March 11, 191G 



HOKTIOULTUEE 



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Use This 

 Pure Plant Food 



For Your 

 Garden and Lawn 



A SHREDDED MANURE H\jMUJ( COMPOST 



Mafe'ic Ilumus is a pure plant I'ooil mileaol'ed and un- 

 luirnt. It contains niore Potasb, Plutsphorio Acid and 

 Ammonia in available form to the ton than any <-ommercial 

 fertilizer, pulverized manure or plain burnt leacbfil 

 humus. These essentials, together with Compost make a 

 ready soil. 



Magic Humus is the one Compost that possesses the body 

 and (ibre to absorb and retain Nature's moisture a Knu: 

 lime after it is put into the ground. 



Ordinary commercial fertilizer contains no Humus, can'r 

 spread its fertilizing properties and is only available to 

 the soil in the spot where the material is drilled in. 

 Magic Humus spreads itself and enriches the soil all 

 around. It comes to the gardener aft'sr mouths of careful 



preparation, thoroughly dried by Nature, free from weed 



and seed, without the odor so necniiar to other fertilizers, 



is sanitary and agreeable to handle. 



Magic Humus can be used on liie top of sand or hard 



ground as a soil, or cultivated into Ihe ground in the 



garden with a hand cultivator or plow. 



The garden receiving a liberal application of Magic Humus 



Comnost is permanently enriched with i)!.ant food and soil. 



Seven 100 lb. Bags $5.00 



Single Bag 100 lb. »0c. 

 f.o.b. New York or Jersey City on 

 uny railroad or steamboat line. 



HIGHGRADE MANURE COMPOST CO., g. w. CHA^DLER. saie. A^en, 



533 West 29th St., New Yorfc or fiS Maple Ave., Red Bank, N. J. 



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TWO HANDSOME MEDALS. 



Kroeschell Bros. Co. of Chicago do- 

 nate to the American Carnation So- 

 ciety a gold medal, value $.50, to be 

 awarded at tlie National Flower Show. 

 Philadelphia, for the twelve largest 

 carnation blooms, anj- color or variety. 

 This medal is made of yellow, red and 

 green gold, 14 carat, weight 12 penny- 

 weight. The background is of yellow 

 gold. The center is matted yellow 

 sold and encircles a hand-carved car- 

 nation of red gold. The calyx and foli- 

 age of the carnation are of green gold. 



The outer circle has the lettering in 

 blue enamel "Kroeschell Gold Prize, 

 Philadelphia," and on raised gold sur- 

 face the figures "1916." 



Kroeschell Bros. Co. also donate to 

 the American Rose Society a gold 

 medal, value $50.00. to be awarded at 

 Philadelphia. What this should be of- 

 fered for has been left to President S. 

 S. Pennock of the American Rose So- 

 ciety. This medal is also of yellow, 

 red and green gold. 14 carat, weight 14 

 pennyweight. The background is yel- 

 low gold encircled with a band of 

 green gold with the same inscription 

 in blue enamel as the preceding. The 

 center is a hand-carved rose of red 

 gold, with foliage of green gold, set in 

 a field of matted yellow gold. 



Upon the reverse side of each medal 



will be engraved the name of the win- 



ner, award and date. These medals 

 are so arranged that same may be 

 worn as a watch charm if desired 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE NOTES. 



All sorts of flowers are selling well 

 in the vicinity, violets and sweet peas 

 particularly. 



The Graduate School of Agriculture 

 will be held at the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College, July 3 to 28, 

 1916. For details, address Charles E. 

 Marshall, Assistant Uean of the 

 School, Amherst, Mass. 



The classes in Floriculture, includ- 

 ing the short course students, made 

 their annual Boston trip this week, 

 visiting many large establishments in 

 and near Boston, several private es- 

 tates and the flower markets. 



Next week is Farmer's Week at the 

 college. Lectures are to be given on 

 every phase of Agriculture and Horti- 

 culture. There will also be several 

 shows, including corn show, flower ex- 

 hibits, dairy products exhibits, etc. A 

 record attendance is expected. 



Spokane, Wash. — Inuis & Kliffen- 

 bach have i)urchased the Inland Nur- 

 sery & Floral Co. 



The Uecuf^liized Standard ln?,ecticide. 

 A spray remedy for green, black, white 

 fly. thrips and soft scale. 



Quart, $1.00; Gallon, $4.50. 



NIKOTIi.NA 



A 12% nicotine solution properly dilated 

 for fumigating or vaporizing. 



Qoart, $1.60: Oallon, $4.60. 



Until further notice sliipiiicnts on our 

 products FUNGINE, VERMINE and SCA> 

 LINE will be subject to conditions of tht- 

 chemlcal market. 



Prompt shipments can be guaranteed on 

 APHIJJE and NIKOTIANA. 



Aphine Manufacturing Co. 



MADISON. N. J. 



SOAP SPRAY 



Is a* scii-iitilically prepnred compound 

 that is hiulily eilieieiit for ALL. lnH*>ct 

 p4'stH. Why Ixither with several sprays 

 when thiH will answer every purpose 

 ihrnuRhout the year? 



LOOK FOR TIIK IVY I^EAF TRAI>E 

 AlARK. 



^5^ your dealer or write 



EASTERN CHEMIGH CO., EOSTON 



NIKOTEEN 



For SpravinK 



APHIS PUNK 



For Fumigating 

 Ask Your DaaUr For It. 



RICOTINE MPG. CO. 



ST. LOUIS 



U^cn writing to adv »rti»« Tt kindly 

 -nr^tian HORTKXJLTVRE. 



