Rome sits where the Mohawk starts its long run east and where the canal was first cut, and the lawns here are wide and flat — the kind that reward a straight line. Mohawk Valley Lawn and tree service mows through the humid middle of July, works out the fence lines and hydrant corners, and edges where turf runs up against sidewalk squares. September opens the leaf season in the streets near Bellamy Harbor and off Black River Boulevard, and it does not let up until the maples stand bare. Service reaches Rome and out to Lee, Floyd, Westmoreland and Verona. A big lawn finished in the cool part of the morning makes a good start to a day.