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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Palmer, Arthur E. |
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| Monograph Title: | Garden, Lawns, and Greens: Their Maintenance, Improvement and Renovation, 193x. |
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| Publishing Information: | Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom: The Country Gentlemen's Association Ltd. |
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| # of Pages: | 42 |
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| Collation: | [2], 40 pp. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Lawn turf; Fertilization; Weed control
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Introductory Note; Garden Lawns (General Treatment; Poor Grass; Soil; Grass Seed; Watering; Mowing; Lawn Mowings; and Rolling); Manures and Dressings (Basic Slag; Bone Meal; Charcoal; Kainit; Lawn Fertiliser; Lawn Sand; Leaf Mould; Lime; Nitrate of Soda; Peruvian Guano; Road Sweepings; Sea Sand; Soot; Sulphate of Ammonia; Sulphate of Potash; Superphosphate of Lime; and Wood Ash); Mixing Fertilisers; Equivalent Dressings; Weeds and How to Eradicate Them (Bedstraw; Bent Grass; Bindweed; Birdsfoot Trefoil; Buttercups; Cat's-Ear; Celandine; Chickweed, Mouse-Ear; Clover; Coarse Grass; Crane's Bill; Daisy; Dandelion; Docks; Grass, Cocksfoot; Hawkbit; Hawkweed; Hop Trefoil; Knot Grass; Moss; Pearlwort; Plantains; Plantain, Buck's Horn; Rushes; Self Heal; Shepherd's Purse; Sorrel; Starweed; Thistles; Thrift; Trefoil; Woodrush; and Yarrow); Fungi on Lawns (Fairy Rings; Grass Fungus; Lichen; and Toadstools); Lawn Pests (Ants; Earthworms; Leather Jackets; Moles; and Slugs); Bowling Greens; Putting Greens; Cricket Pitches; Dimensions of Sports Grounds; "C.G.A." Lawn Specialities; and "C.G.A." Grass Seeds. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Line drawings
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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 very rare, small booklet on the culture, renovation, and pest control of turfgrasses, with emphasis on lawns in England. It includes small sections on lawn bowling greens, putting greens, cricket pitches, and sports fields. Arthur Palmer discussed the characteristics of various fertilizers and topdressings available in England in the 1930s:
MANURES and DRESSINGS
Basic Slag. - While this is a splendid fertiliser for grass land, it should not be used on lawns, bowling or putting greens, for it encourages clover.
Bone Meal. - is a very suitable dressing for lawns on heavy soils. It must be finely ground, or birds will pick up and carry off any coarse particles. It may be used at the rate of 3 or 4 ounces per square yard, or say, 6 to 8 lbs. to each pole (30¼ square yards). It should be applied in autumn or early spring, being well brushed in, the lawn then being rolled.
Charcoal is sometimes employed as a top-dressing to lawns and greens. It keeps the surface soil sweet, purifies and aerates it, absorbs Ammonia and prevents it being washed away, giving it up as the roots of the grass require it. It improves the colour of the grass and encourages strong growth. It should be used in a ground or finely granulated state and is specially suitable for clay and peaty soils. It may be applied at the rate of ½ to 1 lb. per square yard, being brushed into the turf and then rolled.
Kainit supplies Potash and is useful on light soils and may be employed in the proportion of about 2 lbs. per square rod. It is better, however, when Potash is needed, to apply Sulphate of Potash.
Lawn Fertiliser. - For most lawns a complete fertiliser, that is, one containing the correct proportions of Nitrogen, Phosphoric Acid and Potash, is the best. It is used in various proportions, according to its strength and composition. It can be prepared to suit any kind or condition of soil.
Lawn Sand. - There are a variety of preparations sold by different firms under the name of Lawn Sand, and while some are very efficacious and satisfactory, others are not. A first class make of Lawn Sand is a valuable adjunct to the gardeners remedies. By its use many of the weeds growing on a lawn can be destroyed without damage to the grass, thus saving an enormous amount of labour. Some people wonder how it is that Lawn Sand will destroy weeds and not grass. This is due to the fact that most weeds are covered with hairs to which the Lawn Sand adheres, extracting the moisture and drying them up; but in the case of grass, the blades are smooth and erect so that the powder does not adhere to them, but falls on the ground near the roots. Some strong growing weeds will require more than one application, and those with tap roots should have the crowns cut off, the Lawn Sand being applied immediately to the cut surfaces." p. 312-313 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
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| Beard Rarity Statement: | Very rare |
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| 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. |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Palmer, Arthur E. 193x. Garden, Lawns, and Greens: Their Maintenance, Improvement and Renovation. [2], 40 pp. Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom: The Country Gentlemen's Association Ltd. |
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