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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Corporate Author(s): | Sutton & Sons, Reading |
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| Monograph Title: | Garden Lawns, Tennis Lawns, Putting Greens, Cricket Grounds, 1899. |
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| Publishing Information: | London, England, United Kingdom: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd. |
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| # of Pages: | 40 |
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| Collation: | 34 pp., [6] plates |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Lawn turf; Cricket pitches; Tennis courts; Seeding; Drainage; Site preparation; Irrigation; Mowing; Rolling; Weed control; Earthworm castings; Establishment
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Garden Lawns, Tennis Lawns (Introduction; Grass Slopes; Drainage; Preparatory Work; Weed Seeds 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 Old Lawns; and Moss in Lawns); Putting Greens; and Cricket Grounds. |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Lawns |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| 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 |
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| Note: | Cover title: Lawns
Beveled cover
Includes advertisements after p. 34
Pictures, b/w |
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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 book on the seed establishment and culture of lawns and tennis courts, with a small section on putting greens and cricket grounds." p. 350 |
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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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Annotation from
Golf Course Design,
by Geoffrey S. Cornish and Michael J. Hurdzan: | "Although a chapter on putting greens is included, their construction and maintenance is blended into other chapters concerning other sports fields. Only a few pages are devoted solely to greens." p. 125 |
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| Cornish & Hurdzan Ratings: | D1; C1; M1; H2 |
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| Quotable quotes | "Many cricket grounds are grazed with sheep, and if the animals are at the same time fed with cake, this is one of the simplest and most effectual means of maintaining the sward in a luxuriant condition." p. 34 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sutton & Sons, Reading. 1899. Garden Lawns, Tennis Lawns, Putting Greens, Cricket Grounds. 34 pp., [6] plates. London, England, United Kingdom: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd. |
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Accession number: 504072336
Accession number: 811601982 |
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