40 WAYNESBORO NURSERIES, WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA 
How to Make and Keep a Beautiful Lawn 
Putting the Soil in Final Shape— After the soil has been 
ploughed or spaded thoroughly and after the fertilizers, manure 
and peat moss have been thoroughly worked into the soil, the 
ground should be harrowed or raked lightly to pulverize the 
surface and thoroughly firm the soil. 
When to Sow —Lawns seeded in the Spring should be 
started as early as possible. March sowing is better than 
April, and April better than May. The ideal time to sow is 
from August 15th to September 30th. Lawns seeded at this 
time are well established by the following Spring, when Crab- 
grass and other weeds are just making a start. 
What to Sow —Burson Evergreen Lawn Mixture and 
Waynesboro Shady Lawn Mixture give excellent results wher- 
USE THE BEST LAWN SEEDS 
The average farmer knows what to use and how to mix his 
grass seed for hay or pasture, but has little information as to 
how to mix for a permanent, evergreen, velvety lawn. The 
doctor, the professor, the merchant, the mechanic, etc. as a 
rule has had no more experience with lawn grass. He goes to a 
general retail seedsman who most likely knows farm grasses 
but knows little about mixed lawn grasses. The result is that 
you guess at what to sow and how much to use, resulting in 
disappointment. 
ever used. These brands are composed of carefully cleaned, 
tested seeds that produce compact grown grasses maturing at 
different times, thus insuring a green, velvety surface through¬ 
out the entire season under normal conditions. 
What to Do with Old Lawns —Where a lawn has a thin 
and sickly looking stand of grass which indicates starvation, it 
can often be greatly improved by consistent top dressing, fer¬ 
tilizing and watering as suggested for the new lawn. 
When weeds and Crabgrass have infested an old lawn to such 
an extent as to smother and crowd out the lawn grasses, there 
is only one practical method of renovating the lawn, and that 
is to remove the weeds and undesirable vegetation and plant a 
new lawn from start to finish. 
BURSON EVERGREEN LAWN 
MIXTURE 
Burson Evergreen Lawn Mixture is a scientifically pre¬ 
pared lawn mixture, prepared to meet the requirements in Vir¬ 
ginia and adjoining states. Naturally it costs more than field 
grasses, but will afford you a beautiful evergreen sod in a few 
weeks’ time, actually saving you money and time. 
One pound will seed from 150 to 200 square feet. We recom¬ 
mend using peat moss and our specially prepared lawn fer¬ 
tilizer in preparing your lawn for seeding. 
WAYNESBORO SHADY LAWN MIXTURE 
While our Burson Evergreen Lawn Mixture meets most requirements, it is not entirely suited for heavy shade. In fact, no 
grass will give entire satisfaction in dense shade, but our Waynesboro Shady Lawn Mixture will give better results than any 
mixture we have ever used in dense shade. On a well prepared bed it will survive for several years, until starved out by tree 
roots, making reseeding necessary. 
SUPPLIES for YOUR GARDEN 
GARDEN AND LAWN FERTILIZER 
SAVE PEACH TREES 
SLUG SHOT 
Just as our Burson Evergreen Lawn 
Grass Seed was carefully and scientifically 
prepared to meet the requirements for 
producing a beautiful sod, our Garden 
and Lawn Pla,nt Food is prepared to 
furnish the grass, trees, shrubs, and plants 
suitable plant food at the proper time and 
as needed. In preparing this plant food 
we not only had in mind the requirements 
of the plants, but guarded against using a 
fertilizer which would burn and injure 
when used as a top dressing. At the same 
time it was important to produce a plant 
food supplying an abundance of plant 
food value which would be available over 
a long period. Our Garden and Lawn 
Plant Food insures you against damage 
from burning, saves time and costs less 
than many fertilizers of less value. 
For top dressing or when making new 
lawns, we recommend 4 lbs. Garden and 
Lawn Fertilizer for each 100 sq. ft. For 
trees, use 3 lbs. for each inch of caliper 
measured 1 foot above ground. For ex¬ 
ample, a tree 4 inches in caliper would re¬ 
quire approximately 12 lbs. Apply within 
a circle extending out as far as the 
branches reach. 
BONEMEAL 
A safe and sure general plant food which 
is absolutely safe and has a lasting effect. 
Good for lawns, shrubs, shade trees, vege¬ 
table gardens, roses, perennials, etc. 
BOXWOOD PLANT FOOD 
While Boxwood is one of our oldest, 
best known, and most valuable Ever¬ 
greens, comparatively little is known as to 
its requirements in plant food. Many 
fertilizers proving beneficial to other varie¬ 
ties of Evergreens have not proven bene¬ 
ficial to Boxwood. We, however, by expe¬ 
rience and study have discovered a Box¬ 
wood Plant Food and Soil Conditioner 
proving of great value to Boxwood. It 
makes the foliage a dark green, stimulates 
new growth, and causes Boxwood to be 
more resistant to Winter injury. 
By killing borers with Paradichlorben- 
zene. Costs less than removing borers by 
hand, is more effective and less injurious 
to the tree. 1 lb. treats 16 trees. Apply 
during September and early October. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE 
An excellent fungus 
spray. 
DERRISOL 
Controls Aphis, Red 
Spider, Thrips, White 
Flies, Leaf Hoppers, 
Plant Lice and numer¬ 
ous other insects when 
diluted 1 part to 500. 
Derrisol is most de¬ 
structive to insects, 
but harmless to man 
and animals. Can be 
furnished in quanti¬ 
ties from 1 oz. bottle 
to 10 lb. can. 
POMO-GREEN WITH NICOTINE 
Complete protection against Black 
Spot, Mildew, Leaf-eating Insects, Aphis. 
Pomo-Green (endorsed by 
the American Rose Society) 
was first introduced as a Rose 
specific for the control of 
Black Spot, Mildew and Leaf¬ 
eating Insects, but its general 
use has developed the fact 
that it is an outstanding ma¬ 
terial for the control of all gar¬ 
den troubles which can be con¬ 
trolled by dusting or spraying. 
ROSE DUST 
Controls Black Spot and Mildew on 
Roses and Grapes. 
SUNOCO 
Kills Red Spider, which is the most 
common enemy of evergreens. Also kills 
San Jose Scale, Rose Scale, Oyster-shell 
Scale, Pine Leaf Scale, Euonymus Scale. 
Kills Insects, Bean Beetles, Worms, 
Slugs, Rose Beetles, Caterpillars, etc. 
GRANULATED PEAT MOSS 
If your soil bakes, dries out quickly,'is 
hard, and difficult to work, it needs hu¬ 
mus, which can be most economically 
supplied with Peat Moss. One bale of 
our high grade Granulated Peat Moss 
contains approximately 22 bushels when 
pulverized and will cover 250 sq. ft. of 
space 1 inch deep. In making new lawns, 
Peat Moss is most helpful. However, as a 
top dressing for old lawns, it produces ex¬ 
cellent results. 
Peat is equally beneficial when used in 
the perennial border, about the roots of 
trees, shrubs and evergreens. 
PROTECT YOUR 
"DOG-ZOFF" 
CopyriKht 1933 
EVERGREENS 
See page 29 for 
instructions as to 
how to keep dogs 
away from your 
Evergreens. 
SEEDS 
We do not attempt to grow and carry 
a complete line of field and grain seeds, but 
grow some varieties on which we can 
often save our customers money. Send 
us a list of your requirements and ask 
for quotations. 
GARDEN FURNITURE 
We manufacture and sell a very com¬ 
plete line of Concrete Garden Furniture, 
consisting of Flower Boxes, Jardinieres, 
Benches, Bird Baths, Sundial Pedestals, 
etc. Write us or consult our representative 
for descriptions and prices. 
RHO-ZA-GROW 
A complete soil conditioner and plant 
food for Rhododendrons and Azaleas. See 
page 29 for more complete information. 
A. T. DeLa Mare Company, Inc., 438 to 448 West 37th Street, New York, N, Y. 
