. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds : the largest collection in the world. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Catalogue of High-Class Seeds . 45 Fine Mixed Lawn Grass Seed. SEED. ill prepared. The soil ought not to he too eparing it for laying down, let the surface FORMATION OF LAWNS FROM In the first place, see that your ground is thoroughly drained and w rich, as a rapid growth is not wanted in the grasses of a lawn; but in pi he as much alike in quality as possibl
. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds : the largest collection in the world. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Catalogue of High-Class Seeds . 45 Fine Mixed Lawn Grass Seed. SEED. ill prepared. The soil ought not to he too eparing it for laying down, let the surface FORMATION OF LAWNS FROM In the first place, see that your ground is thoroughly drained and w rich, as a rapid growth is not wanted in the grasses of a lawn; but in pi he as much alike in quality as possible. If your groxmd is in condition to raise a good crop of potatoes, it will make a good lawn; add about half a ton of bone dust to the acre, harrowed in before sowing the seed. A very slight raking-in will protect the seeds much, or a sowing of wood ashes will render them distasteful to birds. Rolling, however, is at all times indispensable. The best time to sow lawn grass seed is early in the spring, or about the latter part of August. We prefer the early spring. Let the ground all have a surface of about six inches alike, for nothing looks worse than to see a lawn grow all in patches. One exception, however, may be mentioned, and that is, if there be *any steep slopes facing the south, or other exposed places, let the earth on them be better and deeper than on the ground level, as they are more liable to burn out. When the grass becomes well established, it should be frequently cut. The oftener you mow, the finer and softer your grass will be. It is pi'oper here to observe that no lawn can be maintained long in good order without successive rollings. Mowing alone will not secure a good bottom without that compres- sion which the roller tends to give. The rolling should be done in the spring, before the ground becomes dry. To Grass a Bank or Terrace.—For each square rod, take a pound of lawn grass seed and mix it thoroughly with G cubic feet of good, dry garden loam. Place i
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