
COYLE SHEA’S 
LAWN SEEDS 
ie ce great help in giving 
your home the beautiful 
setting it deserves 

EMERALD LAWN 
MIXTURE 
This mixture is intended for 
lawns with a maximum exposure 
to sun. It is a permanent sum- 
mer grass, made up of hulled 
Bermuda and other companion 
grasses selected to serve as a 
nurse crop to the Bermuda. 
These companion grasses grow 
rapidly in the spring and keep 
down weed development while 
the Bermuda is becoming estab- 
lished. Eventually they are 
smothered by the _ Bermuda, 
which then assumes complete 
control of the situation. 
Your Lawn Needs Bermuda 
The new gardener must under- 
stand that Bermuda grass is not 
an undesirable plant, but is the 
smooth, green grass that is 
found in most southern lawns 
and golf courses. 
When you buy, it is important 
to realize, also, that we do not 
use the old form of unhulled 
Bermuda, which is distressingly 
slow in germinating. Instead we 
use extra-fancy. Arizona-grown 
hulled Bermuda of the highest 
purity and germination, This, 
under normal conditions, should 
be the best asurance of suc- 
cess. 
Winter Rye 
The winter grass for the south. 
A fast growing annual with long 
flat leaves. It stands close and 
frequent mowings. The seed is 
scratched in the Bermuda sod 
and forms a green lawn until 
the Bermuda grows again in the 
summer. It is an annual and 
must be replanted every year. 
Winter weather does not harm 
it. 
Hulled Bermuda 
Grass 
The highest grade of Bermuda, 
with the hard, almost watertight 
hulls removed for quicker results. 
Germination occurs in 1 to 2 
weeks, under proper moisture 
conditions. 
Because it is a small seed, we 
recommend a planting of only 
one pound to 600 square feet 
of lawn. To get better coverage 
and to prevent wasteful seeding, 
we suggest mixing the Bermuda 
with at least six times the bulk 
of sand, ashes, or dry dirt. For- 
get about the pounds involved 
and consider the bulk only. 
Distribute by hand or spreader, 
and be sure to feed with suffi- 
cient Vigoro or other complete 
plant food. Never plant in 
shade. 
OUR SPECIAL SHADE MIXTURE 
“‘Anywhere that grass can be made to grow.” 
Our shade lawn grass mixture is 
a scientifically developed blend 
of top quality shade-enduring 
grasses and _ clovers. We've 
been getting excellent results 
with it for years and believe it 
will produce results anywhere 
that grass can be made to grow. 
However, it cannot carry an un- 
qualified guarantee, because it 
is too frequently planted in soil 
that is too barren to permit any 
growth. 
Some plain truths 
about shaded lawns 
Remember, then that the prob- 
lem is not just one of shade, but 
involves other factors, too. In 
many cases, we cannot blame 
the shade, but we can blame the 
trees, which are among the 
hungriest of the things that grow, 
and which constantly drain plant 
food from the ground. When 
trees rob the soil, they leave 
nothing to nourish the grass 
roots, regardless of what is in the 
seed formula. 
To overcome this condition, it 
is absolutely necessary to feed 
the trees and to heavily fertilize 
the soil. And we must dedi- 
cate ourselves to a real job fre- 
quent repetition of this fertilizing, 
plus generous watering if we 
expect to maintain growth. 
ASK US! 
If you need more help on this 
problem of growing a lawn in 
shaded areas, don’t hesitate to 
come in to our store and talk 
it over with us. 
COYLE SHEA CO. 
613-15 Monroe 
Avenue, 
MEMPHIS 

FOR SUNNY PLOTS 
Some sunny lawns require one type of seed; some 
need another. No single variety or mixture of va- 
rieties can take care of all situations. But whatever 
the need, we can supply the seed that is best suited 
—and can help you to plan and produce the beauti- 
ful lawn you want. 

FOR SHADY SPOTS 
Wherever cool shade makes it difficult to obtain a 
good lawn, our special shade mixture is heartily rec- 
ommended. We have chosen excellent quality, shade 
enduring grasses and clovers . . . and have blended 
them into a mixture that will give you surprising 
results, 


FOR SPECIAL USES 
We have just the right grass seed for every purpose. 
We can give you special deep-rooted grasses for the 
sloping lawn, the ideal grasses for planting ¢ golf 
courses, parks, estates, cemeteries . . 
other special use, 
. or for jr’ tt any 
Just tell us what you want 
