Cutchogue, a Ly Ne 2 a | 
Jaeee 27, 1951 a | 
To My Friends and Patrons: 
Please accept this catalog with my very page Ai for 1951. The me 7 | 
past year has been a nerve wracking year as far as war and peace are — 
concerned, but a very satisfactory year as far as gardens are concerned. - 
How better to get away from Head Lines and Commentators than 43 a 
through an hour or so in the flower or vegetable garden, and what a 
satisfaction to sit down to a meal of home grown fruit and vegetables. — 
Grass, Clover and Alfalfa seeds of all kinds excepting ath : 
seed are as high or higher than last year, but don’t be tempted wit. .. 
cheap seed as there are enough weed seeds in your soil witout bapa ) 
more, as you would do in cheaper grades of seed. Ey 
Pig Bare 
Our home mixed lawn seed is blended with the very best Braden a 
of seed on the market and priced just as reasonable as ‘possible, CON= 
sidering quality. Sow Sterling Lawn Grass seed af‘er fertilizing VOuUtn 
new lawn with sheep manure and bone meal at the rate of 3 to 5 ‘Tbs. ‘foes a 
1,000 sq. feet, On an old lawn use half that quantity but be sure 108% -* 
rake it in well, roll and fertilize with Vigoro just before a rain. te a aa 
Peas and Fava Beans paid well last year and we have a good 
supply of the best kinds priced a bit cheaper than a year ago. are * 
Fordhook Bush Limas and string beans are also cheaper in. price. 
and although they did not show much profit last year you can never 
judge how a crop will pay by the preceding year. 
If your trees and shrubs need fertilizing our Arico cap: Lewiene 
Trees and Shrubs is the very thing to use. About % to 3 lbs. per treete 
or bush according to size placed in holes at the outside edge of the 
branches where the roots feed. Do not place close to tree or shrub. 
We have an extra fine lot of Premier Strawberrv Plants for 1951. ey ‘ 
Also quite a few Fairland, Fairpeake, Sparkle, Catskill and Robinson. 
They are all good but Premier is the most dependable 40 a Bpod yield 
of nice berries holding +heir size well to the end. . 
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Our Asparagus Roots made a good growth last year, oe ata as 
large as the year before, but good for 1-year old. If you want larger 
roots we have them this year. Two-year old extra large crowns. ta a win | 
few in your garden and cut them next year. aly 7 @ 
If you will kindly look this catalog over, I hope you will na 
many things to interest you and that you will give us your order at an i 
early date. oe 
Thanking you for your patronage and good will in the past and ad | 
with best wishes for the coming year, I remain, 
Yours for the best in Seeds and Plants, ; aa ule 
RALPH W. STERLING | 
Member of 
Long Island Nurserymen’s Association 
New England Gladiolus Society ~ 
Long Island Farmer’s Institute, Inc. 
Suffolk County Farm Bureau 
