LAWN GRASS SEEDS 


A better lawn 
your home? 
WE CAN HELP YOU! 
For years it has been our busi- 
ness to provide exactly the right 
kind of seed for each particular 
lawn condition. 
We know lawns—and we know 
this territory! So bring any lawn 
troubles you may have to us. Our 
long experience has taught us 
answers to the particular prob- 
lems of this locality—and we’re 
glad to pass them on to you. 
Remember, too—you can depend 
on us for the greatest bargain 
in lawn seed—the most grass of 
the best type for each dollar you 
spend! 
HOW MUCH SEED? 
Many lawn failures are due to 
the common mistake of using too 
little seed! 
It takes plenty of seed to get the 
thick, lasting turf you want—and 
to crowd out weeds. 
On new lawns, you need 5 
pounds of seed per 1,000 square 
feet. Don’t risk your lawn suc- 
cess by stinting on seed! The cost 
is so small it isn’t worth it. 
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No lawn mixture can meet the needs 
of every territory—or all the varying re- 
quirements in the same vicinity. 
To be sure of having a thick, lasting 
turf, you must sow a mixture of true 
turf grasses properly suited to your own 
soil and climatic conditions. To get such 
a mixture, buy your seed from a seeds- 
man right here in your own territory. 
Best Lawn Mixture 
Our selected lawn mixture is the very 
finest combination of high quality 
seeds . . . a marvelous mixture that 
years of experimenting has proved to 
be safe and sound. It produces a lawn 
that is like a carpet of green velvet 
. .. smooth, even, and thick. 
LAWN FEEDING 
In the case of new seeding, a lib- 
eral supply of the right turf food 
encourages a quick and _ sturdy 
growth of the new grass. This food 
should be raked into the upper two 
or three inches of soil. 
In renovating old lawns, the grass 
should be treated with a special 
turf food before the seed is sown. 
The food should be applied when 
the ground is perfectly dry. The 
best job can be done with a special 
fertilizer spreader, and the ferti- 
lizer washed in with a hose. 
HORMONE TREATMENT 
The value of hormone treatment 
for grasses has been the subject of 
much discussion, but tests con- 
‘Kentucky Blue Grass — Produces a 
deep dark green lawn of close, thick 
turf. Maintains its green color until 
late in fall. Roots are deep, plants 
very hardy. 
White Clover—Very desirable in lawn 
mixtures because of its rapid, low 
growth and creeping stems. Valuable 
as a green cover for poor ground. 
Rye Grass—A rapid grower, valuable 
in mixtures demanding quick effect. 
Not long lasting. Good in moist soils. 
Chewings Fescue — Widely used for 
putting greens and fairways. Produces 
thick, durable turf, even under un- 
favorable conditions. 
Red Top — Particularly suitable for 
wet, low spots, as it stands wet 
weather, or even overflowing, better 
than other grasses. Also does well on 
almost any good, rich soil. Often 
thrives where blue grass fails. How- 
ever, it should not be considered as 
competitive with blue grass, but as a 
good supplement for it. 
Bent—Makes a thick, dense turf on 
heavy, sour soils and being of a semi- 
creeping habit will recover the ground 
after injury. Unexcelled for fine lawns 
and putting greens. 
Shade Mixture 
SHADE MIXTURE—Wherever shade makes 
it difficult to obtain a good lawn, our 
special shade mixture is heartily recom- 
mended. Excellent quality, shade-endur- 
ing grasses and clovers . . . blended into 
a mixture that will give surprising results. 

ducted on’a wide scale indicate 
that it provides valuable stimula- 
tion, particularly to root growth. 
The tests show that, while top 
growth of plants is markedly in- 
creased by the addition of hor- 
mone powder to the seed, the 
increases are even greater in root 
growth. For example, in recent 
tests, treated Kentucky Blue grass 
showed increases up to almost 73% 
in top growths, and up to 244% in 
root growths when 14% pounds of 
hormone powder were added to 160 
pounds of grass seed. 
The same tests, however, also 
showed that when the powder was 
added in weaker or stronger doses, 
growth increases were less marked, 
indicating the experts’ directions 
should be followed very carefully. 

