FERTILIZERS 
P LAN IS of all kinds need food. Too many gardens fail to produce the best 
results because they are not sufficiently or properly fertilized. Not only must 
liberal quantities of fertilizer be mixed deep with the soil when the garden 
is planted, but it must be applied afterward as a top dressing several times through 
each season. We use the following fertilizers in our nursery and recommend them 
for home gardens. We can advise what kind and what amount of fertilizer to use 
if we know the extent of the garden, the kind of plants, and the character of the 
soil, to which it is to be applied. Feed your plants! 
MARKET GARDEN FERTILIZER 
This 5-8-7 complete fertilizer is used by mar¬ 
ket gardeners, but is also good for flower gardens. 
Though it contains no valuable base material as 
in Victory Fertilizer, it has the three principal 
plant food elements in inexpensive form. 
Less than 25 lbs. at 4 cts. per lb. 
25 lbs.$ .75 100 lbs.$2.10 
50 lbs. 1.25 M ton.9.75 
VICTORY FERTILIZER 
This is made of Humus with chemicals added 
in the proportion of 4-8-4. It has all the value 
of a first-class fertilizer (usually made with sand 
as a “base”) plus the advantage of the Humus 
which makes up its bulk, thus making it all 
available plant food. For flowers, vegetables, 
and lawn. Clean and practically odorless. 
Less than 25 lbs. at 5 cts. per lb. 
25 lbs.$1.00 100 lbs.$3.00 
50 lbs. 1.75 34 ton. 13.75 
SHEEP MANURE 
For those who prefer an organic, animal 
manure this is a safe, quick-acting all-round 
fertilizer for lawns and gardens. Though rela¬ 
tively weak in plant food elements it contains 
valuable bacterial properties. 
Less than 25 lbs. at 4 cts. per lb. 
25 lbs.$ .75 100 lbs.$ 2.15 
50 lbs. 1.25 34 ton. 10.00 
RAW BONE AND TANKAGE 
We strongly recommend uncooked bone 
which retains all of its original plant food value 
and is an excellent fertilizer, especially if 
Potash is added. It contains 4% Nitrogen and 
20% Phosphoric Acid. 
Less than 25 lbs. at 5 cts. per lb. 
25 lbs.$1.00 100 lbs.$ 2.60 
50 lbs. 1.50 34 ton. 12.00 
COTTONSEED MEAL 
The plant foods in this material analyze about 
6-2-2. Rich in nitrogen it makes an excellent, 
inexpensive fertilizer for lawns. Combined with 
bone-meal it is good for general garden pur¬ 
poses. 
100 lbs.$3.15 34 ton.$14.50 
MENDERTH 
This is not a fertilizer in the usual meaning. 
It is a soil builder made of a special kind of finely 
ground rock containing mineral elements val¬ 
uable to plants. Some users find it discouraging 
to pests and diseases. Should be supplemented 
by humus in some form. Valuable for worn out 
soils. 
100 lbs.$2.50 34 ton.$8.75 
GROUND LIMESTONE 
Lime is used to correct acid soil, to transform 
plant-foods in the soil so that they will be 
available to plants, and to improve the physical 
condition of the soil. Certain plants such as 
bearded Iris and many rock plants are especially 
benefitted by lime. It should not be applied near 
Rhododendrons and other plants of the Heath 
family which need acid soil. 
100 lbs.$.90 34 ton.$3.75 
HUMUS 
Humus is a natural product, not a chemical 
fertilizer. It is peat dug from deep bogs, finely 
ground and dried. It contains very little Nitro¬ 
gen and Potash but is especially valuable for the 
organic matter, and for its capacity to hold 
moisture, making it excellent for use on light 
soils. Rhododendrons, Kalmias, Azaleas, Blue¬ 
berries, and Lilies like a peaty soil. 
100 lbs.$1.40 34 ton.$10.50 
34 ton.6.00 1 ton. 18.50 
PEAT MOSS 
A dried, partly decayed, fibrous moss imported from Germany. This contains little or 
no plant food and is not used as a fertilizer but to improve the physical condition of soils. 
It benefits light dry soil by absorbing and holding moisture; and it improves heavy soil 
by breaking up the stiff particles, aerating it, and making it suitable for root penetration. 
Being slightly acid in reaction it is the ideal mulch for ericaceous plants and Lilies. If 
used around other plants the slight acidity can be corrected by occasional use of lime. 
The neat appearance of Peat Moss on the ground makes it very desirable for mulching 
Rose beds. Large size bale, (about 150 lbs ) $2.90; 5 bales, $13.25; 10 bales, $25; half 
bale, $1.75. 
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