkaline soil 
tends to produce clover and weeds. If you have difficulty ascertaining the condition of your soil, your 
seed dealer will be glad to aid you. If the local seedsman cannot help, mail a small sample of your soil to 
D. Landreth Seed Company or your State Experimental Station. We urge the use of Arsenate of Lead 
on lawns which are located in the Japanese Beetle area. This is important as no matter how good the 
seed may be, your grass cannot thrive on grub infested soil. 
Level the ground as best you can and if planting in Spring or Summer wait two weeks before planting 
seed in order that some of the weeds may start to grow. These should then be dug out. This delay is not 
necessary in Fall planting, as there is little to fear from weeds at that time. 
On the next page may be found the correct mixtures for use under certain conditions. To plant, an 
ordinary lawn mixture in the shade is like running your automobile on kerosene. The car may run fairly 
well or perhaps not at all. Landreth Shady Place is really different from the other mixtures and actually 
contains the grasses which you see growing under the trees in a wild state in almost every pasture. The 
New Jersey Department of Agriculture has issued special formulas for shade and other unusual conditions, 
as have many other institutions in various sections of the country. Ask your seed dealer to write the D. 
Landreth Seed Company for special mixtures for your particular conditions if you do not see what you 
want listed in this catalog. We have hundreds of formulas known to be good and we can enable you to grow 
grass where many fail. 
Sow the seed evenly, allowing 100 to 125 pounds per acre for best results, or about one pound for 300 
square feet. In renovating lawns as much seed need not be used. When watering during the summer 
months be sure to soak the ground and do not sprinkle as this tends to bring the roots to the surface. 
Landreths’ Grass Seeds are tested by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for purity and germina¬ 
tion. They are field-tested on our Bloomsdale Experimental Farm at Bristol, Pennsylvania, and are im¬ 
ported from the finest growing districts in the United States and abroad. 
