


A BEAUTIFUL LAWN IS AN ASSET 
TO ANY PROPERTY 
LAWN SEED is the greatest mystery in the world to most home owners who 
cannot make head or tail out of the complex formulas printed on Lawn Seed labels. 
They are not meant to be confusing but most people do not know which grasses are 
desirable and which undesirable in a lawn. One pound of Lawn Seed is required 
for 150 square feet but heavier seeding is desirable. 
In general, the finest grasses for permanent, velvety lawns are Kentucky Blue 
Grass, Chewings Fescue or any of the Bent family. WHITE CLOVER may be 
added if desired but the most attractive lawns are made without it. The higher 
the percentage of these grasses the better your lawn will be. 
However, these are slow to establish themselves and other quick-growing grasses 
must be added to act as nurse grasses. These grow rapidly and furnish shade and 
cover until the more permanent seeds have established themselves. The two best. 
are RED TOP and RYE GRASS but the finest lawns are made with mixtures con- 
taining not more than 30% of these. 
For special purposes Poa Trivialis and Chewings Fescue are essential for shady 
locations or for poor and sandy soils while Canada Blue Grass is useful for terraces 
and steep banks. 
After you have made certain that the desirable seeds are in your mixture check 
the percentage of inert matter. This is dead seed or seed hulls or chaff and it is 
material you pay for but do not use. It is completely waste and the smaller the 
percentage of waste the better your mixture. The weed content should be small, 
of course, but more weed seeds are present in your soil per square foot than are 
ever found in fifty pounds of decent Lawn Seed. 
The State of Connecticut has set up standards for Lawn Seed and when these 
blends are used a fine lawn is assured. We are licensed to offer these blends which 
are: Gold Seal; certified to be of the highest quality; Blue Seal of high quality; and 
Red Seal; of good quality. We also offer a GOLD SEAL ALL-BENT FORMULA 
for putting or bowling greens, SHADY PLACE for deeply shaded areas, TERRACE 
SOD for steep embankments and a special formula for Poor or Sandy Soils. 
We also present two blends where price is a larger consideration; ELM TREE and 
EVERGREEN. These are both excellent blends for competitive purposes and will 
prove satisfactory for the average lawn. They simply do not contain as large a 
percentage of the finer bladed, more desirable grasses nor is their purity quite as 
high as in the State Seal mixtures. We also list a complete variety of all separate 
turf grasses should you desire to grow these alone. We invite your questions 
and problems. 
We solicit inquiries from builders and contractors who require special blends for 
unusual conditions or whose problem is the necessity for a quick green cover on 
rather poor soil. If you are building a new home, ask your contractor to specify 
HART'S SEEDS for your lawn—because a fine lawn always adds to the value of 
your property. 
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