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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Sanders, T. W. |
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| Author Affiliation: | F.L.S., F.R.H.S. and Knight of the First Class of the Royal Order of Wasa, Sweden |
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| Monograph Title: | Lawns and Greens: Their Formation and Management, [1911]. |
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| Publishing Information: | London, England, United Kingdom: W. H. & L. Collingridge |
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| Edition: | 2nd |
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| # of Pages: | 152 |
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| Collation: | 141, [11] pp. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Establishment; Bowling greens; Cricket tables; Tennis courts; Croquet courts; Lawn turf; Golf courses; Rolling; Scything; Horse boots; Manures
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Forewords; Formation of Lawns (Soils and Their Treatment; Drainage; Preparing and Levelling Sites; Turf Versus Seeds; Seeds for Lawns; Seed Sowing; and Turf Laying); Management of Lawns (Mowing Lawns; Rolling Lawns; Watering Lawns; Renovating Lawns; Manures for Lawns; Lawn Pests; and Lawn Weeds); Tennis Lawns, Greens, etc. (Tennis and Croquet Lawns; Bowling Greens; Cricket Grounds; Golf Greens; and Grass Paths and Steps); Appliances (Lawn Mowers; Garden Rollers; Tools and Appliances; and Miscellaneous Data); Index; and Illustrations. |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Lawns; Golf courses |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also 1st edition, [1909], R=33314. R=33314
See also 3rd edition, [1920], R=19677. R=19677 |
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| Note: | Spine title: Lawns
Includes advertisements; pp. 1, [2-11]
"Garden, tennis and croquet lawns, bowling and golf greens, cricket grounds, grass paths, etc."
Pictures, b/w
Figures
Tables |
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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: | "There are small revisions of this truly rare book. The book is a must for collectors of historical turfgrass books. In 1911, Thomas Sanders advised on the topdressing of turfgrasses:
Top-dressings. - In addition to the artificials mentioned in the preceding notes, it is advisable to give lawns, tennis courts, and bowling greens an occasional, if not an annual, top-dressing with a good mixed compost. This should consist primarily of good loamy soil, such as has not been taken from a weedy spot. In connection with the latter fact, it should clearly be understood that very great care must be selected in the choice of soil, as there is a great risk of daisy, dandelion, and other weed seeds being introduced through its agency to the turf. Another important ingredient is well-decayed manure, such as has been used for a hot-bed or a mushroom-bed. Mix two parts of soil with one of the manure, and pass the whole through a half- inch screen or sieve; in fact, it would answer still better if a quarter-inch mesh were used. To each cubic yard or cartload of this mixture add one hundredweight of lime (ground lime, if possible). Mix thoroughly, and then apply at the rate of a good barrow-load to every six or eight square yards. November is the best time to apply it. Spread evenly over the surface, and then sweep with a birch broom. This is a simple, plain top-dressing for an average lawn. Where the grass is thin and poor, or is much used and worn, as in the case of a bowling green or a tennis court, then a much richer compost should be applied. For example, in addition to the ingredients just mentioned, there should be added to each cartload about 3cwt. of wood-ashes, 1cwt. of fine charcoal, and ½cwt. of bone-meal. Mix all thoroughly together, and apply at the rate of one barrow-load to eight or ten square yards, in November. The addition of charcoal is most beneficial. It encourages a sturdy, green growth, and helps to keep the surface soil sweet. The surface roots, moreover, like it, and cluster around each particle in search of the food stored within its pores. The above compost is a capital top-dressing for moss-infested lawns. For a spring top-dressing we have found 4lb. of dissolved bones and one peck of fine charcoal per square rod a splendid mixture for improving the turf of bowling greens and tennis courts. This can be tried in place of the mixed composts previously mentioned." p. 330-331 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
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| Beard Rarity Statement: | Truly 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):
Sanders, T. W. [1911]. Lawns and Greens: Their Formation and Management. 2nd. ed. 141, [11] pp. London, England, United Kingdom: W. H. & L. Collingridge. |
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Accession number: 71054090
Accession number: 504680260 Note: 1910
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