FERTILIZERS FOR BETTER VICTORY GARDENS 



ADCO For Making Artificial Manure 



Transforms cuttings, stalks, leaves, weeds, straw, 

 cornstalks, and in fact, almost any non-woody garden 

 or farm waste into rich organic fertilizer. 



25-lb. bag (enough for 12 wheelbarrow loads of 

 garden waste, making Y2 ton of manure), $2.25. 



150-lb. bag (enough for a heap 10x10x6 ft., mak- 

 ing about 3 tons of manure), $10.50. 

 Bonemeal, Pure Raw, High Grade. 



100 lbs $4 25 



500 lbs 20 00 



1000 lbs 38 00 



2000 lbs 70 00 



5 lbs $0 50 



10 lbs 80 



25 lbs 1 50 



50 lbs 2 50 



F. & I. Tobacco Base Fertilizer. 



50 lbs S2 50 I 100 lbs _ $3 75 



Humus. Improves the texture and moisture-holding 

 properties of poor soils. 



25 lbs $0 60 I 100 lbs $2 00 



50 lbs 1 10 I 500 lbs 8 00 



Prices on Humus in bulk, quoted on request. 



Lime, Hydrated. Garden or field use. 



10 lbs $0 30 I 100 lbs $1 40 



50 lbs 85 I 500 lbs 6 50 



Milorganite. Valuable lawn fertilizer. High in nitrogen. 



51 10 



25-lb. ba 

 Loma. 

 1 lb... 

 5 lbs.. . 

 10 lbs.. . 

 Sacco. 

 5 lbs.. . 

 10 lbs.. . 

 25 lbs.. . 

 Sulphate of Aluminum 



other plants requiring an acid soil. 



10 lbs $1 50 I 25 lbs. . . 



Superphosphate 20%. 

 100 lbs $3 00 



100 lbs $3 10 



10 

 45 

 85 



40 

 70 

 40 



25 lbs SI 50 



50 lbs 2 50 



100 lbs 4 00 



50 lbs $2 40 



100 lbs 3 50 



For Rhododendrons and 



$3 00 



Sheep or Cow Manure. 



5 lbs $0 30 



10 lbs 50 



25 lbs 1 10 



50 lbs 1 90 



Vigoro. 



5-Ib. pkg $0 45 



10-lb. pkg 85 



25-lb. bag 1 50 



I 500 lbs $13 00 



Wizard Brand. 



100 lbs S3 25 



500 lbs 14 00 



1000 lbs 26 00 



2000 lbs 49 00 



50-lb. bag $2 50 



100-Ib. bag 4 00 



Stim-U-Plant. A concentrated and quickly available 

 plant-food in tablet form. 



30 tablets SO 25 | 100 tablets $0 75 



Victory Garden Fertilizer. 5-10-5. 



25-lb. bag SI 10 I 100-Ib. bag $3 25 



50-lb. bag 1 90 | 



GOVERNMENT APPROVED— For vegetables only 



Complete Homogeneous Granulated 

 Fertilizer 



No dust or waste; easily soluble and quickly available. 

 10-6-4. For fruit trees and small fruits. 100 lbs. ..S3 15 



4-12-4. General truck-gardening. 100 lbs 2 75 



4-16-4. For all vegetables. 100 lbs 3 00 



3-12-6. For corn. 100 lbs 2 75 



Peat Moss 



Michigan Peat Soil Sponge. Fully equal, if not 



superior, to European Peat Moss. 



25-lb. bag SI 00 I 100-Ib. bag $3 00 



Premier Peat Moss. Large bale $4 50 



Sudbury Soil-Test Kits 



The Sudbury Soil-Test Kit makes instantly available 

 the essential information you require for gardening 

 success. With it you can make quick practical tests 

 which will show the acidity of your soil and any possible 

 deficiency in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash. As a 

 result, you can avoid failure by prompt adjustment of 

 your soil to the requirements of your plants, whether 

 vegetables, flowers, or grasses. Sudbury Soil-Test Kits 

 are used by leading professional and amateur growers 

 throughout the country. 



The Professional Soil-Test Kit, indispensable to 

 landscape architects, greens keepers, and superinten- 

 dents of large estates, contains material for 200 com- 

 plete tests. $18.50. 



The Horticultural Soil-Test Kit, ideal for land- 

 scape gardeners, florists, and farmers, contains enough 

 material for 60 complete tests. $9.75. 



Home Gardener Kit. $2.00. 



Club Kit. $4.75. 



Driconure 



Combines all the fertilizing advantages of cow- 

 manure and poultry manure, plus the stabilizing and 

 soil-improving benefits of peat moss. 



Driconure is a most economical source of plant 

 food. It is 100% effective and will not quickly wash 

 through and out of the soil. 



73^-lb. bag 65 cts. 50-lb. bag S2.35 



For Better Plants and Flowers 

 PLAMTABBS 



Odorless Plant-Food 

 36 Tablets 25 cts. 90 Tablets . . . .50 cts. 



WIZARD I 

 "J? BRAND *7lf" 



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 1 Load of B arnyard Manure | 



Wizard Sheep Manure is absolutely weedless and 

 performs at one time the two jobs of safely feeding the 

 plants and building up the physical condition of the soil, 

 thus insuring strong, vigorous root-growth. Use at the 

 rate of 100 pounds to 1000 square feet. 



5 lbs $0 30 



10 lbs 50 



25 lbs 1 10 



50 lbs 1 90 



100 lbs $3 25 



500 lbs 14 00 



1000 lbs 26 00 



2000 lbs 49 00 



VIGORO 



^ Specially prepared plant food 



For a beautiful lawn and garden, use Vigoro, the 

 complete plant-food. It supplies all 11 elements plants 

 require. 



Vigoro is clean, odorless, sanitary, and easy to apply. 

 1-Ib. pkg $0 10 



5-Ib. pkg. 

 10-lb. pkg. 



45 



85 



25-lb. bag $1 50 



50-lb. bag 2 50 



100-Ib. bag 4 00 



Tools 



We expect to have a fair display of the better types 

 of Garden Tools 



GARDEN BOOKS 



VEGETABLE 

 GARDENING 



IN COLOR 



By Daniel J. Foley 



150 color plates with expert instruc- 

 tions for growing vegetables. 



256 Pages . . . $2.50 



THE BOOK OF ANNUALS. By Alfred C. Hottcs. 180 

 pages; 122 illustrations. Cloth, S1.50. 



THE BOOK OF PERENNIALS. Bv Alfred C. Hottes. 

 280 pages; over 100 illustrations. Cloth, S2.00. 



BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. By George M. Sutton. 175 

 drawings. Cloth, $1.00. 



FERTILIZERS. By A. Laurie. Deals with the proper 

 fertilization of flowers and vegetable crops. 156 pages. $2.00. 



GARDEN GUIDE. A most complete book for the amateur. 

 Written by 28 authors. Covers the entire place from land- 

 scaping through the finished garden — fruit, vegetable, 

 and flower. 576 pages. $2.00. 



GARDEN FLOWERS IN COLOR. By G. A. Stevens. It has 

 400 flower pictures in full color. 320 pages. $1.98. 



HOW TO GROW ROSES. By McFarland and Pyle. A com- 

 pletely rewritten edition of America's most popular rose 

 book. 192 pages; 40 illustrations in color. 31 in black and 

 white, and 62 line drawings. $1.00. 



LANDSCAPING THE SMALL HOME. By Edward W. 

 Olver. 160 pages; 90 illustrations. $1.00. 



LILIES. By I. Geo. Quint. Simple instructions for growing 

 Lilies. $1.00. 



LAWNS. By F. F. Rockwell. Tells in detail just how to lay 

 out the lawn, grade, fertilize, plant, care for after planting, 

 control weeds and pests, and remake and repair old lawns. 

 87 pages; illustrated. $1.25. 



1001 GARDEN QUESTIONS ANSWERED. By Alfred C. 

 Hottes. Answers all kinds of garden questions and gives 

 very useful information for the amateur gardener. 388 pages; 

 160 illustrations. Cloth, $2.50. 



ROCK-GARDENS. By F. F. Rockwell. Shows just how you 

 can build a rock-garden yourself, on a small or large scale, 

 and at little expense. Let this practical book demonstrate the 

 fascination of this form of gardening and guide you to success. 

 86 pages; 31 illustrations. $1.25. 



PRUNING AND REPAIRING OF TREES, SHRUBS, AND 

 ORNAMENTALS. By Victor H. Ries. All factors of modern 

 tree care m their proper relationship have been capably and 

 adequately handled. $1.00. 



TREES AND SHRUBS. By Arthur H. Carhart. Tells and 

 shows how to care for your trees and shrubs; kinds to plant 

 and where to use them on your home grounds. $1.00. 



MOON SIGN BOOK 

 € 



Plant by the Moon 



256 Pages of Valuable Information 



The Moon Sign Book gives complete instructions concerning 

 planetary influence on planting and harvesting, the result of 

 more than 40 years of research, by Llewellyn George. Why do 

 progressive farmers plant Potatoes in the dark of the moon? 

 This and many other questions answered and explained in a 

 simple and practical manner. 



$1.00 in the U.S.A. 



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