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| Keywords: Bulbs and plants (16388404505).jpg FLOWERING BULBS PLANTS ETC <br> 2 q <br> CURRIE'S LAWN GRASS SOWN IN PALL PRODUCES A GOOD LAWN EARLY THE FOLLOWING SEASON <br> HOW TO MAKE A LAWN <br> Many'inquiries reach us concerning the best and cheapest method of obtaining- a nice smooth <br> velvety lawn We Avill here describe as well as our space will permit the method that gives almost <br> universal satisfaction The turfing of large lawns is seldom resorted to now it is too expensive and <br> good clean turf is almost unobtainable Seeding is the plan usually adopted and the one recom- <br> mended by all good landscape gardeners After the necessary grading has been accomplished and <br> the general formation of the surface established let it all be thoroughly plowed harrowed and well <br> pulverized and finely raked to a smooth even surface as smooth as possible and firm ; not only <br> that but alike compact in every spot to prevent unequal settling This may be accomplished by <br> treading down and again filling up the grade where necessary Sow the Lawn Grass seed broad-cast <br> by hand to insure an even distribution of which it has been found a good plan to sow one-half the <br> seed in one direction afterwards sowing the balance at right angles to your first sowing covering it <br> all by raking in with a steel or wooden rake and finishing off by rolling it with a moderately heavy <br> roller or by patting to an even surface with the back of a spade This firms your seed-bed and helps <br> greatly to retain the surface moisture thereby helping along the germination of the seeds There is <br> much diversity of opinion regarding the proper quantity of seed required for a given area We are <br> always disposed to advocate a liberal quantity for the simple reason that as the seed is but a very <br> small item of the expense of making a lawn and as it is always desirable to have a thick close turf <br> as soon as possible it is advisable to sow thickly With thick sowing we can accomplish in one sea- <br> son what with thin sowing may take two Or three seasons or even longer to the bitter disappoint- <br> ment of the owner We have had a very extensive experience in the seeding of laAvns and find the <br> most satisfactory results are obtained from sowing the following quantities For new lawns 4 bush- <br> els per acre; for renovating old ones from 1 to 2 bushels for 100x100 10 000 square feet use 1 bushel; <br> 50x50 2 500 square feet use 1 peck ; 25x25 feet use 2 quarts <br> It occasionally happens that lawns the first season sometimes appear patchy and it will be nec- <br> essary to resow the spots or patches This can be most successfully done during the fall months of <br> August and September or at the first break of Spring weather <br> MIXTURES OF LAWN GRASS SEEDS <br> Currie's Special Mixture This splendid mixture is composed of only the finest dwarf-grow- <br> ing evergreen grasses ; absolutely free from weed seeds or other impurities especially adapted and <br> mixed in the proper proportion to suit the American climate In comparing the cost of our Special <br> Lawn Grass with other mixtures sent out by the trade remember that we give 20 lbs per bushel <br> instead of 14 lbs as generally sold This brings our Special Lawn Mixture down to an ex- <br> ceedingly low price per bushel Pint 1 Oc ; quart 20c ; 4 quarts 70c ; peck 1 35; bushel <br> 5 00 ; 4-bushel lots sufficient to seed one acre for SI 8 00 <br> Fine Mixed Also an excellent mixture Quart 1 5c ; 4 quarts 50c; peck 75c; bushel <br> 1 4 lbs 2 50 ; in 3-bushel lots for S6 50 <br> Grass Mixture for Shade A mixture of dwarf-growing grasses thriving in shady places un- <br> der trees Pint 1 5c ; quart 30c ; 4 quarts 90c ; peck SI 65 ; per bushel S6 00 <br> Grass Mixture for Terraces and Slopes A mixture designed to do away with the expen- <br> sive method of sodding ; it is composed of dwarf-growing evergreen grasses possessing strong fibrous <br> and creeping roots and especiallv adapted for growing on sloping banks Pint 1 5c ; quart 30c t <br> 4 quarts 90c ; peck 1 65 ; per bushel 6 00 If required by mail allow 5c per quart for <br> postage <br> For list of individual Grasses and Permanent Pasture Mixtures see our Spring <br> Catalogue 42214159 133055 65937 Page 29 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42214159 1908 10 5962/bhl title 65937 Currie Brothers Company ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection Biodiversity Heritage Library Currie Bros Co Bulbs and plants autumn 1901 Garden Stories Bulbs Plants Catalogs Flowers Nurseries Horticulture Plants Ornamental Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42214159 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42214159 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants nurseries horticulture plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-28 Check categories 2015 August 24 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16388404505 2015-08-24 07 53 04 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Currie Bros catalogs Photos uploaded from Flickr by FĂŚ using a script | ||||
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