RESULTS OF WATERER’S HOMEBUSH LAWN GRASS MIXTURE 
Homebush Evergreen Lawn Mixture 
THE FINEST IN LAWN GRASS MIXTURES 
A fter years of compounding, and testing formulas of the finest lawn grass seeds, endeavoring to find a lawn 
t grass mixture that would produce a permanent and superior deep green velvety turf, we believe we have attained 
success in our “Homebush” Evergreen Lawn Mixture. “Homebush” is a combination of the finest recleaned perma¬ 
nent 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 building 
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 pulverized 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 location. 
Good seed makes a better lawn than sod. W hen 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 I 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, pref-, 
erably in the early spring or early fall to get the benefit of the rains. 
