NICHOLSON’S MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES 
Protect Your Trees From 
Borers with 
Para-Dichloro-Benzene 
The peach tree borer (Sanninoidea Exitiosa 
Say) feeds actively in the fall, spring and sum- 
mer months, and lies dormant during the 
winter. It attacks the soft inner layer of bark 
usually just beneath the ground and sometimes 
along the larger roots. The presence of these 
pests is indicated by masses of gum mixed with 
brown frass or ‘sawdust’ exuding from the in- 
jured trunk. The borers become full grown from 
the middle of June to the first day of September, 
and then spin silk cocoons which hatch into 
clear winged moths, During the six days these 
moths are alive they lay from 200 to 800 eqgs— 
which shows what a menace they will become 
if not properly checked. 
P.T.B. WILL KILL THEM 
The popular modern way to rid your orchard 
of these worms or borers is to apply Para-Di- 
chloro-Benzene around the base of all trees. 
It is a white crystalline substance that changes 
to a gas heavier than air, and penetrates the 
burrows of the borers, It is fatal to insects, but 
will not harm man or domestic animals unless 
taken internally. 
A five-pound package of P.T.B. is sufficient 
for 80 trees. An experienced man should be able 
to treat 15 to 20 trees in an hour. 
15 oz. jar, 60c; 5 lb. $2.35, postpaid. If 
wanted in larger quantities, write for prices. 
Woe CUT ROASTING EARS | 
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move young corn from roasting ears. Cuts 
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a few hours. 










Sudbury Home Gardener's 
Soil Test Kit 
Sufficient Material for 20 Individual Soil Tests 
This kit is the only equipment we know of at 
anywhere near its price that tests for nitrogen, 
phosphorus, potash and acidity. It gives the 
gardener complete information about the re- 
quirements of his soil. It is the ideal kit for 
“week-end gardeners” and for the home-own- 
ers who want the best results with the least 
expenditure on fertilizer. $2.50, postpaid. 
SUNOCO 
SELF 
EMULSIFYING S PRAY 
Sunoco will emulsify in any water and it is 
clean to use. It will not deteriorate from season 
to season. Kills every scale it touches, San Jose, 
Oyster-shell, Rose scale, Tulip, Magnolia, Ter- 
rapin, Pit-making Oak, Oak Lecanium, Euro- 
pean Elm, Gloomy, Scurfy, Dogwood, Sitka 
Spruce Gall, Spruce Gall, Aphid, Juniper Scale, 
Spruce Bud Scaie, Red Spider, Lace Wing Bugs 
and Euonymous Scale, Catalpa, Mealy Bug, 
Pine Leaf Scale, 1 gal., $1.35; 5 gals., $5.00, 
f.0.b. Dallas. 

Hormodin 
For Rooting Cuttings 
Hormodin Powder makes it possible to propa- 
gate practically all varieties of plants from cut- 
tings. The Hormodin treatment enables growers 
to transplant from the propagating bench to the 
field much earlier than with the usual practice. 
Treated cuttings establish themselves readily 
when transplanted. Many species, heretofore 
considered impossible to propagate from cut- 
tings, may now be grown successfully from cut- 
tings treated with Hormodin Powder. Because 
Hormodin Powder induces roots to grow even 
from tissue which does not normally produce 
roots, cuttings may be taken with less regard 
to buds or nodes. Cuttings treated with Hormo- 
din Powder root quicker and have more grow- 
ing roots per cutting. 
POWDER NO. 1. A general purpose powder 
especially good for carnations, roses, poinset- 
tias, chrysanthemums, and similar types. 1%4- 
oz. tin, each, 50c; 1-lb. tin, $3.00. 
POWDER NO. 2. Designed for many of the 
woody and semi-woody types. 134-oz. tin, each, 
75c; 1-lb. tin, each, $4.50. 
POWDER NO. 3. Designed for the more resist- 
ant species including many evergreens and 
dormant leafless cuttings. l-oz. tin, each, $1.00; 
l-lb. tin, each $4.50. 
COMBINATION PACKAGE. Contains Nos. 1, 2, 
and 3, in one carton. Set, 75c. 
Wiss Garden Shears 



700—WISS GRASS CLIPPER. High grade 
workmanship and best quality metals are used 
in this shearer. Each, $1.75, f.o.b. Dallas. 

Postpaid 

Activo 
Don’t burn leaves or waste 
table refuse! Turn them into rich 
humus and plant food this easy 
way. Activo mixed with leaves 
and garden refuse hastens the 
composting time by many weeks 
by bacterial action. Activo is 
economical and effective to use. 
The fertilizer produced from com- 
post is organic, improves the soil 
structure, at the same time en- 
riching the soil without burning 
the plants. 
No. 2 size makes up to 450 lbs. of 

(Oty opef eC ek. ee as $1.00 
No. 7 size makes up to 1,800 lbs. 
ipimCOmM POR ys. $2.00 
f.o.b. Dallas 
root zone watering and 


feeding 
908—WISS PRUNING SHEARER. This is an 
anvil type pruner with proven Wiss quality. 
Each, $3.00, f.0.b. Dallas. 

aN pivelf 
Extra Cartridges $1.00 per dozen 
814 B—REGULAR PATTERN WISS HEDGE 
SHEARS. These shears are made of hardened 
and tempered forged steel. Each, $3.75, f.0.b. 
Dallas. 

Peat Moss 
_ Peat Moss improves the physical structure of the soil. It absorbs ten 
times its weight in water, or more, conserving it, releasing it for the 
plants in periods of drouth. 
Peat Moss makes soils favorakle to beneficial soil bacteria, necessary 
to good vegetative growth. Plants consume humus and so do the bac- 
— in their operation of transforming air nitrogen into valuable plant 
ood. 
Seed sown in soil mixed with Peat Moss germinates more quickly than 
seeds in soil alone. Wet the moss several hours before forking into the 
flower beds for best results. 
After plonting small flower seeds, it is a good idea to sprinkle dry, 
pulverized Peat Moss over the soil surface, then soak gently but thor- 
oughly; no raking required. This aids seed sprouting extensively. 
__ Peat Moss is available to use in hotbeds and cold frames; also to work 
in the soil of your flower beds, vegetable garden, around trees, shrubs 
and hedges. It helps to hold the moisture and keep the soil from packing. 
It is also just the thing to use to top dress beds of bulbs after they have 
been planted. By giving rose beds a top dressing of about two inches of 
Peat Moss during the summer, it keeps the beds from drying out. 
Peat Moss is clean, has no disagreeable odor and is free from weed 
seeds. Large bales usualiy contain about 18 bushels. Price, small pack- 
ao 15c; 8 lbs., 60c; 15 lbs., $1.00; 1% bale, $2.85; bale, $4.65, f. 0. b. 
allas. 
Ask for Descriptive Circular and prices in larger quantities. 
Terra-Lite 
Vermiculite Plant Aid has more uses than possibly any other garden 
product. Its primary uses are as a growing medium to start seedlings, as 
a rooting medium for cuttings, as a summer or winter mulch, for growing 
bulbs, to lighten heavy soils, to hold moisture in light sandy soils, for 
transplanting, and excellent for storing bulbs or roots after digging. 
Excellent for house plants. 4 qt. bags, 35c; 2 bu. size, 75c; 2 bu. (approx- 
imately 15 lbs.) size, $2.50, all prices f.o.b. Dallas. 

Armour’s 
Camellia and Azalea Plant Food 
For more beautiful Gardenias, Camellias and Azaleas, use Armour’s 
Camelia and Azalea Plant Food—a scientifically formulated plant food 
containing only high quality materials. Armour’s Camelia and Azalea 
Plant Food contains the three primary plant foods plus the essential sec- 
ondary elements in their correct proportions to give you most gratifying 
results. Actual growing tests in the growing of these plants clearly prove 
the superiority of this plant food. 10 lbs., $1.00; 25 lbs., $1.75; 100 lbs., 
$5.00, f.0.b. Dallas. r 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. 
SE jae 
DALLAS, TEXAS 
