Fkbeuaby 4, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



89 



ROCHELLE PAPER POTS AND DIRT BANDS 



SiaX BANDS 

 iPaoM F»«i without bottonw. newspapew belof 

 *^*^ ipread on the bench for bottoma.) 



Tnoh 1000 5O0O 10,000 20,000 50,000 100,000 



?v $0&0 $1.80 ? 8.40 $ 6.25 ?14.00 $ 26.00 



1% ' 60 2.00 3.75 7.00 16.00 30.00 



ou. "75 2 75 6.00 9.50 23.00 44.00 



2% 90 3.50 6.75 12.50 29.00 55,00 



Sj, 95 4.00 7.50 14:50 35.00 65.00 



2^ l"5o 4.50 8.50 16.50 -«" "" 75.00 



2u, "*■.■. l'.25 5.50 -10.50. 19, C: 7.50 



K . 1.50 6.25 12.00 22.00 no.oo iwO.OO 



6 ','.'... 2.10 8,50 ; 16.00 "^30.00 70.00 125.00 

 No taclts 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 

 belne 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 heat 

 as long as wanted. Samples of all sizes FREE. 

 SaiTARE PAPER POTS. 

 (Folding block and tacks included.) 

 Inch 500 1000 5000 10,000 20.000 50,000 



lai $0.50 $ .70 $ 3.25 $ 6.50 $12.00 $ 25.00 



... .60 .80 4.00 7.50 13.00 32.00 



ou. 75 1.00 4.50 8.50 16.00 38.00 



S 90 1.25 5.75 11.00 20.00 49.00 



4 ... 1.25 1.75 8.50 15.00 29.00 75.00 



n .'.... 1.75 2.75 12.50 23.50 45.00 105.00 

 R .. 2.75 3.75 16.50 31.25 60.00 140.00 



7 ; 3.50 4.75 20.60 39.00 75.00 175.00 



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



plants in. 



Try our paper pots and Dirt Bands free. Order 

 what you want — try them according to our direc- 

 tions, and if not satisfactory ship them back and 

 we will refund your money. Price list free. 



"Could you Bhlp me by freight at once 15,000 

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



1 like them very much." — H. B. Weaver, Blrd-ln- 

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

 nettes, Sweet Peas and Cut Flowers. He got 6000 

 2-ln. Dirt Bands 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 



e. B. WEAVER 



Carnations 



Mignonettes United Phone. 



Sweet Peas 



Cut Flowers 



BIrd-ln-Hand, Pa., March 23, 1914. 

 F. W. Rocbelle A Sons, 



Chester, N. J. 



Gentlemen: In reply to yonr 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 GOOD GROWTH while 

 In the bands, and transplanted AS THOUGH they 

 bad 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 about 20,000 aster plants trans- 

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

 time to plant out of doors WITHOUT FT3AR OF 

 BECOMING ROOT BOUND, as would be the case 

 if I used 2-in. pots. 



Plants SELDOM BECOME ROOT BOUND 

 enough to Injure 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 set 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 before setting them In 

 the field. 



One man can set MORE THAN ANOTHER 

 TIME AS MANY (twice as many) plants in the 

 field from these bands and flats than he can from 

 P<Tt8, and after he is through DOES NOT HAVE 

 THE BOTHER OF GATHERING UP, CLEAN- 

 ING, and STORING AWAY A LOT OF POTS. 



I believe anyone using these bands ONCTE 

 WILL BECOME A REGULAR CUSTOMER. 



Youra truly, 

 H. B. Weaver. 



B B. WEAVER 



Cut Flowers United FTione. 



Carnations a Specialty 

 r T^ « Bird In-Hand, Pa., Jan. 7th, 1916. 

 *■ W. Rocbelle A Sons. 



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

 J'lrt Bands instead of 60.000. I enclose a check 

 IT same. If you will send me a few drcnlars 

 an(i price lists I will distribute them among my 

 i.ien^s. We have a florists' club In onr county 

 or about sixty members. 



Yours truly, 



• H. B. Weaver. 



f, '^'e note friend H. B. Weaver's testimonial. 

 Vii't."^^ '•■<"" a man like H. B. Weaver it is 

 HoitrH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD." — James 

 "'^I'wn. Jr., Florist. CoatesviUe. Pa. 



Address F. W. ROCHELLE 



illf, nORE BLOSSOMS 



on plants 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 105 stems 

 of blossoms on 40 plants raised In 4-lnch 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 Jnne 27 



On 40 plants from clay pots 46 47 121 

 On 40 plants from paper 



pots 105 229 456 



When set in the field May 16th. the root sys- 

 tems of the plants from the 4-lnch square paper 

 pots were 4-inch cubes (64 cubic inches of soil 

 and roots) and from the 4-lnch 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 bad been set in the field. 



The plants from the square paper pots were 

 then more than twice as large and Tigorous aa 

 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 yon will find that 

 the 4-Inch square paper pot holds as much soil 

 as two 4-incb 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 I)ench). 



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 bands with 

 your clay pots and see if yon can afford to use 

 any clay pots. 



Some of the florists around Philadelphia are 

 using large numbers of square dirt bands and 

 paper pota. 



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

 burg, Phlla., Pa., 150.000 2-lnch square dirt bands 

 and 20.000 3-Inch square dirt bands; to Mr. Geo. 

 W. Dllks, Frankford. Pa., 10,000 2-lnch square 

 dirt bands and 10.000 8-lnch square dirt bands; 

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

 2^4-Inch dirt bands and 6000 5-inch dirt bands: 

 Mr, H. B. Weaver, Bird-in-Hand, Pa., 136,000 

 2-lnch dirt bands. 



393 9G NORE FRUIT 



120 early tomato plants reported in Market 

 Growers' Journal, Jan. 1, 1914, raised In 4-lnch 

 clay pota (31 cubic inches of soil and roots), had 

 yielded up to Aug. 11 7% peach baskets— $4.75 

 worth of ripe tomatoes, while 120 plants raised in 

 4-lnch SQUARE paper pots (64 cubic Inches of 

 soil and roots), had yielded 33 peach baskets — 

 $23.60 worth of ripe tomatoes — 393 per cent more. 



"H. B. Weaver, of BIrd-In-Hand. Is cutting 

 mignonette and Sliver Pink Antirrhinum of 

 HIGHEST QUALITY."— Florists' Review, Jan. 

 21, Lancaster Notes, page 76. 



experience: of 64 GROWERS. 



Send for FREE Samples of our Square 

 Paper Pots and Dirt Bands and Big Folder 

 giving 64 EXPERIENCES of Florists and 

 Market Gardeners who raised In our Square 

 Dirt Bands and Paper Pots Roses, Carna- 

 tions, Chrysanthemums, Asters, Geraniums, 

 Cannas, Verbenas, Salvias, Snapdragons, 

 VIncas, Mignonette, Heliotrope and Phlox, 

 Tomatoes, Egg Plants, Peppers, Cabbage, 

 Strawberry Plants, Cucumbers, Cantaloupes, 

 Watermelons, Lima Beans, Squash and 

 Sweet Corn. 



Send today. 



PROMPT SHIPMENT 



THE DALLES FLORAL COMPANY 

 20,000 Square Feet of Glass. 

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

 F. W. Rocbelle ft Sons. 



Dear Sirs: The THOROUGHLY DEPENDABLE 

 QUALITY of material commends them to users 

 everywhere. Growing and shipping in same pota 

 saves all 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. 



"1 raised tomato, cabbage, eggplant and pepper 

 plants in the pots bought of you. They accom- 

 plished their purpose 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 by 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 MUCH IMPRESSED WITH THE FACT 

 that Paper Pots give so much more root space 

 than other pots. 



We hope to use some 4-lnch pots for starting 

 'cukes' and 'toms' for greenhouse work this 

 spring. One firm does greenhouse work only." 

 Gall up Bros., Ashtabula, Ohio. 



"The crop from the plants grown in your dirt 

 bands PAID ME THE BEST of any crop Of to- 

 matoes grown SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN THE 

 BUSINESS." 

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



"I used the Rocbelle dirt hands for early toma- 

 toes and cucumbers with VERY GREAT SUC- 

 CESS. I had an IMMENSE CROP of both toma- 

 toes and cucumbers and both started picking fully 

 15 DAYS BEFORE THE USUAL TIME in this 

 section." 

 Chas. H. Weaver (Cliotce Fruit and Vegetables). 



Dunnvllle, Ont., Can. 



THE DECORAH GREENHOUSE 

 W. T. Symonds & Sons, Props. 



Decorah, Iowa. Jan. 7, 1914. 

 Messrs. F. W. Rocbelle & Sons, Chester, N. J. 



Dear Sirs: Your Paper Pots are one of tho 

 best things we ever used for tomato plants. 

 . . . Tomato plants raised in the 4-inch size 

 sell readily at FIVE CENTS EACH. 



Yours truly, 

 W. T. Symonds & SV)n8. 



"We highly recommend vonr Dirt Bands. We 

 had tomatoes the FIRST OF JUNE, and the only 

 tomatoes in Kay Co., Okla., this year, DUB EN- 

 TIRELY to using your Dirt Bands and getting 

 them out early." 

 Nichols & Son, Market Gardeners, Blackwell, 



Okla. 



"We raised several thousand plants in yonr 

 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-lncb 

 paper pota in large quantities and oblige. 'f 

 Purltas Farm Products Company, Newburgh, 



N. Y. 



"I used yonr Dirt Bands for tomatoes, peppers 

 and eggplants — also for mignonette, heliotrope 

 and hpliphrvsnm. I AND MY TRADE WERE 

 PLEA&'ED WITH THEM. I shall use more the 

 coming season." 



Cha s. C. Roberts, Lansdowne, Pa. 



"We got BETTER PLVNTS. BIGGER PT.ANTS 

 AND PLANTS WHICH WERE HEALTHIER 

 AND MORE VIGOROUS THAN IN CLAY POTS." 

 Wm. Schruers, Gardener, Oil City, Pa. 



"We grew early cabbage, tomatoes, eggplants 

 and peppers in your Dirt Bands. Also used some 

 for carnation cuttings. 



All worked very satisfactorily and they DO 

 NOT REQUIRE THE ATTENTION THAT 

 SMALL POTS DO. 



We certainly like Dirt Bands." 

 Relmera Bros., Rapid City. S. Dak. 



"BANDS WILL GIVE BETTER PLAN'TW 

 THAN POTS." 

 F. B. Murdock & Co., Kingston, Pa. 



"We find that WATERING ALONE SAVES 

 TIME ENOUGH TO PAY OVER CLAY POTS, 

 and with proper handling there Is NO QUESTION 

 BUT A BETTER PLANT CAN BE GROWN." 

 H. Russell & Son, Market Gardeners, Boonville, 



N. Y. 



"We raised vegetable plants and asters in your 



Paper POts. They aocompllahed their pnrnose. 



They gave BETTER PLANTS THAN THOSE IN 



CLAY POTS AND SOLD AT DOUBLE PRICE." 



Mt. GUead Floral Co., Mt. GUead, O. 



S SONS, 



31 Main Street, CHESTER, N. J. 



