Fertilizers for Lawn and Garden 




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Acid Plant Food. A special fertilizer, 
analyzing 6-15-4, for acid loving plants, 
such as Gardenia, Azalea, Hydrangea, 
Rhododendron, Blueberries, etc. 25 lbs. 
$3.75; 50 lbs. $6.00; 100 Ibs. $10.50. 
Adco. The addition of Adco to the com- 
post pile or to other vegetable refuse, 
grass clippings, leaves, etc., will quickly 
produce a clean, odorless manure within 
four months. 73 lbs. $1.00; 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). Use 5 lbs. for 1000 sq. ft. 
5 lbs. 50c; 10 Ibs. 80c; 25 Ibs. $1.25; 50 
Ibs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $3.75. 
Ashes, Hardwood. A good fertilizer 
for Carnations, Delphiniums, Lilies, and 
similar plants requiring an alkaline soil. 
25 lbs. for 1000 sq. ft. 25 Ibs. $1.25; 50 
Ibs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $3.00; 500 Ibs. $13.50. 
Blood, Dried. A quickly available or- 
ganic fertilizer. 12% Nitrogen. Use 10 
Ibs. for 1000 sq. ft. 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. 
$1.25; 25 lbs. $2.50; 50 lbs. $4.25; 100 
Ibs. $7.50. 
Bone Flour. Very finely pulverized 
bone. 5 lbs. 45c; 10 lbs. 85c; 25 lbs. 
$1.75; 50 lbs. $2.75; 100 lbs. $4.50. 
Bone Meal. The fertilizer for all pur- 
poses; safe and effective. Especially 
good for use in the perennial garden. It 
should be well mixed with the soil and 
will give a decidedly lasting effect. 
20 lbs. for 1000 sq. ft. 

5 lbs. 40c 50 lbs. $2.50 
10 lbs. 75c 100 lbs. $4.00 
25 lbs. $1.50 500 lbs. $18.50 
1000 lbs. $33.00 
is natural cow ma- 
OVUN nure, containing 
An 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 Ibs. 35c; 10 lbs. 60c; 25 lbs. $1.00; 
50 lbs. $1.65; 100 lbs. $3.00; 500 Ibs. 
$14.00; 1000 Ibs. $26.50; ton $48.00. 
Cow Manure. Dried and shredded. A 
desirable fertilizer upon heavy clay or 
loose sandy soils. 10 lbs. 70c; 25 lbs. 
$1.20; 50 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $3.65; 500 
Ibs. $17.00; 1000 Ibs. $32.50; ton $62.00. 
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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 a carefully balanced fertilizer prepared with a bone meal 
Other organic as well as mineral elements have been added so that each ap- 
plication will furnish available food for a good period of time. 
will not induce the growth of soft wood. On the contrary strong canes, a maximum 
of blooms, and substantial root growth will follow its use. 
5 lbs. 60c; 10 Ibs. $1.00; 25 Ibs. $2.00; 50 Ibs. $3.50; 100 lbs. $6.00. 







‘Peerless’ Rose Food 
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 Ibs. 
$1.90; 50 Ibs. $3.50; 100 lbs. $6.00. 
Cotton Seed Meal. An excellent organic 
fertilizer for ericaceous plants such as 
Laurel, Rhododendrons, etc. 20 lbs. for 
1000 sq. ft. 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 90c; 25 
Ibs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4.75. 
‘*‘Flectra’’ 
The most talked about fertilizer among 
professional plantsmen that has as yet 
been brought to our attention. More than 
80% organic and so properly balanced 
and in such perfect mechanical condition 
that we recommend it for every purpose, 
either in the greenhouse or garden. 
Lb. 25c; 5 Ibs. $1.00; 25 lbs. $3.75; 
50 lbs. $6.00; 100 lbs. $10.50. 


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 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $2.00; 500 
Ibs. $9.50; 1000 lbs. $15.00; ton $25.00. 
Lime, Hydrated. 10 lbs. 30c; 50 lbs. 
85c; 100 lbs. $1.40; 500 Ibs. $6.50; 
1000 lbs. $12.00; ton $20.00. 
Limestone. Pulverized. For making soils 
alkaline nothing is safer than lime- 
stone. 50 lbs. for 1000 sq. ft. 80 Ibs. 85c; 
480 Ibs. $4.50; 960 Ibs. $8.00; ton $15.00. 
Mushroom Soil. A splendid rich com- 
position for garden use and a by- 
product of Mushroom culture. Contains 
about 3 parts well-rotted manure and 
1 part of the very best top soil. Bag 
of 2 bushels $1.50. 
Muriate of Potash. Use 6 lbs. for 1000 
sq. ft. of surface. 5 lbs. 45c; 10 lbs. 
75c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $4.00. 
Nitrate of Soda. 5 lbs. for 1000 sq. ft. 
5 Ibs. 50c; 25 Ibs. $1.50; 100 lbs. $4.25. 
Phosphate, Superphosphate (16%). 
Use 10 Ibs. for 1000 sq. ft. 10 1bs. 60c; 
25 lbs. $1.00; 50 Ibs. $1.45; 100 lbs. $2.35; 
500 lbs. $8.75. 
Salt, Agricultural. Used upon As- 
paragus beds, chiefly for keeping down 
weeds. 100 lbs. $2.00; 500 lbs. $8.00. 

‘Tobacco Stems, Uncut. 

Peatmoss, Horticultural. Splendid 
to mix with the soil (1 bale for 200 sq. 
ft.), as a mulch, and indispensable in 
many types of potting soil mixtures. 
25 lbs. $1.50 not prepaid 
50 Ibs. $2.75 ¥ S 
i bale $5.50 “ “A 
Michigan Peat. Nature’s finest soil 
builder containing approximately 97% 
organic matter—the highest found in 
any peat product. Outlasts humus in the 
soil. Retains six times its weight in 
moisture and prevents draining away of 
liquid plant food. Stimulates root 
growth, lightens clay soil, and binds 
sandy ones. 1 bushel $1.00; 3 bushels 
$2.50; 10 bushels $7.50; 1000 lbs. $20.00; 
ton $39.00. 
Dried Sheep Manure 
One of the most used animal manures in 
the growing of flowers and upon lawns. 
5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 65c; 25 Ibs. $1.20; 
50 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $3.65; 500 Ibs. 
$17.00; 1000 Ibs. $32.50; ton $62.00. 
Tobacco Mulch, Coarse 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. 
50 Ibs. $1.85. 
For coarse 
mulch. 50 lbs. 95c; 100 lbs. $1.60. 
Tree Food, ‘‘Davey.’’ A concentrated 
fertilizer prepared especially for trees by 
the Davey Institute of Tree Surgery. 
10 lbs. $1.25; 25 lbs. $2.25; 50 lb. bag 
$4.00. 
Vegetable Garden Fertilizer. Gives 
excellent results throughout the entire 
vegetable garden. 25 |lbs. $1.00; 
50 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $3.00; 500 Ibs. 
$12.50; 1000 Ibs. $22.50; ton $40.00. 
Vigoro. A special- 
ly prepared food 
for lawns, vege- 
table and flower 
gardens, shrub- 
bery, trees, etc. 
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10 lbs. 85c; 
25 Ibs. $1.50;8 
50 Ibs. $2.50; 
100 lbs. $4.00. 




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Complete Plant Food 
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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. 
10 lbs. for 1000 sq. ft. 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 
Ibs. $2.50; 100 Ibs. $4.00; 500 lbs. $17.50. 
Dreer’s Peerless Lawn Food 
Feeding the lawn regularly is most necessary and three applications’ of food are 
suggested, in the early spring, in midsummer, and again during the autumn. Used 
in this manner, Dreer’s Peerless Lawn Fertilizer has given exceptionally fine 
results. Apply at the rate of five pounds for each 1000 sq. ft. 
well-balanced food with an analysis of 6-7-3. 
It is a complete 
5 Ibs. 60c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 25 Ibs. $1.75; 50 Ibs. $3.00; 100 Ibs. $5.00; 500 lbs. $22.50. 

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