A beautiful lawn is the ideal of every home owner. A little care in watering, cutting, and feeding will give the 
results you desire if good quality materials are used. Whenever the soil is dug, additional weed seeds are brought to 
the surface. When renovating your lawn, we suggest using a Spike Tamp to loosen the soil as recommended by the 
United States.Department of Agriculture. We carry this tool in stock as do most dealers. It sells for $4.50 and is a 
combination spiker and tamper. A thick turf will choke weeds and liberal sowing, feeding and watering will give a 
good, thick turf. 
Feed your lawn liberally in the Spring and water thoroughly during dry spells. When watering, use a sprinkler and 
saturate the soil to a depth of at least 4 inches otherwise the roots will grow to the surface in search of the water you 
have given to the top of the ground. This, of course, will result in root burning during the hot, dry Summer. Do not 
cut the grass as short during the Summer as you do in the Spring. Ask your dealer how your lawn mower is adjusted 
to cut to various heights. 
When starting a new lawn, consider the soil as a seed bed just as you would when planting a garden. Dig to a 
depth of at least 6 to 8 inches, incorporating a liberal amount of rotted manure if possible. Sow the seed liberally and 
roll with at least 300 lbs. weight. Cut as soon as there is enough grass to carry the lawn mower without sinking into 
the soil too deeply. 
All formulae offered are the result of extensive experimentation under varied conditions. Only seed of high ger¬ 
mination and vitality are used after being carefully cleaned to eliminate weed and chaff. An even blend is obtained 
by mixing seed by machine only. 
We will be glad to answer your lawn problems if you will write, giving as many details as possible, also sending a 
soil sample. 
I Ideal Lawn Formula 
Quickly* produces a permanent lawn of deep green lasting 
quality. The grasses in this mixture begin to mat into a turf 
carpet as soon as cutting begins. We recommend this for¬ 
mula for average soil in full sun or semi-shade. Only thor¬ 
oughly cleaned seed is used, giving a mixture practically 
free of weed seed, inert matter, and chaff. Weight about 
30 to 32 lbs. per bushel. 
Lb. 75c. 5 lbs. $3.00 25 lbs. $14.00 100 lbs. $50.00 
Shady Lawn Formula 
A mixture especially prepared to produce a heavy mat¬ 
ted, deep green turf on areas where there is very little direct 
sunlight or only filtered sun is present. Turf is established 
quickly and permanently but care must be taken to prevent 
shaded soils from becoming too acid. Applications of agri¬ 
cultural lime in the late Fall or early Spring will greatly aid 
turf development. 
Lb. $1.00 5 lbs. $4.00 25 lbs. $18.00 100 lbs. $60.00 
Putting Green Mixture 
A blend of bent grass and red top which gives a matted turf that will stand close cutting and 
an even textured smooth surface. 
10 lbs. $12.00 
100 lbs. $100.00 
Grass Seed Varieties 
Germination and purity guaranteed on each lot. 
Blue Grass, Kentucky ( Poa pratensis). 90-88. 
Lb. $1.00 10 lbs. $6.50 100 lbs. $50.00 
Blue Grass, Kentucky ( Poa pratensis). 99-90. 
Lb. $1.25 10 lbs. $7.50 100 lbs. $85.00 
Bent, Colonial ( Agrostis capillaris). Excellent turf. 
Lb. $2.00 10 lbs. $15.00 100 lbs. $140.00 
Bent, Seaside ( Agrostis maritima). A true creeper. 
Lb. $2.25 10 lbs. $17.50 100 lbs. $160.00 
Fescue, New Zealand (F. rubra fallax). Fine, needlelike turf. 
Lb. $1.85 10 lbs. $16.00 100 lbs. $145.00 
Red Top, Fancy Recleaned (Agrostis alba). Lawns and pas¬ 
tures. Lb. 70c. 10 lbs. $5.00 100 lbs. $40.00 
Rough Stalk Meadow ( Poa trivialis). Shady locations. 
Lb. $1.25 10 lbs. $10.00 100 lbs. $95.00 
Rye Grass, Domestic. Nurse grass for lawns. 
Lb. 35c. 10 lbs. $2.00 100 lbs. $18.00 
Clovers 
White ( Trifolium repens). For lawns. 
Lb. $1.50 10 lbs. $14.00 100 lbs. $130.00 
Crimson. For a cover crop. 
10 lbs. $6.00 100 lbs. $50.00 
Sweet. Tall white perennial. For cover crop. 
10 lbs. $5.00 100 lbs. $45.00 
Cornell Pasture Mixture No. 1 
50 lbs. $35.00 100 lbs. $60.00 
Cornell Hay and Pasture Mixture 
1940 Formula 
50 lbs. $35.00 100 lbs. $60.00 
Approved by Cornell University and mixed to their rigid 
formula. 
Use 30 to 50 lbs. per acre 
CARL GIESSLER, INC., 202 East 58th Street, New York, N. Y. 
Prompt attention given orders by telephone—PLaza 5-6675 
