A good lawn like this does just as much to improve the ap- 
pearance of your place as trees or shrubs or a new coat of 
It is much easier to establish a good new lawn, or keep 
paint. 
Our most popular lawn mix- 
ture of heavy weight, weed- 
tree seed with just the right 
amount of each grass in the 
mixture for a perfect, quick 
starting, permanent, green lawn. Well 
adapted for all soil types. Gives imme- 
diate results and contains lots of Ken- 
tucky Blue Grass seed. Now Hormone 
treated. 1 Ib. 79c; 3 Ibs. 2.25; 5 Ibs. 3.60; 
10 Ibs. 6.95, postpaid. 
Extra heavy weight, weed- 
free, bright, top quality seed, 
cleaned and recleaned on spe- 
cial mills. A blend of best 
grasses with large percentage 
of Kentucky Blue Grass of our own har- 
vest, for open and sunny or lightly 
shaded lawn. Makes a permanent turf 
or deep green, healthy lawn. Good on 
all soil types. Hormone treated. Worth 
the little difference in cost. 1 Ib. 85c; 
3 Ibs. 2.45; 5 Ibs. 3.90; 10 Ibs. 7.50, post- 
paid. 
Extra Select, heavy weight 
Kentucky Blue Grass of our 
own harvest; hardy, perma- 
nent. Very drouth resistant. 
Finest lawn grass seed of all. 
Makes a deep rooted, dense green Car- 
pet of grass. This seed is carefully re- 
cleaned, free of weeds. Hormone treat- 
ed. Our very best grade. 1 Ib. 98c; 3 
Ibs. 2.75; 5 Ibs. 4.45; 10 Ibs. 8.65, post- 
paid. 
This is the little 3 and 4-leafed clovers 
that carpet the ground, thrive on poor 
soil and enrich it. Makes excellent nurse 
crop; helps keep out weeds while grass 
is getting established. Hormone treated. 
1 Ib. 1.10; 3 Ibs. 3.15; 5 Ibs. 5.10; 10 Ibs. 
9.95, postpaid. 
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NOW —All Henry Field 
| LAWN GRASS SEED 
is HORMONE TREATED 
Henry Field’s Hormone Treated Lawn Seed will give 
you a healthier, more drouth-resistant, greener, more per- 
manent lawn than untreated seed will.. The hormone 
treatment causes more seeds to grow and makes them 
more resistant to ‘damping off’? and other soilborne dis- 
eases. It promotes deeper root growth, which makes a 
heavier lawn more able to stand drouth. And you get 
these advantages at no extra-cost to you. 
A home is only as beautiful as its lawn. The most ex- 
pensive house doesn’t look right with a poor lawn, and 
the most humble home is attractive with a good lawn. 
And compared with today’s high building costs, the cost 
of a good lawn is very low. Just start with the right 
Jjawn grass seed. 
Makes greenest, most velvety lawn of 
all grasses in full sun or part shade. 
Sow separately or mix with other seed. 
Spreads quickly by underground and 
overground root system. Used on golf 
greens. Only one pound needed per 500 
square feet. Hormone treated. 1 Ib. 1.25; 
3 Ibs. 3.50; 5 Ibs. 5.75; 10 Ibs. 11.00, post- 
paid. 
Just what you need for patching up 
the old lawn or for starting out a new 
one. This is new crop Kentucky Blue- 
grass—not a mixture of cheap grasses, 
but honest-to-goodness, pure Kentucky 
Bluegrass. It is cured right out in the 
sun and wind, which helps make it 
bright and clean. Free-of noxious weeds, 
too. We harvest hundreds of thousands 
of pounds of Bluegrass each year and 
are able to make you a real price. Ask 
for lot Sun Cured Bluegrass on your 
order. 
Special spring prices: 75c per Ib.; 3 
Ibs. 2.15; 5 Ibs. 3.50; 10 Ibs. 6.75, post- 
paid. 
an old one in proper condition, if you use the proper lawn 
seed. Choose from this page the lawn grass seed that best fits 
- your need—all of it is good clean seed of tested germination. 
TTT IIT, 
Our special purpose blend of 
best grasses selected to do best 
and give better results in dense 
shade. Absolutely winter hardy. 
Grass under trees often lacks 
Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., “MIDWEST’S LEADING SEEDHOUSE,” Shenandoah, Iowa | 
For the New Lawn 
Fortunately, grass seed is not harmed by cold 
weather, even freezes. That means you can get the 
new lawn planted early, long before you can plant 
most flowers. And you should do so because the 
weeds are loafers and come up late. That gives the 
early planted lawn a chance to get going while 
the weeds are still sleeping. So don’t hesitate to 
start even before all the frost has left the ground. 
A late thin snow even helps. Many prefer to sow 
on a late snow, excepting on steep terraces where 
the melting snow may carry the seed away. 
So sow early if you can. Get the jump on the 
weeds, get the lawn well established before the hot, 
dry weather comes. Grass seed will not germinate 
during hot weather. 
To do the job right, first work the soil. Spade it, 
or if the area is large, have it plowed, disced or 
harrowed. If you are going to use fertilizer, do it 
now. Then rake it in as you smooth the surface. 
Sow at least 1 Ib. of seed per 200 square feet. 
Broadcast the seed by hand, or use a hand seeder. 
Divide the seed into two parts—sow one-half in one 
direction; the other half at right angles to the first. 
This gives more uniform coverage. Then thor- 
oughly rake the seed into the top soil and roll to 
firm up the seed bed. Don’t roll when the soil is 
too wet. Wait until the soil is free of frost, but 
not sticky. 
Caring for Lawn 
Don’t mow a new lawn until the grass is 2 or 3 
inches high. After that, mow only after the grass 7 
has grown at least an inch after last mowing. Don’t 
ever mow too close. Don’t mow too often in hot, 
dry weather, And let the grass go into the winter ~ 
2 or 3 inches high. : 
About watering, when you do water, do a soaking ~ 
job and do it less often. If you just sprinkle a 
lawn, wetting only the top of the soil, the rcots ~ 
come up to get the moisture. That makes them = 
susceptible to further drying out. Water deep, and ~ 
the roots go down, as they should. Deep rooted 7 
grass stands more drouth and more foot traffic. - 
Don’t be afraid to water in the day time, even in 
full sun. Some people also think chlorine or other 
chemicals in water will harm a lawn. If the water ~ 
is fit for human consumption, it won’t hurt the ™ 
lawn. 
About weeds, the best insurance against them is ~ 
a healthy stand of grass to crowd them out. Sowing ~ 
early and mowing high also are good insurance. 
But if your lawn needs some help in combating 
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weeds, try the weed killers listed on page 56 of this ~ 
catalog. 
Repairing Old Lawn 
To thicken the grass of an old lawn, sow 1 Ib. of 
seed for every 400 square feet. For bare spots, 
work the soil and sow just like for a new lawn. 
There are several reasons for “bald spots’ in 
lawns, but the most common cause is lack of mois- 
ture and fertility. The grass is starving. The cure 
usually is a good fertilizer, particularly one high in 
nitrogen. Bald spots under trees usually are caused 
because the grass can’t compete with the tree roots 
for the food and water, not by the shade. Very few 
trees have shade so dense grass won’t grow "Ss 
them if the soil has proper fertility. 
About Terraces and Shady Spots 
If you have a terrace that is so steep that it is 
difficult to mow, or one where the grass washes 
out, consider these: 
Hall’s Honeysuckle. Listed on page 49 of this | 
catalog. Will grow in full sun. j 
Baltic Ivy. Listed on page 49 of this catalcg. 
This is the one to use on the shaded terrace, where 
it- thrives. = In. fact, it 
growth. | 
Andorra Juniper Evergreen. Listed on page 78 4 
of this catalog. It is a low, spreading evergreen 
that covers well and stops soil erosion. Grows well 
in sun or partial shade. 4 
requires shade for good 
proper plant food so fertilize dur- 
ing growing season. Hormone 
treated. 1 Ib. 85c; 3 Ibs. 2.45; 5 
Ibs. 3.90; 10 Ibs. 7.50, postpaid. 
