The /. W. Scott Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 
MISCELLANEOUS 83 
Keene Portable Plant Starters 
GROW EARLIER, HEALTHIER PLANTS 
Grow vegetable and flower plants from seeds or bulbs No 
more losses from sudden freezes. No more parasitic disease or 
mildew from manure. Higher percentage of germination and 
stronger root development. Saves two weeks to a month with 
spring gardening. Many other uses during the year. Hot- 
water heated, automatically controlled. Low fuel or current 
consumption. Comes in three sizes. Circular on request. 
Ho. 1. 31x41 inches, holds 18 flats.S27 9,S SIO 2=5 
No. 2. 31x67 inches, holds 30 flats. 34 95 37 25 
No, 3. 31x134 inches, holds 60 flats. 73 45 73 45 
Flats, 13 in. X 5K in. X 2M in. deep, 171^ cts. each. 
All models 26 inches high. No. 3 not furnished in oil burner. 
Prices quoted do not include flats. 
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Tabcve cable 
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7"between cables 
General Electric Automatic Soil Heating 
More than 10.000 commercial florists and gardeners are now using 
this advanced method which gives them positive control of plant- 
growth and, as a result, more plants, better plants, and the greater 
profits which are naturally obtained by having the plants ready for 
the highest-priced markets. 
In greenhouse benches, hotbeds, coldframes, etc., any temperature 
from freezing to 95° F. can be selected and maintained to produce 
desired plant-development. Beds can be installed whenever con¬ 
venient and put into operation merely by closing a switch. The first 
and the operating cost are very low. 
Equipment consists of special lead-covered heating cable and 
adjustable temperature-regulating thermostat. Standard unit cable 
lengths are of 60 feet on 115 volts, and 120 feet on 230 volts, for each 
36 and 72 square feet of bed respectively. Large beds can be equipped 
by connecting necessary number of units in parallel with thermostat 
to control from one to six units. Ask for publication GEA-1644E. 
Cable (less than 240 feet), 7 cts. per ft. Longer lengths quoted on 
request. Thermostat, |9. 
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Germaco Hotkaps 
prices. 
25 Hotkaps. . 
100 Hotkaps. . 
100 Hotkaps*. 
250 Hotkaps* 
Germaco Hotkaps can make many extra 
dollars for you this season. They are 
patented wax-paper cones—“Individual 
hothouses for each plant” that completely 
cover them, and fully protect them from 
frost, wind, rain, ground-crusting, and 
insects. This is your assurance of earlier, 
bigger crops, and higher, early-to-market 
Hotkaps are inexpensive and easy to use. 
Postpaid Postpaid 
.$0 50 $0 60 500 Hotkaps... $5 85 $6 10 
. 1 75 1 85 1,000 Hotkaps... 10 25 10 60 
. 2 65 2 80 5,000 Hotkaps... 50 75 
. 3 85 4 05 10,000 Hotkaps... 100 00 
^Garden Setter and Tamper included at price quoted 
Garden Setter, made of light metal, 50 cts. each. 
Steel Setter and Tamper, $1.50 each. 
Steel Tamper alone, 25 cts. each. 
B'B Garden Flats 
Made of choice lumber. Has 
patent detachable front which 
permits plants to be removed 
without disturbing the roots. 
Suitable for starting any kind of 
seeds indoors. Can be used either with or without pots. Size 
12^ X 18^^ x3 inches. Holds 54 2-inch pots or 24 3-inch pots. 
Price (without pots) 55 cts. each; 25 or more, 50 cts. each. 
Neponset Red Flower Pots 
Neponset Flower Pots are universally used by 
home growers of flowers and vegetables, by truck- 
gardeners, by florists, by every grower of plants on 
a small or large scale. They are light, durable, and 
inexpensive. When used for transplanting they 
can be handled quickly and the construction 
permits removing easily if desired. They are ideal 
for rooting or shipping vegetable and flowering 
plants of any description. They are made from a 
tough, lasting, and water-proof paper and will not 
break in shipment or handling. 
25 Postpaid 100 Postpaid 1,000 
234-In.$0 25 $0 35 $0 50 $0 65 $3 60 
3- in. 30 40 75 90 4 50 
4- in. 35 45 1 00 1 25 7 25 
Miller’s No-Fold Dirt Bands 
These Bands are used and recommended for transplanting pur¬ 
poses by experimental stations and large growers. They are time- 
and labor-savers. The plants need less watering, and when they 
are ready to set out, the Band can be planted with plant, pre¬ 
venting the disturbance of the roots. In using Bands you have 
stronger and healthier plants at the minimum cost. Especially 
adapted for early vegetable plants. 
250 Postpaid 500 Postpaid 1,000 Postpaid 
2x2x2 in.$0 60 $0 70 $0 90 $1 05 $1 50 $1 70 
3 X 3 X 3 in. 1 00 1 15 1 65 1 85 3 00 3 30 
4 X 4 X 3 in. 1 35 1 50 2 50 2 70 4 50 4 80 
B-B Waterproofed Plant-Boxes 
An economical Plant-Box for those 
who desire to have earlier and better 
flowers and vegetables. When plants are 
ready to set outdoors, simply unlock 
bottom, fold flaps back, and place plants 
in ground without disturbing roots. Consists of Plant-Box made 
of heavy cardboard and 12 folding Cardboard Pots. 15 cts. each, 
2 for 25 cts., $1.35 per doz., postpaid. 
Miller’s Lock-Process Dirt Pots 
Miller’s Pots are made of high-grade water-finished board. 
Briefly, our Pots when locked stay locked; there is no occasion 
for the sides or bottoms of our Pots to become loose, and they 
contain no glue to loosen up or become sour. 
250 
Po.stpaid 
500 
Postpaid 
1.000 
Postpaid 
2 X 2 X 2 in. 
.$0 95 
$1 
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$1 
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$1 85 
$3 00 
$3 30 
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5 60 
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