Hort & Vick, Rochester, N. Y. 
plant ^ooJt 63 
Plcuit for Lawns and Gardens 
ADD 2 CENTS PER POUND IF FERTILIZERS ARE TO BE SENT BY MAIL 
Adco. The addition of Adco to the compost 
pile, or to other vegetable refuse, grass- 
clippings, leaves, etc., at the rate of 2 
pounds to each wheelbarrow-load of refuse, 
will produce a clean, odorless manure within 
three or four months. 7>A-lb. bag $1; 25 
lbs. $2; 150 lbs. $10.50. 
Aluminum Sulphate. Creates acid soils in which 
rhododendrons, azaleas, etc., are grown. 
5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 70c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 100 
lbs. $4. 
Ashes, Hardwood. A good fertilizer for del¬ 
phinium, lilies, and other plants requiring 
an alkaline soil. 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2; 
100 lbs. $3. 
Blood, Dried. A very quick-acting fertilizer, 
being immediately soluble. 5 lbs. 50c; 10 
lbs. 90c; 25 lbs. $1.75; 50 lbs. $3; 100 lbs. 
$5.50. 
Bone Fertilizer (Mixed, Fine and Coarse). 
This grade is recommended for the garden 
and for lawns. It is quick to give results, 
yet the benefits are lasting. The standard 
food for roses; much used on hay and 
pasture fields. Use 1000 pounds per acre 
or 4 ounces to the square yard, dug or 
raked into the soil; use one-half this amount 
when top-dressing grass. 5 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. 
70c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2; 100 lbs. $3.45; 
500 lbs. $16.50; 1000 lbs. $30. 
Bovung. Pulverized plain dried cow-manure; 
no dirt and no weed seeds. A splendid 
fertilizer for lawn or garden. 25 lbs. $1.25; 
50 lbs. $2; 100 lbs. $3.45. 
Char-Gro. Small, clean, granular pellets of wood 
charcoal, impregnated with a balanced plant 
food, consisting of 4% nitrogen, 16% avail¬ 
able phosphoric acid and 4% potash. Holds 
moisture and releases food slowly, as it can 
be taken up by the plant. 5 lbs. 60c; 10 lbs. 
90c; 25 lbs. $1.60; 50 lbs. $2.65; 100 lbs. 
$4.50. 
Cottonseed Meal. Rich in nitrogen and potash. 
An excellent fertilizer for lawns and golf 
greens. 5 lbs. 60c; 10 lbs. $1; 25 lbs. $1.75; 
50 lbs. $3.25; 100 lbs. $ 6 . 
Cow or Cattle Manure. Shredded and dried 
and therefore considerably more concen¬ 
trated than as it comes from the stable. 
100 lbs. $3.45; 500 lbs. $16.50. 
Lime, Agricultural Hydrated. Sweetens sour 
soils and adds plant food; binds loose soils; 
breaks up clay. Use V? lb. to 1 sq. yd. 10 
lbs. 35c; 50 lbs. $1. 
Nitrate of Soda. Most rapid-acting of all 
fertilizers, furnishing nitrogen to plants al¬ 
most immediately. Do not apply until plants 
are above the ground and then very care¬ 
fully. Lb. 15c; 5 lbs. 35c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 
100 lbs. $4.25. 
Soot, Imported Scotch. Used principally to 
produce good color in greenhouse plants. 
Effective against grubs and worms that work 
on top of the ground and beneath the sur¬ 
face. 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 25 lbs. $2; 
112-lb. bag $6.50. 
Solt, Agricultural. Occasionally used as a top¬ 
dressing for asparagus. Also effective as a 
weed-killer on roadways, paths, etc. 25 lbs. 
75c; 100 lbs. $2.25; 500 lbs. $ 8 ; ton $28.50. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. Increases leaf-growth. 
Much used on lawns, which it not only feeds, 
but weeds are discouraged. When top¬ 
dressing lawns, apply 1 oz. per sq. yd. or 
350 lbs. to the acre, but first mix with 
several times its bulk of soil or sand. As a 
liquid stimulant, dissolve 1 oz. in 1 gal. of 
water and apply to the roots of plants. 
5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 65c; 25 lbs. $1.35; 50 lbs. 
$2.45; 100 lbs. $4.45. 
Sheep Manure. A highly concentrated pul¬ 
verized Sheep Manure, free from straw and 
rubbish and sterilized by heating to a high 
temperature which has killed all weed seeds. 
This manure not only feeds the plant-roots 
but builds up the soil. Absolutely safe to 
use; it will not burn the plants. Spread it 
on the lawn and garden, 10 lbs. to each 
100 sq. ft.; rake it into the surface. 5 lbs. 
35c; 10 lbs. 65c; 25 lbs. $1; 50 lbs. $1.75; 
100 lbs. $3; 500 lbs. $14; ton $50. 
Leaf-Mold, Peaf Moss, etc. 
Leaf-Mold. Unexcelled for mixing with soil 
when making lawns and gardens. Lightens 
up heavy clay and puts humus into sandy 
soils. Splendid for top-dressing and for 
mulching. Use it on the perennials, roses, 
and shrubs. Makes rhododendron and azalea 
beds. 100-lb. bag $3.75; 500 lbs. $17.50; 
ton $65. 
Peaf Moss. A vegetable product splendid for 
mulching the rose- and perennial-bed. It 
retains moisture, keeping the earth from 
dicing and cracking, breaks up clay, and 
binds together sandy soils. Spread over and 
raked into the grass, it holds moisture and 
keeps the lawn green throughout the sum¬ 
mer. Use it freely. GPM is the best Peat 
Moss we know. A bale will cover approxi¬ 
mately 300 square feet 1 inch deep. Bale 
Florida Humus 
is all humus. 
It is free of 
weed seeds, 
sand, woody 
fibre and other 
foreign mat¬ 
ter. It is in 
an advanced 
stage of de¬ 
composition. 
Light, clean, 
odorless. In 
water holding 
capacity and nitrogen content it is un¬ 
equalled by any "organic" on the market. 
It is air dried before packing. Its moisture 
content is 40%. Some humus has a moisture 
content of 80%. Three fimes as much dry 
organic matter in Florida Humus as in 
some "organics." 100 -lb. box $2.95; 200-lb. 
box $4.85. 
Potting Soil. A mixture of loam, leaf-mold, 
and sand made especially for use in potting 
ferns, house-plants, and bulbs, and for the 
growing of window- and porch-box plants. 
Pk. 25c; bu. 75c. 
Moss, Dry Sphagnum. Large bale $2.50. 
Orchid Peot. Clean fiber for growing orchids. 
Bbl. sack $3; bales ( 6 V 2 bbis.) $16.50. 
Two Root-Forming Chemicals 
Not treated Treated 
Hormodin stimulates rapid root growth on 
cuttings. It makes stronger, healthier plants 
that bloom earlier. No special equipment or 
training is necessary. Full directions for 
treating various kinds of plant material are 
enclosed in each package. B.T.I. unit pack¬ 
ages as follows: 20 for $ 1 . 00 ; 60 for $ 2 . 00 ; 
240 for $7.00; 480 for $13.00. 
Auxilin. Similar to Hormodin. Pkg. to treat 
about 600 cuttings, 50c; 1800 cuttings, 
$ 1 . 00 . 
House-Plant Fertilizers 
Stim-U-Plont. A fertilizer in tablet form. The 
tablets contain the essential plant foods in 
highly concentrated form and are, there¬ 
fore, very convenient for house use. 30 tab¬ 
lets 25c; 100 tablets 75c; 1000 tablets $3.50. 
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f Complete Phot food 
RHUAWNS.nOKRS 
VECnULES.SHI 
MDTREI 
Feed Everything 
You Grow 
with this complete 
balanced diet 
1 -lb. tin. .$ 0.10 
5 -lb. box . .45 
25-lb. bag . 1.50 
50-lb. bag . 2.50 
100-lb. bag. 4.00 
Contender 
Sprayer 
Very moderately 
priced, 3%-gallon, 
pressure sprayer 
made of heavy 
galvanized iron 
and equipped with 
hose, 2 -foot brass 
extension, and 
nozzle. $3.45, not 
prepaid. 
New Open-Hed 
Sprayer 
A high-quality 4-gallon 
sprayer with new wide 
filling and cleaning open¬ 
ing. Electrically welded 
seams; rubber grip pump; 
20-inch hose; 3-ft. bross 
extension; non-clog swivel 
nozzle. 
4D—4-gal. galvan-. . .. 
ized tank.$7.50 
4B—4-gal. brass 
tank . 11 .95 
3D—3-gal. galvan¬ 
ized tank. 6.75 
3B—3-gal. brass 
tank .10.75 
Dome Top Sprayer 
Highly efficient "all-around-use" sprayer. 
Sprays continuously on both plunger strokes. 
Tank solid copper. Pump seamless brass, brass 
valve. Oil-resisting rubber gasket. Capacity, 
1 quort. Price $1.95. 
