RICHARD DIENER, OXNARD. CALIFORNIA. U. S. A. 
COREOPSIS GRANDIFLORA DOUBLE—SUNBURST 
Much of the beauty of early summer gardens is due 
to the brilliant golden yellow of Coreopsis plant¬ 
ings. There is nothing that can take its place at 
that time of the year, when yellows are so scarce. 
Large, deep golden yellow flowers and excellent for 
cutting as well as for garden decoration. Flowers 
are fine keepers.Package $ .15 
CUCUMBER SEED "SENSATION" 
This cucumber has proved to be the most valuable 
variety for forcing under glass and in hotbeds, as 
well as for outdoors. In a greenhouse with a tem¬ 
perature of 70 degrees the fruit reaches the length 
of 12 inches in one week and is a deep green color. 
One plant will bring from 270 to 300 perfect fruit in 
one season. In order to get more fruit from a vine, 
never allow any of the fruit to ripen on the plant; 
as soon as they reach their full size, pick imme¬ 
diately. 
Package 25c 1 oz. $7.00 
Directions for Planting Cucumbers in Green¬ 
house. —The best way to raise cucumbers in the 
greenhouse is to make a ground bed of horse ma¬ 
nure three feet high, packed as hard as possible, 
which has been moistened well when packed. Put 
over this one foot of good, old rotten manure or hot 
bed soil with a little sand mixed together with the 
manure. Then plant one row of young cucumber 
plants, preferably from 3-inch pots, about four feet 
apart, two plants to the spot, the two being about 
six inches apart. (The two plants are planted to¬ 
gether so that if something happens to one there is 
always another plant to fill in the space.) The vines 
should be run over wide meshed wire netting which 
should stand 45 degrees. The vines should not be 
tied so when the manure settles there should be 
plenty of play. Otherwise the plants would pull out 
of the soil. 
If fresh horse manure is not available, leaf mould 
with plenty of cow manure mixed will do. It must 
be at least three feet high in the bed and the tem¬ 
perature never under 70 degrees at night. 
CUCUMBER "GERMAN 
DELICATESS" 
One of the best cucumbers for outdoor growing. 
Has a very small core for seeds and is of fine flavor. 
Very quick growing and immensely free bearing. 
Very hardy against disease. 
Package 25c 1 oz. $1.00 
VAPORITE 
This is a soil insecticide which destroys all insect 
pests living in the soil, such as wireworms, nemi- 
todes, cutworms, etc. Petunias are badly affected 
by nemitodes in many localities, which often kill 
many of the young plants. Vaporite mixed in the 
soil, one pound to a cubic yard, will completely 
destroy them. After mixing, cover the soil with 
empty sacks and allow it to stand for about three 
days so the gas which forms will have plenty of 
time to take effect. After three days it will do no 
harm to the plants. 
Vaporite Your Ground —Insure your flowers and 
crops against Pest Attack. ($1,000,000 annual loss 
in California from wireworms.) Vaporite is easy 
and harmless to handle and will rid your garden or 
grounds of all forms of soil pests. Vaporite is scat¬ 
tered over the soil and forked or raked in. Vaporite 
creates a gas which remains active in the soil for a 
month. Vaporite can be safely used with growing 
plants. Vaporite is recommended by leading Ameri¬ 
can and English Seedsmen. Vaporite has been 
successfully used in Europe for 30 years and has 
the largest sale of any insecticide there. 
4 lbs. in air-tight screw-top can, $1.50 
(Postage paid in U. S.) 
25 lbs. $5.50 50 lbs. $10.00 110-lb. keg $20.90 
(f. o. b. Oxnard) 
Use one pound to fifty square feet and 330 
pounds to an acre outdoors. 
Hoopeston, Illinois, February 5, 1935. 
Mr. Richard Diener, Oxnard, Calif. 
Dear Mr. Diener: Your "Ventura" Tomato is all anyone 
could ask. I had early tomatoes of fine quality. They even 
fruited all during our terrible drought and took on new life 
during the autumn rains and produced another heavy crop. 
They were a fine color, solid, meaty and of excellent quality 
and proper size. We have never had such fine tomato juice 
as this winter. 
Sincerely, 
BYRON FRAME. 
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