KELSEY'S HORTICULTURAL AND 
LANDSCAPE SERVICE 
Harlan P. Kelsey, Inc. offers a skilled service devoted to the creation of finer landscapes. After a careful 
study of each individual problem we recommend a development which will fit the particular location so as 
to combine beauty and convenience with economy of construction and maintenance. Our background of 
sound designing and horticultural experience assures such results. 
Overgrown or run down gardens can often be improved immeasurably by readjustment, pruning, fer¬ 
tilization, and the addition of a few plants. Let us help you make your garden more interesting and enjoyable. 
Small home grounds are given the same careful planning and consideration as larger developments, which 
include Private Estates, Business and Industrial Plants, Country Clubs, Parks and Playgrounds, Educational 
Institutions, Churches, Hospitals and Cemeteries. We hope you will feel free to consult us about any of 
your horticultural problems and you may be assured of our personal attention to your inquiries. 
No charge is ordinarily made for a preliminary conference at our office, or on the grounds where most 
effective results are usually obtained. If, however, considerable time or distance is involved a minimum charge 
is made to cover costs. 
MOVING LARGE SPECIMEN TREES. Our tree moving equipment is especially designed for safely trans¬ 
planting large Evergreens or Shade Trees up to almost 1 foot in diameter. We have many handsome speci¬ 
mens of Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Fir and Shade Trees in wide variety from 10 to 30 feet in height. These are 
moved with large balls with little disturbance to the root systems, largely eliminating risks. 
KELSEY 
SPECIAL LAWN 
In our horticultural and landscape service, we consider dependable grass seed a most important item. The 
mixtures we offer below contain the finest grade of seed in proper proportions. Our formulas are the fruit 
of experience and study of soil conditions and lawn needs of Northeastern United States. Best results come 
from early Spring sowing and again in August and September. 
Kelsey’s SUPERLAWN Mixture. 32.20% Red Top, 25.50% Kentucky Blue Grass, 24.50% Domestic Rye Grass, 
4.70% Meadow Fescue, 4.90% Chewings Fescue, 7.60% Inert Matter, 3/5 of 1% Weeds. A noteworthy mix¬ 
ture of finest perennial turf grasses and domestic rye-grass. Only seeds of high and tested quality are used. 
This formula is particularly designed for the neutral to acid soil almost universally found in the North 
Atlantic States. Sow one pound to 150 sq. ft. 
1 lb. $.50 5 lbs. $2.35 10 lbs. $4.50 25 lbs. $10.00 
Kelsey’s BENTLAWN Mixture. 58.80% Red Top, 29.40% Chewings Fescue, 9.80% Astoria Bent, 1.85% Inert 
Matter, 15/100% Weeds. This is a superb bent mixture which will produce a fine firm turf of unusual 
appeal. The Astoria Bent is carefully blended with other line grasses so as to combine the elegance of a 
Bent lawn with the dependability of the less “fussy grasses.” Sow one pound to 250 sq. ft. 
1 lb. $1.00 5 lbs. $4.75 10 lbs. $9.00 25 lbs. $20.00 
Kelsey’s SHADYLAWN Mixture. 58.80% Red Top, 18.60% Rough Stalk Meadowgrass, 19.55% Chewings Fes¬ 
cue, 2.85% Inert Matter, 1/5 of 1% Weeds. The shady spot in your garden requires a grass seed mixture 
especially designed for shade tolerance. Such a mixture is Kelsey’s SHADYLAWN, a dependable blend of 
proven value. Sow one pound to 200 sq. feet. 
1 lb. $.75 5 lbs. $3.55 10 lbs. $6.75 25 lbs. $15.00 
Kelsey’s SHORELAWN Mixture. 68.60% Red Top, 9.80% Colonial Bent, 19.60% Chewings Fescue, 1.90% 
Inert Matter, 1/10 of 1% Weeds. Kelsey’s SHORELAWN Grass Seed is a skillful blend of fine grasses from 
a formula of proven success on many North and South Shore estates, where acid and usually sandy soil, ex¬ 
treme exposure and salt spray are the rule. Sow one pound to 200 sq. feet. 
1 lb. $.75 5 lbs. $3.55 10 lbs. $6.75 25 lbs. $15.00 
On orders for Kelsey’s Special Lawn Grass Seed Mixtures carriage is paid to any point in New England 
when cash accompanies order. 
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