Plant 3ood Clententd 



Plants require nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium (the 

 three most important), oxygen, hydrogen and carbon (ob- 

 tained from air and water) and the minor elements 

 usually found in the soil in sufficient quantity but also 

 supplied in the better brands of mixed fertilizers. 



These minor elements are calcium, sulphur, magnesium, 

 manganese, iron and boron. Their functions are largely 

 indirect, but very essential as they aid the chemical 

 changes which render other ingredients more available. 

 Calcium (lime), for example, aids in making the nitrog- 

 enous materials more quickly available and changes the 

 physical nature of soils. Sulphur seems to exert a bene- 

 ficial influence on plant growth and iron is necessary In 

 the formation of chlorophyll. 



NTTROQEN is the "top growth" element needed for 

 leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale, parsley, etc. Aside 

 from mixed fertilizers, nitrogen can be had in various 

 organic forms as in bone meal, blood meal, tankage, flsh 

 meal, cottonseed meal and inorganic forms such as 

 nitrate of soda (tending toward an alkaline reaction), am- 



Analysis 



FERTILIZERS 



Iilst Price 



Per Ton 



100 lbs. 



0-14-7 $38.75* $2.95 



Vot: Alfalfa, Clover, Soybeans, Cowpeas, Corn, Wheat, 



Rye, Winter Barley, Pastures, Turf Grasses, Home 



Lawn. 



10-6-4 $64.00* $4.65 



For: Top Dresser, Spinach, Kale, Cabbage, Lettuce, Must- 



ard, Turnip Greens. 



3-12-6 $42.75* $3.25 



For: Sweet Corn, Field Corn, Tomatoes. 



4-12-8 $48.50* $3.70 



For: Tomatoes, Asparagus, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, 



Carrots, Parsnips, Turnips. 



5-10-5 $46.75* $3.50 



For: Peas, Beans, Sweet Corn, Strawberries, Potatoes, 



Asparagus, Leafy Vegetables. 



*Less 10% C.O.D.. Ton Prices include delivery to farm. 

 If handled from factory deduct $2.00 per ton. 



ORGANIC PLANT FOODS 



Blood Meal (3 lbs., 50c) , 



Bone Meal (Raw) 



Bone Meal (Steamed).. 



Cotton Seed Meal 



Cow Manure 



Sheep Manure 



Tobacco Stems (Meal).. 



5 

 lbs. 



i .35 



.40 

 .30 

 .30 



10 



lbs. 



$1.35 



.65 



.75 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 



25 

 lbs. 



$1.50 



1.50 



1.00 



l.OO 



.90 



100 

 lbs. 



$4.90 

 4.50 

 5.00 

 3.35 

 3.35 

 2.85 



AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS. ETC. 



lb. 

 .10 



10 lbs. 



$ .65 

 .40 

 .60 

 .60 

 1.25 

 .65 



25 lbs. 100 lbs. 

 $1.25 $3.85 



.65 1.90 



1.25 

 1.26 



4.50 



4.60 

 1.85 



1.25 



1.50 5.66 



1.50 4.35 



160 lbs., $1.25) 



1.50 5.00 



1.50 5.00 



.75 2.35 



.50 1.25 



Aluminum Sulphate 



Asparagus Salt 



Borax 10 



Calcium Chloride 



(Copper Sulphate 20 



Epsom Salts 10 



Ground Phosphate Rock. . 

 Hydrated Lime 



(50 lbs., 75c) .25 



Iron Sulphate (Crystal) . . .20 



Muriate of Potash 10 .75 



Nitrate of Soda 10 .80 



Pulverized Ground Limestone, (80 lbs., 75c 

 Sulphate of Ammonia . . . .10 .75 



Sulphate of Potash 10 .75 



Super Phosphate (20%) . . .10 .40 



Top Soil (600 lbs., $6.00) ... .20 



Zinc Sulphate 20 



ACTIVO 



Popular composting chemical makes rich organic ferti- 

 lizer out of vegetable waste. Stretches fertilizer; 

 activates soil. No. 2 Size (approx. 2 lbs.) makes about 

 425 lbs. compost, $1.00. No. 7 Size (approx. 6 lbs.) makes 

 about 1400 lbs. compost, $2.00. 



ADCO 



Is a powder, which, when mixed with almost any non- 

 woody vegetable waste, and kept wet, gradually converts 

 it into manure. 



50 pounds of ADCO makes a ton of manure. Equal to 

 stable manure — Odorless. 5 lbs., $1.00; 20 lbs., $2.60; 100 

 lbs., $10.00. 



FLORALIFE "B' 



Prolongs life of cut flowers, retards wilting, prevents 

 fading, maintains fragrance. 



10c size makes Irwo quarts solution 

 $1.00 size makes thirty quarts solution 



monium sulphate (tending toward an acid reaction), urea 

 and potassium nitrate. The organic materials are safest 

 to use as they react slowly and do not burn 



FHOSFHOBVS is generally the most needed element, 

 as the continued use of manures possessing such a little 

 of it, combined with the fact that most crops are heavy 

 phosphorus feeders, soils worked for a number of years 

 are practically depleted of this element. A real fertile 

 sou IS rich in readily available phosphorus. It Is the 

 element which promotes growth and vigor, flowers, fruit 

 and seeds. Beans, corn, cucumber, tomatoes, turnips and 

 rutabagas seem to respond to heavy feedings of phos- 

 phorus. It is available in mixed fertilizers, superphos- 

 phate, bone meal and tankage. 



POTASH is the root growing element. Asparagus, beets, 

 carrots, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, potatoes and radish 

 all respond to extra potash feeding. Sulphate of potash 

 IS best for tobacco, lettuce and leaf crops, while muriate 

 of potash is most beneficial to carrots, potatoes and root 

 crops. 



AFRICAN VIOLET SOIL 



Specially prepared organic potting soil for African 

 Violets. 4 lb. pkg-., 50c. 



DAHLIA FOOD 



G. & O. Analysis 5-6-15. Can also be used on gladiolus, 

 tulips, daffodils. The excess potash in this food balances 

 the nitrogen and phosphoric acid. It forms starch and 

 acids in maturing of well nourished roots. 5 lbs., 65c: 

 10 lbs., $1.15. 



ROSE FOOD 



An organic plant food especiallv for roses. 



Q. & O. Analysis 5-7-4. 6 lbs., 75c; 10 lbs., $1.25: 25 

 lbs., $2.75; 100 lbs., $9.00. 



TBIOOEIT. Analysis 5-10-5. 5 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., $1.60; 

 25 lbs., $3.00. 



TREE, SHRUB AND ORNAMENTAL FEED 



5 lbs., 65c; 10 lbs., $1.15; 25 lbs., 



G. & O. Organic 9-7-3 

 $2.50. 



M8t@03! 



When sprayed on blossoms of 

 tomatoes or beans it produces better 

 set and larger crop. 2/6 oz., 26c; 2- 

 oz., $1.00; 12-oz., $5.00. 



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Reg. U. S. Pol. Off. 



Assures better germination 

 of seeds, produces better plants 

 with longer roots, greater top 

 growth and vigor. Rootone 

 kills fungi and prevents damp- 

 ening off. 



% oz. will treat 2% lbs. seed 

 or 400 cuttings, 26c. 



2-oz. size will treat 8 bu. seed 

 or 3,000 cuttings, $1.00. 



1 lb. will treat 30 bu. seed or 

 30,000 cuttings. $5.00. 



»«g. U. S. Pot. Off, 



Contains Vitamin B-1 and other parts of the Vitamin B 

 fraction, plus plant Hormones which are active In root 

 formation. 



This Vitamin-Hormone tonic stimulates the growth of 

 seedlings, plants, trees, shrubs, rose bushes, lawns, etc., 

 by not only forming new roots but by also continuing 

 their growth and making plant food more available. Very 

 beneficial to transplanted seedlings, shaded lawns and 

 backward garden plants. 1 ounce makes 10 gal. trans- 

 planting solution or 900 gal. watering solution. V4 oz. pkt., 

 26c; 3 oz., $1.00; lb., $4.00. 



FULTOHS 







10 Tablets, 10c; 30 Tab- 

 lets, 25c; 75 Tablets, 

 50c; 200 Tablets, $1.00; 

 1000 Tablets, $3.50. (By 



mail add 10%.) 



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J. MANNS & CO.. BALTIMORE 2, MD. 



Superior Seeds 



