CROQUET. 37 
To play this fashionable game effectually it is of the utmost importance that 
the surface should be as level as a billiard table, as the real science of the sport 
lies in the fact of being able to play a ball “ true/ 1 and to ensure this the grass 
must be short and firm, without clover or any thick-leaved weeds likely to balk 
its course. A croquet lawn should be about the same size as a tennis court. 
See page 38. 
Hints on the Upkeep of Croquet, Pleasure, and other Lawns 
during the Winter Months. 
September. —Remove all weeds, pay special attention to the level of the 
lawn (remove the turf, add or take away soil as is requisite, replace turf and 
stamp down) and renovate the whole lawn if necessary with grass seeds, or— 
Top dress the lawn with either prepared compost or Carters’ Complete 
Grass Manure, using for a large lawn from 12 to 16 barrows of well sifted 
compost, or from 12 to 16 barrows of good light soil, mixed with 1 cwt. of Carters’ 
complete grass manure. For a regulation court one half of the above will suffice. 
October TO March. —Roll and cut when necessary, do not allow the 
grass to grow long and ragged during a mild winter. 
April. —Give the lawn a light top dressing, roll, cut, and generally prepare 
it for play. 
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