1939-1940 CATALOG OF RICHARD DIENER NURSERY, oxnard, calif., u. s. a. 
GODETIA DWARF COMPACT SINGLE 
A hardy annual, very valuable for bedding and bor¬ 
ders. The satiny cup-shaped flowers cover the com¬ 
pact growing plants. The seeds should be sown in 
the fall or early spring. Finest Mixed.Package $ .25 
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 Greenhouse: The best 
way to raise cucumbers in the greenhouse is to make a ground 
bed of horse manure three feet high, packed as hard as 
possible, which has been moistened w’ell 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 
together 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 temperature never under 70 
degrees at night. 
VENIDIUM FASTUOSUM HYBRIDS (Mixed) 
South African plant, free flowering, two to three feet 
tall, and blooms over a long period. Color range is 
varied and very interesting—apricot shades, creamy 
white, pure white, salmon shades, canary yellow, 
golden yellow and orange.Package $ .20 
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. Vapori+e mixed in the 
soil, one pound to a cubic yard, will comnletely 
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 
scattered 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 lead¬ 
ing American and English Seedsmen. 
4 lbs. in air-tight screw-top can, $1.50 
(Postage paid in U. S.) 
25 lbs. $5.50 SO lbs. $10.00 110-lb. keg $20.90 
(f. o. b. Oxnard) 
No orders accepted tor less than 4 lbs. 
Use one pound to fifty square feet and 330 
pounds to an acre outdoors. 
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