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 toodry. 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 
Pierced 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. Resembling Sword 
Fern, quickly forming large, upright plant. 
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 BOSTO?. fFERN—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, 20c each; 6 
for $1.00; large plants from 4-and 5-inch pots, 75c each, 
postpaid. 
Maiden Hair Fern 
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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 15 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; in bulk, by express, 45c 
per pound, 20 pounds or more. 
Stim-@-P.Lanl 
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-planT, an odorless, highly concentrated plant-food, in tablet 
form, with guaranteed chemical analysis of 11 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. 
Small size 25 cts.; 100 tablets 75 cts.; 1,000 
Prices, postpaid: 
tablets, $3.50. 
