Olds’ Plant Foods and Soil Builders 
VIGORO THE SQUARE MEAL FOR LAWNS ANDPLANTS 
The joy and pride of every home owner is a beautiful 
science, 
successfully grow lawns and flowers, shrubs and. vegetables. 
Science discovered that plants require eleven different food 
Failure to supply some of these ele- 
lawn and garden. Today, thanks to 
elements from the soil. 
ments is the greatest cause of gardening failure. 
to supply plants with all the plant food nutrients scientists 
The picture above is 
a test made by the U. S. D. A. and reported in Technical 
Here you see that many different plant 
food elements have a part in determining the plant growth. 
Your gardening 
success determines our success and the results obtained from 
the high quality seeds purchased from us will depend in a 
we are so en- 
a product of Swift 
Odorless, 
Requires only three pounds 
and four pounds 
hundred square feet of flowers and vegetables. Sizes and prices 
VIGORO prices: 1 lb., 15c; by mail, 25c; 
5 lbs., 53c; by mail, 75c. By freight or express: 10 lbs., 95c; 
have proved plants require from soil, 
Bulletin No. 340. 
VIGORO contains all these plant elements. 
large measure upon the soil. That is why 
thusiastic about this product. VIGORO, 
and Company, is a complete plant food. 
economical, and easy to apply. 
per hundred square feet for lawns 
subject to change. 
25 Ibs., $1.70; 50 Ibs., $2.80; 100 lbs., $4.55. 
VIGORO TABLETS 
For house plants and 
specimen plants, Vigoro 
Tablets: are complete, 
balanced plant food in 
handy tablet for m. 
Price: Pkg; (12 tab- 
lets), 15c, postpaid. 
VIGORO SPREADERS 
Save time, effort, and mate- 
rial in seeding and feeding your 
lawn and obtain more uniform 
application by using a VIGORO 
PLANT FOOD SPREADER. 
Just the right size for the small 
home owner. Spreading width 18 inch, hopper 
capacity 25 pounds. Sturdy but light weight 
with rubber tires. Convenient size for the lady 
gardener. Price, by freight or express, f20.0D; 
Madison: $11.15. Shipping weight, Tipe lbs ef 
wanted by mail include postage for 15 lbs, to 
your zone. e ie 
Junior Spreader. Larger than the Model ‘‘BR 
with a capacity of 50 to 60 lbs. 18 inch spread- 
Model BR 
Spreader. 
Model ‘‘BR.’’ 
ing width. Price, by freight or express, £2000 Ds 
Madison: $13.10. Shipping weight, 26 lbs. 
Standard Spreader. Semi-professional rubber 
tired model with 
pacity 80 to 90 lbs. 
press, f. 0, b. Madison: 
42 Ibs, 
24 inch spreading width, ca- 
Price, by freight or ex- 
$47.05, Shipping weight, 
Grows Better Plants Faster 
In SOIL, SAND-or WATER 
Simply dissolve and water 
all your houseplants, garden 8 
flowers, vegetables, shrubs or 
lawn, Produces stronger plants, By, 
more and larger flowers and «24 
fruit. Excellent for starting 
seedlings, cuttings, transplants. . 
Clean, odorless. Won’t burn 
foliage or roots if used as 
directed. Contains all nutri- 
tional elements complete and 
balanced—plus vitamin B1l— 
instantly available, Results sure, 
a ORB AUND of 
/S Guaranteed by 
Good ‘Housekeeping 
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Prices: 3 oz. can, 25c; 7 oz, can, 50c; 
1 Ib. can, $1.00, postpaid, — 
SHEEP MANURE 
Pulverized Sheep Manure 
is a natural, organic fer- 
tilizer for lawns, gardens, 
window boxes, plants, 
shrubs, trees. Contains 
humus which is ideal for 
sandy and clay soils. 
Prices: By freight or ex- 
press f. o. b. Madison: 25- 
ip. bag, $1.20; 50-lb. bag, 
$2.10; 100-lb. bag, $3.35; 
2,000 lbs., $49.00. 
BONE MEAL 
For roses, peonies, tulips 
and other flowers requiring 
a good supply of phos- 
phorous. 26% total phos- 
phoric acid. Prices: By 
mail, 5 Ibs., $1.00, postpaid. 
By freight or express f. o. b. 
Madison: 10 Ibs., $1.10; 
50 lbs., $3.35; 100 Ibs., 
$5.75. 
BORATE 
High grade 44% Borate. Used 
to correct boron deficiency in the 
soil. Can be applied any time 
from spring to late fall at the rate 
anyone can 
Be certain 
of 25 to 40 pounds per acre. For 
grain, should be broadcast, and 
worked into the soil ten days to 
two weeks before seeding. Prices: 
By mail, 5 lbs., $1.00, postpaid. 
By freight or express f. 0. b. Madi- 
son: 100 lbs., $4.60; 500 lbs. lots, 
$4.35 a hundred pounds. 
ALUMINUM SULPHATE 
Used to acidify soils for plants 
that require an acid soil. 4 lbs. 
to 100 square feet will acidify the 
soil one P. H. in two weeks’ time. 
Prices: By mail, 5 lbs., $1.00, 
postpaid. By freight or express 
f. o. b. Madison: 10 lbs., 90c; 25 
lbs., $1.75; 100 lbs., $4.50. 
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA 
Contains 20%% Nitrogen. Recommended for 
top dressing pastures and orchards. Stimulates 
leaf growth. Prices: By mail, 5 Ibs., $1.00, 
postpaid. By freight or express f. o. b. Madison: 
100-lb. bag, $4.50. 
AMMONIUM NITRATE 
sanitary, 
per 
833144% Nitrogen. Recommended for top 
dressing pastures and grasslands. Prices: By 
mail, 5 lbs., $1.00, postpaid; by freight or ex- 
press f, o. b. Madison: 100-lb. bag, $5.25. 
COMMERCIAL VIGORO 
A 4-12-8 fertilizer that contains all the minor 
mineral elements needed for the successful growth 
of plants. We highly recommend this to truck 
and market growers as a complete fertilizer for 
their vegetable crops. Prices: By freight or 
express, f. 0. b, Madison: 80-Ib. bag,, $2.85; 
$55.00 a ton. 
Compost Activator. — 
A multi-use garden-supply item. So 
versatile it meets some need for every 
gardener. It has fivé times as many 
ses as most compost hasteners. Better 
than fertilizer, 
1. Converts compost quicker, easier, and 
cheaper. 1 pound treats up to 225 pounds of 
compost; 25 pounds treats 3 tons. 
2. Converts garbage into humus, WITHOUT 
ODOR, in as little time as three weeks, 
3. Activates soils, stretches and_ improves 
chemieal fertilizer, aids hot beds, reduces odor 
jn outdoor toilets while converting waste into 
an odorless, ash-like plant food. 
4. Works any month of year. Works even on 
soot, sawdust, and coal dust. 
5. ORGANIC. (No Chemicals!) Doesn’t kill 
earthworms. Odorless. A composition of na- 
ture’s own friendly, beneficial micro-organisms. 
Prices: No. 2 size, about two pounds, treats 
up to 450 pounds, $1.00; No. 7 size, about six 
pounds, treats up to 1,700 pounds, $2.49; No. 
25 size, akout 26 pounds, treats up to three 
and one-half tons, $6.99; No. 50 size, about 56 
Ibs., treats up to 64% ue $13.95, postee 
NEW HANDY 
CARTON, 
SUPER BALE 
18” x 20’x 39” 
IMPORTED HORTICULTURAL PEAT MOSS 
Poor soil texture can now be easily remedied 
by incorporating peat moss in the soil. It pre- 
vents clay soil from baking and sandy soil from 
drying out. Don’t suffer disappointments be- 
cause your soil texture is poor. Peat moss is 
more absorbent than a sponge and is a soil con- 
ditioner but not a fertilizer. Prices: New Handy 
Carton. Size 10%x15x15\%. Wt. about 10 Ibs., 
by mail, $1.50, postpaid. By freight or express 
f. o. b. Madison: Handy Bale (13x18x30), 
weight about 50 to 70 lbs., $3.75; super bale 
Cer ory, e $4.95. Shipping weight, about 70 to 
s. 
IMPORTED POULTRY PEAT MOSS 
A labor-saving litter, requiring changing only 
twice a year. Used moss makes ideal fertilizer. 
A super bate will measure 18x20x39 in. and 
will cover an area of 250 square feet an inch 
deep. Prices, by freight f. 0. b. Madison: Handy 
bale (13x18x30), weight about 50 to 70 Ibs., 
yas Super bale, weight about 70 to 100 Ibs., 
Note. Weight varies because of moisture loss 
in storage. 
VERMICULITE 
_ A soil conditioner that speeds up the root- 
ing of cuttings and greatly increases germina- 
tion of seeds. It is also ideal for mulching, and 
storing of root crops and bulbs. It seems to 
absorb moisture when bulbs are too moist and 
give off moisture when the bulbs are dry. Will 
not permit fungus or algal growth. It is clean, 
light and easy to handle. Famous florists and 
horticulturists highly indorse this produce. Prices, 
by freight or express f. o. b. 
Madison: % pk. bag, 39c, by 
mail, 45c, postpaid; % bu. 
bag, 85c, by mail, $1.10, post- 
paid. Two cubic foot bag, 
$1.85; 5-bag lots, $1.80 per 
bag. Shipping weight, about 
13 lbs. 3%4-bu. bag, $2.25; 5 
bags, $2.20 per bag. Shipping 
wt., about 22 lbs. 
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VERMICULITE 
PLANT AID 
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: Y% oz. pkt., 
25c; 3-0z. can, $1.00; 1-lb. can, $4.00, postpaid. 
ROOTONE 
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: Ys-0z. pkt., 25c; 2-02. 
jar, $1.00; 1-lb, can, $5.00, postpaid. 
FRUITONE 
Blossom Spray for Better Fruit, Fewer Seeds. 
This plant hormone spray will help develop 
a better set and a bigger crop of ‘tomatoes. 
the spray hits the blossoms after blooming and 
before pollination, the tomatoes will be seedless. 
Simple and easy to use. Fruitone also helps 
grow big berries and berry-bearing shrubs and 
stops pre-harvest drop on fruit trees. Prices: 
25c packet makes 5 gallons; $1.00 package makes 
25 gallons. 
ROSETONE 
Rosetone is 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: '2-0z, pack- 
et, 25c; 3-0z. package, $1.00, postpa 
paid. 
L. OLDS SEED COMPANY — MADISON 1, WISCONSIN 
