■liomelfuili £veigteen Jlawn Mixtute 
AFTER years of compounding, and testing formulas of 
f \ the finest lawn grass seeds, endeavoring to find a 
1. JL lawn grass mixture superior to that of our former 
“Best” mixture, we believe we have attained success in 
our “Homebush” Evergreen Lawn Mixture. “Home- 
bush” is a combination of the finest recleaned permanent 
grasses which produce a luxuriant, deep green, velvety 
turf that will stand up under our trying conditions of heat 
and drought. 
At our display-grounds, Homebush Farm, a lawn of about 
two acres was sown with this mixture which has developed 
into a beautiful carpet of closely interwoven, firm, elastic 
turf, arousing the admiration and comment of thousands of 
visitors. 
We can highly recommend this mixture to give a perfect 
and permanent lawn. Can be had with or without White 
Clover, as desired. Pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts.; 4 qts. $2.25; 
pk. $4; bus. (20 lbs.) $15. 
HOW TO MAKE A LAWN 
A well-made, well-kept lawn is a priceless possession. Nothing 
is more universally admired and sought for by people of good 
taste and discrimination. A good lawn requires intelligent effort 
and care. The main thing is to start right. The materials and 
foundation determine the quality of a lawn as much as of a build¬ 
ing of brick and mortar. 
The soil should be graded, spaded or plowed, harrowed or 
raked, and fertilized with a complete grass fertilizer. Unless 
barnyard manure is very old and rotten, it is likely to contain 
weed seeds which cause trouble. The surface should be pulver¬ 
ized and made as smooth as possible, removing clods, sticks, 
roots, and stones. 
Well-cleaned grass seed should be chosen, consisting of a proper 
mixture of grasses suited to the locality and the particular loca¬ 
tion. Good seed makes a better lawn than sod. When the ground 
has settled and has been rolled firm, sow the seed evenly and 
thickly, at the rate of 5 bushels to the acre. Choose a still day 
and make two sowings at right angles to each other to insure even 
distribution. A light sifting of rich soil over the seed is beneficial, 
or it may be lightly scratched with a rake. Firm the surface 
afterward with a roller or by vigorous blows with the flat of the 
spade. If the sowing can be done shortly in advance of a light 
rain it is very fortunate, but, at all events, a newly seeded lawn 
should not be permitted to become dried out until the grass is up 
and fairly well established. 
Cut the new grass as soon as it will engage the blades of the 
mower and keep it cut regularly. All lawns, even those that are 
well established, should be watered well in hot, dry weather. 
Old lawns should be reseeded lightly every season to maintain 
vigorous growth and to discourage weeds. This can be done in 
either spring or fall, and should follow a light raking. Two 
bushels, or 40 pounds, to the acre are sufficient, and it should be 
rolled or patted into the soil. 
Sow grass seed in all holes where weeds have been dug. Should 
dead spots appear in the lawn, spade them up, working plenty 
of fertilizer into the soil and sow seed at the rate of 1 quart 
for every 100 square feet, keeping the spots well rolled and 
watered. An annual application of a complete grass fertilizer 
should be given every spring, applying it at the rate of 800 
pounds to the acre. 
In the latitude of Philadelphia, the seed may usually be sown 
from March 20 to June 20 and from August 15 to October 15, 
preferably in the early spring or early fall to get the benefit of 
the rains. 
