HENDERSON'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE— 1930— FERTILIZERS, ETC. O 
Henderson's Superior Fertilizers 
(Prices are subject to change 
without notice) 
SPECIAL NOTICE. — We prepay transportation charges on Fertilizers by parcel post, express or freight at our option within the 
first and second zones (150 miles of New York City). Purchasers, beyond these zones, pay transportation charges. 
Adco Artificial Stable Manure. Dry leaves, mixed with Adco and 
kept moist, turn into excellent manure. So do flower stalks, cuttings, 
pea vines, and almost any other kind of nonwoody vegetable waste. 
Adco is a powder which, mixed with vegetable matter and kept 
moist, turns the latter into Real Manure, but without the odor, flies, 
etc. The process is perfectly simple and not at all laborious. The 
method is being generally adopted by gardeners, who find that 
manure is difficult to procure. 
Each shipment is accompanied by simple directions. 
(Shipped by express or freight. Purchaser pays Transportation 
charges.) 
Adco, in 25 lb. bags, each $2.00 
(Enough for 12 wheelbarrow loads of garden waste, making one- 
half ton of manure.) 
Adco, in special 150 lb. bags, each $10.50 
(Enough for a heap 10 ft. x 10 ft. x 6 ft., making alx>ut three tons 
of manure.) 
Purchaser Pays Transportation on Adco. 
Blood and Bone — Henderson's Formula for Lawns, Sports Turf 
and Grasslands. The high nitrogenous and phosphoric content of 
this absolutely safe fertilizer has won for it great popularity among 
greenskeepers and groundsmen for top-dressing sports turf. It is also 
of exceptional value for garden crops, root crops, corn, grain, small 
fruits, grape vines, etc., and all grass lands. Price, per 100 lb. bag, 
$5.00; 500 lbs., $22.50. 
-Quantity required. When broadcasted and harrowed in, use from 
}4tol ton per acre. For garden crops drill in 300 to 500 lbs. per acre. 
Bone Meal Henderson's. This is ground fine, decomposes more 
rapidly in the soil than the coarser grades, and is therefore more 
quickly beneficial. 
Price, 5 lbs., 60c; 10 lbs., $1.10; 25 lb. bag, $2.00; 501b. bag, $3.00; 
100 lb. bag, $5.00; per ton, $65.00. 
' Quantity required. For lawns, pasture and mowing lands, 10 lbs. 
to 200 sq. ft. or 14 to 1 ton per acre. For trees and vines 2 to 4 lbs. each. 
For field and garden crops, l 4 to 1 ton broadcast and harrowed in. For 
rose beds, pot plants, etc., one part to about fifty of soil. 
Flora fi id — An Imported Highly Concentrated Nitrogenous Fer- 
tilizer. The nitrogen content of Floranid is 92 times greater than 
that of ordinary manure. Although manufactured from an organic 
base, it is clean and odorless, and does not produce acidity or an alka- 
line condition in the soil. Applied at the rate of one teaspoonful to a 
gallon of water. 
Price, 1 lb. can, 50c. ; Post Paid. Prices on larger quantities quoted 
on request. 
Garden~Fertilizer~Henderson"s. TheTHgredients are quickly soluble 
and immediately commence to feed plants, stimulating them into 
healthy, luxuriant growth. 
Easily applied, either before or after planting, by sprinkling over 
the surface of the soil and raking in ; or it can be mixed with water 
(stirring well) and applied as a liquid manure. Apply 1,000 to 1,500 
lbs. per acre. 
Price. 5 lb. package, 60c; 10 lb. package, $1.10; 25 lb. bag, $2.25; 
50 lb. bag, $3.00; 100 lb. bag, $5.50; per ton, $75.00. 
Granulated Peat Moss. This is an imported product consisting of the 
deposits of decayed moss. It adds organic matter (humus ) , improves 
the texture, conserves moisture and aerates the soil. 
Granulated Peat Moss is used extensively for mixing in soil for pot 
plants, and is an excellent medium in which to grow bulbs. The rich 
mellow texture that it imparts to the soil with which it is incorporated 
puts the soil in ideal condition for the making of a lawn, a flower or 
vegetable garden. It is also used for mulching Perennial and Rose beds 
as well, as around Evergreens. 
Many gardeners use Peat Moss for packing and storing bulbs. 
Price, small bale, about 1 l A hu., enough to cover 16 sq. ft. 1 in. 
deep, $1.50. Large bales, about 19 to 20 bu., covers 240 sq. ft., 1 in. 
deep, $4.00. Purchaser pays transportation charges. 
Henderson's Fertilizer for House Plants. A safe, Clean and high- 
grade fertilizer free from disagreeable odor, prepared especially for 
feeding plants grown in pots. It is a wonderful invigorator, producing 
luxuriant, healthy growth, foliage of rich texture and larger and more 
brilliant flowers. Detailed directions on each package. 
Price, 12-oz. package, sufficient for 25 ordinary sized plants for one 
year, 30c Transportation paid. 
Hyper Pulverized Humus. This Humus is not a chemical fertilizer 
and can be used in any quantity. It is sold as Nature produced it. 
Price, 100 lbs., $3.00; per ton, 2,000 lbs., $35.00. 
Lime, Hydrated — Finely Pulverized. The value of lime as a soil 
improver is so well known that little need be said about it here. 
Although it possesses little fertilizing value In itself, it is indispensable 
for correcting acid soils, improving the mechanical condition of the 
soil, for grass, farm crops, etc. 
Broadcast 10 lbs. to 200 square feet or 1 ton to the acre. 
Price, 5 lbs., 45c; 10 lbs., 75c; 25 lbs., $1.50; 100 lbs., $3.00; 500 
lbs., $12.50. Transportation paid. (See Footnote.) Price delivered in 
carload lots to your station upon request. 
Nitrate of Soda. Nitrate of Soda is quickly dissolved and readily ab- 
sorbed by plants. It is the most available inorganic form of nitrogen 
that can be obtained. 
Apply between 100 and 150 lbs. to the acre. "Water in thoroughly to 
prevent burning. 
Price, 100 lbs., $7.50. Price on larger quantities on application. 100 
lb. bag smallest quantity sold, by freight only. (American R.K. Ex- 
press Co., will not accept shipments). Transportation paid. 
Oyama Plant Food. A Wonderful Japanese Discovery. By using 
Oyama on house plants it will keep them in bloom all winter and as 
green and luxuriant as if grown outdoors in the summer. It makes no 
difference how healthy or delicate your plants may be, Oyama will 
bring out new flowers and foliage. Price, House Plant Size, makes 6 
gallons, 35c. Garden Size, makes 32 gallons, $1.20; Transportation 
paid. 
Potash, Muriate of. A popular form of the essential potash salts. It is 
very beneficial when applied to hay or pasture fields at the rate of 100 
to 150 lbs. to the acre. All root crops, potatoes, beets, turnips, and the 
like, require a large proportion of potash in order to develop properly. 
Price, 100 lbs., $8.00. Prices on larger quantities on application. 
Potash, Sulphate of. Is the most highly concentrated form in which 
this very important plant food element is obtainable. It should there- 
fore be used with caution and preferably mixed with other fertilizers, 
using not over 125 lbs. of the sulphate to the acre. Price, 100 lbs., 
$8.00. Prices on larger quantities on application. 
Poultry Manure Dried and Pulverized. Poultry Manure is especially 
rich in nitrogen and potash, and is consequently one of the most desir- 
able for the fast growing early vegetable crops. It may, also, be used 
as a top dressing to be raked into the soil at the rate of from 60 to 100 
lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. Prices, 100 lbs., $5.00. Prices on larger quantities 
on application. 
Stim-U-Plant. These tablets increase production, heighten color and 
improve quality immediately. Many professional and amateur grow- 
ers use them extensively all the year round — from early spring until 
late fall outdoors, during the winter for pot plants, hothouse benches, 
etc. They are as fine for evergreens as for all garden and potted plants. 
Price, small size, 30c ; 100 tablets, 80c; 1,000, $3.75. Transporta- 
tion paid. 
Super Phosphate (Acid Phosphate). A liig^h grade product of treated 
phosphate rock. It is readily soluble, and is considered as one of the 
best mediums for supplying the much needed phosphorus to the soil. 
Price, $3.00 per 100 pounds. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (Dry). As a nitrogenous stimulant there are 
few fertilizers that are more satisfactory than Sulphate of Ammonia. 
It is highly concentrated, showing a guaranteed analysis of 25 per cent 
Ammonia. There are many grades of Sulphate of Ammonia on the 
market, some of which are saturated with moisture, and are lumpy 
and practically insoluble. 
Our Sulphate of Ammonia is dry and of a fineness that may be 
almost compared to granulated sugar. Consequently it is easy to 
apply and distribute evenly, either by hand or mechanical means. 
Sulphate of Ammonia is particularly desirable for grass lands, 
lawns, sports turf or pasture grasses. It is also freely used for grains 
and market crops. Orchardists use it for stimulating fruit crops. 
Being readily soluble, it is quickly available. 
Price, 5 lb., 85c; 10 lbs., $1.45; 25 lbs., $2.75; 50 lbs., $4.00; 100 
lbs., $7.00. Prices on larger quantities quoted on request. 
Wizard Brand Pulverized Sheep Manure. Convenient, compact, 
high-grade natural manure dried and ground or pulverized, very 
nutritious, immediate and lasting in effect. Makes rich Liquid Man- 
ure. 
Price, Pulverized Sheep Manure, in packages, 5 lbs., 60c; 10 lbs., 
$1.10; 25 lb. bag, $2.00; 50 lb. bag, $3.00; 100 lb. sack, $5.00; ton of 
2,000 lbs., $70.00. Transportation paid. (See Foot Note) 
Quantity required. For gardens and field crops 1. to 2 tons per 
acre — 3^ before plowing, the balance before harrowing. For top dressing 
grass, use 1 ton per acre, applied in fall or early spring. 
Henderson's Lawn Enricher and Top Dresser 
The constant mowing of grass, and removal of clippings also removes a P RICES 
proportion of digested plant food. Therefore if the luxuriance of a lawn 
is to be maintained, it must be top-dressed, at least once a year with See Footnote as to Transportation Paid 
suitable fertilizer. The Henderson Lawn Enricher is a clean odorless 5-ib. package 60 
lawn dressing which never fails in inducing a rapid and rich green io-if>_ package 1.10 
growth. It should be sown broadcast in the spring or fall, and a remark- 25-lb bag 2 25 
able improvement will soon be observed. If applied during the summer - " ' 
use half of the quantity and water in thoroughly. Jnoji f "t vi 
For forming a new lawn a 10-lb. package is sufficient to go over an 100-lb. bag 5.50 
area of 200 square feet, or 1,000 to 1,500 lbs. per acre. 2,000 lbs. (1 ton) 75.00 
SPECIAL NOTICE. — We prepay transportation charges on Fertilizers by parcel post, express or freight at our option within the 
first and second zones (130 miles of New York City). Purchasers, beyond these zones, pay transportation charges. 
