Lawn Seeds 
HOME PLAYGROUND Grass Seed Mixture 
Most every home has a lawn area set apart as a playground 
for the children or pets. The finer textured lawn grasses are 
just not capable of standing up under the traffic to which such 
areas are subjected. Our PLAYGROUND mixture is formulated 
from grasses which have demonstrated their ability to take 
traffic. The texture of the turf will be quite coarse, but the 
deep-rooting abilities of the varieties used enable this mixture 
to thrive in dry weather and yet make a dense sod. Aside from 
ines initial irrigation to promote quick germination, it should never 
be necessary to irrigate, except during long drought periods. 
It should not be cut lower than 114 to 2 inches. Here is the 
ideal formula for the back yard lawn. Composed of 50% Tall 
Fescue, (not to be confused with fine-leafed Red Pescue); 
30% Perennial Ryegrass; 10% Kentucky Bluegrass and 10% 
Chewings Red Fescue. 
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MERION BLUEGRASS 
Best and most widely adapted of the newer strains of turf grasses. Not a miracle grass 
but so superior to ordinary Kentucky Bluegrass, they almost appear unrelated when 
planted side by side. MERION is virtually immune to leaf spot diseases which so often 
injures Kentucky Bluegrass severely in cool, wet weather. 
We cannot subscribe to some of the extremely low planting rates of MERION often 
recommended for the home lawn. While eventually being capable of producing a 
fine lawn when planted at only one pound per 1000 square feet, few home owners 
are willing to wait for its slow development as it is a slow starter. We urge its use 
only on new lawn plantings and the seeding rate should be 21/, lbs. per 1000 square 
feet. MERION should only be planted in fertile, well-limed soil in full sunlight. 
Unless prepared to provide proper soil and fertility requirements, do not plant it. 
MERION has consistently been the best all-season grass in our turf garden for the 
past five years. It will do equally well for you if your situation justifies using this 
sun-loving variety which deserves the best and most fertile of soils. 
