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selected quality peat moss such as the PIONEER 
brand may be a few cents per bale more costly 
in the beginning, the better quality, from the re- 
sults obtained, will prove far more economical 
in the long run. 
VERY garden enthusiast recognizes in peat 
moss an unexcelled, sponge-like organic ma- 
terial for soil conditioning, mulching,  trans- 
planting, seed flats and seed beds that is availa- 
ble at low cost. PIONEER peat moss is weed- 
and fungus-free, sterile and entirely devoid of 
harmful mineral salts and foreign matter. It is 
produced under a fresh-water environment. 
PIONEER garden peat moss comes from a 
carefully selected North American sphagnum 
peat deposit where for countless ages it has been 
accumulating and in which the material is at the 
exact stage of decomposition proved by test and 
study to be the proper quality to supply the needs 
of the gardeners of today. Nurserymen, land- 
scape gardeners and other professional horticul- 
turists know that PIONEER peat moss is a qual- 
ity that can be considered essential for such spe- 
cial uses as tree moving, transplanting, potting 
soil mixtures, propagating, and for the lining out 
of nursery stock. 
PIONEER sphagnum garden peat moss is pro- 
duced by the most modern of methods to assure 
quality. Selected sphagnum moss peats are dug 
months in advance of processing to cure thor- 
vughly. Weather, temperature and season must 
be planned for in advance so that proper han- 
dling and curing can be accomplished. No stone 
is left unturned, no expense is spared in mak- 
ing PIONEER the forerunner of quality and 
the standard of value. This means that the ama- 
teur as well as the professional grower is guar- 
anteed in his use of PIONEER brand garden peat 
moss the maximum in results that are to be ob- 
tained in his use of peat moss. — 
It is wrong to say that ‘Peat is peat’, because 
there are so many hundreas of different kinds of 
peat and there is a vast difference between 
good peat and poor peat. While one grade of 
Specific Instructions 
Usually 1 inch of PIONEER garden peat moss 
worked thoroughly in with the top 3 to 4 
inches of soil will lighten the heaviest clay soil 
so that it is friable and. aerated and in proper 
condition for growing. 
Sandy soils will be bound and their water- 
holding capacity materially increased by a like 
addition of 1 inch of PIONEER garden peat moss 
mixed with the top 3 to 4 inches of soil. 
Roses, perennials and any tender plants or 
shrubs subject to winter kill can be adequately 
protected against winter damage by a liberal 
mulch of PIONEER garden peat moss applied im- 
mediately after the first freeze in the fall. 
During the summer, the beauty of perennial 
plantings and rose gardens can be enhanced by 
spreading a 1 to 3 inch covering of wet peat 
moss as a moisture-retaining mulch over the en- 
tire bed. Such handling serves to keep down 
weeds, eliminates the need for cultivation and 
weeding, prevents baking and crusting, and con- 
serves moisture as well as improves appearances. 
In transplanting work, whether trees, shrubs or 
seedlings, a general rule of one part wet peat 
moss to one part soil (in other words, half and 
half by bulk) in the fillback about the roots, is 
most effective. 
In seed beds for annual or perennial planting 
and in potted soil mixtures, one part wet peat 
moss to three parts soil, thoroughly mixed, is 
ideal for maximum results. 
It is always to be recommended that Peat Moss for Garden Use be thoroughly moistened before use. 
