CATALOGUE OF GRASS SEEDS. 
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INSURE A BEAUTIFUL LAWN BY USING 
BRECK’S LAWN GRASS SEED. 
Breck’s Lawn Grass Mixture has many imitations, but no equal. 
However much care is bestowed upon the garden and the house, no home in the city or country can be considered 
complete without a thoroughly made, well-kept lawn. The lawn is to the garden what the parlor is to the kitchen; 
therefore, why not take as much pride in it? It is a great mistake to suppose that grass will grow so as to make a beautiful 
lawn on unprepared soil. The fact is, as much care must be exercised in the preparation of the soil for the lawn as for 
vegetables or any other garden crop. First see that the ground is well prepared by deep digging and trenching, for it is vain 
to expect a lawn to retain its greenness in the scorching days of July and August unless the ground is thoroughly 
pulverized, so that the roots of the grass can penetrate at least two feet deep. Wherever necessary the ground should be 
drained, thoroughly manured, plowed, and harrowed, and all stones or roots removed. After the soil has been thus 
prepared, it should be made perfectly level — for if this is not done before the seed is sown, it cannot be done after the 
sward is formed without great expense and inconvenience — and left to settle a week or ten days; then it should be raked 
smooth, after which it is ready for the seed. We have given much tncugnt ar.d made many experiments, in order to 
ascertain just what is the best mixture for permanent lawns, and what grasses are best suited to this climate. By the propei 
blending of the varieties which constitute Breck’s Lawn Grass we have obtained a mixture that, from early Spring to late 
tall, will give to lawns made with it that rich, deep-green so often admired upcn the lawns and parks of England, but so 
seldom seen in this country. Sow at the rate of sixty to seventy pounds to the acre. The use of stable manure as a fer¬ 
tilizer should be avoided, as it always contains noxious weeds, and other more or less foreign seeds; and we especially 
recommend the use of Breck’s Lawn Dressing, which will give the grass nourishment throughout the entire season, pro¬ 
ducing a rich, luxuriant growth of a rich, deep-green color. The lawn, after being properly prepared, should be neatly 
kept by rolling with a light garden roller. Frequent cutting of the grass after it attains a certain height produces a soft, 
velvety growth which cannot otherwise be obtained. For this purpose we know of nothing that will so efficaciously do the 
work as the Philadelphia Lawn Mower. 
One quart will sow 300 square feet 
One-half peck will sow 1,200 square feet 
One peck will sow 2,400 square feet 
One bushel will sow 10,000 square feet 
Four bushels will sow one acre. 
Price : per quart, $0.25 
“ k peck, .75 
" peck, 1.25 
“ bush, 4 00 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
