
a POWELL SEED STORE, Louisville, Ky.—Victory Gardens 
* PLANT A GARDEN * 
for Health * Happiness * Victory! 
War Gardens 
The Government of the United States 
through the Department of Agriculture, 
is fostering a garden program, nation- 
wide in its scope. 
Through this Victory Garden program 
thousands of backyard gardeners in this 
area will supplement their normal food 
supply with delicious vegetables fresh 
from their own gardens, rich in vitamins. 
It is not intended that our backyards 
shall supply the nation’s food, nor that 
we take the place of farmers and market 
gardeners. There is no imminent food 
shortage. Nor was it ever intended that 
we should destroy a rose bush to make 
way for a cabbage. Grow flowers, plenty 
of them—we need flowers for cheer, for 
spiritual uplift, for courage. A recent 
magazine article pointed out that ‘We 
can have a garden and eat it, too.” 

Garden for exercise, for relaxation, for 
the joy that comes from working in the 
soil with living plants. 
INDEX 
Annual Flower Seed................ 6-7 
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For Beginners Only 
Success in gardening depends greatly 
on thorough preparation of the soil. 
Select a spot in full sun—poor clay soils 
should receive a liberal application of 
sheep or cattle manure. If you are going 
in for vegetables, start with the easiest- 
to-grow things: Beans, Lettuce, Toma- 
toes, Radishes, Carrots, Beets and Onions. 
Cultivation 
Most crops will enjoy frequent cultiva- 
tion. After every rain, when the ground 
has dried sufficiently, break up the sur- 
face soil into a fine mulch. Such culti- 
vation keeps down weeds, prevents rapid 
evaporation of needed moisture, and 
aerates the soil. 
Weeds 
The good gardener never allows weed, 
to rob the soil of plant food and moisture, 
Your growing things need plenty of air 
and sunshine. Don’t allow the weeds to 
crowd them. 
Watering 
During dry spells it becomes necessary 
to water. This should be done thorough- 
ly, soaking the soil to a depth of 8 or 10 
inches. Avoid “sprinkling.” Never wet 
foliage in the heat of the day. Morning 
is best. If watering is done in the after- 
noon, the foliage should be dry at sun- 
down. 
Damping Off of 
Seedlings 
Seed planted in boxes and frames are 
subject to a fungus disease known as 
“damping off.’ The seedlings fall over 
as though pinched at the base of the stem. 
There is no cure for the plants affected. 
To prevent damping off: 
Avoid sowing seed too thickly. 
Water seed pans from below. 
Never water in late afternoon. 
Give plenty of air and sunshine. 
Use SEMESAN as directed by the 
manufacturers. 
Insect Pests 
Garden pests generally may be divided 
into two classes, the sucking insects and 
the chewing insects. The chewing insects 
are the most prevalent in the vegetable 
garden. The beetles, caterpillars, cab- 
bage and tomato worms, snails, and grass- 
hoppers belong to the chewing class and 
are controlled by stomach poison and 
poisoned bait. Arsenate of lead is the 
most used poison. Sucking insects (the 
green aphis is most common) are con- 
trolled with contact sprays such as Black- 
Leaf 40 (Nicotine Sulphate) Rotenone 
and Pyrethriem. 
Plant Diseases 
The most common plant diseases are 
the fungous attacks on roses, grapes, 
delphiniums, lilacs and certain annual 
flowers. Bordeaux Mixture or dusting 
sulfur may be used for the control of 
powdery mildew and black-spot of roses. 
Grapes and tomatoes should be sprayed 
with Bordeaux as soon as the fruits are 
formed. Either of these suggested treat- 
ments may be used on phlox, hollyhock 
and zinnias. 
A Complete Spray 
In the preceding paragraphs we have 
briefly shown our chief garden enemies— 
disease, chewing insects and sucking in- 
sects. In most cases all three may be 
effectively sprayed by combining Bor- 
deaux, Arsenate of Lead and Black-Leaf 
40 (Nicotine Sulphate). 

Louisville Lawn Mixture 
This blend of fine-leaved grasses with White Dutch Clover 
is recommended for use in reseeding established lawns, patching 
thin spots, and for seeding newly graded yards where a perma- 
nent stand of Kentucky Blue Grass is desired. 
cutting after 30 days of good weather. 
broadcast evenly to avoid a patchy appearance. 
be sown at the rate of 1 pound for every 300 square feet, selecting 
After sowing, roll or rake lightly. 
a time when there is no wind. 
Ready for 
Louisville Lawn Grass..................$0.40 
Shade Mixture..... 
GRASSES 
Lib: 5-5 Ibs: 
$1.75 
10 lbs. 
$3.25 
cris, Sis take Loree ee 0 2.25 4.25 
35 1.60 3.00 
This seed should be Red Top Hee Souther ods Sirs cicmsin etiowced co temern ty Shean 80 1.25 2.25 
Seed should Rye Grass—green in winter.............. .20 80 1.25 
White Dutch Clover? .2oc5 34...) «5 7 oe) OU ee 
The above prices are subject to change without notice. 
