Fertilizers for Lawn and Garden 
Dreer’s ‘‘Peerless’’?’ Rose Food 
Following careful experiments we are prepared to supply a special food that will aid 
your Roses toward unusual vigor and freedom of bloom. 
“Peerless’’” Rose Food is prepared with a bone meal base. 
Other organic as well 
as mineral elements have been added so that each application will furnish available 
food for a good period of time. 
soft wood. 
root growth will follow its use. 
“Peerless’’ Rose Food will not induce the growth of 
On the contrary strong canes, a maximum of blooms and substantial 
“‘Peerless’’ Rose Food is not a cure-all but a carefully balanced fertilizer that will 
give extra vitality to your Roses. 10 lbs. $1.00; 25 lbs. $2.00; 50 Ibs. $3.50; 100 lbs. 
$6.00. 
Dreer’s ‘‘Peerless’’ Plant Food. A 
well-balanced, complete fertilizer, excel- 
lent for pot plants as well as in the flower 
garden. 43 lb. 25c; lb. 40c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 85c; 
25 Ibs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4.00. 
Adco. The addition of Adco to the com- 
post pile or to other vegetable refuse, 
grass clippings, leaves, etc., will produce 
a clean, odorless manure within four 
months. 25 lbs. $2.00; 150 lbs. $10.50. 
Aluminum Sulphate. To make soils 
acid. Use one pound to 10 square feet 
of surface. 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 85c; 25 
Ibs. $1.50; 50 Ibs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4.00. 
Ammonium Sulphate (25% am- 
monia). 5 Ibs. 50c; 10 lbs. 75c; 25 lbs. 
$1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Ashes, Hardwood. A good fertilizer 
for Delphiniums, Lilies, and similar 
plants requiring an alkaline soil. 25 lbs. 
$1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00. Per bag of about 
100 Ibs. $3.00. 
Blood Meal. A quickly available, yet 
long lasting organic fertilizer, containing 
12% Nitrogen. 5 lbs. 50c; 10 Ibs. 75c; 
25 lbs. $2.00; 50 Ibs. $3.50; 100 Ibs. $6.00. 
Bone Flour. Very finely pulverized 
bone. 5 Ibs. 40c; 10 lbs. 75c; 25 lbs. 
$1.50; 50 Ibs. $2.50; 100 Ibs. $4.00. 
Bone Meal,‘‘Peerless’’ Quality. The 
fertilizer for all purposes; safe and effec- 
tive. Especially good for use in the Rose 
and perennial garden. 5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 
65c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 Ibs. $2.00; 100 lbs. 
$3.75; 500 lbs. $17.50. 
is natural cow ma- 
nure, containing 
not less than 75% 
organic matter, 
thoroughly dehy- 
drated and well pulverized. Entirely 
free of dirt and live weed seeds, and 
Organic 
fertilizer 
has much less odor than any similar 
fertilizer. Bovung is ideal for use on 
the lawn, while our experiments with 
it upon flowering plants have proved 
it superior to any other manure. 5 lbs. 
35c; 10 lbs. 60c; 25 Ibs. $1.00; 50 Ibs. 
$1.50; 100 Ibs. $2.75; 500 lbs. $12.50; 
1000 lbs. $23.50; ton $42.50. 
Clay’s Fertilizer, Imported. The 
outstanding fertilizer for greenhouse use. 
Bag of 28 lbs. $3.50; 56 Ibs. $6.00; 
112 Ibs. $11.50. 
Cattle Manure. Not pulverized, but 
rather shredded making it a desirable 
fertilizer upon heavy clay or loose sand 
soils. 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00; 100 
Ibs. $3.25; 500 Ibs. $16.00; 1000 Ibs. 
$30.00; ton $55.00. 
Chrysanthemum Fertilizer. Smith's 
Mum Manure, the fertilizer used by 
many commercial growers and which 
will produce the maximum yield from 
your Chrysanthemum plants. 25 lbs. 
$1.50; 50 Ibs. $2.75; 100 lbs. $5.00. 
Cotton Seed Meal. An excellent organic 
fertilizer for ericaceous plants such as 
Laurel, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, etc. 
5 Ibs. 40c; 10 Ibs. 75c; 25 Ibs. $1.25; 
50 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $4.00. 
Florida Peat Humus 
A light, fluffy, clean, and odorless 
soil builder which holds moisture and 
dissolved plant food which otherwise 
would be lost. It provides an ideal 
medium for the development of fine 
feeding roots and supplies organic 
matter in its purest and richest form. 
It also contains more than 3% valuable 
nitrogen. Use freely well mixed with 
the soil. 100 lbs. $2.50; 200 lbs. $4.50; 
1000 lbs. $20.00; ton $35.00. 
Hyper Humus. Humus is organic mat- 
ter that has reverted to a soil-like con- 
dition. It will lighten heavy soils, while 
sandy soils are benefited through their 
added ability to retain moisture. 25 lbs. 
75c; 50 Ibs. $1.25; 100 Ibs. $2.00; 500 
Ibs. $9.50; 1000 lbs. $15.00; ton $25.00. 
Lawn Fertilizer. A special mixture 
that has been prepared primarily for fine 
lawns and greens. The analysis, 6-7-3, 
indicates the proper balancing of fer- 
tilizing units that will economically pro- 
duce the utmost in the growth of grasses. 
25 lbs. $1.75; 50 lbs. $3.00; 100 Ibs. 
$5.00; 500 lbs. $22.50. 
Lime, Hydrated. 10 lbs. 25c; 50 lbs. 
75c; 100 lbs. $1.25; 500 Ibs. $6.00; 
1000 Ibs. $11.50; ton $20.00. 
Limestone. Pulverized. In making soils 
alkaline nothing is safer than lime- 
stone. 50 lbs. 65c; 80 lbs. 85c; 480 lbs. 
$4.50; 960 lbs. $8.00; ton $15.00. 
Loma. 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 Ibs. $2.50; 
100 lbs. $4.00. 
Muriate of Potash. 5 lbs. 45c; 10 lbs. 
75c; 25 Ibs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $4.00. 
Nitrate of Soda. Valuable where quick, 
succulent growth is desired. 5 Ibs. 40c; 
25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00; 100 Ibs. $3.50. 
Nitrophoska. A _ properly balanced, 
completely soluble fertilizer the use of 
which shows practically immediate re- 
sults. Analysis 15% Nitrogen, 30% 
Phosphoric Acid, 15% Potash. 25 lbs. 
$2.75; 100 lbs. $6.75. 
Peat Moss. An excellent medium with 
which to improve the texture of your 
soil, Peat moss also makes a splendid 
mulching material about Evergreens, 
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and similar : 
plants. 14 pecks 45c; 1 bushel 85c 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs. $1.00; 
50 Ibs. $1.50; bale of 20 bushels (suffi- 
cient to cover an area of 250 square 
feet one inch deep) $3.25; 5 bales $15.00; 
10 bales $27.50. 
Phosphate, Superphosphate (16%). 
A stimulation in flower production will 
be observed upon soils fertilized with 
Superphosphate. 25 lbs. 85c; 50 lbs. 
$1.25; 100 lbs. $2.00; 500 lbs. $7.50. 
Plantabbs. A well-known product. 
Package of 30 tablets 25c; 75 tablets 50c; 
200 tablets $1.00; 1000 tablets $3.50. 
Salt, Agricultural. Used upon As- 
paragus beds, chiefly for keeping down 
weeds. 100 lbs. $1.75; 500 lbs. $7.50. 
Wizard Brand Sheep Manure 
One of the most used animal ma- 
nures in the growing of flowers and 
upon lawns. 5 lbs. 40c; 10 Ibs. 65c; 
25 lbs. $1.00; 50 Ibs. $1.75; 100 lbs. 
$3.00: 500 Ibs. $14.00; 1000 Ibs. $26.50; 
ton $50.00. 
Soot, Imported Scotch. Used to pro- 
duce good color in greenhouse plants. 
Effective against grubs, worms, and 
other soil insects. 10 Ibs. 75c; 25 lbs. 
$1.50; 50 lbs. $2.75; 100 lbs. $5.00. 
Stim-U-Plant. A concentrated ferti- 
lizer in tablet form. Package of 30 
tablets 25c; 100 tablets 75c; 500 tablets 
$2.50; 1000 tablets $3.50. 
Tankage. Very similar to blood but not 
so high in fertilizer content. 25 lbs. 
$1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Tobacco Stems (Shredded and Ground). 
Supplies organic potash and nitrogen. 
It adds humus to the soil and will in- 
crease the value of any chemical ferti- 
lizer when used in equal parts. Very 
desirable for mulching the Rose garden. 
25 Ibs. $1.00; 50 Ibs. $1.75; 100 Ibs. 
$3.00; 1000 Ibs. $25.00. 
Uncut Tobacco Stems. For poultry 
and pigeon nests. May also be used for 
mulching purposes in the Rose garden. 
25 Ibs. 75c; 50 lbs. $1.00; 100 Ibs. $1.50. 
Tree Food, ‘‘Davey.’’ A concentrated 
fertilizer prepared especially for trees by 
the Davey Institute of Tree Surgery. 
Supplied in 50 lb. bag only; bag $3.50. 
Vegetable Garden Fertilizer. A 
properly balanced fertilizer that may be 
used with excellent results throughout 
the entire vegetable garden. 25 Ibs. 
$1.00; 50 Ibs. $1.75; 100 Ibs. $3.00; 500 
Ibs. $12.50; 1000 lbs. $22.50; ton $40.00. 
Vigoro. A specially prepared food for 
lawns, vegetable and flower gardens, 
shrubbery, trees, etc. 5 lbs. 50c; 25 lbs. 
$1.50; 50 Ibs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4,00. 
Wonder Worker Garden Fertilizer. 
A complete fertilizer for the flower or 
vegetable garden. The analysis is 6- 
8-5 with not less than 60% of the nitro- 
gen being derived from organic sources. 
25 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.50; 100 Ibs. 
$4.00; 500 lbs. $17.50. 
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