PLANT FEEDING 
Where? Why? 

As every gardener knows, good seed 
alone can’t make a successful garden. 
No matter how good the seed, it 
needs proper feeding. Like any liv- 
ing thing, it must be nourished. 
As seeds men, we do everything in 
our power to bring you the finest of 
seeds. We select seeds with the right 
heritage, with the inborn qualities 
that are needed to win out in the 
battle every growing thing must 
fight. 
But once our good seed is in your 
hands, the rest is up to you! So—in 
your plans to get the best possible 
results from our good seed, consider 
carefully the information on plant 
feeding which we give you here. 
Actually, plant feeding nowadays 
is a rather simple, easy job. While 
plants need many different elements 
of food for best growth, all these 
elements can be provided by one 
complete balanced plant food such 
as Morcrop. Without odor or muss, 
the modern balanced plant food takes 
care of all the usual plant needs of 
the garden—and does it inexpensively. 
As to the questions of “how, when, 
where and why”’—most of the in- 
formation you need can be told in a 
few words. The basic routine of 
plant feeding: for the home garden 
and lawn is this: 
For LAWNS: 
Follow these 3 steps... 
1. Check to see that grass is dry! 


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For Northwest Garden Success 
Morcrop’s famous 5-6-8 formula is the complete fertilizer 
with an organic base developed through hundreds of soil 
analyses especially for soils of this region through Lilly’s 
more than 60 years of scientific agricultural research in the 
Northwest. Morcrop offsets the lack of necessary elements 
in the Northwest soils ... supplies the nourishment essential 
to root growth; sturdy, long-lasting blooms; full-flavored 
vegetables and healthy, green lawns. Morcrop is the best 
for the Northwest because it is made right here for the 
Northwest! It is formulated with an organic base for last- 
ing results in the soil. 
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25 Ibs... 0. 0s. es cs «91.00.50 IbS.c 2 oe eae p 2.50 
100 Ibs..........$4.40 
(PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE) 
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2. Apply evenly 4 pounds of com- 
plete plant food per 100 feet of 
area, either with a spreader or 
by hand. 
3. Soak the plant food into the 
ground immediately after ap- 
plying. 
If water is not available merely work 
the plant food off blades of grass 
with back of rake. NOTE: If plant 
food is applied early, before growth 
starts, steps 1 and 3 do not apply. 
Spring rains work the plant food into 
the soil. A light feeding three times 
a year—early Spring, early Summer 
and Fall—will give a thick carpet of 
grass. 
For FLOWERS, VEGETABLES, 
BERRIES So, 
Apply complete plant food at the 
rate of 4 pounds per 100 square feet 
of area before seeding or setting 
plants. For established perennials 
apply around plants or along both 
sides of row early in Spring and at 
six to eight week intervals. 
For TREES ; : 3 
Make a series of holes 12 to 18 inches 
deep with a 2” soil auger or a pointed 
stick under the drip of the branches. 
Figure the plant food need per tree 
by measuring diameter four feet 
from the ground and allowing 3 
pounds of complete plant food per 
inch of diameter. Fill holes with a 
mixture of half plant food and half 
soil or sand. « « + 
As to your choice of plant food: 
We recommend MORCROP because 
of its unexcelled balance and its long 
record of unfailing reliability in 
Northwest soils. 
For ACID-LOVING PLANTS .. . 
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Camellias 
and similar acid-loving plants must 
have regular fertilizing if they are to 
remain healthy and produce the best, 
most brilliant bloom. Most fertilizers, 
however, do not contain the right 
elements for these plants or may 
have an abundance of lime that is 
highly injurious to them. Lilly’s 
Acid-Morcrop was designed espe- 
cially for acid-soil plants. 
LILLY’S ACID MORCROP is man- 
ufactured after the time tested scien- 
tific formula of Dr. Robert Gatke. It 
produces the exact type of acid re- 
action in the soil necessary for 
abundant, healthy growth and luxuri- 
ant flowering of our native and im- 
ported acid-soil plants. 
Apply ACID MORCROP at the 
rate of 4% pound (about a full hand- 
ful) per square yard. Scatter evenly 
in a wide band directly under the 
tips of the branches. Rake the sur- 
face only slightly after application 
because the feeding roots are close 
to the surface and should not be dis- 
turbed. Feed in the Spring and just 
after blooming. 















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