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Dingee Decorative Ferns 



Use a soil composed of five parts; two parts of good garden soil, 

 two parts of finely screened peat or leaf mold from the woods, and 

 one part sharp, clean sand. This should then be thoroughly ster- 

 ilized by putting in an oven and baking in order to destroy earth 

 worms, etc. Place some broken pieces of pots or crocks and some 

 charcoal in the bottom of each pot for drainage. A temperature of 

 not less than 55 degrees F. should be maintained at all times, with 

 a rise in the daytime of 10 degrees to 15 degrees. Judgment should 

 be exercised in watering. On warm days they should be syringed 

 at least twice. Never allow them to become too dry. Insects which 

 are most troublesome are thrips, red spider, scale and mealy bug. 

 Thrips, red spider and mealy bug are easily prevented by a properly 

 moistened atmosphere, also by spraying of foliage once a week with 

 tobacco water, made in the consistency of weak tea, and increased 

 or diminished in strength as occasion demands. 



TEDDY, JR. — New dwarf Fern. Fronds are broad and beautifully 

 tapered from the base to the tip, drooping just enough to make a 

 graceful plant. Produces nearly four times as many fronds as 

 any other Fern introduced. Compact, and thrives under any 

 condition. 



ROOSEVELT — Resembles the Boston Fern, but produces many 

 more fronds, thus making a handsomer and bushier plant; in 

 fact, it today is more popular with the florists than the Boston; 

 it will make a larger plant in a shorter time. The fronds are 

 beautifully undulated, giving it a very pretty rising effect. 



JACKSONII — Extremely strong grower. 

 Fern, quickly forming large, upright plant. 



Resembling Sword 



WHITMANI COMPACTA— This is a condensed form of the 

 "Ostrich Plume Fern," with valuable characteristics added which 

 are not evident in the parent, the pinnae subdividing, making 

 miniature fronds, looking as if two or more were condensed in 

 one. Very graceful. 



THE BOSTON FERN— This Fern differs from the ordinary 

 Sword Fern in having much longer fronds, which frequently 

 attain a length of six feet, drooping gracefully over the side of the 

 pot or jardiniere, and on this account it is frequently called the 

 Fountain Fern. This drooping habit adapts this variety for 

 growing as a single specimen for a table or pedestal. Equally 

 good for outdoors during the summer as well as a decorative 

 plant for indoors during winter. 



WHITMANII (Ostrich Plume Fern)— More of a dwarf habit 

 than the Boston Fern. The fronds are of entirely different nature. 

 Each frond is subdivided on the order of the Compacta Fern, thus 

 producing a very beautiful effect. Very decorative. 



MAIDENHAIR FERN (Adiantum cuneatum)— The best known 

 table Fern, with dainty, lacy fronds, unlike any other. 



Price of all Ferns in extra strong pot plants, 25c each; 5 

 for $1.00; large plants from 4-and 5-inch pots, 75c each, 

 postpaid. 



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Maiden Hair Fern 



Whitmanii Fern 



Dingee Special Lawn Grass Seed 



It produces a smooth, velvety green sward of attractive appear- 

 ance. Sow the seed carefully and evenly at the rate of one quart 

 to a space equal to 1 5 x 20 feet; two bushels will sow one acre. After 

 sowing, cover the seed by raking or harrowing it. 



Seeding may be done at any time during spring, summer or fall, 

 but the best results are obtained by sowing during April, May, 

 September or October. Where fall sowing is practical a top-dressing 

 of manure is recommended to protect the roots of the young grass 

 during the winter. In the spring the gross matter should be re- 

 moved, leaving the surface clean. To renovate lawn, loosen the 

 soil on the bare spots with a steel rake, and, after sowing a liberal 

 quantity of seed, roll or rake again to cover the seed. 



Price: by mail, 50c per pound; 

 per pound, 20 pounds or more. 



in bulk, by express, 45c 



Stim-II-plamT 



An All- the- Year Fertilizer for 

 Garden and House Plants 



Growers of fine flowers, shrubs and vegetables for the best 

 markets and for exhibition fertilize and stimulate them frequently, 

 a little at a time. An excellent fertilizer for this purpose is Stim- 

 U-pIanT, an odorless, highly concentrated plant-food, in tablet 

 form, with guaranteed chemical analysis of 1 I per cent nitrogen, 

 12 per cent phosphoric acid, 15 per cent potash. The proportions 

 are accurate, there is no wasted filler, and in this form you apply 

 plant-food exactly when and where and as needed. 



Especially Fine for Roses 



These tablets increase production, heighten color and improve 

 quality immediately. Many professional and amateur growers use 

 them extensively all the year round — from early spring until late 

 fall outdoors, during the winter for pot plants, hot-house benches, 

 etc. They are as fine for trees as for all garden and potted plants. 



EASY TO USE 



Simply insert tablets in soil near plants, or dissolve in water at 

 the rate of four tablets to the gallon and apply as liquid manure. 

 Complete directions with every package. 



Prices, postpaid: 



tablets, $3.50. 



Small size 25 cts.; 100 tablets 75 cts.; 1. 000 



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