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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
79 
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The rhododendron lined walk and rock garden on a far-famed estate at VVyncote, Pa., just out of Philadelphia, are all 
Alphano fed. Their surpassing beauty and vigor, tell a conclusive story of right plant foods. 
It’i 
ALPHANO 
The All-In-One Fertilizer 
a Square Deal and Your Money’s Worth. If 
Don’t Get It; You Get Your Money Back 
You 
O UR twelve years of established Alphano success, is 
in itself a guarantee that Alphano will and must 
make good. 
In this All-In-One fertilizer, is contained all that your 
soil needs to produce vigorous roots and an abundant 
growth of leaf; stalk; flower and fruit. 
Alphano base is rich, black, concentrated organic matter. 
Alphano in its prepared state, mellows up heavy soils and 
binds together loose ones. It forms a soil sponge, holding 
the moisture. It makes the ideal breeding place for the ben- 
eficial soil bacteria. 
Its lime in a natural mild form, sweetens the soil. 
Its nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, with which it is 
liberally supplied, furnishes in a completely balanced form 
the vital life giving, growth producing plant foods. 
Its bacteria in teeming billions, yeast the soil; break down 
and free the locked up food minerals; and gather nitrogen 
from the air. 
Every ton of Alphano is inoculated with all the important 
nitrogen gathering nodule bacteria, that find their happy 
homes on the roots of the clovers, alfalfa, peas, beans 
and the various agricultural legumes. 
Alphano being a perfectly balanced 
soil ration; it entirely solves your lawn 
and garden enriching worries. 
It is the short-cut-easy-way to vig- 
orous growth and lasting soil pro- 
ductiveness. 
It is free from weed seeds; sanitary, 
odorless, and being finely pulverized, can 
be quickly and easily mixed with the 
soil of your flower and vegetable garden; 
or raked into the roots of your grass. 
For the price, we sweepingly assert. 
5-100 lb. Bags for $5. 
$15 a ton in bags 
$12 a ton in bags by the carload 
$10 a ton in bulk by the carload 
F. O. B. Alphano, N. J. 
that there is no soil builder sold, containing) anything like 
its equivalent value in plant foods, and rich organic mat- 
ter, the actual essence of fertility. 
The amount of potash alone that it contains, would cost 
you several dollars to buy. 
Rot Proof Bags 
We have perfected a process of rot proofing the bags, 
which insures Alphano reaching you in good condition. 
Natural Humus 
Under exceptional soil conditions the application of 
humus, alone, may suffice without the added cost of plant 
foods and processes involved in the manufacture of Pre- 
pared Alphano. The use of natural humus is not to be 
advocated without competent advice, which we will be 
glad to give you upon request. We can furnish the best 
raw humus product on the market; far better than any 
swamp muck. It comes from cultivated fields of proven 
fertility. The price of this sun-dried, composted, natural 
humus is $5 per ton in bulk carload 
shipments, f. o. b. Alphano, N. J. 
Railroads are still overburdened, 
making deliveries slow. So make sure 
you have your Alphano in time, by 
ordering at once. 
Our Alphano Book is a guide to all 
your soil enriching problems. 
Our Lawn Book, tells of their right 
care and fare; and how to make new 
lawns or repair old ones. 
You are welcome to either or both. 
Ale )Kano Humus Co 
Established 1905 
17-C Battery Place, New York 
No more conclusive 
evidence need be given 
of Alphano's mellow- 
ing and fertility pro- 
ducing powers, than 
this celery. It was 
grown on a heavy clay 
soil, that previous to 
its Alphano feeding, 
was practically unpro- 
ductive and next to 
impossible to keep 
from surface baking. 
It is now as fertile 
and free working as 
any garden need be. 
Name of owner on 
application 
Soil Tester 
Free 
With the purchase of 5 bags or 
more of Prepared Alphano, we 
will give you a complete Soil 
Testing Outfit, provided this of- 
fer is tom out, signed and includ- 
ed with your check or money or- 
der. This Tester not alone tells 
you how much lime your soil 
needs, but its humus require- 
ments as well. 
Easy to use. Stops all guess 
work. May save you dollars and 
dollars. Complete tester sold 
separately for $1.00. 
Name ! 
Address. 
G. M 
