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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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The lawns, shrubs and trees on this estate at Groton, Connecticut, have been given a new lease of life by using Alpba.no Humus. Xame of estate gladly given on appli- 

 cation, also copies of letters from the superintendent telling of the wondrous results ootained by the use of Alpaj.no riumus and how it made them enthusiastic endorsers of it. 



Why Alphano Humus is Superior to Animal 

 Fertilizer and More Lasting Than Others 



Alphano Humus is a soil builder and plant food combined. It makes light soils heavier 

 and heavy soils lighter. It is nature's balanced ration. Read on and prove it to yourself. 



A mulch of Alphano Humus, dug in, produced 

 in one season that top story of roots. Nature built 

 where building was best. 



Alphan-o Humus comes from- nature's own factory established thousands of 

 years ago. Rich deposits of this Humus are found at Alphano, New Jersey. 

 There it is that we prepare it in powdered form for your use. 



This preparation is no secret process it being simply the driving out of its 

 excessive moisture and adding further enriching properties. It is then in a 

 powdered, odorless form, already for easy mixing with the soil. 



To bring Alphano Humus to 

 the desired high marketable 

 fertilizing value we received 

 from various parts of the world 

 samples of the richest soils 

 obtainable — notably the black 

 alluvial deposits of Russia. 

 The humus and plant foods 

 contained in these soils we 

 carefully analyzed and found 

 Alphano Humus to be corre- 

 spondingly rich in all of them 

 save two. We promptly added 



sufficient of each to bring the Alphano up to the analysis. This then is 

 the Alphano Humu s we are asking you to buy. That's the whole story. 

 There's no mystery about Alphano Humus. No special process. No 

 secret formula. No anything but just following along the lines laid 

 out by Dame Nature herself. Alphano Humus as it is now sold to 

 you, either in bags or bulk, is a soil builder and fertilizing stimulant 

 possessing both great strength and long endurance. 



It has a distinct advantage over animal manures in being perfectly 

 sanitary and entirely odorless. It is much the richest in nitrogen 

 and the several other elements so essential for vigorous plant growth. 

 Being in powdered form it can be easily and thoroughly mixed 

 with the soil. No lugging or tugging with a fork 

 — no task breaking up chunks and lumps as with 

 animal manures. No laborious spreading on and 

 then invariably raking part off. Alphano can be 

 spread on evenly and easily. All of it can be left on. 



Think of the advantage of its use on your 

 lawn where manures are both offensive and un- 



$12 a ton $8 by the carload 



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



sightly, and eventually have 

 to be raked off, taking much of 

 their fertilizing value with 

 them. 



Manures are laden with weed 

 seeds. Alphano is guaranteed 

 to be free from them. 



Top soil taken from the 

 woods, everybody knows it is 

 particularly valuable for build- 

 ing up old soils or making new 

 ones. 



This soil is simply soil rich 

 with humus, but such humus 

 is apt to be acid and inert. 

 The difference between it and 

 Alphano Humus is: Alphano is 

 richer, extremely active and 

 more thoroughly decomposed 

 and more readily available 

 than the wood soil. 



Wood humus is mixed with 

 a large proportion of soil; but Alphano Humus is practically all 

 humus — every part of it contributes to the upbuilding of the 

 soil it is mixed with. 



In one season you can convert a practically worthless soil 

 to one of surprising productivity. Being so reasonable in price 

 you can use it freely. Spread it on your lawn and rake in 

 (not off). 



Put it on your garden and spade in. Sow it in your garden 

 seed drills or trenches. Dig it around your 

 shrubs and trees. Use it as a mulch for your 

 Rhododendrons. Boost along your flowers with it. 

 From start to finish garden this spring with 

 Alphano. 



Send for our Humus Book. It tells about Hum- 

 us in general and Alphano Humus in particular. 



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