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Material Type:Booklet
Monographic Author(s):Corbett, L. C.
Author Affiliation:Horticulturalist, Arlington Experimental Farm, Bureau of Plant Industry
Monograph Title:The Lawn, 1906.
Publishing Information:Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture
# of Pages:20
Collation:20 pp.
Series:United States Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin No. 248
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Lawn turf; Establishment; Landscaping; Landscape design; Landscape; Metam-sodium; Mesocotyl; Fertilizers; Seeds
Abstract/Contents:Includes: Introduction; General Characteristics of Lawns; The Soil (Grading; and Preparation of the Soil); Fertilizers; Grasses Adapted to Lawn Making; Seed; Establishing a Lawn (Terraces and Banks; When To Plant a Lawn; and Maintenance of a Lawn); Relation of Walks and Drives to the Greensward; and Relation of Trees and Shrubs to a Lawn.
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Subject Headings:
Lawns
Language:English
References:0
See Also:See also later edition, Lawn Soils and Lawns, 1912, R=108868. R=108868

See also later edition, Lawn Soils and Lawns, 1917, R=223229. R=223229
Note:Pictures, b/w
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Reproduction: Microfiche. [Bethesda, Md.]: Congressional Information Service, 1993. 11 x 15 cm. (CIS US Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1909: no. A109-248.D)
Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard:"A very rare booklet on the site preparation and establishment of lawns in the United States, with a short section on lawn care in the back. It is oriented to the lawn enthusiasts. This bulletin is a must for collectors of historical turfgrass books. This booklet is one of the earliest in the United States." p. 199
Beard Section Heading:Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture
Beard Rarity Statement:Very rare
Beard Special Note:Identified by James B Beard in Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf (2014) as being old and rare based on his experience.
Quotable quotes"The greensward is the canvas upon which all architectural and landscape effects are produced." p. 5 q
"Rich rugs and carpets do not give the elastic spring that the well-made and well-kept greensward yields" p. 5
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Corbett, L. C. 1906. The Lawn. 20 pp. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture.
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