Hart & Vick’s Seeds, Plants, Bulbs • Rochester, N. Y. 
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Lawn and Garden Fertilizers 
Adco. The addition of Adco to the compost 
pile, or to other vegetable refuse, grass- 
clippings, leaves, etc., at the rate of 2 
pounds to each wheelbarrow-load of 
refuse, will produce a clean, odorless 
manure within three or four months. 
25 lbs. $2; 150 lbs. $10.50. 
Blood, Dried. A very quick-acting fertilizer, 
being immediately soluble. 5 lbs. 50c; 
10 lbs. 90c; 25 lbs. $1.75; 50 lbs. $3; 
100 lbs. $5.50. 
Bone Fertilizer (Mixed, Fine and Coarse). 
This grade is recommended for the garden 
and for lawns. It is quick to give results, 
yet the benefits are lasting. The standard 
food for roses; much used on hay and 
pasture-fields. Use 1000 pounds per acre 
or 4 ounces to the square yard, dug or 
raked into the soil; use one-half this 
amount when top-dressing grass. Lb. 15c; 
5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 70c; 25 lbs. $1.35; 50 lbs. 
$2.25; 100 lbs. $3.85. 
Clay’s Fertilizer. This valuable imported 
manure is especially recommended to all 
who grow fruit, flowers, or vegetables, and 
wish to bring them to the highest perfec¬ 
tion. It should also be used in potting soil 
and as a top-dressing. 28 lbs. $2.75; 56 
lbs. $4.95. 
Cow or Cattle Manure. Shredded and dried 
and therefore considerably more concen¬ 
trated than as it comes from the stable. 
100 lbs. $3.45; 500 lbs. $15.50; ton $55. 
Lime, Agricultural Hydrated. Sweetens sour 
soils and adds plant-food; binds loose soils; 
breaks up clay. Use lb. to 1 sq. yd. 
2-Ib. box 15c; 10 lbs. 35c; 50 lbs. $1; 
100 lbs. $1.75; 500 lbs. $8. 
Nitrate of Soda. Most rapid-acting of all 
fertilizers, furnishing nitrogen to plants 
almost immediately. Do not apply until 
plants are above the ground and then very 
carefully. Lb. 15c; 5 lbs. 35c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 
100 lbs. $4.25. 
Soot, Imported Scotch. Used principally to 
produce good color in greenhouse plants. 
Effective against grubs and worms that 
work on top of the ground and beneath the 
surface. 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 25 lbs. 
$2; 112-Ib. bag $6.50. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. Increases leaf-growth. 
Much used on lawns, which it not only 
feeds, but weeds are discouraged. When 
top-dressing lawns, apply 1 oz. per sq. yd. 
or 350 lbs. to the acre, but first mix with 
several times its bulk of soil or sand. As a 
liquid stimulant, dissolve 1 oz. in 1 gal. of 
water and apply to the roots of plants. 
5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 65c; 25 lbs. $1.35; 50 lbs. 
$2.45; 100 lbs. $4.45. 
Feed Everything You Grow 
l-Ib. tin.$0 10 50-Ib. bag... .$2 50 
5-lb. box. 50 100-Ib. bag. ... 4 00 
25-lb. bag. 1 50 
Salt, Agricultural. Occasionally used as a 
top-dressing for asparagus. Also effective 
as a weed-killer on roadways, paths, etc. 
25 lbs. 75c; 100 lbs. $2.25; 500 lbs. $8; 
ton $28.50. 
House-Plant Fertilizer 
Stim-U-Plant. A fertilizer in tablet form. 
The tablets contain the essential plant- 
foods in highly concentrated form and are, 
therefore, very convenient for house use. 
10 tablets 15c; 30 tablets 25c; 100 tablets 
75c; 1000 tablets $3.50. 
Leaf-Mold, Peat Moss, Etc. 
Leaf-Mold. Unexcelled for mixing with soil 
when making lawns and gardens. Lightens 
up heavy clay and puts humus into sandy 
soils. Splendid for top-dressing and for 
mulching. Use it on the perennials, roses, 
and shrubs. Makes rhododendron and 
azalea beds. 100-lb. bag $3.75; 500 lbs. 
$17.50; ton $65. 
Peat Moss. A vegetable product splendid 
for mulching the rose- and perennial-bed. 
It retains moisture, keeping the earth from 
drying and cracking, breaks up clay, and 
binds together sandy soils. Spread over 
and raked into the grass, it holds moisture 
and keeps the lawn green throughout the 
summer. Use it freely. 3ds bale $1.15; 
bale $1.85; 3^ bale $2.75; bale (about 
25 bus.) $3.95. 
Potting Soil. A mixture of loam, leaf-mold, 
and sand made especially for use in pot¬ 
ting ferns, house-plants, and bulbs, and 
fcr the growing of window- and porch-box 
plants. Pk. 25c; bus. 75c. 
Moss, Dry Sphagnum. Large bale $3.50. 
Orchid Peat. Clean fiber for growing orchids. 
Bbl. sack $3; bales (63dj bbls.) $16.50. 
Sheep Manure. A highly concentrated pul¬ 
verized Sheep Manure, free from straw and 
rubbish and sterilized by heating to a high 
temperature which has killed all weed 
seeds. This manure not only feeds the 
plant-roots but builds up the soil. Abso¬ 
lutely safe to use; it will not burn the 
plants. Spread it on the lawn and garden, 
10 lbs. to each 100 sq. ft.; rake it into the 
surface. 5 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. 65c; 25 lbs. 
$1.25; 50 lbs. $2; 100 lbs. $3.45; 500 lbs. 
$15.50; ton $54.50. 
Loma Loma 
hcaniifii's limns uml xuuleus 
Loma, the scientific 
cally prepared plant-food* 
will give you results that 
are startling. Lawns vel¬ 
vety green; flowering plants 
sturdy, full-bloomed and tan; 
vegetables such as you have 
never had before. Loma is rich in nitrogen. 
Loma works quickly. In a week’s time you 
can see the difference in your lawn. 
l-Ib. canister for indoor plants.$0 10 
5-Ib. carton, enough for 10 ft. x 10 ft.. 50 
10-Ib. bag, enough for 10 ft. x 20 ft.. . . 85 
25-Ib. bag, enough for 20 ft. x 25 ft.. . . 1 50 
50-Ib. bag, enough for 25 ft. x 40 ft.. . . 2 50 
100-lb. bag, enough for 40 ft. x 50 ft... . 4 00 
Dubay Seed Disinfectants 
Increase Garden Pleasures and Farm Profits 
by Preventing Losses from Plant Diseases 
SEMESAN. For vegetable and flower seeds 
and bulbs. Increases germination; makes 
stronger, earlier-bearing plants; controls 
clamping-off of seedlings. Easily applied. 
Full directions with each package. 2 ozs. 
50c; lb. $2.75; 5 lbs. $13. 
SEMESAN BEL. For seed potatoes. Effec¬ 
tive control for scab, rhizoctonia, and 
black-leg. Protects from rotting, improves 
germination. 1 lb. treats 70 to 80 bus. of 
seed. 4 ozs. 50c; lb. $1.75; 5 lbs. $8. 
SEMESAN JR. For field and sweet corn 
seed. Destroys disease germs on the seed; 
protects from rotting in cold, wet soil; seed 
can be planted earlier; reduces root- and 
stalk-rots; increases yield. Use 2 ozs. per 
bus. of seed. 4 ozs. 50c; lb. $1.75; 5 lbs. $8. 
Foods and Supplies for Birds and 
Seeds and Supplies are sent by Parcel 
Post. Add for postage as follows: 10c for 
1 lb.; 15c for 5 lbs.; 20c for 10 lbs. 
Mixed Bird-Seed. A mixture of fresh, clean 
seed that your canary will eat. Lb. 15c; 
2 lbs. 25c; 5 lbs. 60c; 10 lbs. $1.10. 
Canary Seed (Plain Moroccan). Fresh, 
doubly recleaned seed. Lb. 15c; 2 lbs. 
25c; 5 lbs. 60c; 10 lbs. $1.10. 
Sweet Red Rape. To keep in good condition, 
your canary should eat a good proportion 
of rape. Lb. 15c; 2 lbs. 25c; 5 lbs. 60c; 
10 lbs. $1.10. 
Hemp Seed. Birds are very fond of hemp. 
Give them but very little, for it makes 
them fat. Lb. 15c; 2 lbs. 25c; 5 lbs. 55c; 
10 lbs. $1. 
Millet, Yellow. Good for love-birds, Java 
sparrows, small finches. Lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 
40c; 5 lbs. 90c; 10 lbs. $1.60. 
Millet, Red. Good for love-birds and finches. 
Lb. 10c; 2 lbs. 18c; 5 lbs. 40c. 
Millet, French White. Good for finches, 
cardinals. Lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10. 
Unhulled Rice. Feed to Java sparrows, 
parrots, macaws, wild birds. Lb. 20c; 
2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.35. 
Sunflower Seed. Fresh, clean seed for par¬ 
rots, parokeets, macaws, wild birds. Lb. 
15c; 2 lbs. 25c; 5 lbs. 60c; 10 lbs. $1.15. 
Love-Bird or Parokeet Food. Lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 
35c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.35. 
Mockingbird Food. For thrushes, Jap 
robins, jays, troupials, starlings. Lb. 40c; 
2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.65; 10 lbs. $3.10. 
Mixed Parrot Food. A splendid food for 
parrots. Lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 85c; 
10 lbs. $1.15. 
Cuttlefish Bone. Small, 5c each. 
Pulvex. A powder to kill the red mites on 
birds. Box 25c. 
Johnson’s Song-Restorer. Helps make 
birds sing. Box 15c. 
Magic Song-Restorer. A very popular food. 
Box 18c. 
Shepard’s Song-Restorer. An old favorite. 
Box 25c. 
Fish 
Burnett’s Song-Restorer. The well-known 
food. Bottle 25c. 
Asmatine. For asthma and colds. Bottle 35c. 
Cod-Liver-Oil Food. For baby birds. Box 15c. 
Natural Fish-Food. For goldfish. Box 10c. 
Geha. Food for tropical fish. Box 15c. 
Aquarium Plants 
Anacharis. Easy to grow. Bunch 10c. 
Cabomba. Floating food-plant. Bunch 10c. 
Ludwigia. Red and green leaves. Bunch 
20c; 2 for 35c. 
Myriophyllum. Floating food-plant. Bunch 
10c. 
Sagittaria, Broad Leaf. Best oxygen plant. 
15c each; 3 for 40c. 
Sagittaria, Dwarf. For small tanks. 10c each; 
3 for 25c. 
Vallisneria. Most popular oxygen plant. 
10c each; 3 for 25c. 
Water-Poppy. Ornamental blooming plant. 
15c each; 3 for 40c. 
