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Germain Seed Company 9 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal 
GARDEN HOSE AND ATTACHMENTS, continued 
Hose Couplings, Brass. 34-in. or %-in., 15 cts. per pair. 
Magic Bands. For fastening on couplings. 5 cts. for 2, 
25 cts. per doz. 
Rubber Washers. 10 cts. per doz. 
,Hose Menders. Wood, 34-in. or %- in., 10 cts. per doz. 
The Cooper. Made of brass and undoubtedly the best 
hose mender on the market; needs no wire on outside 
band to hold it, but holds itself by means of small, 
sharp teeth, which bite into the hose; will never pull 
apart; for %-in. hose. 10 cts. each, 25 cts. for 3. 
The Dean. Made of iron, fastened by means of out¬ 
side metal bands. For 34-in, and %-m. hose. 10 cts. 
each, 25 cts. for 3. 
Hose Nozzles. Boston. Brass, 50 cts. Boston Hothouse 
Rose. 60 cts. 
Lawn Sprinklers. Wilgus. 40 cts. The Twin. 35 cts. Fan. 
Throws in one direction, 35c. The Little Wonder. 25c. 
The Fountain. $1. 
MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AND 
GARDEN REQUISITES 
Corn Planter, The Segment. One-hand corn 
and bean planter. The handsomest, lightest, 
most accurate, strongest, and withal the 
cheapest and most up-to-date planter on the 
market. Never cracks a kernel nor skips a 
hill. $1.25. 
Dibble. Germain’s steel, dagger-shaped, 
tapering, all-steel, D - handle, 8 x 234 
inches. 75 cts. 
Forks, Digging. Short- 
handled, 4-pronged. 
$1 to $1.35. 
Forks, Digging. Long, straight 
handle, 4-pronged. $1. 
Forks, Hay. 2-pronged, 50 cts. 
Forks, Hand-weeding. Best steel, 
50 cts. Cast iron, 10 cts., 
cts. and 25 cts. 
Forks, Manure. Four¬ 
pronged, $1. 
Garden Lines. In balls, 
about 200 ft. 60 cts. 
per ball. 
Grafting Wax (Bee’s 
Wax). Subject to 
dibble fluctuation. Lb. 40 
cts. Prices on larg¬ 
er quantities on application. 
Grafting Wax, Lion Brand. Pkg. 
15 cts., 2 for 25 cts. segment corn planter 
Grass Hooks, or Sickles. 40 cts,, 50 cts. and 60 cts. each, 
Hoes, Draw. Cast steel. 5-in. 35 
cts., 7-in. 50 cts. 
Hoes, Draw. Planter’s. "Very use¬ 
ful, sharp-cutting. 6-in. 30 cts., 
7-in. 40 cts., 9-in. 55 cts., 10-in. 
60 cts. 
Hoes,Draw. Warren or "Bayonet” hoes. 75 cts. 
Hoes, Push, Scuffle, or Dutch. A very useful garden tool 
for keeping down weeds. 7-in. 50 cts., 8-in. 60 cts. 
Hoe and Rake Combined. According to size, 35c. to 55c. 
Manure Hooks. Fine steel and well finished. $1. 
Mattocks. With handles, 
$1.25. 
Moss, Sphagnum. Per bale of 
about 35 lbs., $2. 
Pencils, Wolf’s Indelible. Sol¬ 
id ink; will dispense with 
painting labels. 15 cts. 
Post-Hole Dig¬ 
ger. This 
digger is fit¬ 
ted with lock 
warren hoe lever c $2.50. SCUFFLE HO] 
WEEDING FORK 
Rakes, Malleable Iron. Small 25 cts., large 35 cts. 
Rakes, All Steel. 14 teeth 60 cts., 16 teeth 65 cts. 
Rakes, Steel Bow, Garden. 11 teeth 70c., 13 teeth 75c. 
Rakes, Lawn. "Ohio Boy,” galvanized; the teeth run 
right through the frame, forming 24 teeth on the one 
side and 12 looped teeth on the other. 55 cts. Wooden 
frame, 24 wire teeth, 60 cts. Wooden, 18 teeth, 40 cts. 
Raffia. The best tying ma¬ 
terial for plants and buds. 
Lb. 20 cts. Special prices 
on large quantities. 
Sacking Twine. In bundles 
of 12 lbs. Lb. 30 cts., 40 
cts. and 50 cts., according 
to grade. 
Scythes and Snaths. $1.75. 
scollay’s sprinkler 
Shovels, Short D-handled. 75 cts. to $1.25. 
Shovels, Long-handled. $1 to $1.75. 
Spades, Boys’ or ladies’ small. 50 cts. 
Spades, Best makes, full size, D-handled. $1 to $1.75. 
Sprinkler, Scollay’s Rubber. Indispensable for floral 
work and window gardening; also very useful for 
dampening clothes or sprinkling in any way. In 
sizes, 60 cts., 75 cts., 90 cts. and $1. 
GARDEN TROWEL 
Thermometers. We carry a 
full line of household, 
greenhouse, dairy and in¬ 
cubator thermometers. 
Prices on application. 
Traps, Gopher. "Dead-Lock,” 35 cts. "Star,” 25 cts. 
"Ward’s Novelty,” 35 cts. 
Traps, Mole. "Olmstead’s,” sure death to moles. $2. 
"The Reddick,” 85 cts. 
Trowels, Garden. American, 6-in. tinned, 10 cts.; 7-in. 
20 cts. Same, steel, 35 cts. 
Trowels, Garden. English, shank and blade solid steel, 
6-in., straight or crooked shank, 60 cts. 
Turf Edger. With handle; used for trimming edges of 
lawns. 75 cts. 
excelsior weeder 
Cahoon Seed Sower. The standard sower, acknowledged 
superior to all other hand sowers. Gives perfect sat¬ 
isfaction and can be used for sowing alfalfa and all 
grains broadcast. Sows from four to eight acres per 
hour at a common walking gait. A saving of four- 
fifths of the labor and one-third of the seed is effec¬ 
ted by its use. A person entirely unused to sowing by 
hand can use this machine with perfect success. $3.50. 
hazeltine weeder 
Weeders, Hand. "Excelsior.” Useful for weeding seed¬ 
beds, stirring the soil, etc. 10 cts. 
Weeders, Hand. "Havil’s Lawn.” The best tool for weed¬ 
ing lawns; will take out dandelion and other deep- 
rooted weeds. 35 cts. 
Weeders, Hand. "Hazeltine.” One of the best; solid 
steel, good size and durable. 35 cts. 
