Newest Miracle-Working Chemicals and Garden Aids 
more yield reported. 1 02. 
makes 10 gallons trans- 
plant solution or 1,000 
gals., watering solution, 
Tree folder on request. 

ly-0z. pkt., postpaid, 25c. 
$1.00. 1-lb. can, $4.00 ppd. 
OTONEZ 
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. Free booklet on request. Trial pkg. 
25c, 2-oz. jar (treats 20 lbs. lawn seed) $1.00. 
Pound $5.00, ppd. 
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, 
“Apples” © or berries from holly 
that wont’f wreaths. 
Full directions with 
each package—hbe sure 
to try this modern mira- 
ele. Trial pkt. 25c. 
2-oz, can makes 25 gals. spray, $1.00. 12-oz. 
can makes 150 gals. spray, $5.00. 

MAGIC 
3 GREEN 
1FINGERS 
Pkg. of 24 
§ for 25c ppd. 

Simply push Magic 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 
much 
need to change water or recut stems, 
Liberal package 
wilting—keeps 
longer even in 
color and fragrance 
steam-heated rooms, 
3 pkts. 25c ppd. 

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Try Organic Gardening 
with 
VITALOAM 
Amazing new  HOR- 
MONE-Vitamin stimulant Now you can 
‘‘does things’’ to more crow jreally. 4, BIG 
plants than Bi alone! ce : vegetables, fruits, 
Mix with water—apply to ; VirTacoamM flowers with _ this 
soil. Makes better lawn Seca amazing organic soil 
turf, plants, tree and seed- pea tect nouditionemm, ficou 
ling roots. Unbelievable 2 everything Ee hitaet 
results transplanting grows Saar GnieRe 
VEGETABLES — toma- plants Paacdes 
toes start quickly — no crops ene Hebe: 
wilting or setback. 50% " 
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 18 a tremen- 
dously condensed humus preparation containing 
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, 
ereater 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. 2 size (for 450 Ibs. compost) ppd. $1.10 
No. 7 size (for 1,800 lbs. compost) ppd. $2.35 
No. 25 size (for 34 tons compost) not ppd. $6.50 
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\ Famous MICA-GRO Brand 
i 
; The wonder garden aid 
described in magazines. 
The perfect growing me- 
dium that starts seeds and 
cuttings faster, grows them 
bigger, stronger, with up to 
100% stand and phenom- 
inal root growth. Holds 
many times its weight 
water plus oxygen. 
vents drowning, ‘‘damping 
off?’ and other diseases. 
It’s sterilized—it cannot 
A featherweight soil for seedling flats, an 
insulated garden mulch, ventilates heavy 
clay soil, ideal for forcing winter blooming 
bulbs, or starting garden seeds early. Y pk. 
postpaid 75c, 2 cubic ft. bag by exp. not ppd. 




rot. 
ideal 

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- 




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See § | san! Nearly 30% increase—it 
foot penatuogriootet pays! Non-irritating, easy to 
apply. 34-0z. pkt. postpaid 25c, 
8-0z. can postpaid 85c. 
BOOST ’EM 
Starter 
Solution 
This remarkable formu- 
{la increased tomato yields 
4 tons per acre at Purdue 
_| University—boosted pota- 
| to yields by 100 bu. per 
- 4 acre at U, of Maine. For 
CABBAGE, TOMATO, 
MELONS, PEPPERS, 
EGG PLANT, etc., dis- 
solve % lb. 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 résume 
growth earlier, fewer plants to replace. 



2. Earlier harvest, greater yield and better 
quality. 
3. 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. 
8 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 
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. 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, 20-lb. can (treats 225 bu.) $16.00 
not ppd. 

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your 
“NO-SEED”’ 
FOR 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 
spray newly opened blossoms. 
‘“‘NO-SEED’’ induces artificial 
setting of fruit, prevents falling 
of first blossoms, gives ripe to- 
matoes 2 to 4 weeks earlier. 
Treated plants produce larger, 
firmer, meatier fruits, with fewer 
seeds. Grow seedless peppers, egg 
plant, cukes, squash, Tested by 
U.S.D.A., leading Universities, 
Colorado Experiment Station. 
2-0z. bottle (for Y gal. spray) 
ppd, 65c, 4-oz. bottle (for 1 gal. 
spray) ppd. $1.00, pint (makes 
4 gals. spray) ppd. $2.75, 
INSECT 
REPELLENT 
FAMOUS 6-12 FORMULA 
The famous formula the 
: A Product of Scence 7 
NO-SEED 
weatsce 
seroceys 
Army used in South Pa- 
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flies, gnats, fleas, chiggers 
will stay away with a few 
drops applied to hands and 
«face. TIME magazine says: 
a‘‘Formula 6-12 is reported 
to be six times as effective 
as 100% citronella.’* 2-oz. 
P bottle 55c, two bottles for 
$1.00, postpaid, 


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