ARCHIAS’ Quality Grass Seeds 
VIGORO 
™ Complete plant food 
This garden, like millions of ethers, is fed regularly with 
Vigoro. the complete plant food made by Swift 6? Co. 
Vigoro contains all eleven of the elements plants need for 
proper nourishment. That s why they develop extensive 
roots as well as luxuriant foliage and blossoms. 
We recommend Vigoro because we know that if used 
according to the simple directions included in every bag and 
package it will give you amazing lesults at very low cost. 
Get a supply of this complete, eleven-element plant food this 
year and feed everything in your garden—lawns, flowers, 
shrubs, and trees! 
1-lb. pkg., 10c; 5-lb. pkg., 45c; 10-Ib. pkg., 85c; 25-lb. 
bag, $1.50; 50-lb. bag, $2.50; 100-lb. bag, $4.00 
A rchias’ “Evergreen” Lawn Grass Mixture 
This is a mixture of celebrated Kentucky Blue Grass and other soft-bladed grasses that will 
withstand the heat and dry weather of our summers and our most severe winters, and insure 
a permanent evergreen lawn. Archias’ Evergreen Lawn Grass is as pure and reliable as can 
be found anywhere. We highly recommend this mixture for general purposes. Sow 1 lb. to 
each 200 square feet. Lb., 35c; 3 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 
ARCHIAS; “MISSOURI GROWN” KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. Fancy, clean. For lawns 
when mixed with other grasses, and especially valuable as a pasture grass. About three 
bushels to the acre for pasture. 1 lb. to each 200 square feet for lawns. Lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 
80c; 10 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. 
ARCHIAS’ TERRACE SOD LAWN GRASS. Best mixture for terraces, railroad embank¬ 
ments and side hills, preventing heavy rains from washing. Withstands drought, produces a 
rich, velvety green turf all season. Lb., 40c; 3 lbs., $1.10; 10 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. 
ITALIAN RYE GRASS. American grown. An annual grass with tall, broad, flat leaves; plants 
grow in tufts if left uncut. Very valuable for winter and spring lawns with its quick growth. 
Lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 85c; 10 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. 
BERMUDA GRASS (Cynodon dactylon). This grass freezes out during the winter in the 
North, but makes a permanent, close turf in the South. Resistant to drought and very 
durable when once well established in warm climates. Bermuda is used to some extent in the 
North for spring and summer lawns, and with good success. Lb., 60c; 3 lbs., $1.75; 
10 lbs., $4.75, postpaid. 
RED TOP FANCY. Recleaned seed. Grows well in almost any soil and is valuable either for 
meadows, pasture or lawns, especially so for moist land. About 15 pounds to the acre. 
Lb., 35c; 3 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER (Trifolium repens). Valuable in lawn grass mixtures and indis¬ 
pensable in pasture mixtures. Lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 
_ For Seed Sowers and Fertilizer Distributors, See below. _ 
Archias’ “Shady Nook” Lawn Mixture 
FOR A SHADY LAWN 
A mixture of grasses that will thrive in a shady situation, 
under trees or close to the walls where there is little sun. 
Lb., 35c; 3 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., $3.00, prepaid. 
Lime for Lawns and Gardens 
This is an excellent tonic—sweetens the soil, stimulates growth, deepens color, improves 
quality, releases nitrogen for plant food and aids blooming. Flowers in pots, boxes or in the 
garden, vegetables and also fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs show marked increase in 
growth and beauty by a liberal application of lime. Apply about a pound to every 30 square 
feet surface and rake in gently. This may be done before planting or after plants are several 
inches high. 12-lb. bag, 25c; 50 lbs., 50c; 100 lbs., 85c. Delivered in Sedalia. 
Archias’ Weed Killer 
KILLS NOXIOUS WEEDS AND GRASSES AND FERTILIZES 
LAWNS AT ONE TREATMENT 
Recent experiments with Nitrogenous Salts prove that noxious grasses and weeds such as 
Chick Weeds, Dandelions, and other weeds, which ruin good lawns, may be killed with 
ARCHIAS’ WEED KILLER, which then fertilizes the soil for grasses of a desirable nature, 
such as Blue Grass, Red Top, etc. 
Will not harm Blue Grass and desirable lawn grasses, in the quantities we recommend. 
DIRECTIONS: Mix one (1) pound of Archias’ Weed Killer to one gallon water. 
Sprinkle over 250 sq. ft. of lawn. Use this proportion up until March 15th. After March 
15th, sprinkle the above mixture over 600 sq. ft. We recommend 4 to 6 applications in the 
spring at intervals of about a week apart. It is a gradual program and not an overnight cure. 
5 lbs., 45c; 10 lbs., 80c; 25 lbs., $1.45; 50 lbs., $2.25; 100 lbs., $3.50. 
Suggestions for Making a Good Lawn 
First you must plant good, clean, solid seed, not chaff, weeds or cheap seed. For a good 
permanent velvety lawn, that you can be proud of, plant Archias’ Evergreen Mixture; a mix¬ 
ture of the very best recleaned permanent grasses and White Clover mixed in proper propor¬ 
tions according to our many years of experience in the making of fine lawns. 
Seeding may be done to best advantage in the fall or early spring, but grass seed can be 
planted with good results at almost any time during the spring or summer months. 
When making a new lawn thoroughly pulverize the surface about two inches deep. Work in 
some good fertilizer such as a mixture of pulverized sheep manure and Vigoro. Then, for best 
results, plant Archias’ Evergreen Mixture, 1 pound to every 200 square feet, rake seed in thor¬ 
oughly, keep well watered until seeds germinate-. 
Renewing Old Lawns 
A lawn can be kept thick and flourishing if at intervals the soil is stirred with a sharp rake and 
more seeds sown. This should be done just after the grass has been cut, or during a rainy 
spell. If rolled immediately after sowing, the seeds will be better covered. Every spring and 
fall fresh seeds should be sown over the lawn to fill in bare spots and thicken the growth. It 
ays to top-dress your lawn twice a year with a good fertilizer before re-seeding. Use Archias' 
awn Lime on sour soil. 
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Wfv, Archias Fairy 
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PLANT FOOD 
MANUFACTURED fr 0R 
ARCHIAS’ SEED STORE C0RP 
Seoslia, Mo. 
Archias’ Fairy Brand Plant 
Food assures house plants a 
healthy growth, makes them quick 
flowering, gives the foliage a 
deeper, richer green. A pinch in 
a vase of cut flowers preserves 
them bright and fresh a much 
longer time. Make home beau¬ 
tiful by securing the best results 
with your plants. Everyone can 
do so by using “Fairy Brand” 
Plant Food according to simple 
directions on every package. 
PRICE PER CAN (feeds 25 plants 
6 months) 15c, postpaid; 2 cans 
for 25c. Order a can today. 
Fertilizers for Lawn, Garden, Greenhouse 
FINE BONE MEAL (Steamed). An excellent general-purpose fertilizer containing 
phosphoric acid, ammonia and potash; especially good for sweet peas and other 
flowers. 1-lb. pkg., 15c; 2 lbs., 25c; 5-Ib. pkg., 30c; 10-lb. pkg., 50c; 25-Ib. sack, 
90c; 100-lb. sack, $2.50. 
SHEEP MANURE. Ideal dressing for cemetery or private lawns, golf courses, or 
wherever a strong, luxuriant growth of grass is needed. Market gardeners and 
truckers will find sheep guano extremely profitable to use on all crops. Carnations, 
roses, chrysanthemums and violets are particularly benefited by its liberal use. 25-lb. 
bag, 75c; 50-lb. bag, $1.25; 100-lb. bag, $2.25. 
POTTING SOIL. For repotting ferns and all house plants. Specially prepared and 
ready for use. Pk., 25c; V 2 bu., 45c; bu., 75c; 2 bus., $1.25, not prepaid. 
NITRATE OF SODA. For vegetables use 300 lbs. to the acre. Lawns and pot plants 
use in liquid form. 1 lb. to 25 gals, water. Price, lb., 10c; 10 lbs., 60c; 25 lbs., 
$1.00; 100 lbs., $3.25. 
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA. Increases plant growth on farms, gardens, orchards, 
vineyards, greens, lawns and shrubs. Lb., 15c; 5 lbs., 45c; 10 lbs., 75c; 25 lbs., 
$1.00; 100 lbs., $3.25. 
NOC-OUT-FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR. U-L like it, only $1.00, postpaid. 
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