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ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, 
NEW YORK 
Probably there is no investment that will so much increase the value of your home as a fine lawn grown from recom- 
mended lawn grasses. 
SENECA LAWN MIXTURE 
The Best All-Purpose Lawn Grass Mixture 
For establishing a fine thick permanent 
lawn under average soil conditions we highly 
recommend our Seneca Lawn Mixture which 
is especially prepared from the highest qual- 
ity grass seeds produced. It makes a smooth, 
green, velvety lawn with a thick bottom free 
from clumps. The mixture is composed of 
the following grasses (percentages are approxi- 
mate): 73% Kentucky Blue Grass, 15% Illahee 
Creeping Fescue, 10% Red Top, 2% Wild 
White Clover. 
Kentucky Blue Grass makes the thick basic 
turf; it responds to good fertility (likes a lime- 
stone soil or well-limed soil) and flourishes in 
spring and fall. Illahee Creeping Fescue is 
deep-rooted and thrives under adverse condi- 
tions including hot weather and poor, sandy 
soils. Wild White Clover blends well with 
the other grasses, stays green all summer and 
enriches the soil. 14 lb. 70¢; 1b. $1.25; 5 Ibs. 
$6.00; 10 Ibs. $11.50; 20 Ibs. $22.00, prepaid. 
WEED KILLERS 
NIAGARA WEED KILLER (2,4-D): Amaz- 
ingly effective. One application actually 
kills dandelions, plantain and other broad- 
leaved weeds without harming the grass. 
(Caution: 2,4-D injures some bent grasses.) 
Also useful for killing poison ivy, bind- 
weed, thistles and annual weeds. 
Powder Form: 114 |b. (sufficient to treat 
20,000 square feet), $2.60, prepaid. 
Liquid Form: 1% pint (sufficient to treat 
2,000 square feet), 90¢, prepaid. 1 pt. 
(sufficient to treat 4,000 square feet), $1.50, 
prepaid. 
AMMATE: A new weed killer for use where 
it is desired to kill all vegetation. Ammate 
should not be used on lawns as it will not 
only kill the weeds but will damage the 
grass. 2 Ibs. 85¢. Descriptive folder will 
be mailed on request. 
“AERO” CYANAMID: A fertilizer for aspar- 
agus that also controls weeds. Apply at the 
rate of 1 lb. to 30 ft. of row. Lb. 25¢; 5 
Ibs. 75¢, prepaid. Descriptive folder will be 
mailed on request. 
LAWN GRASS 
Seneca Lawn Mixtures 
For New Lawns sow | Ib. per 300 sq. ft. 
SENECA SHADY LAWN 
MIXTURE 
Shady areas are a problem. Many times 
it is because of low fertility rather than shade 
that causes those bare spots in the lawn. 
Some trees are heavy feeders close to the sur- 
face. If there is adequate plant food in the 
soil our Shady Lawn Mixture makes a beauti- 
ful turf in the shady spots. Our mixture con- 
tains the following special grasses (percentages 
are approximate): 60% Illahee Creeping Fes- 
cue, 15% Kentucky Blue Grass, 10% Poa 
trivialis, 5% Colonial Bent, 10% Red Top. 
This combination provides grasses that will 
succeed in dry or moist locations, in fairly 
deep shade or moderately sunny spots. 1% Ib. 
85¢; Ib. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $7.25; 10 Ibs. $14.00; 20 
Ibs. $27.00, prepaid. 
Robson Lawn Mixtures are quality mixtures. 
ECONOMY GRASS MIXTURE ! 
Annual Seeding 
There are often places so heavily shaded 
that permanent grasses cannot be established. 
There may also be ground around new houses 
for instance where permanent lawns are de- 
sired but cannot be established at present be- 
cause of the high cost of good lawn mixtures 
or because ground has not been permanently 
graded. For such conditions we suggest sow- 
ing this inexpensive mixture of quick grow- 
ing grasses (40% ‘Timothy, 40% Annual Rye 
Grass, 10% Kentucky Blue Grass) it will cover 
the ground and remain green until late sum- 
mer. Very heavily shaded areas will have to 
be fertilized and reseeded each year. Under 
favorable conditions the Kentucky Blue Grass 
may establish itself and make a permanent 
lawn. Lb. 60¢; 5 lbs. $2.75; 10 Ibs. $5.00; 20 
Ibs. $9.00 prepaid. 
“Have seen your flowers in Malverne, New York 
and they are exquisite!” 
July 8, 1950 Mrs. Carolyn Alder 
91 Silver Lane 
Oceanside, N.Y. 
HINTS THAT HELP MAKE GOOD LAWNS 
A little good grass seed sown on established lawns in spring or fall, 1 1b. to 500 or 600 square 
feet, will help keep the weeds out. 
Grass under trees needs double the food and water that 
sunny lawns do because tree roots are heavy feeders. 
set so that it leaves the grass 114 inches long, especially in hot weather. 
Mow your lawn often with the mower 
Cutting it shorter 
than 114 inches usually leads to killing out of the grass because there just isn’t enough of the 
plant left to grow vigorously. 
Seed sown on most soils that have not been fertilized either fails entirely or produces a 
discouraging, thin and weedy turf. 
For most soils an application of 40 lbs. of Vigoro or a 
5-10-5 fertilizer to each 1,000 square feet of lawn area gives good results. 
Don’t sprinkle your lawn every night. 
Soak it twice a week. Get the moisture down where 
the roots will go down after it and make a thick turf. 
If your lawn gets moss in it, rake thoroughly, spread bone meal over it, 10 Ibs. to 100 sq. ft., 
and rake. 
Bone meal feeds, sweetens and areates the soil. 
Many broad-leaved weeds, including the common dandelion and the plantains, can be easily 
destroyed with 2,4-D. (See opposite). 
Write the Dept. of Extension ‘Teaching, N. Y. S. College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y., for 
a most helpful booklet, Bulletin No. 469 “The Home Lawn”’. 
“For a number of years I have sought for the 
best sweet corn obtainable, as I feel the best is 
none to good for my customers. In Seneca Chief 
I think I have found that perfect corn.” 
April 6, 1950 R. C. Gilbert 
711 W. Stewart St. 
Owosso, Mich. 
‘“‘Wando Peas (NOTHING LIKE THIS HAVE I 
EVER BEFORE SEEN!) Last year’s crop bore 
in July, the vines resprounted from the roots and 
by gosh, another crop!’ 
L. A. Hartmeister 
Feb. 9, 1950 
746 Spruce Ave. 
Niagara Falls, New York 
