GLOXINIAS 
Gorgeous velvety flowers in brilliantly beau- 
tiful colors! Gloxinias are truly a most won- 
derful flower. The blooms open to 2% to 3 
inches across and they come on week after 
week, And, they are about the easiest of all 
house plants to grow. You can plant your 
Gloxinia bulbs from February until late 
May and have a succession of flowers. 
Use a 5-inch pot and get good rich sandy 
loam. ‘Plant the bulb about one inch deep. 
Place it in a warm sunny window. Water it 
sparingly until growth appears and then 
water every day. After flowering the bulbs 
should be saved for planting another season 
and so on for many years. Here are four of 
the finest. 
BLOOMING SIZE BULBS 
Your Choice Alike or Assorted 
Each 39c; 3 for $1.00, Postpaid 
69. Emperor Frederick. Scarlet, bordered white. 
70, King of the Reds. Deep blood red. 
73. Prince Albert. Ruffled dark violet. 
76. Queen Wilhelmina. Soft rose pink. 
GLOXINIA SPECIAL 
Order No. 75 
One each, listed at the left. 
ALL 4 ONLY $1.25, POSTPAID 
POTTING SOIL 
FOR HOUSE PLANTS 
Potting soil especially prepared for growing plants and 
bulbs indoors. Promotes luxurious foliage growth and gor- 
geous colorful flowers. Easy to use, just pour soil into con- 
tainers, plant bulbs or flowers, nothing to add but water. 
Contains humus, garden soil, rotenone, vitamins Bl and B2, 
rootone, cuperous oxide and further enriched with addi- 
tional amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash to make 
a highly balanced nutritional soil for bulbs and house plants. 
Y2 Gal. $1.00; Gal. $1.50, Postpaid 
The stately, floret packed spikes of Gladiolus bloom 
make most attractive and colorful bouquets. They are 
_ ideal for floral arrangements in combination with flowers 
- of every kind. Plant lots of them. Have Gladiolus in 
- abundance for yourself and for your friends. 
Feed your Vegetables, Flowers, Roses and 
Shrubs the modern way—with ready-to-use 
PLANTABBS. Clean and odorless; absolutely 
reliable; easy to use. Order today. POSTPAID 
PRICES: 75 tablets, 50c; 200 Tablets, $1.00; 
1000 Tablets, $3.50. 
ALL SEASON BOUQUET GLADS 
Order No. 3268. This special is hand picked to bring 
you a parade of beautiful bloom over a long period of 
time. The Jumbo bulbs bloom earliest. Then, the large 
bulbs come on. And finally the medium size bulbs bring 
on their long spikes of beautiful bloom. With the natural 
variation in blooming time of the fine varieties in this 
mixture you are just bound to have glorious colorful 
_glads over a long, long period of time. 
15 Jumbo Bulbs —20 Large Bulbs 
15 Medium Bulbs 
_ All 50 Bulbs Only $2.00, Postpaid 
(lf you want 100 bulbs in this same size mixture, 
: ; send only $3.85) 
RA-PID-GRO—Results in 24 hours! 
For use on everything you grow. This miracle all-purpose plant food is highly 
concentrated. Guaranteed Analysis. Nitrogen 23%, Phosphoric Acid 21%, 
Potash 17%, plus Vitamins B-1 and B-2. Each pound makes 22 gallons (176 
Ibs.) when mixed with water. The cost is less than 3¥4c per pound. Quick act- 
ing, clean, odorless, easy to use, For lawns, gardens, plants, shrubbery, Ever- 
greens. Complete and simple directions on every package. POSTPAID 
PRICES. 
8 oz. Pkt. (11 Gal.) 75¢; 1 Ib. (22 Gal.) $1.25; 5 Ibs. (110 Gal.) $4.50 
BIG whe GLADS 
HYPONEX 
Complete 
Order No. 3262. 25 Medium Size Bulbs, 80c sacl 
a ~ Order No. we ss fae sin baie a ss Balanced 
q Order No. umbo Size Bulbs, PLANT 
3 FOOD RANSPLANTONE 
NEWEST GLADIOLUS 1 Lb. 
(3123, VALERIA, The Red Glad. that is rapidly becoming atts 
100 GALS. 
the standard red cut flower variety. Five to seven bril- 
liant crimson florets open at one time. 5 Jumbo Bulbs, 
i 
—-70c. 
3118. WINGS OF SONG. Another outstanding cut flower 
Glad. Rich shrimp pink blooms overlaid with smoky 
A complete and balanced Plant 
Food. Diluted with water one 
teaspoonful makes 1 gallon; 1 Ib. 
} ROOTONE, the plant hormone pow- 
TRANSPLANTONE, the hormone-vita- der, for cuttings, seeds, tubers and 
makes 100 Gallons for soil cul- 
lavender blotches on the fully open blooms, Very attrac- 
orange on s more open florets. Caused more comment 
. than any glad we displayed at soe State Fair this year! 
5 Jumbo Bulbs, os i 
ture or 50 gallons for soilless 
culture. With Hyponex-and-wa- 
ter, plants grow luxuriantly, flow- 
er abundantly and develop stur- 
dy growth, regardless of the 
poorness or sterility of the soil. 
Clean, odorless and harmless. 
Will not cake, spoil or lose its 
_ vitality. Postpaid. 
7 Oz. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.00 
min powder for stimulating roots in 
transplanting. Makes shrubs, trees and 
plants take root faster. Produces ear- 
lier maturity and larger crops when 
used on vegetable plants. One ounce 
makes 1000 gallons. 
Y2 oz. packet, 25c; 3-oz. can, $1.00; 
1-Ib. can, $4.00 
bulbs. Just dip the base of the cutting 
or slip in ROOTONE, the roots will 
grow faster and bigger. By dusting 
seed with Rootone, seedlings grow 
faster and more uniformly, producing 
stronger plants and better crops. 
Y4-oz. pkt., 25c; 2-oz. jar, $1.00; 
1-pound can, $5.00 
ACTIVO,. Compost activator and soil energizer. Turns leaves, kitchen waste, grass and rubbish 
into valuable compost. Fine for treating outdoor toilets, septic tanks, cesspools. Easy to use. 
Odorless. Complete directions with your order. No. 2 Slze for up to 425 Ibs. of waste, $1.00. 
No. 7 (for 1350 Ibs.) $2.00. No. 25 (for 3 tons) $7.00. Prepaid. 
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