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LAWN GRASS SEED 
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Our Special Astoria Bent Lawn Grass Seed srun rac corr 
The Best All-Purpose Lawn Grass Seed. Price, $1.25 lb. 10-lbs. $11.50 
A wonderful mixture that is the result of years of 
experimenting. It is especially prepared: by us from 
the highest quality seeds that can be produced. It 
makes a smooth, green, velvety lawn with a _ thick 
bottom, free from common grasses which are inclined 
to produce clumps or knots. Only the very finest varieties 
of the most suitable grasses for making an even, thick 
mass of grass are used in this mixture. The various 
grasses composing this well-balanced blend are fine- 
bladed and deep rooting, sure to produce the best results 
under average conditions of soil and climate. It is all 
plump, heavy seed, free from chaff or weed seeds. Sow 
one pound for a plot 10 by 20 feet (200 square feet) ; 
100 to 150 pounds of seed are required to sow one acre. 
HOW TO HAVE A GOOD LAWN 
Spade the ground as deep as possible and turn several times to 
see that it is thoroughly pulverized. Work in a good commercial 
fertilizer. Sheep guano or peat moss add humus and improve the 
seed bed. Rake level and water thoroughly so the ground will 
settle. The seed bed should be allowed to stand about two weeks, 
watering from time to time so the weed seeds will sprout. 
Roll the ground before seeding, to prevent it from settling un- 
evenly, and then rake the surface lightly. Sow ‘the seeds so as to 
cover the ground thoroughly, and then cover lightly with soil. Roll 
again so as to press the seed in firmly. If you have no roller, use 
boards and tramp on them so as to pack the ground firmly, but a 
roller is preferred. 
Grass seed will germinate in from.8 to 15 days, according to 
the weather. If a lawn is made during the summer, the ground 
should be covered lightly with peat after the seed has been rolled, 
so as to retain the moisture. New lawns hould not be allowed to dry 
out, not even for a half day. For the first 15 days the lawn should 

be watered twice a day if necessary. A lawn should be fertilized 
after the first cutting, and ab least twice a year. Water well after 
applying. 
WARNING. Do not use.,the so-called rotted manure which is 
being sold to inexperienced gardeners. It is full of wild clover and 
other weed seeds and pests. It is expensive when you take into 
consideration that a few pounds of good fertilizer is equal to a sack 
of manure. If you want a moisture-building material for top-dressing 
use peat; it is clean. 
Astoria Bent. This strain of Bent differs from the Seaside variety 
in that it does not send out stolens, but that it spreads underground, 
sending up many rootstalks that produce a splendid turf. The 
growth is upright, of fine texture and is a richer green than Seaside 
Bent. It is more practical for lawns and_ succeeds best in heavy 
soils. Sow 1 pound to 200 square feet. $1.25 Ib.. 10 Ibs. $11.50. 
Chewing Fescue, .Used extensively on putting greens, fairways and 
tees on golf courses, and does well on any kind of soil. It also 
produces a stiff, upright plant. Sov- 1 pound to 150 square feet. 
75e Ib., 10 Ibs. $7.00. 
Kentucky Blue Grass. 
color. 
Makes an excellent lawn of a dark green 
It forms a fine mat, with care and water makes one of the 
best lawns. Sow 1 pound to 200 square feet. 40c Ib., 10 Ibs. $3.75. 
Shady Lawn Mixture. This grass is especially adapted for growing 
in very shady places or near buildings where other grasses will not 
grow. If you have a shady, barren place, try our Shady Lawn 
Mixture. Sow 1 pound to 200 square feet. T5e Ib., 10 Ibs. $7.00. 
White Dwarf Clover. Very low growing sort, principally used in 
poor ground to give a green cover, many like it in lawns, especially 
where grass does not do well. _ Sow 1 pound to 300 square feet. 
$1.00 Ib. 
Red Top. A fine-bladed grass that succeeds on almost any soil, 
although it does best under moist conditions, It is used in almost 
all lawn mixtures. Sow 1 pound to 200 square feet. 35c¢ Ib., 10 
Ibs. $3.00. 

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