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Januabt 14, 1915. 



The Florists^ Review 



87 



Rochelle Paper Pots and Dirt Bands 



BIST :^NI>8 



(Paper Pots without bottoms, newspapers being 

 spread on the bench for bottoms.) 



Inch. 1000 6000 10,000 20,000 50,000 100,000 



1% $0.60 $1.80 $ 3.40 $ 6.25 $14.00 $ 26.00 



2 60 2.00 3.75 7.00 16.00 30.00 



2% 76 2.50 4.50 8.50 20.00 40.00 



3 90 8.00 6.60 10.00 24.00 48.00 



4 1.00 4.50 8.00 15.00 86.00 72.00 



K 1.50 6.26 12.00 22.00 50.00 100.00 



2.10 8.50 16.00 30.00 70.00 135.00 



No tucks or folding block needed. Samples 

 free. 



Copyright directions for use with each order. 



Our Square Paper Dirt Bands are the original' 

 of all that are on the market today. All others 

 being sold are imitations of these we advertise, 

 and some of the Imitations being sold are made 

 of cheap paper, costing only about half as much 

 as our heavy stock. We sell no experiments. 

 Ours have been tried out by long use In the green- 

 house. They will stand up in any wet and h»at 

 as long as wanted. Samples of all sizes FREE. 



SQUABE PAFEB POTS. 



(Folding block and tacks included.) 



Inch. 1000 5000 10.000 20,000 50,000 



1% $0.70 $3.25 $6.50 $12.00 $25.00 



2 80 4.00 7.60 14.00 32.00 



2% 80 4.50 8.50 16.00 38.00 



3 1.00 4.90 9.60 18.00 44.00 



4 1.50 7.60 14.00 27.00 65.00 



o 2.75 12.50 23.60 45.00 95.00 



The 2-ln. and 2% -in. are fine for shipping potted 

 plants in. 



Try our paper pots and Dirt Bands free. Order 

 what yoti wiint — try tl'eiti nccordlne to onr direc- 

 tions, and If not satisfactory ship them back and 

 we will refund your money. Price list free. 



"Could you ship me by freight at once 15.000 

 more 2-in. Dirt Bands and 6000 3-In. Dirt Bands? 

 T like them very much." — H. B. Weaver, Blrd-in- 

 Hand. Pa. (Mr. Weaver grown Carnations, Migno- 

 nettes, Sweet Peas and Cut Flowers. He got 5000 

 2-ln. Dirt Bnnds in December and 40,000 in 

 January, 20,000 in March last year, and has Just 

 ordered 70,000 more.) 



DIRT BANDS— Experience in Usin^Them 



n. B. WEAVER 



Oarnations 



Mignonettes United Phone. 



Swei't Peas 



Cut Flowers 



• BIrd-in-Hand, Pa., March 23, 1914. 

 F. W. Rochelle & Sons, 



Chester, N. J. 



Gentlemen: In renly to your query would state 

 that I planted seedling stock plants and snap- 

 ' dragon cuttings In the first lot of bands that I 

 received from yon early in January. 



We took some of these out and planted them 

 where they are_ to remain about the 15th of 

 February. They made a OOOD GROWTH while 

 In the bands, and transplanted AS THOUGH they 

 had never been moved at all. 



I have now about 14.000 carnation plants 

 started In 2-ln. bands which are making a RAPID 

 GROWTH, scarcely losing a plant in transplant- 

 ing from the sand. 



I also have abont 20.000 aster plants trans- 

 planted In 2-ln. bands which can stay there till 

 time to plant out of doors WITHOUT FEAR OP 

 BECOMING ROOT BOUND, as would be the case 

 If I used 2-ln. pots. 



Plants SELDOM BECOME ROOT BOUND 

 enough to Inlure them IN THE DIRT BANDS, 

 and DO NOT REQUIRE NEAR THE AMOUNT 

 OF ATTENTION that a pot plant does, in water- 

 ing, shifting, transplanting, etc. 



I make my bands and sot them In flats, as I 

 make them up. each flat holding 117. 



When we get crowded Indoors It takes but a 

 short time to move the flats to a cold frame, 

 where we harden them off lyefore setting them in 

 the field. 



One man can sot MORE THAN ANOTHER 

 TIME AS MANY (twice as many) plants In the 

 field from these bands and flats than he can from 

 pots, and after he Is thmueh DOES NOT HAVE 

 THE BOTHER OF GATHERING UP. CT.EAN- 

 ING, and STORING AWAY A LOT OF POTS. 



I believe anyone nslng these bands 0N(7E 

 WILL BECOME A REGT^LAR CUSTOMER. 

 Yours trnl.v, 



H, B. Weaver. 



H. B. WEAVER 

 Cut Flowers United Phone. 



CarnatioDi< a Speclaltv 



Bird-In-Hand, Pa., Jan. 7th, 1915. 

 F. W. Rochelle & Sons. 



Dear Sirs: You may send me 70,000 two- inch 

 Dirt Bands instead of eo.oro. I onolose n c^eok 

 for «ame. If you will send me a few circulars 

 and price lists I will distribute them among my 

 friends. We have a florists' club in our county 

 of about sixty members. 



Yours truly, 



H. B. Weaver. 



m% mfii BLOSSOMS 



on pluuts' raised in Square Paper Pots than on 

 plants raised in clay pots of same size. 



There were 456 stems of blossoms on 40 plants 

 raised in 4-Inch Square Paper Pots and 103 stems 

 of blossoms on 40 plants raised in 4-inch clay 

 pots. 



The above was taken from the following report 

 in the Market Growers' Journal, January 1, 1914, 

 page 6. 



• NUMBER OF STEMS IN BLOSSOM 



June 9 June 20 June 27 



On 40 plants from clay pots 45 47 121 

 On 40 plants from paper 



pots 106 229 4.56 



When set in the field May 15th, the root sys- 

 tems of the plants from the 4-Inch square paper 

 pots were 4-lnch cubes (64 cubic Inches of soil 

 and roots) and from the 4-Inch clay pots the root 

 systems contained 31 cubic inches of soil and 

 roots (the amount that a 4-Inch clay pot holds). 



The third count of blossoms was made June 27, 

 42 days after the plants had been set in the field. 



The plants from the square paper pots were 

 then more than twice as large and vigorous as 

 those raised in clay pots. 



All plants raised in square paper pots are 

 larger and more vigorous than those raised in clay 

 pots, because they have about double root room 

 for the same size pots. 



Measure the two pots and you will find that 

 the 4-inch square paper pot holds as much soil 

 as two 4-inch clay pots. 



It is the same with square dirt bands, which 

 are square paper pots without bottoms (the bot- 

 toms being furnished by old newspapers spread 

 on the bench). 



The theory that it is only necessary to have a 

 big top to the plant has been proved misleading. 



There must be a big root system to push the 

 top or the plant will grow slow and small. 



Try some square paper pots or dirt hands with 

 your clay pots and see if you can afford to use 

 any clay pots. 



Some of the florists around Philadelphia are 

 using large numbers of square dirt bands and 

 paper pots. 



We have shipped to Mr. P. B. Dllks. Brides- 

 burg. Phlla., Pa., I.'IO.OOO 2-lnch square dirt bands 

 and 20.000 3-Inch square dirt hands: to Mr. Geo. 

 W. Dilks, Frankford. Pa., 10.000 2-Inch square 

 dirt bands and 10.000 3-inch square dirt bands: 

 to Mr. M. H. Hostetter, Manhelm, Pa., 20,000 

 21,4-Inch dirt bands and 60O0 5-inch dirt hands: 

 Mr. H. B. Weaver, Bird-in-Hand, Pa., IS.'i.OOO 

 2-inch dirt bands. 



393 r^^ MORE FRUIT 



120 early tomato plants reported""^ Market 

 Growers' Journal. Jan. 1. 1914. raised i-n 4incli 

 clay pots (31 cubic Inches of soil and roots), had 

 yielded up to Aug. 11 7% peach baskets — $4.7." 

 worth of ripe tomatoes, while 120 plants raised in 

 4-Inch SQUARE paper pots (64 cnbic Inches of 

 soil and roots>, had yielded 33 peach baskets — 

 $23.50 worth of ripe tomatoes — .Sn3 per cent more. 



PANAM4-PACinC INTERNATIONAL? 

 EXPOSmONi *^i 



We have received an order for 100,000 of onr 

 Square Paper Pots from the Panama-Pacific In- 

 ternational Exposition. 



Square paper pots are manufactured on the 

 Pacific coast, but the Panama-Pacific Interna- 

 tional Exposition sends across the continent for 

 ours. 



This order was not sought or solicited, but 

 came because of the National reputation of our 

 Paper Pots and Dirt Bands. 



PROMPT SHIPMENT 



THE DALLES FLORAL COMPANY 

 20,000 Square Feet of Glass. 

 The Dalles, Oregon, Jan. 4tb. 191S. 

 F. W. Rochelle & Sons. 



Dear Sirs: The thoroughly dependable quality 

 of material commends them to users everywhere. 

 Growing and shipping in same pots saves ail 

 kinds of labor. 



Tomato plants which without your pots sell 

 here for $1.00 per 100, raised in your pots sell 

 at $4.00 per 100. Yours very truly. 



The Dalles Floral Co. 



"I raised tomato, cabbage, eggplant and pepper 

 plants in the pots bought of you. They accom- 

 plished their puriwse of keeping the roots of the 

 plants separate and in their own spaces to per- 

 fection. From about 2700 tomato plants I picked 

 1140 marketable crates of tomatoes which brought 

 me $600." D. B. Moses, Purchase, N. Y. 



"We grew about 800 tomato plants in your 

 paper pots for our uncle In Rock Creek, Ohio. 

 There is a canning factory there. 



Our uncle says they were hv far the best 

 plants set out In Rock Creek last spring. We 

 sent them 16 miles on a platform dray, rather 

 than take a chance on a delay in freight, and the 

 teamster told us he had a dozen chances to sell 

 them on the way down. 



We got the Paper Pots so our uncle need not 

 send any pots back. The experiment was satis- 

 factory. 



We are Impressed with the fact that Paper 

 Pots give so much more root space than other 

 pots. 



We hope to use some 4 inch pots for starting 

 'cukes' and 'toms' for greenhouse work this 

 spring. One firm does greenhouse work onlv." 

 Gallup Bros., Ashtabula, Ohio. 



"The crop from the plants grown in your dirt 

 bands paid me the best of any crop of tomatoes 

 grown since I have been In the business." 

 J. M. Gage, Market Gardener, Wllllmantlc, Conn 



"I used the Rochelle dirt bands for early toma- 

 toes and cucumbers with very great success. I 

 had an Immense crop of both tomatoes and cucum- 

 bers and both started picking fully 15 days before 

 the usual time in this section." 

 Chaa. H. Weaver (Choice Fruit and Vegetables), 



Dunnville, Ont., Can. 



I used your 4-Inch Dirt Bands successfully for 

 tomatoes, watermelons and cantelonpes. Had 

 melons much earlier than by planting In open 

 field." 



Albert G. Boyle, Owner of the Boyle Orchards, 

 Bentonvllle, Ark. 



'We hlfrlily recommend vour Dirt Bands. We 

 had tomatoes the first of June, and the only to 

 matoes In Kay Co.. Okla.. this year, due entirelv 

 to using your Dirt Bands and getting them out 

 early." 



Nichols & Son, Market Gardeners, Blackwell 

 Okla. 



We raised several thousand plants In your 

 paper pots and found it a very satisfactory 

 method. This season we are going to use them 

 exclusively. Kindly quote us on 2, 3 and 4-Inch 

 paper pots In large quantities and oblige." 

 Purltas Farm Products Company, Newburgh 



I used your Dirt Bands for tomatoes, peppers 



and eggplants — also for mignonette, heliotrope 



and helichrysum. I and my trade were pleased 



with them. I shall use more the coming season." 



Chas. C. Roberts, Lansdowne, Pa. 



"I have used your paper Dirt Bands in the 

 hotbed and find them suitable for about every- 

 thing. They handle nicely and produce fine 

 plants." 



F. J. Gallagher, Woodville, N. Y. 



"I think your Paper Pots are O. K. I used 

 them for tomatoes and melons. They put me on 

 the market with these about 2 weeks" earlier than 

 I have ever been without the pots." 



Wm. Terpstea, Hammond, Ind. 



We raised vegetable plants and asters In your 

 Paper Pbts. They accomplished their purpose 

 They gave better plants than those In clay pots 

 and sold at double price." 



Mt. Gilead Floral Co., Mt. Gllead, 0. 



Send for circular giving the exiierience of a 

 large number of florists and market gardeners 

 who raised In our Square Dirt Bands and Paper 

 Pots Roses, Carnations, Chrvsanthemnms, Asters 

 Geraniums. Cannas. Verbenas, Salvias, Snap- 

 dragons, VIncas, Mignonette, Heliotrope and 

 Phlox, Tomatoes. Egg Plants, Peppers. Cab 

 bage. Strawberry Plants. Cucumbers. Cantelonpes 

 Watermelons, Lima Beans, Squash and Sweet 

 Cora. 



Address F. W. ROCHELLE ft SONS, Chester, N. J. 



