LAYING DOWN A LAWN.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 January 1917, Page 4

LAYING DOWN A LAWN.

J | VVheii it is desired'-' to form, ala Art), j ihot ground; snoukt be tranche M-. tlii "lor: t!.M* vft£«l.i:iiir. : • :iv U<"K *■•>« atituiiju. 11 ti)o ."tut i-k -i L'h | pn-paivd in March, ;i zy be gamed by sowing tih© £rm& -riisd du.ring trial njoatit; the surf ice must bd thoroughly pulverised .aid trodden'.down firmly. The folUiviing u a good mixture, if procurable.— Crested Dog-tail, 21Cs; Feptuca tenuifolia, 4lbs; J'ertuca duruseula, 21bs; IjoJiuiu tenuifolia' porenne, ' 201bs; White clover ,21bs; Trifolimu minor, Sibs; i'o;» N'eworabs add Semperrirans libs of cu-jij. Tliis rujxturo will ■ uflico (or half an acre, and will form a ■.cry good lawn, and ii kept cut close answers biost soJ&. Specfal mixt-u_«s ior Jaymg down lawns may »lso bo nad • from any seedsman .Some; of aur native poas and other 'grasses wo iM answer a'iiiiirably lor lawn ptirpouvs. • f the ground is of a retentive nat.m\ sowing tho seeds should oe deferred til.' August. Commence to cut as <won as tho machine will act. Some oretor the scytho for the first time j{ catena%. ; iioll previous to jmowi'ig; '•'is wili-save tho knives »t tli4 mo# >r, SEEDS rK iSQI* 1 UEI> TO SOjW aN ACHE. Ij /-£• • —- ' ■ to boshols ;;J'|tjaiio, 3to .Vi buisliols; buckwheat, orjf/biank, 11 bueboLs; cabbago to transplant; 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; o*vrot in drillsJ.S tq 12 lbs; clover, 1. vo 17 lbs; furze or gprse, for feed, 20 to 24 t<s; do. for single-line fencing, to sow ono tnile, 3to 4 lbs; kohl rabi : (turnipi<i«tod cabbage), to®transplant, 1 lb: do., drilled, 4 lbs; liasefid, for flax, i'i bunbels; linseed, for seed, 11 bushals, lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, i 5 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 bushd.®; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 pit; rye, 2J fy 3 bushels; rya grsts >.if •'.rilled, one-fourth lees), 'i to .34t;ol«; giant, 5 bushols; tar-?*, win tot, do., spring, 3 to 2J buaijeis; tri folium incarnatum, 34 lbs; turnip, 2 to * lbs • *tßbh!n 5 I lh«: Si to ii buxtii?!*