Miscellaneous Supplies 
ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA 
MISCELLANEOUS GARDEN SUPPLIES 
W~ T^tional \ k/ 
Lezy Wear 
Qarden Qloves 
All-Leather—DIBT-PBOOF 
SOFT AS EID—Bztra Pliable 
Ideal gloves for men and women, made from select 
imported leather processed to render it amazingly 
soft and pliable, as well as durable. Permit almost barehand freedom 
with perfect comfort, yet insure complete protection from dirt, 
scratches, bruises, stains. Economical—outwear 6 pairs of fabric 
gloves and are useful the year round for Garden, Housework, Painting, 
Yard, Furnace, Garage, etc. WASHABLE I 
Sizes for women: •‘Small,” “Medium,” “Large”—for men: “Me¬ 
dium,” and “Large.” Price 75c a pair (2 pairs, $1.40), postpaid. 
Hotkaps 
JUST A 
SIMPLE 
TWIST OF 
THE WRIST 
AND THE 
PLANT IS TIED 
Box of 125, 8 inch size, 25c 
'TWIST-EMS' 
FOB NUBSEBIES, 
ESTATES AND 
AMATEUB GABDENEES 
‘Twist-ems’ are dark green 
strong tapes with wire re¬ 
inforcing that make per¬ 
fect plant ties. 
Place “Twist- 
ems” around stem 
and support. 
Twist ends be¬ 
tween thumb and finger. 
In a “flash” the stem is se¬ 
curely tied. 
Box of 250, 4 inch size, 25c 
Stakes 
hyacinth stakes. Hsed for staking hyacinths, tulips and 
slender plants. Wood (dyed green). Green wood pointed stakes: 
12 in., $1.25 per m; 15 in., $1.50 per m; 18 in., $1.60 per m. Split 
Bamboo stakes: 12 in.. 95c per m; 15 in., $1.10 per m; 18 in., $1.30 
per m. 
JAPANESE CANE STAKES. _ 6 ft. These are very attractive for 
all purposes of plant staking, thin and strong; used a lot for 
spray making. 1 bale of 2000 $16; 1 bale of 1000 $10; bundle of 
250 $3.25; bundle of 100 $1.75. 
10 ft. 15c each. 2 for 25c; $1.50 per doz.; 25 to 100 & 10c each. 
CHINESE TONKIN BAMBOO STAKES. A heavy anbatantial stake 
for Dahlias, ivy, young trees, etc. 4 ft. high, %in. diameter, 12 
for 45c; 100 for $2.50. 6 ft. high, % to %in. diameter, 12 for 
$1; 100 for $6.00. 
BAMBOO CANE STAKES. 3 % ft. Used for spray making and stak¬ 
ing. Dyed green. Hot water treated. 1 bale of 2000 $10; 1000 
$6; 500 $4; 250 $2.50; 100 $1.50. 
HOTKAPS protect plants a^inst birds, in¬ 
sects, rain, frost, hail or wind. They force 
growth and bring maturity 2 to 3 weeks 
sooner. Yield is increased 10 to 25 per 
cent. Each HOTKAP is a miniature hot¬ 
house for the plant underneath. 
1,000 to Carton @.$10.75 per m 
5,000 @. 10.50 “ “ 
10,000 @. 10.25 “ “ 
25,000 @. 10.00 “ “ 
25 Package Complete.50 each 
100 Package Complete. 2.75 each 
250 Package Complete. 4.00 each 
Steel Setter and Tamper. 
Garden Setter alone 
$1.50 each 
.50 each 
Steel Tamper alone 
.25 each 
WHAT HORMODIN “A’' IS 
Hormodin “A” is the new root-inducing 
chemical that stimulates rapid root growth on 
leafy cuttings, being especially valuable for 
propagating all plants by cuttings, whether 
rooted with ease or normally rooted with 
difficulty. Many plants formerly impossible 
to propagate from cuttings may now be 
rooted with the aid of Hormodin. 
The content of the 50c package is suffi¬ 
cient to treat from 150 to 600 or more cut¬ 
tings depending upon the required dilution. 
The $1.00 size sufficient to treat from 400 to 
1800 cuttings. 
SOIL TEST KIT 
Gives twenty individual tests 
for nitrogen, phosphorus, potash 
and acidity. $2.00, 
Cedar Plant Tubs 
Made of white cedar, painted green and bound with strong electric- 
welded wire hoops which do not rust. Handles are sold separately 
at 30c per pair, not attached to tub. 
Inside Diam. Depth Each 
No. 1 6 inches 6 inches.$ .60 
No. 2 7 inches 7 inches.70 
No. 3 8 inches 8 inches.75 
No. 4 9 inches 9 inches.86 
No. 5 10 inches 9 inches.95 
No. 6 11 inches 10 inches. 1.00 
No. 7 12 inches 11 inches. 1.25 
No. 8 13 inches 12 inches. 1.50 
No. 9 14 inches 13 inches. 1.70 
No. 10 15 inches 14 inches. 1.90 
No. 11 16 inches 15 inches. 2.00 
No. 12 17 inches 16 inches. 2.50 
No. 13 18 inches 17 inches. 2.76 
No. 14 19 inches 18 inches. 3.85 
New York Cedar Tubs with Feet 
. Inside Top Diam. Depth Inside Each 
No. 1 12 inches 10% inches.$2.15 
No. 2 14% inches 15 inches. 2.80 
Florists’ Pots, Azalea and Bulb Pans 
Height and Width Inside 
Each 
Doz. 
100 
1000 
1 inch . 
...$ .03 
$ .19 
$ 1.48 
$13.50 
2 inches .... 
.02 
.16 
1.23 
11.25 
2% inches 
.02 
.18 
1.40 
12.76 
2% inches 
.03 
.24 
1.65 
16.00 
3 inches .... 
.03 
.28 
2.14 
19.20 
4 inches .... 
.05 
.42 
3.30 
30.00 
5 inches .. 
.07 
.78 
6.94 
54.00 
6 inches .... 
.10 
1.08 
8.91 
81.00 
7 inches .... 
.17 
1.62 
14.85 
8 inches .... 
.26 
2.81 
21.45 
9 inches .... 
.39 
4.32 
33.00 
10 inches .... 
.62 
5.83 
44.56 
11 inches .... 
.78 
8.64 
66.00 
12 inches .... 
11.88 
90.75 
14 inches .... 
19.44 
148.50 
Saucers 
Each 
Doz. 
100 
Each 
Doz. 
100 
4 inches ... 
$ .04 
$ .43 
$2.48 
9 
inches . 
...$ .14 
$1.45 
$12.88 
5 inches ... 
.06 
.55 
3.30 
10 
inches . 
... .18 
2.02 
14.86 
6 inches ... 
.07 
.72 
4.95 
11 
inches . 
... .22 
2.45 
18.16 
7 inches ... 
.08 
.86 
6.60 
12 
inches . 
... .26 
2.88 
22.28 
8 inches ... 
.10 
1.15 
9.08 
14 
inches . 
... .44 
4.90 
37.13 
PLANT LABELS. 
Wood, 
pointed. 
for pot and garden 
plants. 
Size 
100 
1000 
Size 
100 1000 
4 X % inches. 
....$0.35 
$2.25 
8 X % inches. 
.$0.75 $6.00 
4% X % inches. 
.35 
2.40 
10 X % inches. 
. .65 5.00 
5 X % inches_ 
.40 
2.50 
10 X % inches. 
. .85 7.00 
6 X % inches. 
.45 
2.75 
12 X 1 % inches. 
. 1.36 10.60 
Wood, wired, 3% 
X % inches, for trees, shrubs. Dahlias and similar 
plants, 40c per 100; $2.76 per 1000. 
WIRED TOOTH PICKS 
2 % in. white wired tooth picks—per bundle (250) 15c; per 1000 50c: 
per 10,000 $3.50. 
4-in. green wired tooth picks—per bundle (250) 25c; per 1000 95c; 
per 4600 $4.00. 
6-in. wired tooth picks—per bundle (260) 30c: per 1000 $1.15; 
per 3000 $3.25. 
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