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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Best Natural Fertilizer for Garden and Lawn 



Wizard will make your lawn and garden the envy of your neighborhood. This natural, 

 weedless fertilizer supplies the humus and plant food necessary to make all plants grow 

 to perfection. 



For Lawns. Wizard produces thick, vel- 

 vety, green la-\\ ns of lasting beauty. It will 

 put new life into your old lawn. Early in 

 Spring- apply 10 lbs. to 100 sq. ft. and rake 

 into ihe surface soil when making new- 

 lawns. On old lawns 6 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. 

 will bring about a wonderful improvement. 



Flower Gardens. I^uxuriant growth of 

 liealthy green foliage and a wealth of vivid 

 colored flowers quickly follow the use of 

 Wizard. Give your plants a chance to de- 

 velop their real beauty by mixing Wizard 

 with the soil under new plantings and top 

 dressing established plants with 10 lbs. to 

 100 sq. ft. of soil. Occasional applications 

 of liquid manure will prolong the blooming 

 season. Feed your plants if you want re- 

 sults. 



Veg-etables and Fruit. Bvery garden rr 

 knows that there is nothing better than 

 manure lo luiild up the soil. Wizard is 

 l)rac1 ical and will ])r()(lnce big crops of crisp, 

 tender xem'tahles I'nr tlie early market. 

 Wizard also inipioNes vield, color and fla- 

 vor of fruit crops. Use 1000 to 1500 lbs. 

 per acre. 



PRICES: 



r. lbs. 



10 lbs. 



25 lbs. 



50 lbs. 



100 lbs. 



500 lbs. 



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 .50 

 1.00 

 1.50 

 2.50 

 11.00 



1000 lbs. . . 21.00 



2000 lbs 40.00 



IMPORTED PEAT MOSS 



A Boon to Pittsburgh Gardeners 



well 



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as t; 



used will loosen ihe hea\'y clay soils found 

 lis Imported Peat Moss. 



the 



ity of 



Feat 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, 

 heavv 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- 



^•coln mended for covering newly sown 

 ■>eed. 



larly 

 la wn 



Peat Moss is also used for mixing with 

 potting soil and alone for rooting cuttings 

 instead of sand. 



Peat Moss has \( ry little value as a fer- 

 tilizer. l;)ut mixed with sheep manure (see 

 .sjjeciai offer Ix'low ) it makes the best sub- 

 stitute for good old-fashioned barnyard 

 manure, minus the weeds. 



Lai'ge bale, covers 250 sq. ft. 1 inch deep, 

 $5.00; small bale, covers 16 sq. ft. 1 inch 

 deep, $1.75, delivered. 



PEAT-MANURE 



Cheaper Than Manure — Better Than Fresh Manure 

 Clean and Easy to Handle 



Ovir experiments in gardening last Sum- 

 mer led us to a trial mixture of Sheep 

 Manure and Peat Moss: 100 lbs. Sheep 

 Manure to one large bale of Peat Moss. The 

 result was a well belanced fertilizer equiv- 

 alent in both fertilizer material and humus 

 to a wagonload of the best well-rotted 

 manure, free from weeds, and sufficient for 



Price, 100 lbs. Sheep Manure, 1 larg-e bale Feat Moss $ 7.50 



Price, 200 lbs. Sheep Manure, 2 larg-e bales Peat Moss 14.50 



Price, 400 lbs. Sheep Manure, 4 larg-e bales Peat Moss 28.00 



Trial Size, 25 lbs. Sheep Manure, 1 small bale Feat Moss 2.75 



a plot 20x50 feet; making an ideal top dress- 

 ing for lawns as well as an excellent ma- 

 nure for general garden use. 



^^^e offer this combination to our cus- 

 tomers at a special reduced price, delivered 

 to your door in Pittsburgh and immediate 

 vicinity. 



