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Title: Annual catalogue of seeds, plants, &c.
Identifier: annualcatalogueo1893schl (find matches)
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Schlegel & Fottler; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs
Publisher: Boston, M. A. : Schlegel & Fottler
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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SCHLEGEL ^ POTTLER'S SEED CATALOGUE. 33
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A few hints may be of service to those who lack experience in laying out and seeding lawns or other pleasure grounds. To insure a really fine lawn, there are several requisites: a good depth of rich soil, properly drained, and free from boulders immediately below the surface; a liberal dressing of thoroughly decayed manure (ten or twelve cords per acre) ; nicety of grading in the levels and slopes; a firm, smooth surface upon which to sow the seed ; and a sufficient quantity of the very best laivn grass seed, suited to the situation. The latter item is of prime importance. Boulders below the surface will, during the heat of summer, cause unsightly dry spots in an otherwise beautiful lawn : all such should be removed. A rich soil of good depth, and liberally fertilized, will maintain a fine greensward permanently, needing only an occasional top-dressing. Fresh strawy manure should never be used in making a lawn : when decaying, it is liable to alloAv uneven seitling of the soil. Make a smooth surface with harrow and rake, and use a roller to make it firm and even, before sowing the seed. After sowing, cover the seed well by raking it in, and again use the roller to finish the work. Use four bushels, or even more, of our finest English Mixture, or sixty-two pounds of our Franklin Park Mixture, per acre. In this latitude there is no more favorable season for sowing than the last of August or the first of September. Sown at this time the grass will be strong enough to winter over safely; and the weeds which will inevitably appear, being mostly annual plants, will not have time to mature, and scatter their seeds. If the seeding cannot be delayed till autumn, it should be done as early in spring as possible, so that the young grass may be strong enough to withstand the heat of midsummer. FRANKLIN PARK LAWN SEED. Superior Mixture for Lazuns, Tennis Courts, Croquet Grounds, etc. The mixture of grass seeds we sell under this name is made from the identical formula used by the Park Commissioners of the City of Boston in their work of laying out the beautiful lawns and terraces which add such a charm to our new parks. All the grass seed thus far used on these parks has been supplied by us, which fact should be a strong guarantee of quality. No inferior grade of seed would stand the critical examination and tests of the Park officials. The Franklin Park Mixture gives a fine, smooth, velvet sward within a very few weeks after sowing. When coarse grasses are used to aid in establishing the finer and more permanent sorts, the delay re- sulting before getting the lawn into nice condition is often unsatisfactory. By using Franklin Park Lawn Seed all this is avoided. It is composed of clean seed of the finest and most desirable permanent grasses known, and it contains no chaff nor foul seeds. Weight per bushel about 30 pounds. We put this seed up in packages — all of which bear our name — containing quantities as follows : — 62 lbs., sufficient for one acre. . Price, 815.00 116 lbs., sufficient for one-quarter acre. Price, $4.00 31 " '• " one-half acre. " 7.50 | Price per pound, .30 Finest English Mixture. This mixture, made from our own formula, we have sold for many years, and it has given verv general satisfaction. Weight per bushel, 16 lbs. Per }^ lb., (1 qt.) 20c.; per lb., (2 qts.) 35c.; per bushel (IC lbs,) $4.00 Add eight cents per pound to these prices ifzvanted hy mail.

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