QUALITY SEEDS AND BULBS— “THEY COME UP SMILING” 
Rex Humus as it comes from the mines 
We probably all know that Humus is the black residue of decayed organic matter, but few 
of us know its importance in the soil. Humus is the digestive apparatus of the land. When a 
man’s digestive apparatus wears out he sickens and dies; when a soil’s digestive apparatus wears 
out it sickens and dies also. You have all heard about worn out farms if you have not seen them. 
What wore out? The Humus. Take sand from the seashore, the poorest land you ever 
saw, or the worst worn out farm, and if the land is well drained, is supplied with Humus and 
proper fertilizer and sufficient rain or irrigation, it will produce as large crops as the best virgin 
soil. Humus acts as a sponge to absorb the excess moisture, and gives off the moisture as the 
soil becomes dry. With its innumerable bacteria, it breaks up the different plant foods, preparing 
them to be assimilated by the plant; in fact Humus is the most important element in soil fertility. 
Virgin soils usually contain sufficient Humus, but the plant life on cultivated ground uses up 
the Humus so fast, it is only by putting back on the land large quantities of Humus-forming 
material, such as manure, straw, etc., that the farmer is enabled to maintain the fertility of the soil. 
This is not practical for the small gardener nor the owner of a lawn, and the only way to supply his 
soils’ needs is by putting on Natural Humus. 
Natural Humus in commercial quantities is found in specially favored localities in immense 
beds in different stages of decomposition. 
Rex Humus is the top layer of the best of these 
deposits, which we thoroughly sweeten by ex- 
posure to the air, but which is treated in no 
other manner. It is unadulterated, just as it 
comes from the mines. (See picture above.) It 
is nature’s restorer, “The Yeast of the Earth.” 
For making new, or restoring old lawns, there 
is nothing equal to Rex Humus. It is odorless, 
and contains no weed seeds, such as are found 
in manure. For house plants, hot beds, green 
house work, use 1/3 Humus, 1/3 good garden 
soil and 1/3 well rotted manure, and a little sand 
if the soil is heavy. To the left is a picture show- 
ing result of Rex Humus on house plants. 
40028. All Rex Humus sold F. 0. B. New York 
Primroses 60 days from 
Seed, with and without 
Humus 
or the Mines. 
in ]h* 
$0.50 
25 ihs 
1.00 
1.50 
100 lbs 
2.00 
500 lbs 
8.00 
1000 Ihs 
15.00 
1 ton 
25.00 
Write for prices on carload lots, and free 
descriptive booklet on Rex Humus. 
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