JACKSON, MICHIGAN 
Lawn Grass Seed 97 
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ISBELL’S LAWN GRASS SEED 
A BEAUTIFUL. LAWN is the desire of every home owner, whether in city, village or country. A good lawn adds 
more to the fine appearance of your home than any other one thing. A fine lawn always attracts notice. Tlie 
making of a good lawm is not difficult, but certain things are necessary. The first and greatest essential is good 
seed, for with inferior seed all the expense of labor, fertilizer, and preparation are wasted. 
PLANT ISBELL’S LAWN SEED and you have eliminated the greatest source of failure. We have learned by 
many years of experience the best grasses and the proper proportions for producing a smooth, velvety lawn that 
will be permanent. 
Directions for Making Lawns 
First. —A rich, properly prepared soil. If the ground 
is naturally rich, all that is necessary is that it be well 
spaded, making it as fine and mellow as possible. If, as 
is often the case, it consists of earth from the excava¬ 
tion for the house, or is hard or lumpy, it should first 
receive a good dressing of manure, which should be 
spaded in and mixed with the soil. 
Second. —We must have good seed of the right varieties. 
Some sorts are the most luxuriant in the spring, others in 
summer, and still others in autumn, and a wise selection 
of varieties in proper proportion is very important. Our 
“Central City’’ Mixture is the best combination to secure 
a fine lawn. 
Third. —It is important that the seed be sown evenly at 
the rate of 1 lb. per square rod or from 125 to 150 lbs. 
per acre. Should be sown early in the spring or in the 
fall, but may also be sown any time during the summer 
if plentj' of water is available. Roll the ground and 
then rake lightly. Sow the seed evenly and rake the 
ground again to cover the seed. When watering before 
the seed is well started, care must be taken or the seed 
will be washed off, particularly if the lawn slopes, 
Isbell’s Central City Lawn Seed 
The best general purpose lawn seed. You will have no 
difficulty in producing a fine, smooth, velvety lawn if you 
sow Isbell’s Central City Mixture and follow the direc¬ 
tions given above. The lawn in the photograph above 
wes seeded May 20th with Isbell’s “Central City’’ Lawn 
Seed, and was mowed the first time on July 3rd. This, 
in spite of the fact that the house was not yet completed 
and the lawn was walked on considerably. The photo 
was taken in September. This is only one case out of 
literally thousands we can point out, not only in Jackson 
but in nearly every city of any size in the United States. 
The beautiful lawns surrounding the following public 
buildings were the results of sowing Isbell’s Central City 
I.<awn Seed: East Intermediate School, West Intermediate 
School, Jackson High School, and the First M. E. Church. 
Our Central City Lawn Seed is a perfectly balanced mix¬ 
ture of the best and most durable grasses for lawns. There 
are many cheap mixtures of lawn grass seed on the market 
which are made up mostly of chaff and screenings. These 
always contain a large percentage of weed seeds. Isl)ell’s 
Central City Lawn Seed is a quality product, and the price 
IS as reasonable as can.be made without lowering the qual¬ 
ity. Sow at the rate of I lb. to 250 sq. ft. or 150 lbs. per 
acre. Prices: Lb., 50c; 3 lbs., $1.35; 10 lbs., $4.25, prepaid. 
—Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $0.50. 
Terrace Sod Lawn Seed 
For Terraces, HUlsides and Embankments 
A special mixture of grasses best suited for sowing on 
terraces and side-hills—grasses that produce strong, 
spreading roots, thus preventing heavy rains from wash¬ 
ing them out, that will withstand drought and exposure, 
thrive on shallow soils, and at the same time produce^ a 
rich, green turf. Prices: Lb., 55c; 5 lbs,, $2.50, prepaid. 
Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $4.50; 25 lbs., $10.50. 
Isbell’s Quick Growth Lawn Seed 
We frequently have inquiries for a lawn mixture which 
will give quick results, and our “QUICK GROWTH’’ has 
been prepared with this end in view. It is especially useful 
where for some reason or other the seed cannot be sown in 
early spring. Where sowing must be delayed until May, 
the Quick Growth mixture will cover the ground like mag¬ 
ic, and later on produce a permanent and beautiful sod. 
Prices: Lb., 45c; 5 lbs,, $1.95, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 10 
lbs., $3.75; 25 lbs., $3.75. 
Isbell’s ^^Shady Spot” Lawn Seed 
On nearly all lawns there are unsightly spots caused 
by the fact that ordinars'^ varieties of grasses used for 
lawns do not do well in the shade; consequently we have 
prepared a mixture of grasses which naturally grow in 
shady spots. Before sowing in such places it is well to 
rake off the surface thoroughly and then apply Lime. 
Prices. Lb., 55c; 5 lbs., .$2,50, prei)aid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs., 
$4.50; 25 lbs,, $l0.50. 
Creeping Bent Grass 
The Bent grasses produce the finest turf it is possible to 
make, but unfortunately are rather slow in starting. Sow 
with Red Top for best results. Prices: Lb., $1.35; 5 lbs., 
.$0.50, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $12.25; 25 lbs., $29.00. 
White Clover 
Extra Fancy Seed. —Some prefer a clear White Clover 
lawn which can be ciuickly established by sowing this 
extra fancy grade of seed. On weedy ground White 
Clover will make a better showing in a shorter time than 
other grasses. Prices: Lb., OOe; 5 lbs., $2.75, prepaid.—■ 
Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $5,00. 
”Out of three kinds of lawn seed tried, your Central City 
was so far superior that we could not consider anything else. 
Therefore, the enclosed order (so lbs.).” —^J. B, BURY, Minne¬ 
apolis, Minn. 
