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The "Illinois" Self Watering 



'ilUindoia And Porch Tloioer Boxes ( 



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Bolgiano &. Son, Sole Agents And Distributors. 



i^equire >itkntien abeut enee even{ 20 £)ai(s 



Made tntirelu 

 of Metal and 

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Will not ^ust 

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Made for 

 iPorehen, XCindcwa, 

 hanging ^asketa, 

 jardinieres and 

 Special SDesigna 



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O HAVE beautiful flowers growing and blooming both in winter and summer is one of the dearest desires of the model housekeeper, 

 "'But," you say, "they are so hard to raise." 



That is because they do not receive water regularly, or because they receive too much atonceornotenouKh.orbecause the water poured 

 on them, when evaporated leaves the earth baked bard and literally smoihers the_ life out of the roots. Many housekeepers have an idea 

 that gas lights in the hou>e are detrimental to the growth of flowers. This idea is entirely erroneous as nearly all florists light their places 

 with gas. We have the word of some of the most prominent florists that gas has no effect on flowers unless it escapes in large quantities 

 and that the mere burning of gas lamps in the room where fiowers are growing has no injurious effects on them whatever. 



You can overcome all these obstacles and have flowers in your window or on your porch that are the envy of every one vcho sees them. 



The water is poured into the bottom of the box through a tube extending upward through the soil, thus avoiding the annoyance of the water 



running over and down on the window or porch below. The sponges, shown in cut through holes in false bottom, convey just enough water to the 



soil above to give the plants a thrifty and healthy growth. They will not lake more than they need. The water compartment holds sufiicient to supply 



the soil for from 15 to 30 days. 



Think of it — You can leave home fora visit of two weeks and know that your favorite plants will not suffer for water during your absence. 

 Haterad. — We make all of our boxes of the very best quality of Heavy Galvanized Iron which does not rust ; we solder every box carefully and 

 thoroughly inspect each one before it lea%'es the factory. _ H'e positively guarantee they will not leak. Wooden Boxes soon rot and leak badly and 

 are not in any way one-half so satisfactory as are the "Illinois" Boxes although they cost nearly if not quite as much. Then too you must pour the 

 water on top the soil which soon hardens it. 



With our method and in the "Illinois" Box the water is taken up from below and the surface never becomes hardened or baked. 

 Oify/'ofcA a«rf W^2«rfo7i'i?ojire5 are made of Extra Heavy Galvanized Iron and have strong brass eyelets on each side making it possible to 

 suspend them from the ceiling of the porch clear of the railing. ^ 



This has been found to be the mostsatisfactory way of installing them. _ ■* • ' 



Hanging BasHets. — These are made of the same quality of Galvanized Iron as the Window Boxes and have our patented self watering feature 

 in connection. This will be found of great convenience as water is required only about once in every ten days or two weeks. They are furnished 

 when desired in beautiful enamel which is very hard and durable. These baskets are also very ornamental when placed on a pedestal. 



Jardiniere Pan. — This is a pan having our self watering feature which is to be placed in the bottom of a Jardiniere witht he soil thrown in on 

 top of it. The water is supplied through an adjustable tube which extends to the top of the dirt. Lovers of Ferns, Palms. &c., will find this the 

 most satisfactory in vestment ever made as the plants require attention only about every 15 days. 



Easy to Pat Up. — They are easily and quickly attached to any window without tools of any kind Two screw eyes inserted in wood sill back 

 of box holds it securely in position. The porch boxes are provided with strong brass eyelets by which they can be hung from ceiling of porch. Aow 

 is the time to start flowers for next summer. J 



Order a sample of either the porch or window box and as soon as you see it you will quickly want more of them. Show it to your neighbors 

 and within a few weeks your entire neighborhood will be blooming with flowers grown in the "Illinois Self- Watering Flower Boxes." 

 ■; Save cost of flower pots in winter. 



Window Boxes. 



1 8x9!4x23 $1 20 



2 8x9^x25 1 30 



3 8x95^x27 1 40 



4 8x9^x29 1 50 



5 8x9^x31 1 60 



6 8x9'/ix33 1 70 



7 Sx9'^x35 1 80 



Porch Boxes. 



No. 



21 9x12x37 $2 25 



22 9x12x41 2 50 



23 9x12x45 2 75 



24 9x12x49 „ 3 00 



Hanging BasKets. 



No. Square Deep 



. 8 in 6 in SO 75 



-10 in 7 in 1 00 



-12 in 8 in 1 25 



.14 in 9 in 1 50 



Jardiniere Pans. 



6 6 in. diani §0 35 



7 7 in. diam 40 



8 — -8 in. diam 50 



9 9 in. diam 60 



10 10 in. diam 75 



12 _12 in. diam 1 00 



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iBeautiful idbssentif, Beliewus Vegetables, luxuriant ^euse Plants, iSueeessful "^ardem, 



A.11 Tliese Pleasures Are Assured If "Vou Use. 



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'^he Ideal Food and Tonic for 



Household Plants and Horns 



FloTver and Vegetable 



Gardens 



'MMT-BLOOD 



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Safe 



TRADE-MARK. 



. S. PATENT OFFICE 



CmiRandE 

 ' pLANTBLOOD 



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» Lemon Oil. 



"Plant-Blood" Is Clean,— No Animal Refuse. Decayed 

 Animal Matter or By-Products of the Abattoir are used in 

 "Plant-Blood." 



"Plant-Blood" is composed of clean, pure stimulants 

 entirely free from the objectionable features that make so- 

 called "commercial fertilizers" so offensive to handle. 



••Plant-Blood" Is Odorless.— This desirable quality will 

 be appreciated by every householder to whom the illsmell- 

 iiig article of commerce is decidedly obnoxious. 



"Plant-Blood" Is Safe. — There are some plant stimulants 

 that force the plant at the expense of its permanent health, 

 and there are others that literally burn the plant up if even a 

 trifle too much is used. 



No Such Danger can occur with the use of "Plant-Blood," 

 which furnishes just the right amount of nourishment to the 

 sensitive rootlets each time the plants are watered. 

 "Plant-Blood" is the only plant food that possesses this 

 extremely valuable quality. 



"Plant-Blood" can be used on the most delicate plants 

 without injury. _ 



Price! 15c Large Package. 12 lbs. $1.00. 



Odorless 



Effective 



"Plant-Blood" Is Easily Applied.— its application is 

 simple, but no injury attends the plants if directions are not 

 strictly followed. The self-regulating feature of "Plant- 

 Blood" by which it gives up its tonic and vitalizing properties 

 in the precise amount required each time the plant is watered 

 is unique with "Plant-Blood." 



"Plant-Blood" Is Economical.-For the reason that"Plant- 

 Blood" is a store-house of energy that imparts its life-triving 

 principles to the plant in accordance with its needs. "Plant- 

 Blood" is not safe but is highly Economical. In fact 1 lb. of 

 "Plant-Blood" goes as far as 4 lbs. of ordinary plant food. 



These novel features of "Plant-Blood" are heavily protect- 

 ed bv patents, both issued and pending. 



"Plant-Blood" Is The Ideal Food And Tonic— "Plant- 

 Blood" is a Food that makes strong, healthy plants with an 

 abundance of blossoms and foliage. _ Plants fed on itexhibitan 

 unusual resistance to the attacks of insects and fungi. But it 

 is more than a mere plant food. 



"Plant-Blood" is a tonic which vitalizes by enriching the 

 life srivmg sap as Iron does the human blood. 



100 lbs. for $5 00 



i Gal. $2.00 



f Sulpho-Tobacco Soap. 



I Solution, 20c-: mailed, pO!.tpaid, for 25.:. 



Perfectly safe and harmle.-^s to the teiiderest foliage and roots. It destroys scale, thrip, red spider, black and green fly, 

 caterpillar. American blight, mildew, etc. Dilute with fifty parts water. 1/2 Pt. 25c. Pt. 40c. Qt. 75c. 1/2 Gal. $1.25. 



Wonderful and inexpensive. Kills bugs and in.sects. Revives plant life, 3-oz. cake, making Ij^ 

 gallons prepared solution, 10 cts.: mailed postpaid for 12 cts. 8-oz. cake, making 4 gallons prepared 

 10-lb. cake makes 80 gallons prepared solution, by express, $3.00. (^ 



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