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MICHELL’S FERTILIZERS AND 

Soot (Imported Scotch). This is used prin- 
cipally for bringing a good healthy color 
into the foliage of chrysanthemums and 
other greenhouse plants. Also destroys in- 
sects and grubs that work on top of and 
underneath the surface. 5 lbs. 75c.; 10 Ibs. 
$1.40; 25 Ibs. $2.50; 100 Ibs. $8.00. 
Stim-U-Plant. For more beautiful plants 
and flowers. The original plant-food tablet. 
Makes plants grow faster and bloom better. 
On market 22 years. Wonderful results. 
Odorless, clean, and economical. Prices: 
10 tablets, 10c.; 30 tablets 25c.; 100 tablets 
75c.; 500 tablets $2.50; 1000 tablets $3.50. 
Sulphate of Aluminum. Especially adapted 
for rhododendrons and other plants. re- 
quiring an acid soil. 5 Ibs. 50c.; 10 Ibs. 85c.; 
25 Ibs. $1.50; 100 Ibs. $4.00. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. Apply 75 to 100 
pounds per acre only with other fertilizers. 
Analysis equal to 20 per cent ammonia. 
5 Ibs. 50c.; 10 Ibs. 85c.; 35 Ibs. $1.50; 50 Ibs. 
$2.50; 100 Ibs. $4.50; 200 Ibs. $8. 50. 
Sulphate of Iron. 5 Ibs. 75c.; 10 Ibs. $1.40; 
25 Ibs. $2.75; 50 Ibs. $4.50; 100 Ibs. $8. 00. 
Sulphate of Potash. Ete, 100 to 125 
pounds per acre, usually with other fer- 
tilizers. Analysis equal to 50 per cent of 
actual potash. 5 Ibs. 75c.; 10 Ibs. $1.25; 
25 Ibs. $2.00; 50 Ibs. $3.50; 100 Ibs. $6.50; 
200 Ibs. $12.00. 
Superphosphate (20 per cent). A very 
high-grade phosphate. Apply 750 pounds 
per acre. 100 Ibs. $2.50; 200 Ibs. $4.50. 
Tan Bark used for making paths in formal 
gardens. Can be supplied in 100-Ib. bags 
oy, 100 Ibs. $2.50; 500 Ibs. $11.00; 1000 
Ibs. $21.00; ton $40. 00. 
Tankage. A blood-and-bone product yield- 
Ing nitrogen, lime and phosphoric acid. 5 
Ibs. 50c.; 10 ‘bs. 85c.; 25 Ibs. $1.50; 50 Ibs. 
$2.50; 100 Ibs. $4.25. 
Terogen. A new autumn and winter ground 
dressing acting both as a fertilizer and as 
an insecticide. 1-Ib. tin 75c.; 2-lb. tin $1.25; 
5-Ib. tin $2.75; 10-Ib. tin $4. 75; 25-Ib. tin 
$11.00; 50 Ibs. "$21. 00; 100 Ibs. $40. 
Tree Food (Michell’s) 
A wonderful fertilizer for fruit and shade 
trees. On backward, sickly trees, whether 
newly planted or of long standing, it works 
wonders. 
Not Used as a Top-Dressing 
Drill holes in the ground, 11% feet deep and 
5 feet away from the trunk, and extend out 
beyond the line of foliage; fill holes with food 
and then close. 5 Ibs. 50c.; 10 Ibs. 85c.; 25 
Ibs. $1.50; 50 Ibs. $2.50; 100 Ibs. $4.50. 
Soil Auger No. 2. Best method for applying 
to trees. $3.00. 
Tobacco Stems. For fumigating, mulching, 
and fertilizing, these are invaluable. Lb. 
sats 5 Ibs. 50c.; 10 Ibs. 75c.; 25 Ibs. $1.50; 
large bales at 3c. per Ib. 
Universal Acid Plant Food. For gardenias, 
azaleas, and other acid-loving plants. 100 
Ibs. $6.75. 
Vigoro. Complete plant-food. Safe, sani- 
tary, odorless, and easy to apply. A 
single 100-Ib. bag will feed 2500 sq. ft. 
1-Ib. bag 10c.; 5-Ib. bag 45c.; 10-Ib. bag 
85c.; 25-Ib. bag $1.50; 50-Ib. bag $2.50; 
100-Ib. bag $4.00. 
Vigoro Tablets. Pkg. 10c. 
Wonder Worker Fertilizer. An extremely 
high-grade animal base fertilizer adapted 
for growing all vegetable crops. Will not 
burn. 100 Ibs. $4.50. 
Wood Ashes. Apply 1000 pounds per acre. 
Indispensable for all crops requiring potash. 
Excellent for mixing with potting soil. For 
top-dressing Iawns and grassfields it is 
applied either in early spring or late fall. 
25 Ibs. $1.00; 50 Ibs. $1.75; 100 Ibs. $3.00; 
200-Ib. bbl. $5.00. 
Fioralife is a nourishing, sterilizing mixture 
which retards wilting. Supplies nourish- 
ment to blossoms; expands their size! 
30-qt. size can (1.3 Ibs. net) 60c.; 100-qt. 
size can (4 Ibs. net) $1.75; 250-qt. size 
drum (10 Ibs. net) $4.00; 500-qt. size drum 
(20 Ibs. net) $7.50. 


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BOOKS 
ROOT-FORMING CHEMICALS 
HORMODIN, The root-forming 
chemical 
A root-forming chemical for stimulating 
rapid root-growth on cuttings, simply by plac- 
ing the basal ends in the solution before 
planting them. Cuttings so treated root 
quicker and have more growing roots per 
cutting. Each package contains a calibrated 
easy-to-use measure, complete directions, and 
a treatment chart. 
Powder No. 1. A general-purpose powder 
especially good for carnations, roses, poin- 
settias, chrysanthemums, and similar types. 
134-02. pkg. 50c.; 1-Ib. pkg. $3.00. 
Powder No. 2. Designed for many of the 
woody and semi-woody types. 134-oz. pkg. 
75c.; 1-Ilb. pkg. $4.50. 
Powder No. 3. Designed for the more re- 
sistant species including many evergreens 
and dormant leafless cuttings. 1-oz. pkg. 
$1.00; 14-Ib. pkg. $4.50. 
ROOTONE. The plant hormone powder. 
Insures better flowers by providing better 
roots. Dust your seeds, bulbs, and cuttings 
before planting with Rootone. Write for 
booklet. oz. 25c.; 2-oz. jar $1.00; 1-Ib. 
can $5.00. 
Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride). 
Vitamin B, stimulates root-growth, re- 
stores sick and straggly plants to health, 
produces: larger blooms, prevents root- 
shock in transplanting. We offer this 
powder in vials containing enough to make 
2000 gallons of solution. Vial $1.00; 100 
tablets making 2000 gals. $1.00; 100 tablets 
making 100 gals. 35c.; liquid form, sufficient 
for making 2000 gals. $1.00; liquid in 
bottles, making 100 gals. 35c. 
TRANSPLANTONE. Vitamin Hormone 
Stimulant for rooted plants. 1-oz. can 
50c.; 3-oz. can $1.00; 1-Ib. can $4.00. 
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America’s Garden Book (Louise and 
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Annual of Flowerland (Quackenbush). 
166 pages. $1.50. 
Asparagus Production (Thompson). 125 
pages. $1.25. 
Birds of Pennsylvania (Sutton). $1.00. 
Birds of the Wild (Pellet). $1.00. 
Bulbs, deh Flowering (Thayer). 128 
pages. 
Cactus Culture (Schulz). 186 pages. $2.00. 
Carnation Culture, Practical (Weston). 
224 pages. $2.00. 
Clovers and How to Grow Them (Shaw). 
337 pages. $2.00. 
Commercial Floriculture (Bahr). 
pages. $5.50. 
Commercial Flower Forcing—4th Edi- 
hall (Laurie and Kiplinger). 565 pages. 
616 
Farm Crops and wer (Aderhold and 
others). 288 pages. $1.2 
Field Crop ES Sa (Fergus Ham- 
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Food Garden, The (Laurence and Edna 
Blair). 147 pages. $2.00. 
Garden Book (Davis). 241 pages. $1.25. 
Garden Bulbs in Color (McFarland, Hat- 
ton, Foley). 292 pages. $2.50. 
Flowers in Color (Foley). 
$2.49. 
Guide, ‘‘New’’ (Hottes). 
Garden in the House, A (Wilson). 
pages. 50c. 
Garden Lilies (Preston). 128 pages. $1.25. 
itt of Larkspur (Bailey). 116 pages. 
1.39. 
Garden 319 
pages. 
Garden $2.50. 
127 
Hand Book of Fertilizer (Gustafson). 172 
pages. $1.75. 
Henderson Handbook of Plants and 
General Horticulture. 526 pages. $3.50. 
Pest Control in the Home Garden (Pyen- 
son). 190 pages. $2.00 
one Doctor, The (Westcott). 297 pages. 
2.00. 
Plant Propagation (Hottes). 228 pages. 
$2.00. 
Potato, The (Stuart). 508 pages. $3.50. 
Productive Farm Crops (Montgomery). 
521 pages. $3.50. 
Productive oe Husbandry (Davis). 
462 pages. $2.0 
Productive ahs Growing (Lloyd). 
343 pages. $3.50. 
Pruning Trees and Shrubs (Feet). 237 
pages. $2.00. 
Rabbits for Food and Fur (Ashbrook). 212 
pages. $2.00. 
Rock Gardens, American (Hamblin). 128 
pages. $1.25 
Shrubs in the Garden (Quinn). 308 pages. 
$2.50. 
241 pages. 
Small Garden, The (Storm). 
$2.50 
Soilless Growthof Plants (Ellis & Swaney). 
2eDs 
Spraying Crops (Weed). 140 pages. $1.10. 
Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 
(Bailey). Three vols. 3637 pages. $20.00. 
Sweet Potato Production and Handling 
(Thompson). $1.25 
1001 Garden Questions Answered (Hottes). 
328 pages. $2.50 
Tomato Culture (Tracy). 150 pages. $1.10. 
Vegetables in the Garden (Quinn). 261 
pages. $2.50 
Violet Culture, Practical (Coon). 75c. 
Water Gardens and Gold Fish (Sawyer, 
Perkins). 272 pages. $2.00. 
Weeds of Lawn and Garden (Fogg). 
215 pages. $2.50. 
Weeds of the Farm and Garden (Pam- 
mel). 300 pages. $2.00. 
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