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work is saved for those who have to keep 
clean and in order the insides of the house. 
At all events, the reader can gain much 
from a close study of this “House Made 
for Sunlight,” for here are features that 
can readily be adapted to houses any¬ 
where, features that will prove their worth 
both in serviceableness and decorative 
value. 
Living Lawns 
(Continued from page 261 ) 
do not burn the young grass, but they pro¬ 
tect it from extremes of temperature and 
assist to conserve moisture. I cannot too 
strongly recommend the use of these top 
dressings, as they supply nitrogen to the 
young grass during the most critical period 
of its existence, and the effect that they 
have on its growth is extraordinary. 
When the young grass is about i l / 2 
inches high it should be rolled with a light 
roller, and when about 2 inches high it is 
ready to be cut, which may be done either 
with a freely running machine, set rather 
high, or with scythes. It is most important 
to regularly mow and roll the young grass 
from the very start, otherwise it will grow 
long and thin, instead of tillering out and 
covering the ground. Any thin or bare 
places should be repaired as soon as 
noticed by very carefully loosening the 
surface soil, sowing a handful of seed, 
covering, and rolling in the usual manner. 
— W. R. Gilbert. 
Much of the success with a lawn de¬ 
pends, of course, on the kind of seed used, 
for there is just as much individuality in 
a plant produced from a grass seed as in 
the choicest plant in a greenhouse. One 
kind of grass seed will produce a low- 
growing plant while another grows high; 
one wants a moist situation, another a dry 
one; some will germinate in the shade, 
others will not, and so on through the list. 
Kentucky Blue Grass — Fine for lawns; 
grows slowly but vigorously almost every¬ 
where but on acid soil. 
Red Top— Shows results more quickly 
than blue grass ; will thrive on a sandy soil; 
fine in combination with blue grass. 
English Rye Grass—Grows quickly and 
shows almost immediate results; good to 
combine with the slow-growing blue grass. 
Various-leaved Fescue — Good for shady 
and moist places. 
Rhode Island Bent- — Has a creeping 
habit; good for putting-greens, sandy 
soils. 
Creeping Bent — Creeping habit; good 
for sandy places and to bind banks or 
sloping places. Combined with Rhode 
Island bent for putting-greens. 
Crested Dog’s-tail — Forms a low and 
compact sward ; good for slopes and shady 
places. 
Wood Meadow Grass — Good for shady 
places; is very hardy. 
Red Fescue — Thrives on poor soils and 
gravelly banks. 
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Coldwell Combination Roller and Motor Pozuer Lawn Mower on John D. Rockefeller's Estate at Pocantico Hills , N.Y. 
TXLITH fifteen years’ experience in the manufacture 
* * of Motor-driven Lawn Mowers, the Coldwell 
Lawn Mower Company is offering this season a 
line of both the Ride and Walk types, partially de¬ 
scribed below. Illustrated catalogue containing full 
description sent on application. 
MODEL ' 
TYPE 
Weight on 
DriveRollers 
Width of 
Cut 
Capacity 
per hour 
PRICE 
D 
Ride 
2,000 lbs. 
40 inches 
2D acres 
$1,300 
E 
“ 
1,100 “ 
40 “ 
2^ “ 
1,300 
F 
Walk 
1,100 “ 
40 “ 
1 acre 
475 
G 
600 “ 
35 “ 
% “ 
325 
H 
‘ ‘ 
500 “ 
30 “ 
H “ 
250 
All of the Walk type of machines have quick de¬ 
mountable cutter units. Model F, quick demount¬ 
able Lawn Sweeping attachment, $100 extra. 
COLDWELL LAWN MOWER CO. 
Manufacturers of Hand , Horse and Motor Power 
Lawn Mowers. 
Office and Factory at NEWBURGH, N.Y. 
Warehouses 
Philadelphia and Chicago. 
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COLDWELL LAWN MOWERS 
Residence of William Finch, Esq., Cos Cob, Conn. 
B. E. Schubert, Greenwich, Conn., Builder. 
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