SEED CATALOGUE • 1934 
Fertilizers 117 
Fertilizers for the Farm, Lawn, Garden, and Greenhouse 
Prices on Fertilizers subject to change without notice 
Adco. The addition of Adco to vegetable refuse, grass clippings, 
leaves, cornstalks, etc., will produce a clean, odorless manure. 
25 lbs. $2; 150 lbs. $10.50. 
Aluminum Sulphate. For souring the soil where one desires to 
grow Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and other plants requiring an acid 
soil. 5 lbs. 50 cts.; 10 lbs. 75 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $4. 
Ashes, Hardwood. Apply 1,000 pounds per acre. Indispensable 
for all crops requiring potash; excellent for mixing with potting 
soil. For top dressing lawns and grass fields it is applied to best 
advantage either in early spring or late fall. 25 lbs. $1; 50 lbs. 
$1.75; 100 lbs. $3; 200-Ib. bbl. $5; 1,000 lbs. $22.50; ton $40. 
Blood, Dried. For indoor culture of flowering plants, like roses, 
carnations, etc., its chief element being nitrogen. One of the 
quickest acting fertilizers. 5 lbs. 60 cts.; 10 lbs. $1; 25 lbs. $2; 
50 lbs. $3.50; 100 lbs. $6; 200 lbs. $10. 
Bone Flour. Ground perfectly fine. An excellent fertilizer for pot 
plants or beds where an immediate effect is wanted. 5 lbs. 50 cts.; 
10 lbs. 85 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $4; 200 lbs. 
$7; 1,000 lbs. $32. 
Bone-Meal. We recommend this especially for lawns, gardens, and 
greenhouses, or any purpose where a high-class fertilizer counts. 
Apply 800 to 1,000 pounds per acre. 3 lbs. 25 cts.; 5 lbs. 35 cts.; 
10 lbs. 60 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $3.75; 200 lbs. $7; 
34ton $32.50; ton $55. 
Bone, Baugh’s Coarse-ground. 200-lb. bags only. 200 lbs. $7.50; 
L£ton $35; ton $65. 
Bone. (J^-in. cracked.) A lasting fertilizer for trees, shrubs, etc. 
200-Ib. bags only. 200-Ib. bags $12.50; %ton $57.50; ton $110. 
Carnation Food (Springfield). Invigorates root action, strengthens 
stem and calyx, intensifies the color, adds lasting qualities to the 
blooms, and insures a larger and more perfect crop. 25 lbs. $2; 
50 lbs. $4; 100 lbs. $7. 
Cattle or Cow Manure, Shredded. For garden, lawn, and green¬ 
house, and especially good to mix with compost. 5 lbs. 45 cts.; 
10 lbs. 70 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.40; 50 lbs. $2; 100 lbs. $3.25; 500 lbs. 
$16; 1,000 lbs. $30; ton $55. 
Chrysanthemum Manure (Thomson’s Special). Entirely 
soluble and very powerful. Especially suitable for top dressing 
chrysanthemums and similar plants. To be used as an additional 
stimulant during the growing season. 28-Ib. bag $4; 56-Ib. bag $7. 
Clay’s Fertilizer. An Eng ish chemical fertilizer for forcing green¬ 
house plants and vegetables. It can be used in either dry or liquid 
form. 28-lb. bag $3.75; 56-Ib. bag $6.25; 112-Ib. bag $12. 
General Crop Grower. This is a combination brand of fertilizer 
containing 1 per cent ammonia, 8 per cent phosphoric acid, and 
1 per cent potash. Sack of 200 lbs. $4.50; 1,000 lbs. $20; ton $36. 
Hyper-Humus, Prepared. An excellent article to incorporate 
with poor soil in the garden, greenhouse, or in potting plants. 
When used in garden work, the ground should be covered with 
^ to 2 inches of Humus and spaded in. 5 lbs. 30 cts.; 10 lbs. 
50 cts.; 25 lbs. 75 cts.; 100 lbs. $2; 500 lbs. $9.50; 1,000 lbs. $15; 
ton $25. 
Horn Shavings. Used principally for mixing in potting soil; is 
rich in ammonia; especially valuable in chrysanthemum growing. 
5 lbs. 65 cts.; 10 lbs. $1.10; 25 lbs. $2; 50 lbs. $3.75; 100 lbs. $7. 
Land Plaster. Apply about 1,000 to 1,500 pounds per acre for a 
top dressing on sour and worn-out soils, also for mixing with Paris 
green. 100 lbs. $2; 200 lbs. $3.75; j^ton $16; ton $30. 
Lime, Hydrated or Powdered. Promotes growth and gives the 
grass a rich color. Apply 1 ton per acre on fields or J^ton on lawns. 
10 lbs. 35 cts.; 100-Ib. sack $1.40; 500 lbs. $6.75; 1,000 lbs. $13; 
ton $22.50. 
Muriate of Potash. 50% Actual Potash. The most economical 
form of Potash and the most generally used in farm practice. 
Apply 100 to 500 pounds per acre, usually with other fertilizers. 
5 lbs'. 35 cts.; 10 lbs. 60 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. 
$4; 200 lbs. $7.50. 
Nitrate of Soda. Apply 200 to 300 pounds per acre, mixing with 
land plaster or other fertilizers to render application more easy. 
Use only after plants are above ground. If used in liquid form, 
dilute 2 ounces to 1 gallon of water and do not apply oftener than 
twice a week. Lb. 15 cts.; 5 lbs. 45 cts.; 10 lbs. 85 cts.; 25 lbs. 
$1.25; 50 lbs. $2; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Phosphate. (16% Acid Phosphate.) Apply 1,000 lbs. per acre. 
5 lbs. 35 cts.; 10 lbs. 60 cts.; 25 lbs. $1; 200 lbs. $3.50; J^ton 
$13; ton $24. 
Plantabbs. An odorless plant-food for all house plants. Pkg. 
(30 tablets) 25 cts.; 75 tablets 50 cts.; 200 tablets $1; 1,000 tablets 
$3.50._ 
Mulch your Evergreens, Roses 
Sacco. The finest of fertilizers—a combined soil-rectifier and growth- 
producer for use on Lawns, Gardens, Shrubs, Flowers, Trees, 
Potted Plants, and Vegetables. It is a well-balanced preparation 
containing all the feeding elements essential to the perfect growth 
and development of all plants. Lb. 15 cts.; 5 lbs. 40 cts.; 10 lbs. 
70 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.40; 50 lbs. $2.35; 100 lbs. $3.95; V 2 Xon $37.50; 
ton $72.50. 
Salt. Used as a top dressing for asparagus beds. Should be applied 
early in the spring at the rate of 800 to 1,000 pounds per acre. 
100 lbs. $2; 200 lbs. $3.50; J^ton $16; ton $30. 
Sheep Manure. Apply 1,000 pounds per acre. One of the most exten¬ 
sively used of animal manures. The analysis shows it to be a perfectly 
balanced plant-food. For garden, lawn, or greenhouse use, nothing 
surpasses sheep manure. It is clean and easily handled, besides giving 
immediate results. 2 lbs. 25 cts.; 5 lbs. 40 cts.; 10 lbs. 65 cts.; 25 lbs. 
$1; 50 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $3; 500 lbs. $14; 1,000 lbs. $26.50; 
ton $50. 
Smith’s Mum Manure. An excellent food for chrysanthemums 
and other flowers, either under glass or in the garden. 50 lbs. 
$2.75; 100 lbs. $5. 
Soot, Imported Scotch. This is used principally for bringing a 
good healthy color into the foliage of chrysanthemums and other 
greenhouse plants. Also destroys insects and grubs that work 
on top of or underneath the surface. 5 lbs. 60 cts.; 10 lbs. $1; 
25 lbs. $1.50; 112 lbs. $5. 
Springfield Rose Food. An organic fertilizer containing the vital 
elements of plant life in scientifically correct proportions to make 
it an ideal food for roses. Will keep your bushes in splendid con¬ 
dition and produce an abundant crop of perfect blooms. 10 lbs. 
$1; 25 lbs. $2; 100 lbs. $7. 
Stimugerm. A pure culture of nitrogen-fixing bacteria selected 
for maximum vitality and ability to deposit soluble nitrates in the 
soil. Special garden size for garden beans, peas and sweet peas, 
25 cts. We supply Stimugerm for alfalfa and all clovers. Prices: 
%-bus. size 35 cts.; 1-bus. 65 cts.; 2 J^-bus. $1.40. Also for vetches, 
peanuts, sweet peas and every variety of field and garden peas 
and beans. 1-bus. size 35 cts.; 2-bus. 65 cts.; 5-bus. $1.40. State 
what crop it is wanted for when ordering. 
Stim-U-planT. A plant-food in tablet form; contains highly 
concentrated, immediately available forms of plant-food for use 
in stimulating all fruit, flower, vegetable, and ornamental plants, 
and may be used in tablet or in liquid form. Pkg. (30 tablets) 
25 cts.; 100 tablets 75 cts.; 1,000 tablets $3.50. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. A nitrogenous fertilizer for the lawn, 
home-garden, shrubs, and house plants. Unequaled as the spring 
application for stimulating early vigorous plant-growth. lO lbs. 
will fertilize a lawn 50 x 50 ft. 2 lbs. 25 cts.; 5 lbs. 50 cts.; 10 lbs. 
85 cts.; 50 lbs. $2; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Sutton’s “Simplex” Fertilizer. An English Fertilizer for all 
greenhouse plants. Its employment will develop strong, healthy 
foliage, blooms will be well formed and of good color, and the 
flowering period will be extended. 28 lbs. $4.50; 56 lbs. $8; 112 
lbs. $15. 
Tobacco-Tex. A tobacco base fertilizer. Does not have an ounce of 
waste. It is a humus, a plant-food, and an insecticide combined. 
It produces stronger stems and richer foliage and protects the 
plant while growing. 100 lbs. $3.75; 200 lbs. $7.25; 500 lbs. $17. 
Tankage. This is usually applied to plants, such as roses, etc., under 
glass. 100 lbs. $3.75; 200 lbs. $6.75. 
Thomson’s Special Flower, Vegetable, and Vine Manure. 
Imported from England, this excellent chemical fertilizer is a 
reliable food and stimulant for every fruit-bearing plant, also 
foliage and flowering plants and vegetables of all descriptions. 
So compounded as to combine stimulating with lasting effects. 
28-Ib. bag $3.75; 56 lbs. $6.25; 112 lbs. $12. 
Tobacco Stems. For fumigating, mulching, and fertilizing; an excel¬ 
lent top dressing for lawns in winter. In bales, 2 cts. per lb.; 
J4tcm $15; ton $27.50. 
Truckers’ Favorite. A high-grade fertilizer for vegetables. 200 lbs. 
$6.50; j^ton $30; ton $55. 
Vigoro. A scientifically balanced food-ration furnishing all plant- 
life with proper nourishment for maximum growth and beauty. 
It is clean, odorless, free from weed seed, and easy to apply. 5 lbs. 
50 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4. 
Wedo. Here is an ideally balanced fertilizer made especially to rid 
your lawn of weeds. Lawns will grow luxuriantly and weeds will 
gradually disappear. Wedo is formulated after recommendations 
of leading experiment stations and soil authorities. It contains the 
recommended amounts of nitrogen, phosphates and potash most 
suitable to lawn grasses. 10 lbs. 80 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.65; 100 lbs. $4.75. 
Shrubs, etc., with Peat Moss 
