LAYING DOWN A LAWN

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 September 1915, Page 4

LAYING DOWN A LAWN

When it is desired to ionn u la.vn, i'w ground should be trenched as ii/Miti'd for Uio vegetable garden any tiiiKi during the autumn. If the ploi. can he propane! in .March, a season i. a;, he gained by Miwing the ;;rj.ss si-i>ri during that mouth; thu surface iniist In; thoroughly pulverised and I Hidden down firmly. Tlio following ~•> ;i fj,o</d mixture, il procurable:— ('rested JJog-tail, 21b"s; Ke.stuea tenuiio'na. -libs; ihiriicsuula, 2lbs, helium lonuilolia porenne, 201 bs; U'liile clover ,21bs; Trii'oliuin minor, Slhs; !'n;i NemoralLs and Sempervirens I;n.-. oi each. This mixturij will nfli.v lor hall' an acre, and will form a .nv lawn, and il kept cut close .i;,..uei'-s most soils. Speeial niixLc.vos ■'. ]• laying down lawns may also by .'!ad t:<11:i any .seedsman. fNime of our i:ali'.''i jioa.i and other grasses woald ■i.'i.'.wei 1 admirably lor lawn purposes. II ihe ground i.sol a retentive nature, <•','. iiii; ilie sv'ds .should he deferred fill Anjii;,-.!. Commence to cut a.s soon ;:■. the machine will act. Some iveI'cr the .scythe, for the first time of • uiling. Uoll previous to mowing; tlii.s will save the knives ol the mower. 'iWKI.VK O'CLOCK AT NOON \ Z. .MEAN Tllvll-:. As compni i.'il with — Adelaide, JO 0 a.m. Aden 3 31 a.m. Alexandria. 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam 0 50 a.m. Ih-rlin 1 23 a.m. Heme .. 1 0 a.m. Mom hay ... 5 21 a.m. Huston . , .. ... 7 '1(5 pm. Mi iudisi 1 42 am, Miiiibano 10 30 a in. Hrussols (5 24 *m.