



To My Friends And Patrons: 3 ee at Not ae 
s Please accept this catalog ea my very best wishes for 9 
: health, happiness and prosperity for. 1949. ate oe yee | 
| LT hope your gardens, field ‘crops, lawns, s shrubs and flowers all ia y 2 ; 
well for you last year. 84 gd ay: Sucks as B 
‘The hot, dry Tecilee Biceecis many a iwae last Fall eae Bie ade | 
vice is to rake the bare spots well and reseed with Sterling Lawn . . : 
and put a small amount of Agrico i in each hole. Then pound the hole in ‘ at 





















Grass. Our lawn grass seed is quite high this year but our seedis the 
purest there is. If you buy a cheaper grade look. out for chaff and. | 
weed seeds. Nearly all grass seeds are high, partly on account of crop att 
failures and partly on account of Government buying for export. We - | 
buy the best grade even though it costs meee a ph more coc a Te am sure ne 
it pays. es | ea AS | Ri Hoa we 
‘We will have a ee cepat of all kinds of oe ae Panter a Joe 
year. Beans are higher this year but peas are lower and other items — a 
are priced about the same. Our regular strains of Fordhook Bush 
_Limas, World Record Peas, Holland Grown Erfurt. Cauliflower, and 
_ Blue Ribbon Brussels Sprouts were extra fine in eee ang ue last | 
year, Be sure to order your supply early. | a 
| The Aquedulce Fava Beans gave a fine crop: of very large pods a i 
last year and they paid very well. : ane so ie 
_Vigoro, applied this Spring, will give. you. a nice green jake coll i. 
Summer. An application of Bone Meal in the. Fall will give the grass 
all the necessary elements to make the very best root and —e bari oF 
This is especially essential for grass in shade. Eee i 
= ~ Agrico is a good fertilizer for your need ane ‘sie Make a | 
naiaker of holes around the tree. as far. out as the branches extend 

and if there is proper moisture you will see the effects: in more luxur- a i 
jant growth of your trees and shrubs, We have a ae Acid, saa Of 
for ‘your Azaleas, Rhododendrons. and Mountain: Laurel. : | 
Thanking you for your patronage in the past and aside a shares 
if not all, of ae seed and plant business for 1949, 2 remain, ae: || 
Yours for better Seeds and Plants, a h i 
RALPH Ww. STEEN 4 
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