Kellogg's Famous Flowers 
Milorganite and other treated sewage 
are also good. Commercial fertilizers are usu- 
ally a very satisfactory substitute for stable 
manure, if the manure cannot be obtained. 
The formula for Azaleamums and 
most flowering plants would be 4-8-4, or 
4-6-4 or similarly proportioned fertilizers. 
Bone meal, though too slow for some 
flowers, is excellent for Azaleamums, if used 
at planting time. Since Azaleamums do not 
bloom until late summer, the good in bone 
meal will be available at just about the 
right time for flowering. In general, bone 
meal applied soon after planting is a good 
fertilizer for plants which bloom in late 
summer or early fall. 
How to Use Fertilizer 
ETHODS of applying fertilizer are as 
follows: 
(1). Dig the hole for your flower three 
to four inches deeper than required, then 
put a layer of stable manure or cow manure 
at the bottom, add an inch layer of sand, and 
then fill in the rest of vour pulverized soil. 
This method supplies drainage at the same 
time you prepare your soil. It is for animal 
fertilizers only. however, not so good for 
commercial fertilizers and bone meal. 
ay Beautiful 
Colors of 
(2). Any of the fertilizers mentioned 
above previously, excepting perhaps the pig 
manure, can be mixed with the soil. One 
good thing about this is that in mixing the 
fertilizer with the soil, you are at the same 
time pulverizing it well, and thereby dou- 
bling your chances for prize-winning flowers. 
Tuberous 
Begonias 
Beautiful flowers foe moist, shady spots—just as beautiful and 
as large as the pictures above. Are started from tubers; can be 
grown easily in the garden or potted, and 
will give you an amazing abundance of 
blooms. 7 to 10 inches high. Bloom July to , 
September. Plant in semi-shade, ordinary “ 
soil, water well. Colors: Scarlet, Yellow, 
Copper, Rose, White, Salmon, Crimson. 
Two types (A and B shown above) and all. 
seven colors in each type. State type an@- 
color wanted. 1 for 30c; 2 for 53c; 3 for 
75c; 4 for $1.00; 6 for $1.43; 7 for $1.65. 
KEEP MANURE 
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CULTIVATE 
SHALLOWLY 
FIRM SOIL 
WELL 
= SAND 
MANURE 
Don’t Forget Your Bonus Plants 
We can handle orders over $5.00 nearly as 
cheaply as smaller orders--we share the sav- (3). Tertitizer dan be'ap plc EMRE 
ing with you by a fine bonus plan. See ing. The sooner the better, and keep it away 
from the plant—five or six inches away. then 
page 32A., work into the soil by shallow hoeing. A 
smaller hoe than that shown would be hetter, 
Try to hold the hoe blade parallel to the 
soil’s surface for best results. 
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