January, 1916 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



173 



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Alphano grown flowers and lawn at Oyster Bay, L. I. One of the strongest points in 

 favor of using Alphano for your lawns, is that being in an odorless dry granulated 

 form, you can put it on any place at any time and quickly and easily rake it in, 

 having every bit of it then to feed the roots, hold the moisture, and permanently build 

 up the soil. 



Aside from the old unsanitary, and obnoxiously unsightly side of 

 putting stable litter on your lawn, there is the distinct disadvan- 

 tage of having to rake it off, taking with it all its humus and much 

 of the food value as well. With Alphano you utilize its entire value. 



When planting your trees this spring put a couple of 

 shovelfulls of Alphano in the hole. It will give the roots 

 ample food for several years. 



What Alphano Will Do For 

 Your Lawn, Shrubs, Flowers 



TT will to your entire satisfaction settle 

 for all time the perplexing problem of 

 getting the right kind of soil enrich- 

 ment. 



Not only will it give immediate fertil- 

 ity to your soil, but its benefits will 

 continue for years to come. It is rich 

 in humus; abundantly supplied with 

 plant foods. Lively with the vital ni- 

 trogen gathering soil bacterias. Odor- 

 less. Free from weed seed. It comes 

 to you in a dry, finely granulated form. 



$5. for five, 

 hundred- 

 pound bags. 

 $i2aton.$8.a 

 tonby carload. 



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Plant your new shrubs with it. Dig it around your 

 old ones. The amount and sturdiness of growth wiU 

 be surprising. 



RtO.UE.PAT. OFF. 



Send for the 

 Alphano book 

 — also "Lawns 

 —Their Care 

 and Fare." 



This heavy clay soil near Tuxedo, X. Y., seemed hope- 

 less for Iris until Alphano was dug around the plants. 

 Our Alphano Book shows another view of this, taken a 

 month later. The vigor and quantity of the growth is 

 most convincing. 



jAlpKano rl 



UtTLU.S 



Established 1905 



1 7-C Battery Place New York City 



Three short rows of potatoes were planted in soil mixed 

 with commercial, fertilizer costing $45. a ton. Three 

 more alongside, planted in Alphano enriched soil. The 

 left hand pile grew in one single Alphano row. The 

 right hand one in the $43 a ton fertilized rows. Sworn 

 affidavit of these facts on file at our office. You are 

 welcome to see it. 



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