GRASS SEED 
One ounce of ROOTONE will treat about 10 pounds 
of grass seed,—or one pound to 160 pounds of seed. 
Many dealers are treating their grass seed with 
ROOTONE before packaging for sale. Therefore you 
can buy your grass seed already "ROOTONE-ized.” 
Mix ROOTONE with the grass seed in the above pro¬ 
portions in a can, jar, or drum. Fill the container only 
half full, so as to give room for thorough mixing. The 
thin coating of ROOTONE that adheres to the seed is 
sufficient. 
WHAT ROOTONE DOES ON GRASS 
1. Faster germination. The valuable permanent 
grasses, like Chewing's Fescue and Kentucky Blue 
Grass, germinate in 14 to 18 days with ROOTONE, 
against the usual time of 25 to 28 days. 
2. Deeper, stronger root growth (see illustration). 
The larger root system taps lower levels in the 
ground and brings more food and moisture to the 
plant. This results in better drought resistance. 
3. Better utilization of fertilizer. Most soils need 
fertilizer, but the first year’s application may result 
in top growth at the expense of the roots. 
ROOTONE treatment of grass seed corrects this 
condition by stimulating the roots, and usually shows 
two to three times the growth obtained from fer¬ 
tilizer treatment without ROOTONE. One penny’s 
worth of ROOTONE doubles the effect of twenty 
cents’ worth of fertilizer on grass. 
4. All the above means a thicker, heavier turf; and 
the denser the growth of grass the less chance 
there is for weeds. 
ROOTONE has been used in the production of 
exhibition turf, such as that on famous Franklin Field 
at Philadelphia, and in the Garden of Fine Grasses at 
the New York World’s Fair. 
