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Material Type:Booklet
Monographic Author(s):Solly, Cecil
Monograph Title:A Perfect Turf: How to Plant and Maintain a Perfect Turf in the Pacific Northwest, 1948.
Publishing Information:Seattle, Washington
Edition:Revised
# of Pages:32
Collation:32 pp.
Series:The Garden Notebook Series Volume One - The Lawn
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Lawn turf; Maintenance intensity; Slope; Raking; Weed control; Winter maintenance; Diseases; Pest control; Planning; Manures; Fertilization; Choice of Species; Irrigation; Mowing; Moss control; Trees
Geographic Terms:Pacific Northwest
Abstract/Contents:Includes: Planning; Slopes are Best; Preparing the Soil; Green Manure; Fertilizing; Choice of Seed; Planting the Seed; Hormone Treated Seeds; Care After Planting; Watering; Mowing; Care for Lawn Mowers; Lumps and Bumps; Moss Elimination; Shade Turf; Tree Roots; Use the Rake; Weed Eradication; Lawn Insects and Pests (Moles; and Sod Web Worms); Lawn Diseases; and Winter Lawn Care.
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Subject Headings:
Lawns
Language:English
References:0
See Also:See also 1st edition A Perfect Turf: How to Plant and Maintain a Perfect Turf in the Pacific Northwest, 1942 R=116503 R=116503

See also Revised edition A Perfect Turf: How to Plant and Maintain a Perfect Turf in the Pacific Northwest, 1944 R=116504 R=116504

See also 2nd revised edition A Perfect Turf: How to Plant and Maintain a Perfect Turf in the Pacific Northwest, 1945 R=116530 R=116530
Note:"Revised Edition, January 1948"
Cover title: Perfect Turf: How to....
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Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard:"A slightly revised version." p. 628
Beard Section Heading:Post-1950 general lawn and landscape books: Post-1950 general lawn books
Quotable quotes"The outdoor evergreen carpet is the one garden feature that is the least showy, and yet without it, no garden would be either attractive or neat. Lawns generally take up about one-third of the whole garden area and serve many purposes of beautification as well as use." p. 1
"A poor lawn is the cause of more trouble, hard work and disappointment than the whole of the rest of the garden,..." p. 2
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Solly, Cecil. 1948. A Perfect Turf: How to Plant and Maintain a Perfect Turf in the Pacific Northwest. 32 pp. Seattle, Washington.
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