Fertilizers for Gsurden, Greenhouse and Lawn 



Sreer'8 Peerless Plant Food. A fer- 

 tilizer for House Plants that Is 

 made to our specifications, one 

 that you can use to advantage In 

 your greenhouses or offer to your 

 customers with the assurance 

 that you are dealing with a prop- 

 erly balanced plant ration. % lb. 

 IBc; per dozen % lb. packages 

 Jl.OO; lb. 25c; per dozen lb. pack- 

 ages $1.50; 25 lbs. bulk $1.50; 

 EO lbs. $2.60: 100 lbs. $4.00. 



Dreer's "Peerless" 

 Rose Food 



As the result of careful experi- 

 mentation upon field-grown 

 Roses, w8 are prepared to supply 

 a Rose food, carefully balanced, 

 and having a bone meal base, the 

 use of which will result in vig- 

 orous, free-flowering plants. 

 "PeerlOBS" Rose Pood will not ex- 

 cite s growth of soft wood, on 

 the contrary, strong canes, a 

 maximum of bloom, and sub- 

 stantial root growth will fol- 

 low its use. 

 "Peerless" Rob» Pood is not of- 

 fered as a cure-all, but rather 

 as a complete fertilizer that 

 win bring renewed vitality to 

 Roses. 



25 lbs. $1.50! 50 lbs. 53.75; 

 100 lbs. $5.00 



Adoo. The addition of Adco to the 

 compost pile or to other vegetable 

 refuse, grass clippings, leaves, 

 etc. using two pounds to each 

 wheelbarrow load of refuse, will 

 produce a clean, odorless manure 

 within three to four months. 25 

 lbs. $1.75; 150 lbs. $10.00. 



Alnailnuin Solpbate. To make soils 

 acid. Use one pound to 10 square 

 feet of surface. 25 lbs. $1.00; 60 

 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $3.00. 



Ammonlam Salpbate (25% am- 

 monia). 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 75c; 25 

 lbs. $1.25; 60 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. 

 $S.50. 



Ashes, Hardwood. A good potash 

 fertilizer for Delphiniums. Lilies, 

 and other plants. 25 lbs. $1.00; 

 50 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs. $2.50. 



Blood Ueal (15% ammonia). All 

 quickly available. 25 lbs. $1.75; 

 60 lbs. $3.00; 100 lbs. $5.60. 



Bone Plour. "Very finely pulverized 

 bone. 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.50; 

 100 lbs. $4.00. 



Bone Meal. Raw bone of a superior 

 quality. 25 lbs. $1.00; 50 lbs. 

 $1.75; 100 lbs. $3.25; 500 lbs. 

 $15.00; 1000 lbs. $27.50; ton 

 $50.00. 



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is natural cow 

 manure, containing 

 not less than 75% 

 ■ I organic matter, 

 Ab \J thoroughly dehy- 

 orgmnie fertnuer drated and well 

 pulverized. Entire- 

 ly free of dirt and live weed seeds. 

 As the result of careful experi- 

 ments at our Nursery, upon potted 

 and field-grown plants as well, and 

 upon lawns, we are convinced that 

 Bovxuig is superior to any similar 

 fertilizer. 



The plant food in Bovung' is quickly 

 available and being an organic 

 fertilizer it will improve the soil 

 itself. 

 25 lbs. 85c; 50 lbs. $1.35; 100 lbs. 

 $2.50; 500 lbs. $11.25; 1000 lbs. 

 $20.00; ton $37.50. 



Clay's Pertilizer, Imported. Rec- 

 ognized to be the outstanding 

 fertilizer for greenhouse work. 28 

 lbs. $3.25; 66 lbs. $5.50; 112 lbs. 

 $10.00. 



Cattle aZannre. Not pulverized, but 

 rather coarsely shredded. 100 

 lbs. $3.00; 500 lbs. $14.00; 1000 

 lbs. $27.00; ton $52.00. 



ChrysantlieniTun Pertilizer. Smith's 

 Mum Manure. Plants fed with 

 this food are sturdier and more 

 disease resistant. They produce 

 larger flowers on stlffer stems 

 and have more, healthy foliage. 

 Economical, 8 lbs. to 100 sq. ft. 

 of bench being sufficient. Long 

 lasting because the general pro- 

 cess of feeding is gradual. 100-lb. 

 bag $3.75; ton $70.00. 



Cotton Seed Ueal. 25 lbs. $1.00; 50 

 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $3.25. 



Florida Peat Humus 



Florida Humus is a light, 

 fluffy, clean, and odorless soil 

 builder which holds moisture, and 

 dissolved plant food which other- 

 (vise would be lost. It favors the 

 growth of beneficial soil bacteria 

 and provides an ideal medium for 

 the development of fine feeding 

 roots. It is valuable organic 

 matter in its purest and richest 

 form, besides being a plant food 

 containing more than 3% valu- 

 able nitrogen. Use Florida Hu- 

 mus freely mixed with soil. 

 Wire-bound leak-proof contain- 

 ers. 100 lbs. $2.50; 200 Ibe. $4.60. 



Hyper Hamas. Humus is organic 

 matter that has reverted to a 

 soil-like condition. Very desirable 

 for mixing with potting soil. 50 

 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $1.75; 500 lbs. 

 $8.00; 1000 lbs. $13.00; ton $22.50. 



Iiime, Hydzated. 60 lbs. 65c; 100 

 lbs. $1.15; 600 lbs. $5.00; 1000 lbs. 

 $9.25; ton. $17.50. 



Umestone. Pulverized. ^0 lbs. 50c; 

 80 lbs. 75c; 480 lbs. $4.00; 960 lbs. 

 $7.00; ton $13.00. 



£oma. 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.50; 

 100 lbs. $4.00. 



Muriate of Potash, German. 25 lbs. 

 $1.25; 100 lbs. $3.75. 



Nitrate of Soda. 25 lbs. $1.00; 100 

 lbs. $3.00. 



Dreer's Peerless 

 Lawn Fertilizer 



To Insure a vigorous rich 

 green lawn use Dreer's Peerless 

 Lawn Fertilizer at the rate of 

 one pound for each 100 sq. ft. 

 (10 X 10 ft.). Apply this quan- 

 tity three times a year — In 

 spring, early summer, and again 

 in early autumn. Dreer's Peer- 

 less Lawn Fertilizer is a well- 

 balanced food with an analysis 

 of 6-7-3. It is economical to use, 

 perfectly safe, and can be de- 

 pended upon to give entire satis- 

 faction. After each application 

 give a thorough watering. 10 

 lbs. 85c: 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. 

 $2.50; 100 lbs. $4.50; 500 lbs. 

 $20.00. 



mtrophoska. A properly balanced, 

 completely soluble fertilizer the 

 use of which shows practically 

 immediate results. Analysis 15% 

 Nitrogen, 30% Phosphoric Acid, 

 15% Potash. 25 lbs. $2.65; 100 

 lbs. $6.00. 



Feat Moss. The addition of one 

 part of peat moss to two parts of 

 soil produces a most satisfactory 

 medium for the rooting of cut- 

 tings. As a mulch it has no equal 

 and should be used generously In 

 setting out Azaleas, Rhododen- 

 dron, etc. Per bale $3.50; 5 bales, 

 at $3.25 per bale; 10 bales, per 

 bale, $3.00. 



Phosphate, Saperphosphate (16% 

 Acid Phosphate). 100 lbs. $1.50; 

 1000 lbs. $10.00. 



nantabhs. The fertilizer in tablet 

 form, for the feeding of all sorts 

 of potted plants. Package of 30 

 tablets, 25c; one dozen packages. 

 $2.00; 75 tablets 50c; one dozen 

 packages, $4.00; 200 tablets, $1.00; 

 one dozen packages. $8.00. 



TPiOEDiVri IN D K»R« 



PULVERIZED 



Sheep Manure 



One of the most used animal 

 manures in the growing of fiowers 

 and upon lawns. 25 lbs. 90c; 50 lbs. 

 $1.50; 100 lbs. $2.75; 500 lbs. $13.00; 

 1000 lbs. $24.00; ton $45.00. 



Soot, Imported Scotch. Used to pro- 

 duce good color in greenhouse 

 plants. Effective against grubs, 

 worms, and other soil Insects. 16 

 lbs. $1.25; 60 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. 

 $4.00. 



Tankage. Very similar to blood but 

 not so high in fertilizer content. 

 25 lbs. $1.00; 50 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. 

 $3.00; 500 lbs. $13.50. 



Tobacco Stems (Shredded and 

 Ground). Supplies organic potash 

 and nitrogen. It will increase the 

 value of any chemical fertilizer 

 when used in equal parts. To- 

 bacco stems also make a very 

 desirable mulching material. 100 

 lbs. $2.50; 1000 lbs. $18.50. 



Tree Pood, "Davey." A concentrated 

 fertilizer prepared especially for 

 trees by the Davey Institute of 

 Tree Surgery. Supplied in 50 lb. 

 bag only; bag $3.50. 



Vetretable Garden PertUicer. A 

 properly balanced fertilizer that 

 may be used with excellent re- 

 sults throughout the entire vege- 

 table garden. 25 lbs. 85c; 50 lbs. 

 $1.50; 100 lbs. $2.75. 



Vigoro. 25 lbs. $1.60; 60 lbs. $2.60; 

 100 lbs. $4.00. 



Wonder Worker Garden Fertilizer. 

 A complete fertilizer for the 

 flower or vegetable garden that 

 we have used at our nursery 

 with excellent results. The analy- 

 sis is 6 — 8 — 5 with not less than 

 60% of the nitrogen being derived 

 from organic sources. 26 lbs. 

 $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $8.60; 

 600 lbs. $16.00. 



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Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. 



