GOOD TOOLS ADD TO THE PLEASURE OF GARDENING 



Trowels. Drcer 

 Trowel. The trowel 

 most liked by pro- 

 fessionals. The blade 

 is flat and unusually 

 strong. Ideal for 

 bulb planting. $1.09 

 postpaid. 



Steel Shank Trowel 



Steel Shank. Blade and shank 

 forged from a single piece of high 

 grade steel. Blade polished and 

 tempered. SI. 25 postpaid. 



English Pattern Steel Trowel 



English Patlern. Blade and hank forged from one piece of high 

 grade steeL 5-inch, 95c; 6-inch, Si. 00; 7-inch, $1.10 postpaid. 



Twine. Green cotiort. 18c per 2 oz. ball; pound (8 balls), $1.25. 

 WhiU cotton, 3 ply, 15c per ball; povmd (6 balls), 80c 

 Juie, 2 and 3 ply, 30c per ball; pound (2 balls), 55c. 5 ply Jute, 

 in one pound balls, 55c per ball. 



Watering Cans. 



The English and 

 French type of wat- 

 ering cans are hand- 

 made of exceptionally 

 heavy non-rusting metal. 

 The spouts are extremely 

 long and each can is supplied 

 with two roses, one having fine 

 perforations for the watering of seed 

 and seedlings, and the other with more 

 coarse openings for general work. 



English Pattern French Pattern 



Hea\-j' Round Heavy Oval 



6 qt S5 00 $5 75 



8 qt 5 SO 6 00 



10 qt 6 CO 6 SO 



12 qt 6 75 7 00 



16 qt 7 50 8 00 



Window Garden Watering 

 Can. Made of copper with a 

 handle of bra?s. Spout is of 

 seamless copper tubing. Ca- 

 pacity IJ quarts, $2.50 post- 

 paid. 



Window Garden Watering Can 



Wheelbarrows. Boys' 22 inch body, $7.00. 



No. 3 Medium Size, 26 inch body, 3-inch tread, $8.50. 



No. 2 Large Size, 28 inch body, 3-inch tread, $9.00. 

 Dreer Special Garden Barrow. Made of hardwood throughout and 



finished in clear varnish so that every construction detail is 



visible. Fitted with a 2 | inch tread wheel, $10.00. 

 Fitted with a 16 x 4 inflated rubber tire that eliminates all jar and 



vibration from the users' arms, $16.00. 



Grasswip. A clever two-edged grass and weed cutting tool 

 working equally well on either the forward or backward swing. 

 Nicely balanced, fitted with a most comfortable handle and 

 swings as easily a^ a golf club. Cutting blade is renewable. 

 $1.25, postpaid. 



Prices are subject to change without notice 



Science's Latest 



Contributions to 



Better Gardening 



Proliferol 



A brand new tonic that will give you strong, sturdy, prolific 

 plants. Contains Allantoin which originally applied in human 

 therapeutics has proved to be equally effident in promoting 

 cell development in plants. This element combined with other 

 nourishing properties makes Proliferol invaluable to bulb 

 growers. ^ gram dissolved in 1 gallon of water will treat 100 

 to 150 average size bulbs. \ gram 35c; 3 for SI. 00, postpaid. 



HORMODIN 



The material we offer is 

 now in powder form and there 

 are three kinds designed for 

 specific purposes. 



Hormodin No. 1. For use on Carnations. Chrysanthemums 

 Poinsettias. Roses and similar types including many house 

 garden, and greenhouse plants. 1 J oz. tin 50c. 



Hormodin No. 2. For less sensitive species such as semi- 

 woody plants and many of the common shrubs. If oz. tin 75c. 



Hormodin No. 3. For the more resistant species such as ever- 

 greens and dormant leafless cuttings. 1 oz. tin $1.00. 



Combination Package of Xo. 1, 2. and 3 powder, 75c. 



Hy-Gro 



Vigorous houie plants, more beautiful flowers, increased 

 vegetable yields, and more luxuriant lawns are obtained with 

 Hy-Gro. Given every possible test, Hy-Gro has proved to 

 give quick, amazing results. It contains all the necessary 

 food elements, including Vitamin B., to supply any soil 

 deficiency. It is very economical. Three ounces wiU feed 40 

 house plants for 6 months or nourish a small flower bed the 

 summer through. 3 ounces 25c postpaid. 20 ounces $1.00; 

 10 pounds $4.00 not prepaid. 



<^'^m\ 



r/>tiNU riMDiHS 



This hormone powder has 

 proved highly reliable in stimu- 

 lating the formation of roots 

 on cuttings of various kinds. 



It is very simple to use and no solutions are necessary. Merely 

 (lip the cuttings in the dry p>owder and plant immediately. 

 Rootone also has shown a beneficial effect upon the germination 

 of many kinds of seeds. Trial size 2Sc; oz. jar $1.00. 



Vitamin B-1 



Bottle of 100 tablets each making one gallon of 

 solution (100 gallons total) postpaid for 



Bottle of 100 tablets each making 20 gallons 

 of solution (2.000 gallons total) postpaid for.. 



35c 



$1.00 





Praetl- Kreme. A pleasantly scented hand cream. Just rub a 

 little on the skin and under nails before you start. When the 

 job is finished, wet your hands and . . . Presto ... a quick lather 

 and your hands are clean again. 6 oz. jar 50c postpaid. 



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