The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-16
POINTS IN LAWN MANAGEMENT.
Ceasss Manure 10 Not the Rest Msthsd Of
1crtiiisatseo.

SOStSO AouOtO - MOI vie Hest 40eHoQ Ok
TertiiisaNen.
In ssspset 10 ths large number Of dns
lawns which line both sides Of many sssssts
Bshalo stands In the frost rank Of Amer
lean cities. Here ~ may ast N Idea OF
what constitutes the true beauty Of 4 lawn,
end lsasn ths lesson that "luxusiant growth.
sioh. healthy color Of erase, shrubs and
trees, and order thsoushouv' Gre points 70
- considered above all others. IL dsss not
make 10 much difference what IL growing
Or Whist 10 the slzs Of this plant. The plant
tnk Of rars thinss may No Q sxtisfaotion TO
sns owner. but II gives no advantage q TO
the appearance and general beauty Of the
grounds. A clean turf, . few common
flowers. shrubs and trees, ~ jodioiously
placed and in healthy. luxsrians IRrowsh,
VIII please our sense Of ths beautiful just ..
c~oatliest specimen plants. and far more
than grounds on which such costly growths
are unduly crowded. alphabetically placed,
or kept In . hAlf-atarvsd condition.
A rish velvaty lawn II in itself a thing Of
beauty, q for the rather small grounds Of
CITY rssidsnts all sufficient with little extra
characterization. In tho planting OF trees
and shrubs good tastS must bs sonsultsd.
but crowdinR. should be s%srupalously
avoided. The danger 10 almost entirely n
u O1IGOvbOu u tVV k30VAO D0b0Vto ~
that Of mo enough" The reverse IL the
case in the matter OF providing plsnt foods.
No lawn can be expected TO show Oh to
best advantage unless every plant, every
shrub and tree on II has all ths food II
needs 10 keep II In free and healthy really
luxxriant growth. Frequent and reguisr
applications OF manu- ial substances 10
grass and shrubs ars Unavoidable. Tha
question only 10 what manure TO uss with
best results.
The mistake 90 often made in city ami
noticed on lawns even aioend public build
inos. il the free use Of rank stable mamie.
True. such drsssing, II put on in the fall or
winter. will secure \ COED vslvaty gro WITH Of
Rrass the season following. but while tbs
offensive odcr will soon disappear, the sight
OF tho stuh becomes offensivs to the eye
anew with the disappearing SHOWS. and ss-
pecislly so in contrast with the young green
Of spring. Really, there 10 no excuse for
mnrring the beauty OF the whole arrange
ment and annoying good taste and ssthsttc
sense BY the application OF ilant foods in a
fertilizers are 20 abundant everywhere.
easily obtained and reasonably cheap. In
many instances the desired results may
even be secured at . much less csst BY the
uss Of plant food in these concentrated and
inoffensivo forms.
The lawn fertilizers manufactured By
most fertilizer Arms are effective and rslia-
BILE. but IL 10 not absolutely necessary to
depend on them. There are many other
substances just a. good. >Ths ordinary
phosphates IN use by fai msya, which. oon-
tain not only bone phosphate. but also
small Pc cottages Of nitrogen and potash.
NAV also be used to advantage 40 lawn en-
fichers. especially II supplemented with
dressings Of wood ashes or other sources Of
potash. AZ the areas are usually quite
small and striking results very desirable.
and expense a matter of comparatively lit-
tle confederation the lawn-owner can we'll
afford to be very liberal in these applie:-
lions. Half a ton of good lawn 70: tilizer
per acre IL not too much. s
In place OF this may be used half q ton Of
sulrhAts Of potash, or zoo pounds Of kainit.
Ground bono 10 really n cheap. manuae
n oan be depended IN to give good results
II potash 10 also supplied in some way.
All these mnnures can be put ON in fall.
winter or spring. All potash salts. espe-
cially kainit. had best be applied In fall or
winter. Whenever . quick-aetinR nitro
Renous fertilizer 10 required, nitrate Of soda,
or sulphats of ammonia, Or dried blood
may be applied In spring at the rate of 200
or 300 pounds per acre. Usually the small
Of nitrogen in bono meal 10 all
mineral manurss alone will be
oil efficient. The combination of bone
meal and wood ashes. OF wood ashes, il
alone. but in moro liberal doses. IL
as good 40 anything available for this pur-
pose.
Tho most senseless treatment which can
be given to trees. and which one may fire.
observe in lawns az we'll a. in OF.
cnafds. Is the ptling up OF coarse manure
directly against tree bodies. Trees have
little use for il. Tn plant food recon-
msndsd for the lawn will also feed the
and be of moe service to them and in
better reach Of their fst.sprsading roots
than the coarse stuff heapod up whore mice
and insects. but not the ioots of the tree.
will find TT. Greinsr, Niagara county, ;
n. Y, in Country Gentleman. !