roots are likely to be absent or mostly dried up. Sometimes they do not root easily if 
not expertly handled. 
Price. One-half ounce is a good supply. Mailed, postpaid for 50c. Use directions 
above. We can supply in | lb. cans (for extensive plantings) at $5.00. F.O.B. La Verne 
or postpaid for $5.35. 
Vitamin B: is a useful stimulant for plants, we believe. We have soaked the roots 
of Amaryllis in flower, when transplanting, in the solution and the flower was uninjured, 
lasted for days and seed were ripened. We have used it successfully with other plants in 
transplanting. 
Prices. 200 Tablets, $1.00. 100 for 60c. 50 for 35c. 25 for 20c. 
Directions for use. applying only to our own tablets. In transplanting bulbs or any 
plants, loose roots, dissolve 5 tablets in 1 gal. water. Soak roots in this 15 to 30 min. 
Pour solution around plant when set. 
To stimulate growing plants, for the first application dissolve 1 tab. in 2 gal. water. 
For succeeding waterings, use | tab. to 4 gal. of water once a week. 
Warning. Do not soak dormant bulbs in vit. B: sol. It rots them. 
Maintenance is not a difficult problem for the average gardener who does his own 
work. But for large gardens that must depend on outside help or for those who are now 
employed in industries that require more time away from home than was formerly given, 
there is this problem. 
For the latter, we remind you that a weary worker will find much relaxation even 
from manual labor in an hour’s work daily in the garden. If the work be clerical, the 
home garden work is even more useful. 
For estate gardens the difficulty of obtaining help is not too great. Good profes- 
sional gardeners who will give their entire time to your service are more rare. But why 
not give more of your personal time to your garden? It will do you good. Less golf, 
less social activity requiring trips by auto, allow more time at home. There are many 
older men who would like to work, many boys who will work Saturdays or after school 
under your supervision. Your own children need to work and to learn the lessons a 
garden teaches. There are also many who are not eligible to military service or war 
industries because of deficiencies. They too want jobs and they want to be useful. Pay 
good wages, you can afford it. If you pay well, the news spreads and you will have plenty 
seeking jobs. 
The necessary work can be greatly reduced by using a wheel hoe instead of a “slow” 
hoe. Mulch the ground and thus reduce the amount of necessary tillage. Plant a very 
low growing cover crop between rows of Glads, Narcissus, Crinums, etc. For this pur- 
pose Sweet Alyssum is very good. If it gets too tall or heavy, cut back or thin out a 
little with a sharp hoe. 
Bulbs for Window Gardens 
They are most satisfactory of all. My first recommendation is a hybrid Amaryllis 
(or Hippeastrum). For more than 100 years it has been the favorite and our Select 
Strains are unsurpassed. Clivias are equally desirable but more rare. For a very rare 
exotic try a Haemanthus. The following are all excellent. Sprekelia formosissima su- 
perba, Tulbaghia violaceae, Agapanthus, especially the dwarf mooreanus minor, Chlidan- 
thus, Cyrtanthus and many other Amaryllids. 
Bulbs of the Arum Family, Callas, Sauromatum and Amorphophallus are favorite pot 
plants. 
Anemones and Ranunculus should be tried in pots. Use the larger bulbs. 
Among plants suitable for window gardening the Billbergias are outstanding. If 
ordered before February 1, for $1.00 you can get B. nutans with bloom bud started. 
Royal Robe violets are nice pot plants and flower well in a cool room. Later plant them 
in the garden. 
