“EMERALD” Lawn Seed 
Tested for purity and growing qualities for your protection 
“Emerald” Lawn Seed is composed of the best 
qualities Kentucky Blue Grass, Red Top, White Clo- 
ver and other fine grasses. (It does not contain any 
timothy seed, better known as hay seed). We com' 
bine these grasses because they grow quickly and protect 
the Blue Grass, which is slower to germinate, thereby giv' 
ing not only a permanent lawn but a good sod in six weeks. 
We have made a study of lawns and our experiments have 
shown that for quick and permanent results our “Emerald” 
Lawn Grass Seed has never been excelled. We know that 
“Emerald” Lawn Seed will give satisfaction wherever a fine 
velvety turf is wanted, except in dense shade. 
Quantities 
For New Lawns. 1 lb. sows 250 sq. ft. (10x25 ft.). An 
acre requires approximately 100 pounds. 
For Old Lawns. It will take about half as much seed as 
for a new lawn, depending on how thick a stand of grass 
there is, usually requiring 3 5 to 50 lbs. per acre for re- 
novating. 
Making Lawns 
Preparation. The soil should be deeply spaded or plowed, 
thoroughly pulverized and raked fine and smooth, remov' 
ing all roots, stones, clods, trash, etc. If not properly 
graded it should be done now, allowing for water to drain 
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off and not stand in pools. If the lawn is made of clay 
from recent excavations, it should be covered with 3 to 4 
inches of good rich garden soil before the seed is sown. 
Fertilizers. Sacco Plant Food, Loma, Vigoro, Bone Meal 
or Pulverized Sheep Manure are thoroughly satisfactory 
for lawns. Unless stable manure is well decomposed it con' 
tains weed seeds. Work the fertilizer into the soil at time 
of sowing seed. 
Sowing. Seed can be sown in the spring from February 
to May or in the fall from August to October. To get it 
evenly distributed half the seed should be sown one way, 
then cross and sow ^balance at right angles. The seed 
should be covered by light raking or harrowing and then 
well rolled. 
Where Weeds Come From. Owners of weed-ridden 
lawns wonder where these lawn enemies come from. Dan¬ 
delion and crab grass seeds are distributed by the wind. 
The source of many weed seeds can be traced to impure 
lawn seed, bought because it was low priced. Sow Emerald 
—Start Right. 
“HOW TO MAKE AND MAINTAIN A LAWN” 
Sent Free On Request. 
V‘ 2 . lb., 20c; I lb., 35c; 3 lbs., $1.00; 
5 lbs., $1.50; 
IO lbs., $2.75; 20 lbs., $5.00 
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