FERTILIZERS 
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Fertilizers— Continued 
Platco 5-8-7, A high-grade balanced fertilizer 
' for general purpose, especially potatoes and gar- 
, den truck crops. Also in making of new lawns, 
| where it is generally used at the rate of 50 lbs. per 
1,000 square feet. Price: 5 lbs., 40c.; 10 Ibs., 75c.; 
| 25 Ibs., $1.25; 80 Ibs., $2.85; 480 lbs. (6 bags), $16.40; 
1 ton, $61.00. 
Platt’s Special Lawn Fertilizer. Contains 10% 
Nitrogen, 5% Phosphoric Acid, and 5% Potash. 
_ For best results apply 10 lbs., in early Spring, 5 lbs. 
in early Summer and 5 lbs. in early Fall on each 
1,000 sq. ft. of lawn. This is a nearly neutral fer- 
tilizer composed of a number of products; each 
selected for its proven desirability in a lawn main- 
tenance formula. The ratio and amounts recom- 
mended are based upon results from a large num- 
ber of extensive trials over a period of many years. 
A substantial proportion is in organic form and 
due to the small amounts required (400 lbs. per 
‘acre) is very economical to use. Price: 12% lbs., 
$1.00; 40 Ibs., $2.80; 80 Ibs., $5.00; 6 bags (480 Ibs.), 
_ $29.00; 1 ton, $96.00. 
Ground Bone. A _ special 3.70% nitrogen. 
Unsteamed, high grade for roses, grape vines, shrubs, 
perennials and florists’ use. Price: 5 lbs., 55c.; 10 Ibs., 
$1.00; 25 Ibs., $2.00; 50 Ibs., $3.50; 100 Ibs., $6.25. 
| Supply limited. 
Lime. Ground Limestone. High Magnesium. 
Price: 50 lbs., 75c.; 100 lbs., $1.25; %4-ton, $5.75; ton, 
_ $15.00 (In paper bags). 
Land Plaster or Gypsum. It is an excellent ad- 
dition to land requiring lime and sulphates, par- 
ticularly for such crops as clovers, grasses, pota- 
toes, and turnips. Quantity required, broadcasted 
and harrowed in, one-half to one ton per acre. 
Price: 100 Ib. bag, $2.00; 1 ton, $22.50. 
Nitrate of Soda. This is valuable solely for the 
nitrogen it contains. It is very quick in action and 
hastens the maturity of the crops. "Being extreme- 
ly soluble, it should not be applied until the plants 
are above ground, when 100 to 500 lbs. per acre is 
generally used. Price: 5 lbs., 55c.; 10 lbs., 95c.; 25 Ibs., 
$1.90; 100 Ibs., $5.75, subject to change. 
Muriate of Potash. Eighty per cent pure, equiva- 
lent to 48 or 50% actual potash. Price: 5 lbs., 55c.; 
10 Ibs., 90c.; 25 Ibs., $1.75, subject to change. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. Koppers (25% Ammo- 
nia). An improved product in fine condition. Price: 
5 Ibs., 60c.; 10 Ibs., $1.00; 25 Ibs., $2.00, subject to 
hange. 
bed Superphosphate. 
Guaranteed 20% phos- 
phoric acid. Price: 10 
Ibs., 50c.;-25 Ibs., $1.10; 
100 1bs., $2.95; per ton, 
$41.00. 
Salt for Asparagus 
and Other Crops. In 
sacks of 100 lbs., $1.85. 
For %-ton or more ask 
for special quotations. 
A PRODUCT OF SWIFT 
Vigoro. A complete 
plant food. Vigoro 
supplies, in  scientifi- 
cally balanced propor- 
tions, the vital food 
elements growing 
things must have from the soil. Helps you get finer 
flavored, nutritious vegetables—an all around big- 
ger and better crop. Proper feeding is the key to 
gardening success. Well-nourished plants can take 
advantage of every hour of sunlight, every drop of 
rain. They are better able to resist disease. and 
insect injury. And for a lovelier lawn feed Vigoro 
early in the Spring, even before the frost is out of 
the ground. Prices: lb., 15c.; 5 Ibs., 53c.; 10 Ibs., 
95c.; 25 lbs., $1.70; 50 Ibs., $2.80; 100 lbs., $4.55. 
Hormodin Powder. The Root-Forming Chemi- 
cal. Hormodin is a hormone-like plant growth 
substance. Its principle use is to stimulate rapid 
root growth on cuttings. It has widespread use 
in propagating cuttings, whether rooted with ease 
or normally rooted with difficulty. Many cuttings 
formerly impossible to propagate may now be 
rooted with the aid of the Hormodin. 
No. 1 for soft cuttings. 134-0z., 50c.; 1 lb., $3.00. 
No. 2 for semi-woody growth. 134-oz., 75c.; 1 Ib., 
$4.50. 
No. 3 for evergreens, etc., 1 oz., $1.00; %4-Ib., $4.50. 
Combination Package, %-oz., No. 1, %4-oz., No. 2, 
tA O75 NO 3) 7 OC. 
Trial Size Packet for soft cuttings, 25c. 
Sudbury Home Gardening Soil Test Kit. Com- 
plete with instructions and data on plant needs. Home 
Gardener Kit for Acidity, Nitrogen and Potash tests, 
$2.98, Jr. Professional Kit, $5.89. Acidity Kit, $1.49. 
Peat Moss. An organic ma- 
terial that contributes to the 
humus content of the soil. It 
is free from fungus, silt, sand 
or weed seeds, highly absorb- 
ent and retentive of moisture. 
It is used by gardeners and 
florists in a great variety of 
ways; such as mixing with 
soil, propagating, mulching evergreens, 
roses, 
dressing lawns, etc., which are covered more fully in a 
special folder, mailed upon request. G.P.M. Peat Moss 
top 
is put up in machine-compressed bales. The contents 
will cover 250 square feet, one inch deep. It is not sold 
by weight because that depends on the technical mois- 
ture content. Price: per bale, $5.85; Junior bale (10 
bu.), $3.75; Handy bale (4 bu.), $2.25; Jumbo bale, 
for commercial use, $6.95. Price subject to change. 
