
CLARENCE B. FA 
(Established 1903) 

Frenchtown 
WwooD 
VENEER 


use of these PLANT BANDS is very simple. 
gardening results and satisfaction. 

add 
CUT WORM DAMAGE—A PLANT BAND, folded and shoved 
down half way into the soil about the stems of plants suscept- 
ible to such damage, will be a barrier to these pests and 
provide cheap insurance, 



PLANT 



35 FOR $1.10 
100 FOR $2.50 
A small planting will give the family luscious, 
tender Asparagus right from the home garden 
year after year from a single planting. Easy to 
grow and a great satisfaction to have when 
wanted. If the top growth is 3 feet tall the first 
summer you can cut Asparagus for the table the 
following spring for a period of three weeks. If 
it grows much taller than 3 feet this summer you 
can cut for 4 or 5 weeks the following spring. 
After that you can cut all you wart up to the 
10th of July. Where else will one find such a 
continuing and satisfying crop for the home 
garden, occupying so small a space, and produc- 
ing year after year from the original planting? 
Don’t miss growing your own home crop of succulent Asparagus. 
The plants we offer are the famous MARY WASHINGTON va- 
riety, producing straight dark green shoots and it is nearer rust- 
proof than any other variety. 
35 Roots for $1.10 — 100 for $2.50 
° 35 FOR $1.10 
Horse Radish 100 FOR $2.50 
Every home gar!:n should have a supply of Horse Radish and a planting, 
onee established, in-ts for years. MALINER KREN is a variety known for its 
vigorous growth ani large sized white roots. Deep fertile soil and an abund- 
ance of moisture are essential. Plant the small roots or sets upright, 15 to 
18 inches apart, thick end up, and tops 2 inches underground. A fine crop 
Asparagus Roots 

- tor home use and for profit. 
35 for $1.10 — 100 for $2.50 
Rhubarb + 5 Roots FOR $1.10 
A few plants of Rhubarb should be in every home garden. Once planted in 
some odd corner or out-of-the-way place you have it for years to come. Rhu- 
barb pie and stewed rhubarb in early spring; my-oh-my. Set the roots 3 to 4 
feet apart with the crowns 4 inches underground. _ Likes rich soil; well rotted 
cow manure, liberally used, will well repay the care. 5 Roots, enough for the 
average family, for $1.10. | 
~~. “5 Roots $1.10 
Insure Better Plants and Earlier Results 
No Wilt, No Setback When You Plant Outside 
Get a better, an earlier start with the garden this year, for both flowers and 
vegetables, by using PLANT BANDS for starting your seedlings indoors. This 
will insure better root systems; no wilt, no setback when you transplant out in 
the open. The plants never know they have been shifted for the Band opens on 
one side; the earth ball comes away intact to go into the ground without shock 
to the root system; consequently, no shock or setback in transplanting. The 
¢ First soak them in water a few 
minutes to make the wood pliable; then fold and interlock at the side. 
place the Bands, in rows, in regular seed flats, or in shallow boxes or pans; fill 
y : the Bands with your potting soil and put in your seed or seedling plants for 
further development and growth. Use PLANT BANDS and have a better garden and greater 
I The Bands, when folded for use, measure 2x2x2% inches. 
They cost so little too that you can ill afford to do without them. We send 150 Wood Veneer 
PLANT BANDS for only $1.10 or, better yet, 300 for $2. eer prepaid shipment by parcel post 
10c 
Order a liberal supply of Wood Veneer 

New rs 
300 For 52% 
| Free Gift 
Send in your orders as early as pos- 
sible; they will be booked to be filled 
promptly with the opening of the 
planting season. 
We were so impressed with the use- 
fulness of a little novelty, THE HAN- 
DY NEEDLE THREADER, that we 
obtained a considerable quantity just 
to give away to our floral friends. 
Ask for them when ordering and we 
will give you one, absolutely free, 
with each $1. of your purchase. They 
thread the finest needle; sewing ma- 
shine needles, too. Thread in a wink. 
No fuss; no bother; no eye strain. 
They should be in every sewing kit. 
Don’t forget to ask for your HANDY 
NEEDLE THREADER,. 

Then 
for each 100 Plant Bands). 
BANDS TODAY. 
Superb DELPHINUMS 
Famous Pacific Hybrids 
Amongst the newest, the best, and the finest of all DELPHINUMS. The 
range of color varies from the palest to the deepest blue, royal purple, mauve, 
pink and lavender. The flowers, huge in size, are carried on immense 8 to 5 
ft. stems and the flowers are both single and double. Plants of these wonder- 
ful hybrids are offered in first year size only. Such a flower as the Pacific 
Hybrids simply must have a place in the hardy garden. 
3 For 75¢ — Dozen $2.50 

ae tuMsA. 6 DELPHINUMS 
Popular Old Standbys 
These Delphinum types are very familiar everywhere. BELLADONNA ear- 
ries a display of light sky-blue flowers and those of BELLAMOSA are dark 
blue. While not comparable with the newer Pacific Hybrids they are still 
much admired and in considerable demand. We offer these in mixture in 
second year size. 
6 For $1.10 — Dozen $2.00 
HARDY BLUE SAGE 
We never have nearly enough BLUE flowers in our gardens and yet, when 
spotted here and there in our plantings, how they do serve to greatly enrieh 
the whole pieture.. Hardy BLUE Sage is one of these fiowers that fit in well 
in several locations. Planted with the Japanese Auratum Lily, and blooming 
at the same time, the blue of the one and the white of the other together 
torm a most attractive contrasting picture. In the background of the hardy 
border and amongst shrubbery they also have their place. Grows.to a height 
of 38. to 4 feet. and bears a myriad of sky-blue flowers in great profusion in 
Entirely hardy. 
12 For $1.10 — 25 for $2.00 
Aug.-Sept. 
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