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840 ITALIAN RYE GRASS— (A merican-Grown). 
The finest winter lawn grass for the South. It 
is a fast growing annual with broad, flat 
blades of delightful green color. Will produce 
a beautiful and luxuriant solid carpet of grass 
within 2 weeks and stay green until the 
Bermuda comes up again in the summer. Sow 
at the rate of I pound to 75 to 100 square 
feet. Reuter offers extra fancy, heavy, plump 
seed full of vitality and life, recleaned and 
refined to produce a uniformity of growth and 
a quality of turf impossible of ottainment with 
ordinary Rye Grass Seed. Postpaid Lb. 25c; 
5 lbs. 75c. Not prepaid; 10 lbs. $1.25; 
100 lbs. $10.00. 
829 FANCY BERMUDA GRASS— The most de¬ 
pendable summer lawn grass for Southern 
Gardens. Makes a tough, even, clumpless turf 
that recovers quickly after cutting. Lasts for 
years and stands long, hot, dry summer without 
injury. Succeeds on nearly all types of soil. 
Germinates in 20 to 30 days with proper soil 
moisture. For good, heavy stand, sow at the 
rate of 5 pounds to 1000 square feet, from 
March to September. The Bermuda Grass seed 
we offer is the finest, leaf cultivated turf pra- 
ducing strain, testing 98% purity or better. 
Postpaid: Lb. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.75. Not prepaid: 
10 lbs. $3.00; 100 lbs. $28.00. 
826 HULLED BERMUDA —Reuter offers his ex¬ 
tra fancy Bermuda Grass with the hulls removed, 
a new process which gives much quicker germi¬ 
nation. Under favoroble moisture and soil con¬ 
ditions, Reuter's Hulled Bermuda Grass will 
germinate in 8 to 10 days, almost as quick as 
Rye Grass. It is more economical because half 
the quantity is necessary to sow 100 square feet 
of lawn. Be sure to specify hulled seed when 
ordering, as otherwise the unhulled seed will be 
shipped. Postpaid: Lb. 60c; 5 lbs. $2.50. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $4.20; 100 lbs. $40.00. 
830 CARPET GRASS —Splendid lawn grass for 
the South. Better than Bermuda for poor, sandy 
soil and semi-shady lawns. It is a perennial, 
spreading by creeping stems which root at 
every joint, thus forming a close, compact turf. 
Germinates in 20 ta 30 days if soil is kept prop¬ 
erly moist. For a closely matted lawn sow at 
the rate of 5-lbs. per 1000 square feet from 
March until July. Reuter offers only stock that 
has been carefully analyzed for purity and 
germinatian in our own modern Seed Labora¬ 
tory. Postpaid: Lb. 45c: 5 lbs. $2.00. Not pre¬ 
paid: 10 lbs. $2.40; 100 lbs. $22.00. 
ST. AUGUSTINE GRASS —In Florida and to an 
ever increasing extent in New Orleans, the 
shady lawn problem has been solved by the use 
of this perennial creeping grass. It is a deep 
green, broad-bladed grass, creeping by means 
of surface runner. It is somewhat similar to 
Carpet Grass, except It has a better color and 
stays green during ordinary winters. Seed is not 
available, but lawns are established with rooted 
runners. A bushel v/lll plant from 150 to 200 
square feet, depending an how close It Is set. 
Not prepaid: Bushel $2.00; 10 bushels $18.00. 
REUTER'S GULF-STATES LAWN 
GRASS MIXTURE 
838 A perfected formula of the finest 
and purest, heavy, recleaned, live 
seeds, free of chaff and weed seeds, 
prepared by Reuter after years of ex¬ 
perimental work with grasses adapted 
to southern soils and climatic condi¬ 
tions. With proper care and attention, 
it will quickly produce a beautiful, 
velvety green, all-year-round lawn 
capable of standing winter cold and 
summer heat and drought. Five- 
pounds will sow 1000 square feet 
(50 X 20 feet). Plant liberally if you 
wish a thick luxuriant lawn. Lb. 40c; 
5 lbs. $1.60, postpaid. Not pre¬ 
paid: 10 lbs. $2.80; 100 lbs. $26.00. 
2 
THE MAKING AND CARE 
OF A LAWN 
A beautiful lawn Is the foundation for 
any landscape, whether it be a small 
garden or a large estate. Many home 
owners labor under the wrong impression 
that a beautiful lawn is difficult to 
have; on the contrary, if the soil is 
properly prepared before planting, sea¬ 
sonable grass used, and the lawn kept 
well watered and fed, you can have as 
pretty a lawn as anybody. 
PREPARING THE SOIL FOR YOUR 
LAWN— H ave your soil spaded and 
thoroughly cleaned of all weeds and 
roots. If the ground is very sandy, it 
should be mixed with humus or peat 
moss in order to preserve moisture. Level 
the surface and to insure proper drain¬ 
age and prevent water from forming 
pockets during heavy downpours, give it 
a slight slope from the house. We do 
not advise the use of manure, as it 
brings weed seed into your lawn. 
WINTER GRASS— Italian Rye Grass is 
the best winter grass for the South. The 
seed can be sown from September 15 to 
February 15. V9hether you are planting 
a new lawn or re-sowing an old one, an 
application of a good, well-balanced 
fertilizer like Vigoro should be given to 
the soil a few days before sprinkling the 
seed, at the rate of 4 pounds to 100 
square feet, and watered down. For a 
good, thick turf, use I pound to 75 to 
100 square feet. On new lawn a rake 
can be used in mixing the seed into the 
surface soil. When sowing Italian Rye 
Grass on a Bermuda or Carpet lawn, 
the grass should be mowed as closely as 
possible before sprinkling the seed, and 
for better germination the lawn should 
be given a light covering with good soil 
or peat moss. It is of great importance 
that the soil is kept properly moist, 
and the lav/n should be v/atered daily. 
The young grass should be cut as soon 
as it is talT enough, as this induces a 
stronger and bushier growth. 
SUMMER GRASS —The most dependable 
summer grasses for the lower South are 
Bermuda and Carpet. The latter does 
well in a partly shaded location. The 
seeds do not germinate in a cold soil, 
and should not be sown until March or 
April, depending on weather. In Ber¬ 
muda Grass better use the hulled strain, 
as it germinates in about 10 days. The 
seed can be sown on top of your winter 
grass after mowing same, and a rake 
passed over the grass to prevent the 
seed from sticking to the blades. Proper 
watering is an important factor in ob¬ 
taining a good stand. 
ST. AUGUSTINE GRASS— It has always 
been a problem to establish a good 
lawn under the large trees that adorn 
many of our Southern Gardens. This is 
primarily due to the fact that the roots 
of the trees bind the soil, preventing 
proper drainage during rainy spells. St. 
Augustine Grass seems to delight in 
shady, moist locations, and will enable 
you to enjoy the comfort of your trees 
set in a beautiful, green lawn. Seed is 
not available, but a lawn is easily 
established with rooted runners, which 
are laid down in parallel trenches about 
8 to 10 inches apart. The trenches should 
be about 2 inches deep, with a flat 
slope on one side and nearly vertical 
on the other. The runners are laid on 
the flat slo.oe of the trench, whereafter 
the trench is filled carefully so as not 
to cover the blades of the grass. The 
lawn should never be allowed to dry 
out, and the grass must not be cut until 
the rooted runners cover the entire sur¬ 
face. Thereafter it can be mowed with 
Q lawn mower, but as it is a surface 
runner, the knives should be set as high 
as possible. Do not rake your lawn with 
a lawn broom or rake, as it will pull 
out the rooted runners. 
FEEDING~A strong growing lawn is the 
best protection against weeds. Experi¬ 
ments have proven that weeds grow best 
where grass is thin or in a weakened 
condition. Feed your lawn every month 
with Vigoro. Sprinkle it over the surface 
at the rate of 4 pounds per 100 square 
feet and water down. Mow your lawn 
often, as it prevents the weeds from 
making any substantial top growth, and 
each cutting will "bleed" and weaken 
their growth. 
