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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Specially prepared plant food 



Vigoro is not to be compared with any other 

 plant food you have ever known. No unpleasant 

 odor! So clean you can scatter it by hand or 

 sift from your kitchen colander. 



This ideal plant food is the result of years of experiment by Swift & Company experts. 

 It provides a balanced ration throughout the season. Gives a quick, vigorous start- 

 more velvety green grass, better flowers, crisp, succulent vegetables. 



Economical — Effective 



An economical and effective way to secure the finest results. Proved not only by scores 

 of expert gardeners on famous estates, but by thousands of -home owners as well. 



At a small cost of 10c to 20c per 100 square feet, your gardening efforts can be success- 

 ful. Why not, this year, have the beautiful lawn, flowers, shrubs, and trees you have 

 always wanted? A garden too — crisp, succulent vegetables of all kinds. Your property 

 will be beautified and its value enhanced. 



Full directions for applying 

 lbs., and 5 lb. packages. 



Vigoro in even 



In paper-lined bags of 100, 50, 



Prices delivered in Pittsburgh: 



5 lbs $0.50 100 lbs. 



25 lbs 1.75 500 lbs. 



50 lbs 3.00 1,000 lbs. 



2,000 lbs $100.00. 



NITROGEN FERTILIZERS 



X7| ot .o«-» i A ( Urea ) 46 P er cent Nitrogen, Produced by combining ammonia and carbonic 

 riUrdlllU acid under high pressure. Contains 46 per cent water soluble nitrogen, more 

 than twice as much as any other fertilizer. Used on all crops, but is particularly valuable 

 for leaf crops such as lettuce, cabbage, etc. Use V 2 pound per 100 sq. ft., or dissolve 1 

 level teaspoonful in 7 gallons of water. Lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., $5.00; 

 50 lbs., $9.00. 



"r^itiv\r*V»r*clrr* 1 £ 1 £ Tne most powerful fertilizer on the market; contains 15 

 1^1 luupilU&KU LD'DKJ'LD per cen t nitrogen, 30 per cent phosphoric acid and 15 per 

 cent potash. Apply before planting at the rate of 1 lb. per 100 square feet and water thor- 

 oughly after applying. After 3 or 4 weeks apply Floranid as given above as a supple- 

 mentary feeding. Lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.10; 25 lbs., $4.00; 50 lbs., $6.00. 



IMPORTED PEAT MOSS 



A Boon to Pittsburgh Gardeners 



Nothing that we have used will loosen the heavy clay soils found in the vicinity of 

 Pittsburgh as well as this Imported Peat Moss. 



Peat Moss consists mostly of partly de- 

 cayed Sphagnum moss. The best grade of 

 Peat Moss comes from Germany and is 

 light, fibrous and porous, and light brown 

 in color as compared to Peat from Ireland 

 or this country, which is almost black, 

 heavy and more like muck soil. 



Peat Moss is valued for its ability to 

 break up and make clayey soils more por- 

 ous and to act as a binder for light, sandy 

 soils. It makes an excellent Summer and 

 Winter mulch for all plants and is particu- 



larly recommended for covering newly sown 

 lawn seed. 



Feat Moss is also used for mixing with 

 potting soil and alone for rooting cuttings 

 instead of sand. 



Peat Moss has very little value as a fer- 

 tilizer, but mixed with sheep manure it 

 makes the best substitute for good old-fash- 

 ioned barnyard manure, minus the weeds. 



Large bale, covers 250 sq. ft. 1 inch deep, 

 $4.50, delivered; 5 bales, $21.25, delivered. 

 Small bale, covers 16 sq. ft. 1 inch deep, 

 $1.50, delivered. 



Get the Peat Moss Book on Gardening-, $1.00 each, or free with 5 larg-e bales. 



