Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 25, 1915, Page 15

THE OMAHA SUNDAY Summer Flowering BULBS Easy to grow Most Attractive for Borders or Massing The Nebraska Seed Co. Douglas 1261 1613 Howard Street Last Call for Nursery Stock From Holland Just Received and Will Be Sold at Less Than One-Half Price. Koster Grafter Blue Spruce . . $1.50 dard Tea Roses “ g0 . aby Ramblers (bloom ‘all summer) er Roses ¢ 373 V3 T4 General assortment of nursery stock "WThe Making of a Lawn *¥% The elements that enter into the development of a good lawn are simple and easily understood, but are none the less izuportant on that aceount. The failure to obtain good lawns ariscs from the fact that the soil is not of the proper kind or has not been carefully prepared, or that the wrong kind of grass seed hag been used. Only soil which remains reasonably moist throughout the growing season will maintain a good lawn. Hard, dry, gravelly soil may produce a little green grass during the early part of the season, but it-quickly turns brown in the middle of the summer. The best soil for lawns is a deep, porous clay loam. This shou'd be plowed to a depth of a foot if possible and cultivated aad graded until it is brought down to the proper slope or level. If it is necessary to do any large amount of grading in order to obtain the proper contour, care must be given to a natural ap- pearance. : A lawn surface should not have the appearance of being put into place by artificial grading. All of its undulations, if there are any, should be easy and natural flowing lines, such as on3 finds in the land surfaces of a natural landscape. It is a great mistake to Sow thelgrass seed- before the grad- ing has been very carefully done and the ground put into the best possible condition for sowing the seed. It must be remembered that it is practically impossible to do anything in the way of im- proving the putline of the surface after the grass is once seeded. As freshly graded soil settles unevenly, it is well to give it plenty of time so that the final surface will not be full of irregularities. If grading fs done late in the fall, it is sure to develop irregulari- ties during the winter and it will require some additional surfac- ing to get the lawn into proper shape in the spring. The best tools for this purpose are the disc, acme harrow, split-log drag and a plank drag for the final smoothing. If the soil is too heavy to get a good seed bed, as is often the case around a build- ing where excavations have been made, it becomes necessary o cover the ground over with two or three inches of fine surface soil. The grass can be seeded- during the latter part of October, after there is no chance of its germinating, or else as early in the spring as the ground can be gotten into shape. In order to keep down the growth of weeds it will be necessary to use a much greater amount of grass seed than is used in seeding field crops. The amount seeded per acre is usually about sixty pounds of such varieties as the Red Top and Kentucky blue grass, A somewhat heavier seeding than this will give equally as good, if not better, results, For general lawn purposes we consider a mixture of Blue grass and Red Top as good as anything that can be used. Where the lawn cannot be watered from the first, it is well to put in a generous sprinkling of timothy. For an acre of ground one would want in this case twenty-five or thirty pounds each of blue grass and Red Top and about six pounds of timothy. White clover can also be added if one desires. It is common practice to sow the seed broadcast and drag it in by going over the ground two or three times so that the seed will be thoroughly incorpor- ated with the soil. After this the ground should be rolled so as to hasten germination. If there is danger of the soil drifting it can be covered with straw or fresh, strawy manure after seeding. This should be removed just as soon as the seed begins to germi- nate. It frequently happens that the first year's stand is not good over the entire area; there will be thin patches and one will be tempted to plow if up and start over again. It is much better in this case to simply rake in more grass seed in the early fall or late in the spring, and keep this up until it has a good turf over the whole surface. ? The question often comes up whether or not to start tamo grass upon the native prairie sod. This can be done very readily, and if the native sod has about the right elevation and the slope of the required lawn, it should not be disturbed. Instead blue grass seed should be scattered over the surface in the fall and at the same time about one inch of good garden soil applied, raking it down with the back of the rake. The blue grass will start here and there and eventually will take possession of the entira lawn, as all of the turf-making grasses will sooner or later drive out the bunch grasses. It is not advisable to clip the grass tuc soon the first season, nor to keep it cut too short. Unless one is very particular about the appearance of his lawn, it is just as wely to leave the first year’s seeding without any cutting at all. This will strengthen the grass and will tend to keep annual weeds from starting. ‘Walks in the lawn should be so arranged so there will be no temptation to tramp across the lawn. It is impossible for a lawn to have a rich, neat appearance if there are bare spots here and there across the surface. It is quite {mportant to have a good lawn in the back yard as in the front. Because of the temptation to tramp promiscu- ously over the back yard and let it run insensibly in the barnyard, Save Money --But Get Quality Unfortunately we reserved tog much nursery stock for the local trade this spring. We are still offering a complete line of Trees, Shrubs and Plants, both Fruiting and Ornamental. 1t must be disposed of, no matter what the loss; our prices will barely cover the cost of AiggIng and handling MENERAY QUALITY TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS AT A SACRIFICE— OUR LOSS—YOUR GAIN — TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SALE. Come where you have an assortment of stock tc from: hundreds of different varl eties. Every tree or plant is true to name; we gKuarante This stock won't last Jong come early. EVERYONE CAN AFTORD TO PLANT GOOD TREES AT THESE PRIOES. APPLE TREES, 2.3 yrs. ~ld "o+~ ° PEACH TREE yre. old 100 to 180 each PEAR TREES, 3.3 . old ..100 to 300 each | PLUM TRE. yre. o .18¢0 to 360 each CHERRY mh. yre. o0ld. 180 10 300 each Nearly all standard varieties of the above.) Orpamental Trees, Shru nd Vi, i'ruit Plants at correspondingly low prices, No deliveries will be made. Ma!! orders will be filled, if accompanied by cash In full These Prices Do Not Affect Orders Previously Entered. Meneray-Omaha Nursery Co. 433 State Bank Bidg., Omaha SALES GROUNDS—20th and Farnam Sts., Omaha. 3101-3147 Avenue A, Council Bluffs EVERYMA Putting the Home Grounds Into Shape for the Summer. From ihe Country Gentleman. The blocks, after hardening for forty-eight hours, should be stacked up and allowed to ripen for a while before being used. These stones or blocks are set about flush with the grass, which may grow slightly over the edges. They look well, furnish a good footing, and the lawn mower will pass over them, For short walks bricks, preferably set on edge, may be used with very satisfactory results. Have the surface upon which you lay them loosened so that they can be pounded down into it with a wooden mallet. The construction of roads is a more difficult task and one that must be thoroughly done. An ordinary dirt road, unless it is naturally high and dry, should be drained, preferably under ground along omre or both curves. Unda[ ordinary con- ditions common drain tile may be put in and will give satistac- tery results. The surfaces of all roads, and walks, too, should be slightly convex so that rain will run off rapidly to one side. Roads or gutters on steep grades, or on light soils that are likely to wash badly, should be protected by cobbling. Steep slopes, especially near the house, should be graded and kept in a good, firm sod if there is any tendency to wash, Terraces are frequently used, but banks graded to even curves usually look better and are much easler to care for. Steap slopes are often difficult to seed in the ordinary way because every rain or wind may do considerable damage before a sod is formed. In such cases sodding or turfing must be resorted to. Sometimes a combination of sodding and seeding may be This is accomplished by laying the sod in strips crossing at right angles, and heavily seeding the Intervening spaces. 'n useing this methoq it is essential to keep the ground from dry- ing out until the sod becomes established. For very steep grades and banks where sod put on in the usual way will no stick, start at the bottom of the bank and lay the sod in tiers, with the edge of each tler two inches or so back of the edge of the tier below it. Beat the surface as smooth as possible witl a spade as soon as the sod is in place, and keep well watered until a new surface is formed. a A~ (Continued Next sunday) Wire and Iron Fences and Gates for Lawn, Garden and Poultry Yards. Trellises for Vines and Roses. Grape Flower Borders. Clothes Posts Iron and Wire Window Guards sereen Door Guards Send for Catalogue | | Wire Arches | Summer Houses Chairs and Settees Tree and Flower Guards Lawn Vases there is often meed of a better stand of grass In that place The farmyard should be cut off from the dooryard and the part to. ward the house should be provided with sufficient walks so there will be n necessity of keeping the lawn tramped to death 12 for 80c—26 for $1.00—Prepaid. Wil positively blooth anywhere in the United Btates six weeks after planting. The eweetest flower that grows. Every plant fusranteed to bloom. Will replace any that fail. 12 planis for 50c—26 for §1.00—All charges prepaid. 'wThree sweet-smelling Violets with each $1.00 07de ] Will bloom In your yard now. Orders filled promptly. FREE LILY OF THE VALLEY PLANTS BEN. 8. WESTHEIMER, 123 SOUTH THIRD STREET, ST. JOSEPH, MO, IS HERE and vou of course are going to have a garden. Be as- sured from the start that it will be a success by Planting Our Seeds DANDELIONS Can be killed by spraying with SULPHATE OF IRON without injuring your lawn, STEWART’S SEED STORE 119 North 16th St Opposite Postoffice. Phone Douglas 077, The Home Beautiful In the one that fs surrounded by our high grade ever blooming shrubs, Byrd‘- Shrubbery, Trees and Hedge Always Grow Let our landscape architect help you in the arrangement of your grounds thl.’prh\‘n M. P.BYRD NURSERY CO0. 17th and Dodge—Back of Mayden's Stors. Phone Dong, 4496, LAST CALL TPttt Pomiee ViamaR. o i Linen Catalpa, speclosa and white ¥ -Inch tra ash, 2-inch J0u | AERED Saee 2%-inch 91,00 = % 8-inch i $3.00 L‘&-‘ S Nursery and Salesground 61st and Riggs St. Benson-Omaha Salesground 24th and Cuming, Opposite fire barn. Benson-Omaha Nurseries Cyclone Sanitary Lawn Fence is the highest the ke on cents per lineal d up. e carry & full line of wire a fron fences and gates, fencing. ome in and see the line and get our low orices. Send for catalogue. ANCHOR FENCE CO, 207 NWorth 17th St. Phone Red 814, NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN YOUR Back Yard Garden This page will tell you how to do it and where to buy Seeds,ShrubberykEtc.