SUL, PLANT FOODS, ETC. 
Very few perennials will be perennial if the SOIL IS NOT RIGHT FOR THEM. 
The importance of proper soil preparation for perennial beds, rose gardens, shrub 
borders, bulb beds, etc., cannot be stressed too much. Deeply prepared beds make 
for more permanent gardens. 
Listed on this page are the necessary items to assist you in giving your plants the 
soil that they need to get started right and keep growing. 
RHODODENDRON AND 
AZALEA SOIL 
Specially prepared soil, made up with the 
acidity and drainage requirements of these plants 
in mind. 
Y% Bushel 85c: Bushel $1.45 
VHPF (Pronounced VIP) 
Miller’s Plant Starter and Plant Food 
Excellent when used as a transplanting solu- 
tion. As a fertilizer it is very good for all house 
plants or small garden areas. 
1 lb. can 50c 
HOFFMAN SMALL PACKAGE 
FERTILIZERS 
As @ convenience to our customers who do not 
need larger. quantities: 
Peat? Moss,.1820z: bag «eee eee 3 0c 
Hyper-Humus, 3% !bs. Sas: 40c 
Borie. Meal:<5! lbs: 2206 ee A 75c 
Hydrated Lime, 5-lbs. 2 te 35e 
Sheep Manure, 5 lbs. 50c 
Super Phosphate, !0 lbs. === tt:*«é«S 
All Purpose Spray (Miller's) can be used as a 
dust or spray. 
2 lbs. 95c 
Aluminum Sulphate—use as soil amender for 
correct acidity. 
5 lbs. 50c 
ESSKAY PLANT FOOD 
For Best Results 
100 Ibs. _____ $4.75 
50 Jes. 22. ..2,50 
Cpa DS eee 1.50 
(Oi bs ee 
5 Ibs. 

SIFTED TOP SOIL 
If you consider your soil impossible to recon- 
dition, try our sifted, enriched top soil. Good, 
loamy soil, rich in organic matter and organic 
fertilizers. Very good for Roses as well as peren- 
nials, annuals, and window boxes. 
] Bushel $1.45; 3 Bushels $4.60 
10 Bushels $12.00 
GOOD TOP SOIL 
This is our second grade, not sifted of en- 
riched, but a very good grade of top soil. 
] Bushel $1.00; 3 Bushels $2.85 
10 Bushels $8.55 
Fresh Cow Manure bushel $1.00 
Well-Decayed Manure ___ bushel 1.10 
| MICHIGAN PEAT MOSS 
THIS FINELY GRANULATED PEAT is an excel- 
lent soil conditioner for soils that are too heavy 
or too light. it retains moisture 
around the plants during dry spells. It is most 
valuable for its acidity in planting and mulching 
Rhododendrons and Azaleas. 
% Bushel 75c: Bushel $1.30 
As a mulch 
VERMICULITE 
Propagating medium for seeds and cuttings. 
4 qt. bag 4c 


Behnke Nurseries, Beltsville, Maryland 
