March 14, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



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RHODODENDRONS 



One Vital Care Point 



RHODODENDRONS in their nat- 

 ural pnvironment, are found 

 growing in the ricb, moist soil 

 produced by centuries ot falling 

 leaves — a soil that is more than halt 

 bumus. The roots of Rhododen- 

 drons being shallow, they will only 

 thrive In just such a rich moisture 

 holding top soil. These roots don't 

 Incline to "go down into the ground 

 for water." 



If you would have your Rhododen- 

 drons bold their beautiful dark 

 green, waxy foliage, and give you 

 freely of their wondrous blooms', 

 you must furnish them with soil 

 made rich with humus. You must 

 also mulch them 

 heavily with rot- 

 ted leaves, ma- 

 nure or humus. 

 Alphnno Humus 

 when mixed with 

 soil, produces an 

 ideal root home 

 for R h o d od en- 



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$12 a ton— $8 by the carload. 

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



drons. It furnishes a perfect, bal- 

 anced ration, and holds just the 

 amouut of moisture to make the 

 roots happy. As a mulch it sur- 

 passes manure or leaves, because it 

 lasts longer, is not unsightly, has 

 no odor, and being in powdered 

 form, can be evenly distributed over 

 the soil. 



Down at Sag Harbor, Mrs. Russell 

 Sage's place, there are beautiful 

 Rhododendrons growing on Alphano 

 Humus treated soil, that previously 

 would scarcely grow wire grass. 

 For your lawns — gardens, shrubs 

 and trees, Alphano Humus is high- 

 ly desirable. Being so reasonable 

 in price, you can 

 use It freely. 

 Send for the Hu- 

 mus Booklet. It 

 tells about Hu- 

 mus In general, 

 and Alphano 

 Humus In partic- 

 ular. 



950 Whitehall Building. New York City 



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GRASS AND OTHER GROWTH IN G.VKDEN WALKS, GUTTERS 



TENNIS COURTS, DRIVEWAYS, ETC. 



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 and Its effect on the ground prevents the growth of fresh ones for a year and 

 thus saves a great deal of time and labor, as no cutting, hoeing or hauling away 

 of the weeds Is required. 



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W. K. Crnig writes in Florists' Review 

 i.M;irfli "itli, 1014) : "Scale ou greenbouse 

 pl;itits is not easy to get rid of, as doses 

 whioh are sufficiently strong to kill the 

 scale will usually disfigure the plants at 

 the same time. I have found APHINE a 

 first-class remedy for scale, and if you 

 will apply it according to directions you 

 will kill and Inosen the scales, although 

 they will not fall off, as will some other 

 pests." 



It will only require the hose to wash off 

 dead scale. 



A remedy that is efficient in destroying 

 scale, will destroy green, black, white fly, 

 red spider, thrips and mealy bug. 



$1.00 per quart — $2.50 per gallon. 



FUNGINE will destroy mildew, rust and 

 bench fungi. 



75c per quart — $3.00 per gallon. 



VERMINE win destroy root maggots, eel, 

 wire and cut worms in the soil. 



$1.00 per quart — $3.00 per gallon. 



SCALINF] will destroy San Jose and all 

 bard scale and reil spider on fruit and 

 ornamental trees and bushes. 

 $1.50 per Gal— 10 Gals. $10.-50 Gals. $37.50 



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 gating over hmall lamps or by painting 

 on steam pipes. 



$1.50 per quart — $4.50 per gallon. 



For Sale by Seedsmen. 



Aphine Manufacturing Co. 



Manufacturers of Aerlcultural Chemical! 

 MADISON. N. J. 



Canadian Agents: Dupuy & Ferguson, 

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

 Ltd.. Toronto. Ont. 



British Distributors: British and Amer- 

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 llflNURES 



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