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Buy Buist*s — 
Lawn Grass-s 
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For a Beautiful Larvn Sorv Buist’s Evergreen Lawn Grass Seed 
Advantages of Planting the Best 
HE foundation and background of your 
garden depends on the lawn. The first 
requisite of a good lawn is to purchase a re- 
liable grass seed mixture from a Seedsman 
you can depend upon. Cheap mixtures are 
usually adulterated with chaff and coarse an' 
nual grasses that give no permanency or veh 
vety lustre to the lawn. Buist’s mixtures are 
blended with care from the finest varieties of 
grasses. We do not recommend planting sep' 
arate varieties because results are more satis¬ 
factory from a correct combination of grasses 
than from a variety sown alone. 
Buy the Best. Sow Buist formulas. 
When to Plant the Lawn. Fall sowing in September is 
the best month for making new lawns, as the soil is 
warm and friable, with plenty of moisture from dews 
and rains. Competition from weeds is less, and root 
growth is well established before Spring. If, however. 
Spring plantings are preferred or necessary, be sure to 
sow as early as the weather permits, as it is then the 
grass thrives and becomes strong enough to endure the 
hot dry weather, and before the weeds infest the soil. 
How to Make the New Lawn. The preliminary work 
of grading should be done before the ground is made 
ready for planting because some settling of the soil is 
always to be expected. After grading, spade well to a 
depth of six to eight inches and take care that no sub¬ 
soil is brought to the surface. If the texture is poor, 
the addition of top soil, sand, or peatmoss is helpful. 
Rake carefully to make as fine as possible and apply a 
balanced commercial fertiliser, mixing thoroughly into 
the soil to a depth of two inches. Pulverize and level 
the surface, removing clods, sticks, roots and stones. 
When the ground has settled, roll firmly and sow the 
seed evenly and thickly at the rate of 5 lbs. to 1000 
square feet. Sow the seed when there is little wind, 
scattering it first from one end to the other and then 
crosswise. Scratch lightly with a rake, again use a 
roller, forcing the seed in close contact with the soil, 
which insures prompt germination. Keep the ground 
moist, sprinkling daily if there is lack of rain. 
Care of the Lawn 
B egin mowing the new grass when it is 2 
inches high, and cut regularly each week, 
which gives strength and stability to the 
sward. Set your mower so that it cuts the grass mod¬ 
erately long, w^hich strengthens the roots, combats 
weeds, and prevents the grass from being burned out. 
Our lawn grasses are as free from weeds as care can 
make them and contain no crab grass; all soils, however, 
contain seeds of weeds which start to grow along with 
the grass. Mowing will kill most, but remove dande¬ 
lions, plantains and crab grass by digging out. Those 
who have too much crab grass to overcome by pulling 
out should rake it well and mow in the Fall, repeating 
the process a couple of times. Sow grass seed, rake 
well, the first good frost will kill the pest and the new 
germinated seed will take hold, giving it a good start 
for early Spring. 
Old Lawns. Should be reseeded lightly every Season to 
maintain vigorous growth and to discourage weeds, 
using half the quantity necessary for a new lawn. Fol¬ 
low with a light raking and then roll. Sow grass 
seed all season in all holes where weeds have been dug. 
All lawns should be watered in hot, dry weather. 
Allow sprinkler to stay in each section fifteen minutes 
before changing to next area watered. 
Routine Feedit^ is necessary to stimulate and keep 
grasses in a healthy condition. Use Wizard Brand 
Sheep Manure in the Spring for quick results and 
Buist’s Lawn Enricher in the Fall before active growth 
stops. This will induce a deep, thick root growth and 
will stimulate the lawn throughout the Winter. The 
beneficial results will be noticeable by a rapid start of a 
rich green lawn in the Spring. 
In the Japanese Beetle Area the grub or larvae starts 
feeding on roots in April as it starts toward the surface. 
To exterminate this pest, broadcast 5 lbs. of Arsenate 
of Lead mixed with 50 lbs. of any suitable carrier such 
as sand, fine soil, or even bone meal, per 1000 square 
feet of lawn area. Light sprinkling forces it into the 
ground and reduces poisoning danger to children and 
livestock. 
For Better Lawns Feed with Fertilizers 
Buist’s Lawn Enricher, Wizard Brand Sheep Manure and Vigoro listed on page 126. 
