Full TGIF Record # 223049
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Material Type:Book
Monographic Corporate Author(s):Sutton & Sons
Monograph Title:Garden Lawns, Tennis Lawns, Bowling Greens, Putting Greens, Cricket Grounds, 1902.
Publishing Information:London, England, United Kingdom: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. LTD.
# of Pages:42
Collation:36 pp., [6] plates
Abstract/Contents:Includes: Lawns (Introduction; Grass Slopes; Drainage; Preparatory Work; Weed Seed in Soil; Enriching the Soil; Surface Preparation; Selection of Seeds; Quantity of Seed; Sowing; Worm Casts; Water and Shade; Bird Scares; Mowing; Rolling; Destruction of Weeds; Improving Lawns; and Moss in Lawns); Putting Greens; and Cricket Grounds.
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Subject Headings:
Lawns; Turf management
Language:English
References:0
See Also:See also the other 16 editions of this work, search as MCODE=LSPGR in Power Search to isolate these as a set, or: see records related to LSPGR
Note:Cover title: Lawns
Includes advertisements after p. 36
Pictures, b/w
Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard:"A very rare, small book concerning the seed establishment and early culture of lawns plus short sections on putting greens and cricket grounds." p. 350
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"There is also a difficulty as to mowing [on grass slopes]. If the grass cannot be cut by machine or scythe, it has to be kept close mainly by the use of shears, and a wearisome business it is." p. 9
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sutton & Sons. 1902. Garden Lawns, Tennis Lawns, Bowling Greens, Putting Greens, Cricket Grounds. 36 pp., [6] plates. London, England, United Kingdom: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. LTD.
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