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The L awn 
%*^She effect of correct landscape design, the most careful planting, 
the most colorful border, may be ruined by a poorly kept lawn. Of all garden 
features (the least observed when in good condition and the most quickly noticed 
when improperly cared for) the lawn is the most important single feature of 
any landscape plan. 
To correct an erroneous popular impression, autumn, not spring, is the best 
time to seed a lawn. Beginning with early spring, however, the lawn should 
be fertilized and rolled; throughout the summer, it should be cut regularly, 
not closer than 114-2 inches. 
During the hot dry summer months, the lawn should be thoroughly watered, 
in the absence of rain, at least several times a week. Hasty sprinkling at its best 
is inadequate and usually does more harm than good, for it brings the roots to 
the surface where they are soon burned by the hot sun. 
In the latter part of August or September, the lawn should be re-seeded. New 
grass germinates well in the cool autumn months and will help to crowd out 
the spring-germinating weeds. 
The foregoing is a simple, general, but very successful, procedure. For further 
information, consult our staff. 
Mattie Edzvards Hczvitt 
