
Asm General Directions for Ordering AsM 
ASK YOUR DEALER for ASM Reliable Seeds or if more convenient 
send your order direct to us, using the order blank enclosed in this 
catalog if possible. Be sure that your name and address are written 
plainly. Write in proper place on the order 
‘blank, Post Office, County, Rural Delivery, 
Box Number and nearest Express office. 
REMITTANCES should be made by express 
money order, P. O. money order, bank draft 
or personal check for a sufficient amount Zone 

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Distance from 
Packages weighing 8 ounces or less can be forwarded anywhere in 
the United States at a cost of Ic for each 2 ozs. or fraction thereof. 
FOREIGN PARCEL POST — We prepay postage up to 10 Ibs. on 
all Flower Seeds, and also on Vegetable 
Seeds listed at 50c per Ib. or more. For 
Bean, Corn, Pea, and Field Seed, and for 
other articles listed in this catalog, add 16c 
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Each : ee ; : 
: countries requiring Commercial Invoices or 
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notice, 

CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
SOWING SEEDS IN THE OPEN GROUND 
wage thoroughly, and after a few days ‘spade, pulverize and rake 
Open a shallow furrow, sow the seeds, cover immediately and firm 
the soil to the seeds with the back of the rake. Level, the surface by © 
raking, leaving a loose mulch on top. Avoid sprinkling,.for this would - 
form a crust, which would exclude the air and make it yery difficult 
for. the tiny plants to break through ‘the surface. The thorough irri- 
- gation before spading should provide plentiful moisture to germinate - 
the seeds without additional water being applied. kf sowings are made 
when the weather is very warm it’is.a good plan'to cover the rows 
‘ with strips of burlap unti! the seeds sprout. After:the plants are up, 
they may be sprinkled or irrigated, following each -itrigation with sur- 
face cultivation to break the crust that’ may form. ; 
When the plants.are. sufficiently developed, thin to a distante be- 
. tween plants that will give room for those remaining to devélop well. . - 
The thinning process’ may continue for .some time, removing each . 
alternate plant. at frequent intervals.. In removing the ‘plants, take . 
sufficient soil with each one so as to disturb the roots as little as 
possible. r ; 
_ SOWING SEEDS IN FLATS 
It is usually better to start small seeds in shallow boxes. or flats. 
'" Be sure to see that the bottom of the flat provides good drainage. A 
flat is a box about 20 inches square and abeut 3 inches deep. Fill the 
flat to the top with a mixture composed’ of equal parts of peat moss, 
sand, and good garden loam, thoroughly moistened. Firm the soil in 
the flat with a brick or block of wood, leaving a smooth surface. 
Broadcast the seeds on the surface, pressing them lightly into the 
soil, and cover them with sand only. They should be covered to a 
depth of about two and a half to three times the breadth of the seed 
itself.. Fold a burlap sack ta fit on top of the soil after the seeds are 
sown and covered. The purpose of the burlap is to hold the soil and 
seed in place, to prevent washing and to retain the moisture; or* 
instead of sprinkling flat may be placed in a shallow pan of water and 
moisture allowed to soak from the bottom to the surface. 
Place the flat in the shade during the summer months and in the 
sun during the winter months. Lift the burlap occasionally to see if 
the seeds are germinated and then at. the first sign of germination, 
remove the burlap, then sprinkle lightly, keeping the soil thoroughly 
moist but not wet until all of the seeds have germinated. 
The young plants require sunshine, therefore the flat should be 
placed in the sunlight after all the seeds have germinated. When 
the plants have acquired a second or third set of leaves, or when they 
have grown sufficiently large for transplanting, they may be removed 
to the open ground. They should not be left in the flats for too long 
a time as younger plants are more successfully transplanted than 
those that have grown too tall and woody, 

See A & M PLANTING CALENDAR on inside of back cover 
for varieties to plant in the open ground or in flats, time of 
planting, etc, For other tables see pages 2, 3, 33. 


FEED YOUR PLANTS 
Plants, like animals, must have good food in order to thrive. Give 
them a complete plant food containing the three. most necessary ele- 
ments usually found in insufficient quantities in the soil—nitrogen, 
phosphorus and potash. ne. 
"_ Each plant food element has a particular function of its own. 
Nitrogen produces luxuriant and rapid growth. Phosphorus strength- 
ens growth, develops a strong root system and accentuates produc- 
tivity. Potassium promotes sturdiness and gives better color to flowers, 
also texture and flavor to vegetables and fruits. 
A plant food such as this should be used lightly (3 to 5 pounds ™ 
per 100 square. feet) several times during the season rather than 
heavily once a year. It will give equally good results on vegetables, 
flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns. ns 
See page. 74 for Plant Foods. 
PROTECT YOUR PLANTS — 
WRITE FOR THE ACME SPRAYING GUIDE 
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Garden insects‘in general are divided into two classes, sucking 
and chewing. In the sucking class are such insects as aphis, thrips, 
scale, mealy bug, etc. ‘These may be’ controlled by contact insecti- 
cides such as nicotine, oil sprays, lime-sulphur, pyrethrum, etc. Chew- 
,ing insects are various’ species of worms, caterpillars, beetles, etc., 
which actually chew the leaves of the plants. To control these a 
stomach poison may be used, such as Acme Garden Guard, Lead 
Arsenate, Calcium Arsenate, Paris Green, Derocide, etc. 
For funtus diseases such as mildew, blight, leaf spot, etc., usé 
- Bordeaux Mixture, Kopper King, Kopper Queen, etc, 
See pages 77, 78 and 79.for Insecticides, 
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NON-WARRANTY: Note—There are so many contingencies to be encoun- 
tered in growing plants from seed and in setting out plants, that aré 
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dependent on the weather and other conditions over which we have no — 
control, that success in planting is not altogether dependent on the seed 
or plant. We will send out only seed which we believe will grow and | 
produce the kind of plant and variety represented, but— 
OFFICIAL DISCLAIMER CLAUSE—‘The Aggeler & Musser Seed Com- . 
pany gives no warranty, express or implied, as to the productiveness 
of any seeds or bulbs it sells and will not be in any way responsible for 
the crop, Our liability, in all instances is limited to the purchase price 
ef the seed, bulbs, and/er plants.’’ 
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