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WHEN freely applied any- 

 time during the season and 

 raked in, it will, due to its 

 plant food stimulus and moisture 

 absorbing power, give a vitality 

 and freshness to the grass all 

 through the hot months. 



It stores and holds moisture 

 like a sponge. 



It continues to liberate plant 



food for a surprisingly long period. 



Its low cost makes it possible to 



use it freely and secure the results 



you desire. 



It is not a chemical mixture, but a natu- 

 ral deposit which we prepare in powdered 

 form, ready for use. 



It is odorless and absolutely sanitary. 



Send for Humus Book, which explains 

 fully, and tells of convincing results se- 

 cured by users. 



S bags $5. By the ton $12. 



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



Special price on carload lots. 



Send for our Humus Book. 



It explains all about what Alphano 

 Humus will do and why it is able to do it. 



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942 Whitehall Bldg. New York City 



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I Want You To Share My 

 Superb Oriental Poppies 



The acres of Hardy Pop- 

 pies blooming at Wyomissing 

 this year, dazzling in their 

 barbaric splendor, inspire me 

 with the desire to share their 

 beauty with you. 



My collection includes 

 magnificent big flowers of 

 white, pink, scarlet, crimson, 

 orange and maroon — you will 

 enjoy them all. Poppies 

 thrive for generations. They 

 should be planted during their 

 six weeks dormant season — 

 almost here. Set out then, 

 they are bound to bloom glor- 

 iously next year. Write now 

 for my list of Poppies, so you 

 may enjoy them next spring. 

 "QUALITY BULBS" 

 BOOK SENT FREE 



Holland's best growers reserve 

 for me the first selection of their 

 choicest varieties of daffodils, tulips, 

 hyacinths and other hardy bulbs. 

 This extra-quality stock is described 

 in my book' Farr's Quality Bulbs." 

 Sent free to those who want the best. 



Bertrand H. Farr 



104 Garfield Ave. , Wyomissing, Pa. 





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A Word to 

 Greenhouse Put-Offs 



SOME keep putting it off and 

 keep on saying things like this: 

 "Yes, we are going to build a 

 greenhouse before long;" or "Clarissa 

 and I are thinking about having a 

 greenhouse one of these days." 

 And then sometimes it's "As soon as 

 ever I get the time to look into it, 

 we'll straightway have that green- 

 house you have been talking about 

 for so long." 



And so Mr. Put-Off, puts off from 

 year to year and nothing ever hap- 

 pens. And it's not because he can't 

 afford it either; or doesn't enthusi- 

 astically want it himself. No, not 

 this ; but in nine cases out of ten, it is 



simply because he has such a vague 

 idea of what they cost, and what their 

 up-keep will be, that he hesitates. 

 If he would say to Clarissa, some 

 morning: "You had better drop a 

 card to Hitchings & Co. today and get 

 that catalog they advertise as such 

 complete information about green- 

 houses, then we will look it over 

 some evening and see if there is a 

 house in it like we want." 

 What do you suppose would happen? 

 Why don't you try it and see? 

 If you want to have summer time 

 all the time it's winter time — you 

 had better have Hitchings & Co. 

 build your greenhouse now. 



Hitchi rig's *%* G 



omoarr 



New York Office : 

 1 170 Broadway 



Philadelphia Office . 

 1505 Chestnut St. 



Factory — Elizabeth, N. J. 



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This is the most interesting time to visit Andorra 



to see our Specimen Trees and Shrubs, espe- 

 cially the immense stock of Hardy Acclimated 

 Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Peonies in bloom. 



Send for Price List 



ANDORRA NURSERIES Box G 



Chestnut Hill 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



WM. WARNER HARPER, Proprietor 



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