to Better Gardening 
Vitamin B-1 
Produces Amazing 
Re-invigorated 
Root Growth 
The effect of vitamin B-1 on 
plant growth represents one of the 
most unusual and exciting discov- 
eries ever made. Vitamin B-1 is 
not a fertilizer nor is it any other 
form of plant food. However, it 
enables plants to gain the greatest 
possible benefit from the soil in 
which they are growing. Full in- 
structions sent with every package. 
100 tablets of 1/25 mmg., each 
making one gallon (total 35 
100 gallons) postpaid for ¢ 
100 tablets of 1 mmg., each making 
25 gallons (total 2500 gal- 
lons) postpaid for....... $1.00 
The material we offer is now in pow- 
der form and there are three kinds de- 
signed for specific purposes. All sent 
postpaid. 
Hormodin No. 1. The general purpose 
powder designed for the home gar- 
dener or commercial florist. 14 oz. 
Trial Packet 25c; 134 ozs. tin 50c; 
1 lb. $3.00, postpaid. 
Hormodin No. 2. Prepared for less sen- 
sitive species such as semi-woody 
plants and many of the common 
shrubs. 134 ozs. 75c; lb. $4.50, post- 
paid. 
Hormodin No. 3. Designed for use 
with the more resistant species which 
comprise most evergreens and dor- 
mant leafless cuttings. 1 oz. $1.00; 
Y4 |b. $4.50, postpaid. 
Combination Package of No. 1, 2, and 
3 powders, 75c postpaid. 
Hydrion 
Soil Test Paper 
Quickly tells whether your soil is 
acid or alkaline. Gives 6 color steps 
which are compared with a color chart 
supplied. Enough for about 30 tests 
with instructions for testing. 35c post- 
paid. 
SEED PROTECTANTS 
Proliferol 
The active basic ingredient in Pro- 
»liferol is Allantoin 
which has the re- 
markable ability 
to hasten the for- 
mation of new, 
Red Leaf. A brand new tonic that 
will favor the development of strong, 
sturdy, prolific plants from seeds and 
cuttings. Allantoin, originally applied 
in human therapeutics, has been com- 
bined with other nourishing elements 
to promote cell development in plants. 
Y%4 oz. 25c; 2 ozs. $1.00; Ib. $4.50, 
postpaid. 
Green Leaf. Recommended for the 
treatment of bulbs and _ tubers. 
Stronger healthier plants result from 
bulbs or tubers dipped in a solution of 
the powder before planting. 4 gram 
(makes 1 gallon of solution) 35c; 
8 capsules (4% gram ea.) $1.00; 50 
(4 gram) capsules $4.50, postpaid. 
Get the Most from Your 
Beans, Peas, etc., with 
Nitragin Culture 
Plants belonging to the Legume 
family require the presence of cer- 
tain bacteria in the soil to reach 
their full vigor. Treating the seeds 
of Beans, Peas, Lima Beans, Edible 
Soy Beans, Sweet Peas, and Lupins 
with Nitragin will insure these bac- 
teria in abundance. Just add a 
pinch of Nitragin to each packet 
and shake well before sowing. 10c. 
Jr. Professional (50 tests) $4.75. 
Fruitone 
This plant horrsone spray will heip 
develop a better set and a bigger crcp 
of tomatoes. If the spray hits the blos- 
soms before pollination has taken 
place the fruits will be seedless. Simple 
and easy to use and best applied with 
a small atomizer. Fruitone also helps 
grow big berries on_ berry-bearing 
shrubs and stops preharvest drop on 
fruit trees. 44 oz. (makes 5 gallons) 
25c; 2 ozs. (makes 25 gallons) $1.00; 
12 ozs. $5.00, postpaid. 
A 
KOOTONE 
Rootone is the plant hermone pow- 
PATENTS PENDING 
der for cuttings, seeds, tubers, and 
bulbs. Just dip the base of the cutting 
or slip in Rootone, set in sand, and 
the roots will grow faster and bigger. 
By dusting seed with Rootone, seed- 
lings grow faster and more uniform, 
producing stronger plants and better 
crops. 44 oz. pkt. 25c; 2 oz. jar $1.00; 
1 lb. can $5.00, postpaid. 
Transplantone 
This special hormone powder has 
proved of inestimable value to over- 
come the shock of transplanting due 
to root disturbance. We recommend 
using it for all transplanting jobs, from 
seedlings to well-grown specimens. 
Transplantone is clean, odorless, eco- 
nomical and may be used freely on all 
kinds of plants. One level teaspoonful 
makes one gallon of solution. % oz. 
pkt. 25c; 3 ozs. $1.00; 1 Ib. $4.00, 
postpaid. 
See page 97 for Weedone 
The Remarkable 2, 4-D Weed Killer 
Soil Test Kits 
It is easy and inexpensive to 
test your own soil with Sudbury 
Soil Test Kits. You can quickly 
test for nitrogen, phosphorus, 
potash and acidity, and adjust 
your soil to the crops you want 
to grow. 
Home garden size (20 tests) $2.50, 
Horticultural Model (100 tests) 
$12.50. 
De Luxe Model (200 tests) $22.50. 
Give Your Seeds a Healthy Start 
Through Simple Seed Treatment 
The average-size seed packet requires a mere pinch of these materials to protect the seeds effectively 
against seed- and soil-borne diseases which yearly account for a staggering toll of germinating losses 
in home and commercial gardens. See recommendations under each vegetable class. 
Arasan. Substantial increases in 
stand were obtained from Arasan- 
treated vegetable seeds at the rate 
of one level. teaspoonful to 6 ozs. 
of seed. Oz. 16c; 8 ozs. 80c; 4 lbs. 
$5.16. 
Cuprocide, Yellow. Very effective on 
a great many different vegetables 
requiring only one teaspoonful to 
one pound of small seed. 1% oz. 
15c; 4 ozs. 35c. 
Spergon. Of particular value for 
Beans, Lima Beans, Lettuce, Peas, 
and several others and compatible 
with Nitragin for use on legumi- 
nous plants. Perfectly safe, yet very 
effective. Oz. 25c; 5 ozs. $1.00; 
Ib. $2.16. 
Semesan. The oldest and still one of 
the most popular seed disinfectants 
for most kinds of vegetable seeds 
excepting, however, Lima Beans. 2 
ozs. 40c; 12 ozs. $1.88; 4 lbs. $9.10. 
Semesan Jr. A specific seed disinfect- 
ant for field, sweet, and pop corn. 
1% ozs. 15c; 12 ozs. 56c; 6% Ibs. 
$3.75. 
Semesan Bel. A dip disinfectant for 
Irish and sweet potatoes. 2 ozs. 30c; 
Ib. $1.65; 4 lbs. $5.70. 
New Improved Ceresan. For wheat, 
oats, barley, cotton, sorghum, rye, 
and field peas. 4 ozs. 30c; Ib. 80c; 
4 Ibs. $2.70. 
