Newest Miracle-Working Chemicals and Garden Aids — 

Transprantowe 
HOR- 
stimulant 
more 
alone! 
Amazing new 
MONE-Vitamin 
‘“does things’’ to 
plants than Bl 
Mix with water—apply to 
soil. Makes better lawn 
turf, plants, tree and seed- 
ling roots. Unbelievable 
results transplanting 
VEGETABLES — toma- 
toes start quickly — no 
wilting or setback. 50% 
more yield reported. 1 oz. 



& PLANTS - SHRUBS - TREES makes 10 gallons trans- 
——————— plant solution or 1,000 
; gals., watering solution, 
Free folder on request. 
%-oz. pkt., postpaid, 25c. 
8-oz. can, postpaid, $1.00. 1-lb. can, $4.00 ppd. 

Hormone Wonder 
Powder for seeds, cut- 
tings, bulbs. Luxurious 
lawns, 2 weeks earlier— 
bigger, earlier flowers, 
garden crops! Seeds 
dusted with Rootone 
germinate faster, root 
deeper, make stronger, 
healthier seedlings. Cut- 
tings dipped in Rootone 
: speedily. develop sur- 
prising roots. ree booklet on request. Trial pkg. 
25c, 2-0z. jar (treats 20 lbs. lawn seed) $1.00. 
—__ FRUITONE 
The Hormone Spray— 
stops pre-harvest drop 
of apples and fruits— 
hastens maturity and in- 
creases set. Will keep 
leaves and berries on 
shrubs and trees longer, 


and insures better set- 
ting of fruit. Aids pol- 
lination of flowers — 
keeps needles from fall- 
ing off Christmas trees, 
or berries from holly 
wreaths. 
Full directions with 
each package—be_ sure 
to try this modern mira- 
cle. Trial pkt. 25c. 
2-0z, can makes 25 gals. spray, $1.00. 12-oz. 
can makes 150 gals. spray, $5.00. 



MAGIC 
GREEN 
FINGERS 
Pkg. of 24 
for 25c ppd. 

Simply push Magie Green Finger into soil of 
potted plants, window box, or garden plants— 
and watch improved growth and beauty! Easiest 
way to apply plant food and Vitamin Bl. Each 
Green Finger provides an average plant with 
stimulant for one month! Attractive, colorful 
pkg. of 24 Green Fingers, 25c ppd, 


Makes your 
Cut Flowers 
Live Longer 


Retards wilting—keeps color and fragrance 
much longer even in steam-heated rooms, No 
need to change water or recut stems, 
EURGVALLWACKAS O Desai, fe ane td FAS 10c¢ 
3 pkts. 25c ppd. 
Try Organic Gardening 
with 
VITALOAM 
Now you can 
grow really BIG 
vegetables, fruits, 
flowers with this 
amazing organic soil 
conditioner f or 
everything that 
grows—house 
plants, garden 
crops, trees, shrubs. 
Grows grass under 
trees. It’s easy to 
use—just mix into 
soil. Only one treat- 
ment for entire 
growing season. 
Cannot burn tenderest roots. Used by professional 
growers in 48 states. Vitaloam is a tremen- 
dously condensed humus preparation containing 
. YiTacaoaM 
Seg 
& pagal tt ead 

a bacterial culture that continues improving 
soil, while the enriched soil grows the crop. 
Positively not a commercial fertilizer. This 
soft, velvety material improves soil texture, has 
800% moisture capacity, high in Ph. balance, 
billions of beneficial soil bacteria produce green- 
er, healthier plants, with fruits of finer flavor, 
greater health value. A new thrill in gardening! 
3-Ib. can postpaid $1.10, 25-lb. can by express 
not prepaid $3.50, 50-lb. can by express or freight 
not prepaid $6.00. 
Make Your Own 
FERTILIZER 
from Grass Clippings, 
Leaves, Garbage and 
Other Waste Materials 
ACTIVO makes rich fertilizer 
humus easily, quickly, cheaply 
from kitchen waste, sawdust, gar- 
den rubbish, etc., at a few cents 
cost. Also stretches commercial 
fertilizer—makes it go six times 
farther. It activates potting and 
garden soil, Reduces odors in out- 
door toilets, making rich, easily handled garden 
humus. Activo (an organic composition) trans- 
forms waste materials into valuable fertilizer by 
bacterial action. Does not kill earthworms or 
beneficial soil organisms, as do chemical com- 
post hasteners. Just sprinkle on compost pile— 
it speeds decomposition, makes rich, odorless 
humus that builds up soil, without strong chem- 
icals. No, 1 size (for 100 lbs. compost), ppd. 40c, 
No. 2 .size (for 450 lbs. compost) ppd. $1.00, 
No. 7 size (for 1,800 lbs. compost) ppd. $2.35. 
No. 25 size (for 34% tons compost), not ppd. $6.50 
VERMICULITE 
Famous MICA-GRO Brand 
The wonder 
described in magazines, 
The perfect growing me- 
dium that starts seeds and 
cuttings faster, grows them 
bigger, stronger, with up to 


garden aid 

100% stand and phenom- 
inal root growth. Holds 
many times its weight in 
water plus oxygen. Pre- 
vents drowning, ‘‘damping 
off?’ and other diseases. 
It’s sterilized—it cannot 
rot. A featherweight soil for seedling flats, an 
ideal insulated garden mulch, ventilates heavy 
clay soil, ideal for forcing winter blooming 
bulbs, or starting garden seeds early. Y%_ pk. 
Hee 75c, 2 cubic ft. bag by exp. not ppd. 

TREAT VEGETABLE 
AND FLOWER SEEDS 
New ARASAN is the most 
modern disinfectant for all 
garden seeds. In actual tests, 
untreated seeds that produced 
a 64% stand, showed 83% 
stand after dusting with Ara- 
san! Nearly 30% increase—it 
pays! Non-irritating, easy to 
apply. 1-0z. pkt. postpaid 16c, 
8-0z. can postpaid 85c, 
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“\ _ Starter 
Solution 
This remarkable formu- 
la increased tomato yields 
4 tons per acre at Purdue 
University—boosted pota- 
to yields by 100 bu. per 
acre at U. of Maine. For 
CABBAGE, TOMATO, 
MELONS, PEPPERS, 
EGG PLANT, ete., dis- 
solve %. lbs BOOST ’EM 
in 5 to 8 gals. water, ap- 
ply % cup solution per 
plant when transplanting. 

Results are remarkable! 
Apply solution direct to garden seed when 
planted—again at blossom or fruiting stage. 

Advantages of Boost ’em Starter Solution: 
1. Reduces transplanting shock, plants resume 
growth earlier, fewer plants to replace. 
2. Earlier harvest, greater yield and better 
quality. 
8. Longer bearing period. 
4. Instantly soluble, cheap—easy to apply. 
Other profitable uses: apply direct to garden 
crops such as beans, peas, sweet corn, for mid- 
season boost. A splendid liquid fertilizer . for 
house plants, shrubs, perennials. 
3 oz. (for 2 to 3 gals. solution) postpaid, 25c, 
1% lbs. (for 20 to 25 gals.), postpaid, $1.00, 
10-lb. can, postpaid, $4.00. 
25 lbs. (freight or exp. not prepaid), $7.00, 
50 lbs. (freight or exp. not prepaid), $11.00. 
BAR-SPROUT 
Prevents 
POTATO SPROUTING 
in storage 
Now you can store your 
home-grown potatoes for 12 
months without sprouting or 
shrinking! Cold storage not 
necessary. BAR-SPROUT ac- 
tually improves cooking and 
eating quality, also appearance. 
Saves 15% in shrinkage. Con- 
trols sprouting of carrots, 
turnips, rutabagas in storage. 
Absolutely harmless (see page 
71). Just dust tubers with sifter can. 
12-0z. sifter can (treats 8 bu.), postpaid $1.00, 
5-lb. can (treats 55 bu.) postpaid $5.75, 
GROW SEEDLESS 
TOMATOES! 
Grow Earlier, Larger, Sweeter, 
and More Tomatoes on _ each 
plant with ‘‘NO-SEED,’’ an ap- 
proved plant hormone that’s easy 
to use. Just mix with water and 

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spray newly opened blossoms. 
UCLA <‘NO-SEED’’ induces artificial 
yy setting of fruit, prevents falling 
of first blossoms, gives ripe to- 
matoes 2 to 4 weeks earlier. 
Treated plants produce larger, 
firmer, meatier fruits, without 
seeds. Grow seedless peppers, egg 
plant, cukes, squash. Tested by 
U.S.D.A., leading Universities, 
Colorado Experiment Station. 
2-0z. bottle (for % gal. spray) 
ppd, 65c, 4-oz. bottle (for 1 gal. 
spray) ppd. $1.00, pint (makes 
4 gals. spray) ppd. $2.60. 
INSECT 
REPELLENT 
FAMOUS 6-12 FORMULA 
; The famous formula the 
Army used in South Pa- 
i cific. Mosquitoes, biting 
iflies, gnats, fleas, chiggers 
‘will stay away with a few 
rops applied to hands and 
ace. TIME magazine says: 
‘Formula 6-12 is reported 
to be six times as effective 
py os 100% citronella.’’  2-o0z. 
ae F bottle 55c, two bottles for 
— ™ $1.00, postpaid, 
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Better Products from FARMER SEED & NURSERY CO., 

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