FOR BEST RESULTS WITH 
VEGETABLES and FLOWERS 
TEST THE SOIL 
Sudbury Home Gardener’s 
Soil Test Kit (Model D) 

A 20-test kit. Tests for nitrogen, phosphorus, 
potash and acidity, giving all essential informa- 
tion to produce maximum crops with least ex- 
pense for fertilizer. Complete with instructions 
cnd data on plant needs. Inexpensive refills 
available. Price: $2.50, postpaid. 
KILLS CRAB GRASS 
An amazing chemical that kills both the» 
plant and seed of Crab Grass (Water Grass). 
This double-action checks reinfestation. Does 
not destroy lawn grasses. Not injurious to soil. 
Lawns: may be fertilized or’ reseeded 3 days 
after treatment. Easy and economical to use. 
Simply dilute ZOTOX with water and apply 
over the lawn with a sprayer or sprinkling can. 
8 ounces treats up to 1000 square ft. (50x20). 
Apply after August Ist. Price: 8-oz. bottle 
$1.00; 16 ozs. $1.50; 32 ozs. $2.50; 5 Ibs. 
$4.50. 
KILL Crab Grass 
WITHOUT DESTROYING Laue Grass 
@ ee A remarkable liquid chemical kills the 
plant and seeds of Crab Grass end checks 
propagation, Does not destroy lawn 
grasses and is not injurious to soil. A 
16-02. bottle makes 10 gallons and covers 
2,000 sq. ft. or more. Also kills Chick- 
weed, Dandelion, Plantain and cer- 
tain other lawn weeds. Proved by 6 years 
of success. (Note: Do not compare Zotox 
with 2, 4-D which leading experts agree 
will not kill Crab Grass.) Prices: 8-oz. 
bottle $1.00; 16-0z, $1,50; J2-oz. $2.50; 
5 Ibs. $4.50, 
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Fertilizers and Plant Foods . 
Adco. The addition. of Adco to the compost 
pile, or to other vegetable refuse, grass clip- 
pings, leaves, etc., at the rate of two pounds 
to each wheelbarrow-load of refuse, will pro- 
duce a clean, odorless manure within three or 
four months. 
7\-lb. bag $1.00; 25 ibs. $2.00 
Aluminum Sulphate. Creates acid soils in 
which rhododendrons, azaleas, etc., are grown. 
5 Ibs. 75¢; 10 Ibs. $1.35; 25 Ibs. $2.25 
Bone Meal. For sweetening the soil in the 
garden or lawn it is unequalled. Helps grow 
grass in shady places, Use 10 Ibs. to each 100 
Say ft; 5, Ibs8506" 10: Ibss85e-825 Ibsiaple To, 
50 Ibs: $3.25; 100 Ibs. $5.95 
Bovung. Dehydrated liquid cow manure. We 
hear more good things said about this fertilizer — 
For feeding your. 
than, any other we handle. 
plants with liquid fertilizer it tops all other 
kinds. Splendid on roses, shrubs, trees, lawns, 
vegetable and flower gardens. Will absolutely 
not burn the plants or the grass. No live weed 
seeds, sterilization has taken care of this. Use 
on lawns and gardens at the rate of 10 pounds 
per 100 square feet. 
25 Ibs. $1.25; 50-lb. bag $2.35; 
5 50-Ib. bags at $2.25 per bag 
Hyponex. Grows superior plants in soil, sand 
or water. Contains Vitamin B1. Clean, odorless, 
soluble powder, will not spoil nor lose its vital- 
ity. 1 teaspoon makes 1 gal. liquid plant food; 
1 Ib. makes 100 gals. 1-oz. pkg. 10c; 
3 ozs. 25c; Ib. $1.00; 10 Ibs. $8.00 
Lime, Agricultural Hydrated. Sweetens sour 
soils.and adds plant food; binds loose soils; 
breaks up clay. Use \% lb. to 1 sq. yd. 
10 Ibs. 35c¢; 50 Ibs. $1.50 
FULTON’S 
PLANTABBS 
White, completely 
dissolving plant food 
tablets with the high 
analysis: 11% nitro- 
gen; 15% phosphoric 
acid; 20% potash; 
plus Vitamin B-l, 4 
tablets to 1 gal. water. 
‘ 10 tablets .... .$0.10 

30\tabletsic.<.,)-.25 
75: tablets 244... 00 
1.00 
200 tablets .... 
Nitrate of Soda. Most rapid-acting of all 
fertilizers, furnishing nitrogen to plants almost 
immediately. Do not apply until plants are 
above the ground and then very carefully. 
Lb. 15c; 5 Ibs. 55c; 25 Ibs. $1.75; 100 Ibs. $5.75 
Potting Soil. A mixture of loam, leaf-mold, 
and sand made especially for use im potting 
ferns, house plants, and bulbs, and for window 
dnd porch box plants. Pk. 30c; bu. $1.00 
Peat Moss (Canadian Pioneer). A vegetable 
product splendid for mulching the rose and per- 
ennial bed. It retains moisture, keeping the 
earth from drying and cracking, breaks up clay, 
and binds together sandy soils. Spread over and 
raked into the grass, it holds moisture and 
keeps the lawn green throughout the summer, 
1 bale covers 800 sq. ft. VY inch deep. 
VY» bale $2.95; full bale $4.75 
Salt, Agricultural. Occasionally used as a 
top-dressing for Asparagus. Also effective as a 
weed killer on roadways, paths, etc. 
25 Ibs. 75c; 100 Ibs. $2.25; 500 Ibs. $8.00 
Sheep Manure. A highly concentrated pul- 
verized Sheep Manure, free from straw and 
rubbish and sterilized by heating to a high 
temperature which has killed all weed : 
This manure not only feeds the plant roots, but 
builds up the soil. Absolutely safe to use; it 
will not burn the plants. Spread it 10 Ibs. to 
each 100 sq. ft. 10 Ibs. 75¢; 25 Ibs. $1.25; 
50 Ibs. $2.25; 100 Ibs. $4.00; 500 Ibs. at 
$3.75 per 100; 1000 Ibs. at $3.50 per 100 
Tobacco Stems. Shredded tobacco leaves and 
stems that make a wonderful mulch and top- 
dressing for lawns and gardens. Retains mois- 
ture, feeds plants, drives away bugs 
25 Ibs. $1.25; 50 Ibs. $2.00; 100 Ibs. $3.50 
Complete Plant Food 
Feed Everything 
You Grow 
with 
this complete 
balanced diet 




Complete Plant Food 
FOR LAWNS, FLOWERS 

R 5 Ibs. 2. $045 
103 lbs >se aoe) 
25° (bStess lee 
SOMIDSwi eee 
100 Ibs. 4.00 
Modern Horticultural Chemicals 
Hormeodin. Makes plants root easier, mature 
earlier, flower sooner. Dip in water and then 
in the powder. One ounce treats about 2500 
cuttings. 
Powder No. 1. For Carnations, Roses, Poin- 
settias, Chrysanthemums. 
134-0z. tin 50c; Ib. $3.00: 
Powder No. 2. 
types. 
For woody and semi-woody 
1:34-0z. tin 75c; Ib. $4.50 
Powder No. 3. For resistant species, including — 
evergreens and leafless cuttings. 
]-oz. tin $1.00; Yy-lb. tin $4.50 
Transplantone. Applied in solution to shrubs 
and trees, when they are transplanted, makes 
them “take hold’ more quickly. 
Ya oz. 25c; 3 ozs. $1.00; Ib. $4.00 
Fruitone. Stops premature drop of flowers, 
fruits, and vegetables. Spraying with Fruitone 
helps pollination, thus producing a better yield. 
2/5-0z. pkt. 25c; 2 ozs. $1.00 
Rootone. A hormone dust for better rooting 
of cuttings, slips, bulbs, seeds. 
Y4-0z. pkg., treats 400 cuttings, $0.25 
2-0z. jar, treats 3000 cuttings, $1.00 
1-Ib. tin, treats 30,000 cuttings, $5.00 

VERMICULITE 
Makes Seeds Start Growing Quicker 
Start Your Early Flower 
Vermiculite is granulated and processed mica ore, light in weight, 
porous, sterile, used by professional growers to start seedlings, slips 
and cuttings with amazing results. A perfect growing medium. 
SIZE B-2 
This is graded to the proper 
size to root cuttings in. Price: 
4. qts. 50c, postpaid. 

THE HORTICULTURAL 
SENSATION OF 1947 
Makes Cuttings Root Better | 
Makes Bigger and Stronger Plants 
and Vegetable Seeds 
Fine ground and very succesful 
as a medium for the growing of 
plants from seed. 2, cu. ft. $1.60. 
in Vermiculite 
SIZE B-3 
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THE NEW 2-4 DOW WEED KILLER 
Kills Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Many Lawn Weeds. 
tops of the plants and kill the roots. 2-4-D travels through the plant 
system, speeding up growth process to a disastrous. degree. Foliage 
wilts, root systems split and disintegrate. 
Here are Some of the Many Weeds it Kills: 
Spray the 
Buttercup Ragweed Purslane Heal-All 
Chickweed Dock _ Y arrow Lawn Pennywort 
Dandelion Plantain Wild Carrot Devil’s Paintbrush 
One-half pint will treat 2,750 sq. ft.; one pint 5,500 sq. ft.; one 
quart 11,000 sq. ft.; three quarts treats one acre. 
Va pt. $1.40; pt. $2.25; qt. $4.00, prepaid. Gal. $7.00, not prepaid. 
KILLS WEEDS IN LAWN BY SPRAYING THEM 
