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| Keywords: Everything for the garden (16203377840).jpg Fi» sia PETER HEMDERSOM EL CO MEW YORK <br> ffFwnFD SQN' f s » eclal fixtures of j anm GRrfSS SEED <br> These mixtures are composed principally of native Grasses mingled with a few <br> varieties of foreign origin They are undoubtedly the best for the <br> AMERICAN CLIMATE and AMERICAN CONDITIONS <br> Hendersons Shady Nook <br> LAWN GRASS SEED <br> On nearly all lawns there are unsightly bare spots under the shade <br> of trees which have baffled all efforts to get into Grass but with this <br> mixture there need be no further difficulty It is a combination of <br> fine dwarf growing evergreen varieties which in their wild or <br> natural state are to be found growing in the woods or other shel- <br> tered and shaded spots Ground that has been densely shaded <br> by trees is frequently sour and if the drainage is defective it <br> is apt to be covered with moss and coarse Grasses In such <br> cases an application of slaked lime at the rate of one bushel to <br> each thousand square feet or forty bushels to the acre is an ex- <br> cellent corrective and sweetener but the moss should be first <br> removed by the use of a sharp rake <br> Price delivered free in the U S 35 cts qt 1 25 for 4 qts <br> 2 00 pk 7 00 bu of 20 lbs <br> IT QUICKLY COVERS BARE SPOTS UNDER TREES <br> / have used your Shady Nook Lawn Grass Seed for bare spots <br> under the trees and I cannot recommend it too highly <br> Mrs G H CHATILLON Sea Bright N J <br> FLOURISHES UNDER GREAT ELMS <br> The Vestry has authorized me to order as enclosed finding nothing <br> but your 'Shady Nook' grass grows under our great elms <br> Rev C B PERRY D D Cambridge N Y <br> Hendersons Seaside <br> LAWN GRASS SEED <br> Along our seacoast there are many beautiful summer homes and resorts with <br> such sandy saline surroundings that a turf of the favorite lawn Grasses cannot <br> be produced We have so often made up a mixture of special Grasses to thrive <br> under these trying conditions that we have concluded to offer it for the benefit <br> of others who may be having the same trouble in getting Grass to grow <br> Our Seaside mixture will make a good turf of green on sand where the finer <br> Grasses are not so likely to thrive though of course the sand must be top- <br> dressed with not less than 2 inches of soil before even our Seaside Grass Seed <br> is sown to enable the young Grass to get a start after which the long roots � <br> peculiar to the varieties we use in this mixture � drive down deeply in the sand <br> and remain permanently self-sustaining if attention is given to sprinkling during <br> dry weather Use at the rate of one quart for 300 square feet ; 5 bushels per acre <br> Price delivered free in U S 25c qt 85c for 4 qts 1 50 pk 5 00 bu of 20 lbs <br> For several years I have ordered for laying down new lawns and for renovating <br> SP' SH -' �' - others Henderson's Sea- <br> - \ <br> side Lawn Grass Seed <br> It has produced the <br> k best results <br> ELTON G <br> CUSHMAN <br> W Taunton Mass <br> �� ��' ' <br> £tf PERSON'S <br> Shady Nook <br> J Terrace Sob <br> LAWN GRASS Sffp <br> sEiaaaaag <br> Henderson's Sunny South <br> LAWN GRASS SEED <br> It is especially prepared for the South and contains all the best Grasses that <br> are by nature adapted for hot dry situations In the South Bermuda Grass <br> is frequently used but it remains green only in the summer months turning <br> brown in winter; but by using this mixture and with some care and attention <br> to watering an all-the-year-round lawn can be maintained in Southern States <br> where Grasses do not usually thrive <br> Price delivered free in the U S 35c qt 1 25 for 4 qts 2 00 pk 7 00 <br> bu of 20 lbs <br> A GREEN LAWN IN TEXAS <br> At my former home at El Paso I had a lawn of your Sunny South Lawn Grass <br> Seed which under irrigation produced the heaviest lawn I ever saw necessitating <br> cutting three times weekly in order to make it look trim I use your Ball-Bearing <br> Lawn Mower L H VANDERWERT Willcox Ariz <br> Henderson's Terrace Sod <br> LAWN GRASS SEED <br> A special mixture of Grasses best suited for sowing on terraces embankments <br> and hillsides; Grasses that produce long strong spreading roots thus prevent- <br> ing heavy rains from washing them out; <br> that will withstand drought and expos- <br> ure thrive on shallow soils and at the <br> same time produce a rich velvety-green <br> turf throughout the season There need <br> be no fear of introducing coarse Grasses <br> into your lawn by sowing this mixture <br> for though strong-rooted the Grasses <br> are equally as fine-leaved as those used <br> in the Henderson Lawn Grass mix- <br> ture <br> Price delivered free in the U S 35c <br> qt 1 25 for 4 qts 2 00 pk 7 00 bu <br> of 20 lbs <br> IT SAVES THE TROUBLE AND <br> EXPENSE OF SODDING <br> The Terrace Sod Lawn Grass Seed <br> I had from you last year does well in- <br> deed It holds the soil firmly <br> I H STEPHENS Riverton Conn <br> We deliver FREE in the U S by Fr £S° r Mail all Lawn Grass Seed Mixtures offered in this catalogue 43874795 149634 78295 Page 3 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874795 c1915 10 5962/bhl title 78295 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co Biodiversity Heritage Library Everything for the garden 1915 Garden Stories Books Bulbs Plants Catalogs Equipment and supplies Flowers Gardening Lawn mowers Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 43874795 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874795 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-28 Check categories 2015 August 25 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16203377840 2015-08-25 03 51 26 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Everything for the garden 1915 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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