ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY —‘'Pure and Sure’’ Seeds 

SOW "PURE and SURE" SEEDS 
FOR A BETTER GARDEN AND A BETTER LAWN. 
The essentials for a fine lawn are a rich, well drained soil; the 
soil should be spaded or plowed at least eight inches deep. Care- 
ful preparation of the ground, making it as fine and smooth and mellow as possible; 
a wise selection of seeds; sowing at such atime asto give the young plants achance 
to become well established before being subjected to very dry weather or to the 
direct rays of the hot summer sun. Never work your soil while wet. This will 
sour the soil and your lawn will turn yellow during the prowing season. 

Good seed is the basis of a good lawn. Almost any lawn seed 
will give promising results in the early spring, but for the satisfaction that only a 
rich, green turf can give, select your lawn seed with care. Our seed is carefully 
selected, tested for purity and germination and our mixtures are a balanced blend 
of the finest lawn grasses. Each package bears a label giving full information as 
to the quality. Too muchcare cannot be bestowed on the selection of grasses. Seed 
may be sown in the spring or fall. If sown in the spring, sow as early as possible. 
Soil needs plant food to keep it fertile. The use of fertilizer in 
= your soil, for feeding the tiny plant roots is absolutely necessary 
for a fine lawn and better garden. 

Keep a newly seeded lawn moist until germination begins. After 
the lawn is established, water well at least once every two weeks. 
Water thoroughly, so that the ground becomes wet at least five to six inches below 
the surface. As the sun dries the surface, the roots go downward to obtain mois- 
ture. Do not sprinkle the lawn for short periods, but SOAK your lawn when it is in 
need of moisture. Light watering only brings the grass roots toward the surface 
for moisture and the hot sun will burn or kill them as the surface soil dries. 

Let the grass grow to 23 to 3 inches tall before cutting, and then 
cut no shorter than 2inches. The clippings need not be raked or 
removed from the lawn, as these will aid in retaining moisture and protecting the 
lower portions of grass and tiny roots from exposure. 


