CHAPTER VIII. 
LAWNS AND LAWN GRASSES. 
npHE two kinds of grasses in general use in Central and 
“*■ Southern Kansas for lawn purposes are Bermuda 
Grass and Kentucky Blue Grass. Neither are perfectly 
adapted to this climate, but they seem to be the best we 
have. 
The characteristics of these two grasses are the op¬ 
posite of one another. Blue Grass prefers shaded or par¬ 
tially-shaded situations—Bermuda Grass must have full 
sunlight. Blue Grass does best in heavy soils—Bermuda 
Grass prefers light sandy soils. Blue Grass will endure 
low temperatures without injury, but burns out during 
the Summer—Bermuda Grass delights in intense heat, but 
it may kill out in severe Winters. Blue Grass is green all 
the year round—Bermuda Grass becomes dead and brown 
at the first heavy frost. 
Where Blue Grass will succeed it makes the most 
beautiful lawn of any grass. But except on shaded areas 
Blue Grass will not grow without special care and atten¬ 
tion. And unless such care can be furnished, and water 
applied at the proper time, Blue Grass will not endure 
the heat of a Kansas Summer. 
Bermuda Grass will not do well in the shade. It de¬ 
lights in the hot sun. When Bermuda Grass becomes well 
established on a lawn it will endure severe drought, and 
during such periods of drought it will go for weeks with¬ 
out water and care. But Bermuda Grass must be well 
cared for while it is getting established. 
