SWANS ISLAND BEGONIA SOIL 
So many customers have asked for the soil-mixture we use that we are 
this year putting it up in 2 5-, 50- and 100-pound moisture-proof bags at 
25 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4.00. 
These will be shipped by Express or Freight collect or if sufficient 
postage is sent with the order the 2 5- and 50-pound bags can be sent 
by Parcel Post. 
A 6-inch pot of this mixture under each tuber and a light mulching in 
July will insure quality flowers. 
HOW TO GET HERE 
From June 15 to September 15 there are Sunday excursions from 
Rockland with a three-hour stop at Swans Island. These boats leave 
Rockland at 8 A.M., and returning leave the Island at 2.30 P.M., pro¬ 
viding a pleasant sail and an opportunity to see these glorious flowers in 
bloom. The regular boat leaves Rockland at 1.30 P.M., weekdays, 
returning early the next morning, and necessitates staying over a day 
in order to see the flowers, but as over-night accommodations are limited, 
the Sunday excursions are recommended. 
Visitors in private boats may land at our private dock on the north 
side of the Island any day during the season. 
THE RICH HOMESTEAD ON SWANS ISLAND 
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