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| HAD R&-PID-GRO I NEED RA-PiD-Gro 

The “Miracle Plant Food” 
Contains Vitamin B! and B° Plus 11 Other Plant Food Elements 
What Is RA-PID-GRO? 
Ra-pid-gro is a complete concentrated plant food formula. Easily 
made into an immediate effective liquid fertilizer by simply adding 
water. It will speed up growth of plants now in place and will assure 
more successful transplanting of new plants. 
How Is It Used? 
Ra-pid-gro is so easily prepared for use. Just add water at the 
rate of 1 pound of Ra-pid-gro to 22 gallons of water. Allow to dissolve 
and it’s ready for use. Apply around each plant according to directions 
on the bag. For use on small numbers of plants mix at the rate of a 
teaspoonful to a quart of water. Also very valuable for use when 
transplanting. Dip plants in solution for three or four minutes. 
What Will It Do? 
Ra-pid-gro will work almost unbelievable miracles in promoting 
rapid and healthy growth on all types of plants. Use it on lawns, 
around shade trees, evergreens, shrubs, roses, perennials, vegetables 
and house plants. Many times plants which have been given up for 
dead will respond to applications of Ra-pid-gro. All the vital plant 
food elements are present in this remarkable discovery and since it is 
applied in liquid form, are readily available to the roots of the plant. 
Stop Expensive and Tragic Transplanting Losses 
By using a large tub or pail and mixing Ra-pid-gro with water at 
the rate of 22 gallons of water to one pound, you have a solution 
in which to dip the roots of the plants before setting out. If this is 
done, you will practically eliminate transplanting losses. Trees, shrubs, 
roses, evergreens, and similar plants should be set in the solution 3 
to 4 minutes. Berry plants one minute. Vegetable and house plants 
just dip and remove. Grass and vegetable seeds should be sprinkled 
with Ra-pid-gro before sowing. Use the solution for watering after 
setting out plants or sowing seed. 
How Much Will | Need? 
To estimate your season’s requirements of Ra-pid-gro figure at the 
rate of 1 pound of Ra-pid-gro for each 100 pounds of other fertilizer 
you have been using. Or the manufacturer recommends the following: 
For a lot 40x60 ft., with 15 shrubs, 20 ft. of hedge, 3 fruit trees, 2 
evergreens, 12 roses, and 800 sq. ft. of lawn, 5 Ibs. of Ra-pid-gro 
for a season's feeding. A lot 40x100 ft., with 25 shrubs, 3 shade trees, 
4 fruit trees, perennial bed, a few grapes and raspberries, 10 ever- 
greens, a small vegetable garden, and 1500 sq. ft. of lawn, requires 
10 Ibs. per season. A lot 75x150 ft., with 48 roses, 40 shrubs, 4 shade 
trees, perennials, 6 evergreens, hedge, vegetable garden, strawberry 
and raspberry patch, grapes, 10 fruit trees, and 4000 sq. ft. of lawn 
will require only 20 Ibs. of Ra-pid-gro per season. 
Make This Test 
Get 1 pound of Ra-pid-gro and mix as specified and apply to a 
small staked-off section of your lawn; or to a few selected rose bushes, 
berry plants, perennials, etc. At the end of 30 days you will be 
surprised at the difference between those fertilized with Ra-pid-gro 
and those left unfertilized. You'll be a booster for this remarkable 
and easy way to secure almost phenomenal results from your plants. 
How Does Its Cost Compare With Other 
Fertilizers? 
Ra-pid-gro is less expensive than other fertilizers. In the larger 
quantities it makes your fertilizer cost about Y2c per pound, as against 
a cost of about 3c per pound for average fertilizers. Remember, | Ib. 
of Ra-pid-gro makes 176 Ibs. of rich and complete plant food. 
ALL PRICES ARE DELIVERED 
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Watch Your Plants Grow - - Use Miracle RA - PID- GRO 


EASY TO GROW 
and So Good for 
You! 
One planting of Asparagus 
lasts many years. Requires 
little care. Asparagus is al- 
ways ready to sell early in the 
spring before other vegetables 
are ripe and always brings a 
good price. Emlong’s home- 
grown roots are bright colored 
and of large caliper. Plant 
them during March, April and 
May. 
Washington 
Introduced by the U. S. De- 
partment of Agriculture, this 
has long been the leading 
commercial Asparagus.  Pro- 
duces large, tender, green tips. 
Mild, rich, full flavor. In 
great demand for shipping, 
canning and freezing. Plant 
the roots 12 inches apart in 
the garden. In the field rows 
can be 4 feet apart. 5000 
roots plant an acre. 
Paradise 
The new giant strain of Asparagus from California. Makes 
long, thick, very tender stalks. Grows quickly. Said to bear usable 
tips a year sooner than other kinds. Paradise retains its color 
when canned or frozen. Very profitable and very dependable for 
home or/market. A hundred roots supply the average family for 
many years. Plant the same as Washington. 
WASHINGTON AND PARADISE ASPARAGUS PRICES 
25 50 100 250 500 1000 
Lee it oacat Geer sc $1.00 $1.75 $3.00 $6.50 $10.00 $16.00 
PT HAO GOMOOS 1.95 2.95 4.25 8.00 13.00 20.00 
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“PAY AS YOU GROW” 

MIDGET 
VEGETABLES 
a For the 
SMALL GARDEN 
THEIR RICH FULL FLAVOR 
IS A REAL TASTE-THRILL 
Now, with even the smallest backyard space 
* you can enjoy the garden-fresh sweetness of 
corn just-off-the-stalk ... the refreshing fla- 
vor of vine-ripened melons. You'll say this new 
race of miniature vegetables is the best eating 
you've ever known! Easy to grow; simple cul- 
tural directions with every order. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET WATERMELON 
Miniature 7- to 8-inch melons; easy on 
garden and refrigerator space! Crisp, 
Juicy, delicious; few seeds, practically 
no rind; extra high sugar content. 
GOLDEN MIDGET SWEET CORN 
Tenderest, sweetest corn ever grown! 
4-Inch butter-yellow ears on 30-inch 
plants. Ideal for freezing; 6 to 8 ears fill 
a quart freezer carton. 
MIDGET MUSKMELON 
Vines only 3 feet long produce amazing 
numbers of luscious 4-inch melons, each 
an individual serving. Superb flavor, 
Deep orange flesh, edible to the rind. 
TINY TIM MIDGET TOMATO 
Novel, %4-inch bright red tomatoes on 
dwarf plants; easy to grow in house or 
garden. Delicious flavor; a new touch 
for salads, garnishes and preserves! 
BABY BUSH PUMPKIN 
Perfect 8-inch pie pumpkins on dwarf 
bush-type plants! Produce surprising 
numbers of bright orange fruits. Its fine- 
grained, deep-golden flesh makes deli- 
cious, flavor-rich pies. 


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