NORMAL TIME REQUIRED TO 
PRODUCE PLANTS FROM 
SEED FOR TRANSPLANTING 
Antirrhinum 12 wks. Nemesia 6 wks. 
Aquilegia 12 wks. Pansy 10 wks. 
Aster 7 wks. Pentstemon 
Boltonia 8 wks. 10-12 wks. 
Calendula 6 wks. Petunia 10-12 wks. 
Campanula 16 wks, | Phlox 6-8 wks. 
Carnation 6-8 wks, | Poppy, Iceland 
Celosia 5 wks. 12-16 wks. 
Chrysanthemum Pyrethrum 16 wks. 
Salvia 8-12 wks. 
14 wks. = : 
Dakin Ginwies. Scabiosa Sorcha 5 
Delphinium 8 wks. ; eee 
Dianthus 6-8 wks. Statice 210 wks, 
Stock 5-6 wks. 
Heuchera 20 wks. ameereviniiliant 
Hollyhock 4 wks. 6-8 wks. 
Ipomea 8 wks. | Verbena 6-12 wks. 
Lobelia 12-16 wks. Viola 8 wks. 
Marigold 4 wks, Zinnia 4 wks. 
VITA-BANDS 
Grow your plants in Vita-Bands and eliminate 
transplanting shock; saves space, growing time, 
and produces healthier plants. Exclusive nu- 
trient treatment affords a liberal supply of bal- 
anced plant food. See page 75 for prices and 
description, 
Be Oe Op bern ys 
ICELAND. Gart- 
ford Giant Art 
Shades. An excel- 
lent strain with 
exceptionally fine 
large flowers, beau- 
tifully fluted and 
soft textured car- 
ried on extremely 
long, heavy wiry 
stems up to. 30 
inches in length. 
They bloom early 
in the spring. See 
inside back cover 
for color illustra- 
sions Ee kt, Lbesy 2 
pkts., 25c. 
1081. Pentste- 
mon, Hybrid Glox- 
inoides Mixed. H. 
P. (Beard Tongue), 
A very showy per- 
ennial growing 
about 2% feet high 
on rather bushy 
plants. Long slen- 
der spikes bear 
many trumpet 
shaped flowers re- 
sembling somewhat a Foxglove. Pkt., 15c; 2 
pkts., 25c. 
VITAMIN-HORMONE STIMULANTS 
TRANSPLANTONE 
Transplantone, the hormone-vitamin powder for 
stimulating roots in transplanting. Makes shrubs, 
trees, and plants in general, take root faster. 
Produces earlier maturity and larger crops when 
used on tomato, cabbage, celery, lettuce, tobacco, 
and sweet potato plants. Prices: ¥% oz. pkt., 
25c; 3 oz, can, $1.00; 1-lb, can, $4.00, postpaid. 
ROOTONE 

Giant Pentstemon,. 
Rootone, the plant hormone powder, for cut- 
tings, seeds, tubers and bulbs. Just dip the base 
of the cutting or slip in Rootone, set in sand, 
and the roots will grow faster and bigger. By 
dusting seed with Rootone, seedlings grow faster 
and more uniformly, producing stronger plants 
and better crops. Prices: 14 oz. pkt., 25c; 2 oz. 
jar, $1.00; 1 lb. can, $5.00, postpaid, 
FRUITONE 
More Tomatoes and More Seedless Tomatoes 
with Fruitone. 
This plant hormone spray will help develop 
a better set and a bigger crop of tomatoes. If 
the spray hits the blossoms after blooming and 
before pollination, the tomatoes will be seedless. 
Simplé and easy to use. Fruitone also helps 
grow big berries on berry-bearing shrubs and 
stops pre-harvest drop on fruit trees. Prices: 
25c packet makes 5 gallons; $1.00 package makes 
25 gallons, 
ROSETONE 
a@ proven combination of Hor- 
mones and Vitamins. It insures the success of 
your roses. Soak roots of bushes in Rosetone 
before planting. Water your established rose 
bushes for better growth, Prices: 1% oz. pack- 
et, 25c; 3 oz, package, $1.00, postpaid. 
Rosetone is 

Pyrethrum, Roseum. 
945, PYRETHRUM. Roseum. H. P. (Paint- 
ed Daisy.) A valuable early summer flower. 
Charming shades of pink and red daisy-shaped 
flowers blooming freely in May and June, often 
blooming again in the fall. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 
OLDS’ PANSIES 
1075. Swiss Giants, Prize Mixed. P, Enor- 
mous blossoms three inches and over in diam- 
eter. Perfectly round without overlapping petals 
borne on long stems above the foliage. Petals 
are thick and a rich velvety texture. Beautiful 
combinations of colors. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; 
Yg 02Z., $1.15; 1%, 02., $2.00; 1% 0o2., $3.753 02., 
$7.00. 
1079. Giant Trimardeau Mixed. P. A choice 
strain of Pansy. Very large flowers. Does not 
have the color range of the Giant Prize Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; 4% oz., 70c; 4% oz., $1.25; 
Y 0z., $2.25; oz., $4.00. 
1076. Engelmann’s Giants. H. H. P. An 
English strain of Pansy. See page 43 for color 
illustration and complete description, Pkt., 35c; 
2 pkts:., 65cs 1/16 0z., $1.20; 3 oz., $2.10; 
VY, oz., $4.00; 14 oz., $7.50. 
Ae 

Swiss Giant Prize Mixed Pansies, 
January 19, 1949 
“Have had your seed every year since 1912.” 
P. A. Reed, Michigan. 
Dirt-Proof, Washable 
GARDEN GLOVES 
XG ALL LEATHER and 
ry DURABLE yet 
SOFT ASKID and 
EASY TO WEAR 

Eezy Wear gives you 
everything you’ve been 
wanting in a garden glove: 
All-leather protection from dirt, scratches, 
stains, infection— yet permit almost BARE- 
HAND FREEDOM. Their amazing softness and 
pliability is the result of a special processing of 
select lamb skins. Economical, too—outwear six 
pairs of ordinary fabric gloves, are washable and 
can be used the year ’round for gardening, 
housework, yard, painting, furnace, garage, etc. 
Sizes for women (small, medium, large), $1.25 
pair; 2 pair for $2.35, postpaid, 
Sizes for men (small, medium, ree $1.30 
pair; 2 pair for $2.45, postpaid, 
Se eos 
L. L. OLDS SEED COMPANY — MADISON 1, 

Red Oriental Poppy. 
1128%. POPPY. Red Oriental. H. P. Tine 
perennial plants 3 feet tall, of rather massive 
form and bearing bright scarlet flowers 6 inches 
across. They transplant best in August. See page 
42 for color illustration. Pkt., 15¢c; 2 pkts., 25c. 
OLDS’ 
VIOLAS 
While the Viola 
Cornutas are bien- 
nials they can be 
grown as annuals by 
planting in March or 
April. Very popular 
because of their. free 
flowering habits and 
their dwarf spread- 
ing growth which 
make them ideal for 
front row planting in 

the border or for : z 
small beds. Violas. 
1311. Arkwright Ruby. H. B. Beautiful 
ruby-crimson shading to terra cotta. Pkt., 20c; 
2 pkts:, 35c. 
1313. Lutea. H. B. Bright clear yellow on 
plants about eight inches in height. Pkt., 15c; 
2 pkts., 25c. 
1312. Chantreyland. H. B. The best _ free 
flowering apricot. Pkt., 20c; 2 pkts., 35c. 
1316. Mixed. H. B. A blending of choice 
cornuta type varieties. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c. 
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AND BEAUTIFIES 
Easy to hammer 
into hard ground 
PROTECTS 
$187 THE DOZEN 
In cartons of two dozen 
(makes 24 feet of fence) 
1 doz., $1.89; 
21” High, 12" Wide, 
a" steel enameled green 
2 doz., $3.50. 
WISCONSIN 
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