March 7, 1914. 



HOETICULTURE 



353 



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WHY ALPHANO HUMUS 



Makes Lawns, Trees and Shrubs Tfirive 



BRIEFLY, titcause it's UMturo's 

 natural balanced ration. It 

 gives to the soil in ideal pro- 

 liortions just those elements most 

 helpful In Inducing not only (jnick 

 growth, but sturdy growth. 

 For lawns, it has the advantage 

 over barnyard fertilizers of being 

 odorless, entirel.v free from we«d 

 seeds. It is stronger and lasts 

 many times longer. Not only does 

 Alphano build up the soil in a 

 natural way. but keeps it moist 

 because of its power to hold 14 

 times its own weight in water. 

 For this reason, if for no other, you 

 can] at once see what the value of 

 Alphano Humus would be in Iceep- 

 ing your grass green during the 

 hot dry months. 



With your grass started up as it 

 is in the early spring, it would 

 be out of the ijuestion to put 

 on stable manure. Not only would 

 it make mowing impossible, but it 

 would be d e- 

 cidcdly unsightly 

 and offensive at 

 just the season 

 when you want 

 it to be spick 

 and span. 

 With Alphano 

 TTumus, however. 



$12 a ton— $8 by the carload. 

 F. O. B. Alphano, N. J. 



you can put it on at any time 

 because it is in a powdered 

 odorless form and can be raked 

 Into the grass and left there to 

 nourish the roots. Next year, 

 you won't need to put any on, 

 because it lasts longer than 

 manures or chemical fertilizers. 

 It's lasting qualities is one of 

 the things strongly In Its 

 favor. 



Before you take our recommenda- 

 tions, perhaps you would like to 

 know more about just what this 

 Alphano Humus is; where it comes 

 from ; and the way it is prepared 

 ready for use. 



Our Humus Book tells you just 

 those things — and many more. 

 It gives a detailed analysis of 

 exactly what Alphano Humus 

 contains. The illustrations tell 

 their story and letters from 

 users still further add convince- 

 ment. 



We want you to 

 surely feel con- 

 vinced that it has 

 the merits we 

 claim, before you 

 spend a dollar 

 for it. 



Send for the 

 Humus Book. 



AtpKarTO HutTLCt^ Co. 



Whitehall Building, New York City 



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ScotcK Soot 



Where there is a house that is just 

 full of buds almost ready to show color, 

 nothing W'ill turn better color into the 

 flowers than a little soot, that can be 

 scattered over the benclies before water- 

 ing. The aAiouut applied should not be 

 excessive, as the soot is very strong 

 aud may damage some of the foliage 

 somewhat. Apply just enough to blacken 

 the surface of the soil in the benches, 

 and let it go .at that. Better a little 

 oftener than too much all at once. 



We offer the genuine in original cwt. 

 Sacks, at: 



$2.73 per 112 lbs. ; $12.50 per 5fi0 lbs. 



Stumpp & Walter Co. 



30-32 Barclay Street, NEW YORK 



IMP. 



SOAP SPRAY 



Well known, highly efficient spray for 



all Insect rests, Apple Trees, Koses 



Shrubs. No mineral poisons, clean, 



odorless, sticks but will not discolor. 



Harmless to Birds and Cattle. 



Most Ktfective Results. 



1 GAL., $1.65 5 GAL.. $6.SO 



Dilute with 34 to 40 parts water. 



Ask your dealer or write 



EASTERN CHEMICAL GO. .BOSTON 



When Writing to Advertisers Please IVIen- 

 tion Horticulture 



DO YOU KNOW 



VERMINE? 



John Leiois Childs, Flowerfleld, N. T., 

 writes: — 



"I suppose you will be glad to know that 

 VERMINE Is giving excellent Batlsfactlon. 

 Our greenhouse foreman Bays that It Is the 

 only thing that he has ever used that will 

 kill white ants In the benches." 



Valentine Burgevin's Sons, Kingston, 



N. y., writes: — 



"We wish to say that we find VERMINB 

 an excellent thing. We used It on a bench 

 planted with Smilax to kill root lice or 

 maggots, which ate the roots, and after 

 two applications our Smilax Is taking on 

 new lite and has started off to grow." 



The Gardner Nursery Company, Osage, 



Iowa, writes: — 



"We will use VEKMINE on our out-of- 

 door Qelds of strawberry filants it the In- 

 side test continues as satisfactory as It 

 now seems." 



W. N. Craig, Brookline, Mass, writes: — 

 "I have used VERMINE and found It ef- 

 fective against root maggots, cut wormSj 

 earth worms, ants and other ground pesta, 



VERMINE U applied one part to tour 

 hundred parts of water by thoroughlj 

 soaking the soil. It will protect your crops 

 from the ravages of vermin under ground 

 without the slightest injury to vegetatlon- 



$1.00 Per Quart 



$3.00 Per Gallon 



(Special prices on large quantities). 

 For Sale by Seedsmen. 



We Manufacture 

 APHINE, FUNGINE. SCALINB, 

 NIKOTIANA. 



and 



Aphine Manufacturing Co. 



Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals 

 MADISON. N. J. 



Canadian Agents: Dupuy & Ferguson, 

 Montreal, Que.; Steele, Briggs Seed Co.. 

 Ltd., Toronto, Ont. 



British Distributors: British and Amer- 

 ican Fertilizing Co., Liverpool, BTng. 



Whenever your Plants and Flowers 

 are troubled by Insects, call for 



NICOTICIDE 



THE 



INSECTICIDE 



Manufactured by 



P. R. Palethorpe Co., Inc. 



CLARKSVILLE, TENN. 



FERTILIZERS 



Tankage. S3.00; Sheep. $1.75: Bone, $2.00; 

 Ashes, $1..50; Phosphate, $2.00; Limestone, 

 $1.00: lilood, $t.on: Nitrate Soda, $4.00; 

 Sulpliate Potash, $:<.50 per 100 lbs. Smallest 

 duiinlity hold 200 lbs. lash with order. 



HUDSON CARBON CO., BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. 



Cocoanut Fibre Soil 



This is the- Real Nature's HumuH. Put 

 It on your lawn this spring. Uon't let it 

 burn up, or stand all suninu'r hose In 

 hand. 



Order now in 100 lb. bags, 



20th CENTURY PLANT FOOD CO. 



27 & 29 OCEAN ST., BEVERLY, MASS. 



