FERTILIZEus 
P LANTS of all kinds need food. Too many gardens fail to prod 
results because they are not sufficiently or properly fertilized, 
must liberal quantities of fertilizer be mixed deep with the soil wtiei. 
garden is planted, but it must be applied afterward as a top dressing seve* 
times through each season. We use the following fertilizers in our nursery 
recommend them for home gardens. We can advise what kind and what amount r 
of fertilizer to use if we know the extent of the garden, the kind of plants, and the 
character of the soil, to which it is to be applied. 
VICTORY FERTILIZER 
This fertilizer is made of Humus with con¬ 
centrated chemical elements added in the pro¬ 
portion of 4-8-4, viz: Ammonia 4 per cent, 
Phosphoric Acid 8 per cent. Potash 4 per cent. 
It has all the value of a first-class fertilizer 
(which is usually made with sand as a “base”) 
plus the added advantage of the Humus which 
makes up its bulk, thus making it all available 
plant food. A general all-round fertilizer for 
flowers, vegetables, and lawn. Clean and prac¬ 
tically odorless. 
Less than 25 lbs. at 6 cts. per lb. 
25 lbs.$1.25 100 lbs. $3.25 
50 lbs. 2.00 M ton. 15.00 
MARKET GARDEN FERTILIZER 
This 5-8-7 complete well-balanced fertilizer is 
used by market gardeners, but is also valuable 
in the flower garden. Though it contains no val¬ 
uable base material as in Victory Fertilizer, it 
has the three principal plant food elements in 
inexpensive form. 
Less than 25 lbs. at 4 cts. per lb. 
25 lbs.$ .75 100 lbs.$2.15 
50 lbs. 1.25 M ton. 9.75 
HUMUS 
Humus is a natural product, not a chemical 
fertilizer. It is peat dug from deep bogs, finely 
ground and dried. It contains very little Nitro¬ 
gen and Potash but is especially valuable for the 
organic matter, and for its capacity to hold 
moisture, making it excellent for use on light 
soils. Rhododendrons, Kalmias, Azaleas, Blue¬ 
berries, and Lilies like a peaty soil. 
Less than 25 lbs. at 4 cts. per lb. 
25 lbs.$ .75 14 . ton.$ 6.50 
50 lbs. 1.00 y 2 ton. 11.00 
100 lbs. 1.60 1 ton.20.00 
BONE-MEAL 
This is a valuable, though not a complete 
fertilizer. It contains a large amount (23%) of 
Phosphoric Acid and should be supplemented 
with Nitrogen and Potash. It is excellent espec¬ 
ially for the few plants, like Iris, which do not 
need much manure, also for bulbs in the fall. 
Less than 25 lbs. at 5 cts. per lb. 
25 lbs.$1.00 100 lbs. $2.60 
50 lbs. 1.50 ton. 12.00 
COTTONSEED MEAL 
The plant foods in this material analyze about 
6-2-2. Being rich in nitrogen it makes an excel¬ 
lent, inexpensive fertilizer for lawns. Combined 
with bone-meal it is good for general garden pur¬ 
poses. 
100 lbs.$2.50 H ton.$11.50 
MENDERTII 
This is not a fertilizer in the usual meaning. 
It is a soil builder made of a special kind of finely 
ground rock containing mineral elements val¬ 
uable to plants. Some users find it discouraging 
to pests and diseases. Should be supplemented 
by humus in some form. Valuable for worn out 
soils. 
100 lbs.$2.50 M ton.$8.75 
GROUND LIMESTONE 
Lime is used to correct acid soil, to transform 
plant-foods in the soil so that they will be 
available to plants, and to improve the physical 
condition of the soil. Certain plants such as 
bearded Iris and many rock plants are especially 
benefite d by lime. It should not be applied near 
Rhododendrons and other plants of the Heath 
family which need acid soil. 
50 lbs.$.55 100 lbs.$.90 
PEAT MOSS 
A dried, partly decayed, fibrous moss.imported from Germany. This contains little or no 
plant food and is not used as a fertilizer but to improve the physical condition of soils. It 
benefits light dry soil by absorbing and holding moisture; and it improves heavy soil by 
breaking up the stiff particles, aerating it, and making it suitable for root penetration. Being 
slightly acid in reaction it is the ideal mulch for ericaceous plants and Lilies. If used around 
other plants the slight acidity can be corrected by occasional use of lime. The neat appear¬ 
ance of Peat Moss on the ground makes it very desirable for mulching Rose beds. Largest 
size bale, (about 150 lbs.) $2.90; 5 bales, $13; 10 bales, $24; half bale, $1.75. 
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