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Material Type: | Book |
Monographic Author(s): | Bernard, John D. |
Monograph Title: | Lawns, 1955. |
Volume Editors: | Phillips, C. E. Lucas |
Publishing Information: | London, England, United Kingdom: William Heinemann Ltd |
Edition: | Revised |
# of Pages: | 64 |
Collation: | 64 pp. |
Series: | The Small Garden Library |
Series Editors: | Goodpasture, W. W. |
Abstract/Contents: | Includes: List of Illustrations; The Aim and the Method; Concerning Soils (Soils Comes in Layers; Good Soil Has Room for Both Air and Water; Good Soil is Loamy; Good Soil is a Storehouse of Nutrients; and Some Soil are Acid); Preparing the Soil (Choosing the Time; First, Drainage; Ironing Things Out; And Now to Dig; Digging Deeper; Feeding the Soil; and The Seed-Bed); Sowing the Seed (Grasses You Can Grow; Preparing to Sow; and The Sower Goes Forth); Lawn-Making with Turves; Maintaining the Lawn in Good Health (Water When Necessary; Mow Often but Not Too Closely; Too Much Rolling is Wrong; Give the Roots Air; Edges and Awkward Spots; and Keep the Grass Well Fed); Reforming Bad Old Lawns (It May Need Repairing; It May Need Reseeding; and It May Need Rebuilding); Weeds Aren't So Tough (Prevention Comes First; The Weed-Killer that Chooses Its Victims; Pirate Grasses; A Four-Purpose Treatment; and Moss); and The Ailments of the Lawn (Pests; Diseases; and Other Ailments). |
Library of Congress Subject Headings: | Lawns; Turf management |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
See Also: | See also earlier U. S. edition, 1954, R=33140. R=33140 |
Note: | "Revised and edited for Great Britain by C. E. Lucas Phillips, author of The Small Garden" "Illustrated by Rebecca and Douglas Merrilees and the editor for Great Britain" Figures Illustrations |
Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "A small book on lawn planting and care. It is practically oriented to home lawn enthusiasts and cool-season conditions in the United Kingdom." p. 607 |
Beard Section Heading: | Post-1950 general lawn and landscape books: Post-1950 general lawn books |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Bernard, John D. 1955. Lawns. Phillips, C. E. Lucas (ed.) Revised. ed. 64 pp. London, England, United Kingdom: William Heinemann Ltd. |
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