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| Material Type: | Booklet |
| Monographic Corporate Author(s): | Imperial Chemical Industries Limited |
| Monograph Title: | The Improvement of Lawns, Golf Courses and Tennis Courts, 193X. |
| Publishing Information: | London, England, United Kingdom: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited |
| Edition: | 4th |
| # of Pages: | 20 |
| Collation: | 20 pp. |
| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Acid era; Establishment; Lawn turf; Golf courses; Tennis courts |
| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Introduction (Centuries of Work; Recent Research; Avoid Over-Acidity; Origin of the Acid Theory; Experiments in England; Measure of Acidity; and Feeding the Grasses); Recommendations for Treatment (The Eradication of Weeds; Watering-In; Susceptibility of Weed Species; Maintenance of a Weed-Free Sward; The Use of Lime; Mechanical Treatment; Treatment of Golf Fairways; Treatment of Tennis Courts; Treatment of Bowling Greens; and I.C.I. Lawn Fertilizer and Sheep); Laying Down a Lawn (Lawns from Seed; Choice of Seeds; and Lawns from Sods); and Jealott's Hill. |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings: |
Turf management; Lawns |
| Language: | English |
| References: | 0 |
| See Also: | See also second revised edition, [1936], R=232488.R=232488 See also related booklet, Improvement of Lawns, Golf Greens and Fairways, 1933, R=112510.R=112510 |
| Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "A rare, small booklet on establishment and culture of turfgrasses under the conditions in England. The acid theory in turfgrass culture is refuted." p. 466 |
| Beard Section Heading: | Specialty turfgrass books/monographs: Private company-related turfgrass publications |
| Beard Rarity Statement: | Rare |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-like – may be incomplete): | Imperial Chemical Industries Limited. 193X. The Improvement of Lawns, Golf Courses and Tennis Courts. 20 pp. London, England, United Kingdom: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited. |
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| WorldCat entry: | Accession number: 1019731567 |
| MSU catalog number: | b12237995 |
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