GIRARD BROTHERS’ NURSERY, GENEVA, OHIO 
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BEAVER PEAT HUMUS 
Beaver Peat is a rich dark brown color. 
Centuries of time were required to make 
it. Years of growth of ferns, mosses, grasses 
and fibrous plants, falling and decaying, 
aided by nature, completed the task of form- 
ing it. In Beaver Peat you get America’s 
finest garden soil organic; a humus source 
that gives life-giving properties to soils the 
moment you dig it in— that retains its 
identity in the soil for many years. It is 
not ue be compared with or confused with 
muck. 
Valuable for Evergreens. When young 
seedlings or transplants go to the field, 
place a small handful of wet peat over the 
roots, then cover with earth. This prac- 
tically insures the life of the tree when 
dry weather comes later in the summer. 
Half a shovelful placed around roots of 
larger evergreens is of great benefit. 
Azaleas, Ilen, Klamia, Leucothe, Mahonia, 
Rhododendion, all thrive with peat around 
their roots. 
Mulching or Top Dressing. Cover all 
perennial beds with from one to two inches 
of Beaver Peat. Evergreens, ferns, lillies, 
rhododendrons, etc. may be covered up to 
three inch depth if found necessary. 
For Flower and Vegetable Beds. Beaver 
Peat is used with fine results in vegetable 
gardens and flower beds by working into 
the soil such quantities as are necessary to 
make the soil soft and pliable. 
Lawn Covering. Apply Beaver Peat to 
a depth of one-fourth inch late in the 
autumn or in the spring. The grass will 
come up through leaving a good humus 
which will help keep your lawn from burn- 
ing. Spotty lawns can be cured—old lawns 
can be rejuvenated, new lawns can be as- 
sured long years of health and beauty. 
No Weed Seed. Beaver Peat contains no 
weed seed, fungi or other impurities; it 
is dehydrated and pulverized thus making 
it exempt from Japanese Beetle quaran- 
tine. In reaction, it is very slightly acid 
with high organic matter content. 
Domestic Peat shipped direct from the 
pits in Ohio. 
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Order early, then you will have it when 
needed. Should be shipped by freight. Bags 
weigh about 100 pounds each. 
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HORMONE POWDER FOR 
BETTER CROPS 
Clean the seed before planting. About 
200 diseases affecting plants can be spread 
by spores present on seeds. Seed disin- 
fection help to prevent seed-borne diseases. 
Ramex Hormone is a scientific growth 
stimulant and seed disinfector. 
Cuttings. Ornamental, deciduous and 
evergreen cuttings are dipped into the 
powder about one-half inch and then placed 
in rooting medium. Yew cuttings made in 
June hormone-treated, rooted 93 per cent. 
Tree Seeds. Ramex Hormone kills with 
no guess work, fungi or molds which are 
carried on the hull of the seed and whieh 
attack the seedling after it germinates. 
Lawn Seed. Plants from hormone-treated 
grass seed have nearly three times the root 
strength of plants from untreated seed. 
Directions. One ounce treats a bushel of 
corn or small grain. One ounce is ample 
for treating all seeds for a large garden. 
Always mix thoroughly dry, never wet. 
Never use as a spray. 
Prices: % oz. pkt. 25e, 1 oz. pkt. 5Qe, 
3 oz. tin $1.00, 1 lb. tin $4.00, postpaid. The 
cost is small, the benefits large. 

HOTBED KITS 
Many of our customers do not know we 
have one of the finest hotbed kits made. 
No. 10—Home gardener’s kit, for 8x6 
hotbed. Contains 40 feet of 200 watt in- 
sulated cable, 500 watt 115 volt AC ther- 
mostat with a connector plug for attaching 
to outlet, pilot light and control knob for 
setting temperature. Set of instructions. 
Protects 8x6 sashes against frost. Post- 
paid $6.75. 
No. 20—For 6x6 hotbed. Contains 80 
feet of 400 watt insulated electric cable, 
one 500 watt thermostat as outlined above, 
set of instructions. Protects six 3x6 sashes 
Aare frost. Easy to install. Postpaid. 
Cables Only—40 ft. $2.25; 80 ft. $4.50. 
