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Fertilizers and Chemicals 
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Nitrophoska 15-30-15 
THE CONCENTRATED COMPLETE FERTILIZER 
Five to ten pounds of Nitrophoska (depending upon the natural 
richness of the soil) is enough to fertilize 1000 square feet of lawn or 
garden. It may be spread broadcast by hand, dissolved in water and 
applied with a sprinkling-can, or mixed with such materials as peat 
moss and humus before applying. 1-Ib. cans 35c; 5-Ib. bags $1.25; 
10-lb. bags $2.00; 25-lb. bags $3.50; 100-Ib. bags $9.00. 
Clay’s Imported Fertilizer 
A famous English greenhouse fertilizer, highly concentrated, 
readily soluble, especially recommended for applications on crops, 
either flower or vegetable, growing under glass as it is quick-acting 
and hastens the development of plant and flowers. Supplied only in 
the original packages as follows: 7 lbs. $1.25; 14 lbs. $2.00; 28 lbs. 
$3.50; 56 lbs. $6.50; 112 lbs. $12.00. 
Simplex Fertilizer the greenhouse plant-food 
For all greenhouse crops—flowers, fruits, and vegetables. A complete 
plant-food. An English formula; quick-acting and absolutely safe. Sup¬ 
plied only in the originator’s bags. 50 lbs. $7.25; 100-lb. lots $13.50. 
Pownal Magnesium Lime 
A fine non-caustic limestone. Not a plant-food but used to correct 
the acid condition of the soil. Use 100 pounds to 1000 square feet or 
2 tons per acre. 50-Ib. bags 85c; 100-lb. bags $1.50; ton $18.00. 
Hydrated Lime 
Fine-ground Caustic Lime; must be used with care. Quick-acting. 
Can also be used in spray mixtures and for whitewashing. 5-Ib. bags 
25c; 10-lb. bags 35c; 25 lbs. 60c; 50-lb. bags $1.00. Larger amounts 
at market price. 
Scotch Soot 
Imported direct from Scotland in bags weighing about 112 pounds. 
Recommended both as a fertilizer and fungicide. Especially valuable 
for the prevention and control of mildew by using two-thirds Soot 
to one-third flowers of sulphur. 5-Ib. pkgs. 60c; 10-Ib. bags $1.00; 
25-Ib. bags $2.00; 50-lb. bags $3.75; 100 lbs. $7.00. 
Agricultural Chemicals 
Agricultural Salt. For killing weeds in asparagus beds, walks, drive¬ 
ways, etc. 100-Ib. bags only $1.75. (We do not break bags.) 
Aluminum Sulphate. Commercial Grade. For souring the soil where 
one desires to grow rhododendrons or azaleas. 5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 
75c; 100 lbs. $4.00. 
Calcium Chloride. Dust-layer and surface-binder. One bag will cover 
about 50 square yards. Supplied in 100-pound bags. 100 lbs. $3.50. 
(We do not break bags.) 
Copperas or Sulphate of Iron. Comes in the form of crystals which 
are readily pulverized or dissolved. Valuable as a disinfectant and 
as a weed-killer. 5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 75c; 100-lb. bags $4.50. 
Cyanamid Granular Aero. (22 per cent Nitrogen.) 100-Ib. bags only. 
Cannot be sold in broken lots. 100 lbs. $3.25; ton $55.00. 
Nitrate of Soda. (Arcadian.) Standard Grade. 4 lbs. 40c; 25 lbs. 
$1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $3.25. 
Plain Superphosphate or Acid Phosphate. 5 lbs. 25c; 25 lbs. 65c; 
40 lbs. $1.00; 100-Ib. bags $1.75. 
Sulphate of Potash. High Grade. 5-lb. bags 50c; 25-Ib. bags $1.50; 
50 lbs. $2.00; 100-Ib. bags $4.00. 
Muriate of Potash. 5 lbs. 45c; 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.00; 100-Ib. 
bags $3.50. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. (Arcadian.) Clean and dry. 5 lbs. 40c; 25 lbs. 
$1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00; 100-Ib. bags $3.25. 
Fine Ground Land-Plaster or Agricultural Gypsum. 5 lbs. 25c; 
25 lbs. 75c; 100-Ib. bags $2.00; ton $30.00. 
Basic Slag. Highest Grade Belgian Slag. 100-Ib. bag $2.25; ton 
$35.00. (We do not break bags.) 
Ground Tankage. (7.40 Nitrogen.) A standard grade for fertilizer. 
Less than bag lots, 8c per lb.; 100-Ib. bags $6.00. 
Blood Tankage. About 12 per cent Ammonia. Fine-ground dried 
blood. 10-Ib. bags $1.00; 25 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $7.00. 
Wood Ashes, Canadian. Approximately 3 per cent actual Potash. 
100-Ib. bags only. $2.75 per 100 lbs.; ton $50.00. (We do not 
break bags.) 
Pot-Plant Fertilizers 
STIM-U-PLANT tablets are designed for use by all who grow 
plants—home gardeners, market gardeners, small-fruit growers, 
fruit growers, florists, and farmers. Small size 25c; 100 tablets 
75c; 1000 tablets $3.50. 
FERTIFLORA. A liquid fertilizer for potted plants. Must be 
mixed with water. Bottle 35c. 
BARRIE’S PLANT-FOOD. Nitrogen, 6.5; Potash, 6.5; Total 
Phosphoric Acid, 7.5. An odorless, balanced plant-food always 
ready to use. Fine powder. 12-oz. pkg. 50c; small pkg. 20c. 
Also in tablet form—50 large tablets for 25c. 
For making Artificial Manure. Dry leaves, mixed 
with Adco and kept moist, turn into excellent 
manure. So do flower-stalks, cuttings, pea-vines, 
and almost any other kind of non-woody vegetable waste. Adco is 
a powder which, mixed with vegetable matter and kept moist, turns 
the latter into real manure, but without odor, flies, etc. The process 
is perfectly simple and not at ail laborious. 
25-lb. bag (enough for about 12 wheelbarrow loads of garden waste, 
making J^ton manure) $2.25; 150-lb. bag (enough for a heap 10 by 
10 by 6 feet, making about 3 tons manure) $10.50. Trial Size, 1%-Va. 
pkg. $1.00. 
Each shipment is accompanied by simple directions. 
Adco Weed-Killer. See page 121 
Florida Humus 
High-content organic Humus in its 
purest and richest form. Contains ap¬ 
proximately 2% Nitrogen. All decayed 
vegetative mold from the bottom of a 
Florida lake. Greatly improves any soil, 
prevents packing of heavy soils, builds up 
sandy soils, promotes bacterial action-— 
benefits immediate and lasting. 200 lbs. 
will cover 300 square feet, inch deep. 
100-Ib. wire-bound, leak-proof crates $2.50; 200-lb. crates $4.50; ton 
$35.00. 
Q K> P D humus and plant-food value. 
f* §\ £ J* Will texturize light sandy and heavy 
clay soils. Is free from weed seeds 
and contains no filler. Does not have an unpleasant odor. 
5-Ib. bags 30c; 10-Ib. bags 50c; 25-Ib. bags $1.15; 50-Ib. bags $2.00- 
100-Ib. bags $3.50. 
Fine Horticultural Peat Moss 
Peat Moss is being more widely used than ever, and our fine-ground 
stock has great absorbent properties, decays quickly, so that it is avail¬ 
able for plant-food, besides being a splendid mulch. 
Standard Size Bales, containing about 12 cubic feet, average 
approximate weight 140 pounds, $3.50. 
Breck’s Special Half Bale, containing about 6 cubic feet, $2.00. 
Our Special. Home-Garden Carton. A clean, convenient package 
for anyone requiring small quantities of Peat Moss from time to time. 
Carton (about 2 cu. ft.) $1.25. 1-bus. bags 50c; 2-bus. bags 90c. 
We also furnish coarser grades of Peat Moss, suitable for poultry 
litter or stable bedding, in full-size bales only. 
Special prices quoted on carload lots delivered 
Potting Soil, Leaf'Mold, Etc. 
Prepared Potting Soil. Specially prepared with peat, leaf-mold, 
loam, sand, and fertilizer. Pk. 30c; bus. $1.00. 
Leaf-Mold. The best grade of sifted Leaf-Mold. Pk. 30c; bus. $1.00. 
Lump Charcoal. For greenhouse use. Bag 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Greenhouse Sand. For rooting cuttings 
and mixing with potting soil. Pk. 60c; 
bus. $2.00. 
Fern Root or Orchid Peat. Bus. $1.50; 
3-bus. sack $4.00. 
Sphagnum Moss. 2-bus. bag $1.00; bale 
$9.00. 
Loam and Gravel Screen 
Complete with iron leg, in various 
meshes. Prices on application. 
Loam Sieves 
Prices on application. 
