FERTILIZERS, MANURES, SOIL INGREDIENTS 
Economy Fertilizer. A low-price mixture 
with a high analysis (5-10-5). Contains 
the chemical imgredients for the proper 
growth of all plants. Good where quick 
results are needed, rather than a long- 
lasting park fone frncourages succulent 
vegetables and good flowers. 5 Ibs. 50c, 
25 Ibs. $1.60, 100 ihe. $4.25, 
Adco. The speedy compost maker. Add it 
to garden refuse, leaves, grass clippings to 
hasten decomposition. 5 Ibs. $1.25, 20 Ibs. 
$2.90, 150 Ibs. $14.50. 
Aluminum Sulphate. Makes soil acid; 
much used for rhododendrons and similar 
plants. Not a fertilizer. Follow with an 
application of Sawco Acidulous Fertilizer. 
5 Ibs. 60c, 25 Ibs. $2, 100 Ibs. $6. 
Ashes, Hardwood. Furnish potash. Use 
10 Ibs. per 100-ft. row. 5 Ibs. 75c, 25 Ibs. 
$2.50, 100 Ibs. $6. 
Blood, Dried. Adds nitrogen and a small 
amount of phosphorus. Used for green- 
house plants. Acts quickly. 5 Ibs. $1.50, 
25 Ibs. $5, 100 Ibs. $15. 
Bloomlife. Makes cut-flowers stay fresh. 
Family size pkg. (makes 26 ats.) $1. 
Bonemeal. Mixed fine and coarse. Recom- 
mended for the garden and for lawns. It is 
quick to give results, yet the benefits are 
Iastmg. The standard food for roses. Use 
2000 Ibs. per acre or 5 Ibs. to 100 sq. ft. 
dug or raked into the soil; use one-half this 
rate when top-dressing grass. 5 Ibs. 60c, 
25 Ibs. $2, 100 Ibs. $6, 500 Ibs. $28.50. 
Bone, Vineyard. 14 to \-in. pieces. For 
grape vines and fruit trees. 25 Ibs. $3.50, 
100 Ibs. $9.50. 
Cattle Manure, Shredded. A soil builder 
and mulch that is recommended for crops 
in hot, sandy soils. Ideal for perennial 
beds. 50 Ibs. $3, 500 Ibs. $28.50. 
Charcoal. Sweetens and lightens sour and 
heavy Iand. Use 5 Ibs. per 100 sq. ft. 
50 Ibs. $3.50. 
Clay’s Fertilizer. Imported. Has a splen- 
did reputation for flowers, vegetables and 
fruits. 28 Ibs. $4.25, 56 Ibs. $8, 112 Ibs. $14. 
Cottonseed Meal. An excellent organic 
plant-food with high amount of nitrogen. 
For fine lawns and all acid-loving plants. 
5 Ibs. $1.50, 25 Ibs. $5, 100 Ibs. $12.50. 
Gypsum. Widely used as a dusting on 
manure piles to fix and hold nitrogen. 
Furnishes lime to the land without an 
alkaline reaction. 100 Ibs. $3.50. 
Hyponex. A complete balanced all-soluble 
plant foot. 7 ozs. 50c, Ib. $1, 10 Ibs. $8, 
25 Ibs. $15, 100 Ibs. $40. 
Lime, Agricultural, Hydrated. Corrects 
soil acidity, and is a plant food. Binds 
loose soils and opens heavy land, Quick 
acting. Specially prepared for horticultural 
purposes. As a winter dressing, broadcast 
1 ton to the acre or 5 Ibs. per 100 sq. ft. 
5 Ibs. 25c, 50 Ibs. 95c, 500 Ibs. $9.50, ton 
$35. 
Limestone, Pulverized. 10 Ibs. 50c, 
50-Ib. bag 75c, 10 bags $7.50. 
Muriate of Potash. For potatoes and root 
~.crops. Alkaline reaction. Use 1% Ibs. per 
100 sq. ft. 5Ibs. 90c, 25 Ibs. $3, 100 Ibs. $7.50. 
Nitrate of Soda. Nitrogen m available form 
for lettuce and other leafy vegetables. 
Use 1 oz. to 1 gal. of water as liquid or 
114 ozs. to 1 sq. yd., dry. Lb. 35c, 5 Ibs. 
75c, 25 Ibs. $2. 50. 100 Ibs. $6.50. 
Ra-pid-Gro. (Powder.) The proved 
formula for a liquid plant food. iConteine 
vitamin B-1 and B-2. No inert matter. 
100% soluble. Quickly absorbed by plant 
roots. Use 1 teaspoonful to 1 qt. of water, 
1 Ib. to 22 gals. of water. 8 ozs. 69c, Ib 
$1.25, 5 Ibs. $4.50, 25 Ibs. $21. 
Salt, Agricultural. For asparagus beds. 
100 Ibs. $3.25. 
Sand. Steamed and sterilized. For seeds, 
cuttings, etc. 25 Ibs. $1, 100 Ibs. $3. 
Sheep Manure. Use in the vegetable and 
flower garden, also as Itquid manure; 5 
Ibs. per 100 sq. ft., 2000 Ibs. per acre. 5 Ibs. 
50c, 50 Ibs. $3, 500 Ibs. $28.50. 
STIM-U-PLANT. Plant food im tablets. 
Ideal for pot plants and where food is re- 
quired quickly. 30 tablets 35c, 100-tablet 
pkg. $1, 1000-tablet pkg. $5. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. For Iawns, use 
oz. per sq. yd., mixed with several 
times its bulk of soil, 5 Ibs. 75c, 10 Ibs. 
ee 50 Ibs. $3.75, 100 Ibs. $6.50, 500 Ibs. 
Sulphate of Potash. Acid reaction. 5 Ibs. 
90c, 25 Ibs. $3, 100 Ibs. $7.50. 
Super-Phosphate. Use freely. Supplies 
ioe she iainete acid. Ibs. per 
100 s per acre. 5 Ibs. 60c, 
25 tt Ax Yoo Ibe. $3. 50, 500 Ibs. $15. 
Tan Bark, Spent. For bridle paths, garden 
paths and around rock gardens. 100 Ibs 
$5, 500 Ibs. $23.50, ton $80. 
Tankage. (Blood and Bone.) Contains 7% 
nitrogen, also some phosphoric acid and 
potash. 100 Ibs. $12. 
Tobacco Stems. Excellent as a mulch; 
deters soil insects. Use 25 Ibs. per 100 
sa Bale (about 100 Ibs.) $4.50, 5 bales 
Humus, Peat Moss, Etc. 
Buckwheat Hulls. Ideal mulch for rose 
beds. Holds moisture, keeps down weeds, 
saves cultivating. 50-Ib. bag covers an 
area 100 sq. ft. %-inch deep. 50 Ibs. $2.50, 
100 Ibs. $4.50. 
Humus, Soil ingredient, improving its 
texture, Increasing its water-holding prop- 
erties. For renovating old Iawns, 50 Ibs. 
to 100 sq. ft. Double this quantity for 
making new lawns. 10 Ibs. 50c, 50 Ibs. 
$1.25, 100 Ibs. $2, 500 Ibs. $10, ton $35. 
Leaf-Mold. Used for preparing rhododen- 
dron beds and as an ingredient im potting 
soul. 100 Ibs. $4, 500 Ibs. $18.50. 
Moss, Dry Sphagnum. Bale $6. 
Mulch-o-Nure. Mixture of tobacco, peat 
and plant foods. Spread 1 in. thick around 
roses, grapes, shrubs, lilies, etc. Keeps 
roots cool, retains moisture, deters insects. 
50 Ibs. $3. 50, 500 Ibs. $30. 
Saas Osmundi. For orchids. Bag ie 
at Moss orted. Bale 
“Bales $19, "10. ba es $37. Carton ee bite’ 
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Michigan Peat 
‘‘Nature’s Finest Soil Builder” 
A sedge peat superior to imported. For 
winter mulching of rose beds, perennials, 
shrubs. Use when making new lawns. pk. 
rae 5-cu. ft. bag $3.85, 5 bags $19, 10 bags 
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Root-Forming Chemical 
Hormones 
HORMODIN ‘B’? POWDER. In. three 
strengths for the rooting of cuttings. 
o. 1. For most house and greenhouse 
plants such as carnations, chrysanthe- 
Pkt. 
mums. roses, poinsettia, etc. 
25c, 134-oz. jar 50c, Ib. $3. 
No. 2. For Bee cuttings. 134-oz. jar 
75c, Ib. $4.51 
For Cr ese of evergreens and 
also bulbs. 1-oz. 
oe. 3. 
hardwood trees, and 
jar $1, Ib. $4.50. 
Combination package of above three 
Hormodin Powders, 1 oz. complete, 
75¢. 
Rootone. A hormone powder for cuttings, 
seeds, tubers and bulbs. Simply dust seeds 
or cuttings. Also ideal for dusting grass 
seed to give a quicker and heavier stand. 
2-oz. jar $1, Ib. $5. 
Fruitone. Prevents premature dropping of 
apples and pears. Excellent for setting 
better crops of tomatoes and beans. 2-02. 
can $1, 12 ozs. $5. ' 
Transplantone. For stimulating roots 
when transplanting plants, trees and 
shrubs. Reduces wilt. 3-oz. can $1, Ib. $4. 
No-Seed. ‘A plant hormone spray that 
develops -near-seedless tomatoes. 4 ozs. 
$1, pt. $2.50 
Legume-Aid Seed Inoculant 
To be assured that essential bacteria for 
the culture of legumes such as peas, beans, 
clover, Iupme, etc. are present in the soil, 
use Legume-Aid. Garden pkt., treating up 
to 5 Ibs. of seed, 15c. Quantity for 1 bu. UG: * 
2% bus. $1; 100 Ibs. 50c. On all orders for 
more than "garden packet, please specify 
seed to be inoculated. 
~ Vermiculite Mica-Gro B-3 
A natural mineral Seek the weight of 
sand or soil. Sterile, inert, retains water. 
Will not permit fungus or algae growth. It 
insures full benefit from hormones, vitamins 
and nutrient solutions. Useful in the ger- 
minating and starting of seeds. Helps to 
avoid damping-off and soil-borne diseases. 
Add 25 to 50 percent to soil for potting. Use 
it around the roots of newly a one trees and 
shrubs. Holds moisture even during 
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