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STECKLER'S LEAF MOULD.— All plant life 

 thrives in it. Admirably adapted for raising 

 Seedlings, Striking Cuttings and general Con- 

 servatory and Framework, increases the size 

 of the flowers, gives substance and endur- 

 ing qualities, insures brilliancy and intensity 

 of color. Specially suited for hanging baskets, 

 because of 'ts lightness and freedom from 

 drip ; less frequent watering required. Bed- 

 ding out plants grown with Leaf Mould will 

 resist long continued drought. Excellent for 

 Tomatoes and Strawberries. Fruit Trees can 

 be grown in pots and brought to the greatest 

 perfection. This is the stuff, in combination 

 with Japanese Plant Food, to grow your large 

 Chrysanthemums in. Clean to handle, and 

 therefore specially suitable for window boxes 

 and for growing flowers at home. Price per 

 ton, half ton or quarter ton, 2c. per pound ; 

 single bag, 125 pounds, 3c. per pound ; 25 

 pounds, $1.00 ; 10 pounds, 50c. ; 5 pounds, 

 30c. ; 1 pound, 10c. 



Raw Ground Bone, Superphosphate, Acid 

 Phosphate, Kainit, Vegetable Superphosphate, 

 Dissolved Bone. Champion Farmer's Choice, 

 Orange or Fruit Tree Fertilizer, High Grade 

 Sugar Fertilizer, McCall's Formula Nitrate of 

 Soda, Nitrate of Potash. Price, 5c. per 

 pound, 6 pounds for 25c. 



Muriate of Potash, Sulphate of Potash, Sul- 

 phate of Ammonia. Price, 10c. per pound. 



Prices per 100 pounds and ton lots on ap- 

 plication. 



Bat Guano, 5c. per pound ; $4.00 per 100 

 pounds. 



VENEERED TREE PROTECTORS. 



Our improved Tree Protectors are made from 

 wood Veneer 10 inches wide by 20 inches 

 long. The Tree Protector should be soaked in 

 water before applying to prevent splitting, 

 and then wrapped about the tree. A wire or 

 String should then be fastened around It to 



keep it permanently in its place. If a couple 

 of small holes are bored through the Pro- 

 tectors while they are still in the bundle, 

 j about 4 inches from the top and bottom, and 

 1 or 2 inches from one side, and the string or 

 wire run through these holes, it will prevent 

 the fastenings from slipping down. One of 

 our customers who has been using them quite 

 extensively, recommends that a common 

 leather punch (such as frequently used 

 around a barn) to repair harness, be used. 

 He says that he can punch 3 at a time and 

 do the work very rapidly and without danger 

 of splitting the protector. They should never 

 be removed except to hoe around the tree. 

 $2.50 per 100 : 35c. per dozen : single pro- 

 tector, 5c. each. 



STRAWBERRY SHOOKS OR DIRT BANDS. 

 Eggplants, Musk Melons and Early Cucum- 

 bers pay well if they come early into the 

 market. In order to have them early it Is a 

 good plan to start them in a cold frame in 

 what are called "Dirt Bands. ' This is a box 

 4 inches square and 4 inches deep, without 

 bottoms. These are placed in a frame and 

 filled up with good rich soil, and five or six 

 seeds in each box ; when the plants come up, 

 thin them out to one or two in each box. The 

 time to start them In this way varies, as sea- 

 sons and localities differ. It is not well to 

 start them too early, as the plants get weak 

 and spindly if kept too long in frame. From 

 the middle to the end of February is the usual 

 time to plant the seed in this locality. New 

 Orleans. When large enough to plant out, 

 which will be in from four to five weeks after 

 planting, take the boxes with the plants in 

 them out of the frame, by slipping a spade 

 under the box. Plant without breaking the 

 ball of soil on the plants. Before using dirt 

 bands, wet them thoroughly before bending or 

 they will be apt to break at the grooves. 

 Price, 75c. per 100, or $2.50 per 1000. 



Lawn Sprinklers a Complete I^ine. 



