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amazing growth which began about 6 weeks after the 
application was made. The plants seemed to stand 
perfectly still for about the 6 weeks period; but when 
they did start to grow, they quickly outgrew the 
check plants which had no such application. The stuff 
seems to do several things. First, it prevents weed 
seeds from germinating. Only the perennial weeds 
grew, and these likely were from old root cutting’s in 
the soil. The annual weeds just failed to start. Then, 
it seems to kill all kinds of insects other than the 
spiders, so there was little in the way of bug troubles. 
Growing Pains (Continued) 
Because it does prevent seeds from germinating, a 
definite program for the plot of ground must be 
prepared in advance. A cover crop will not germinate. 
We understand that BHC will remain in the soil for 
3 to 5 years. 
Experiments are now being carried on with BHC on 
ericaceous types of plants to determine how they will 
react. 
FOLIAGE nitrogens. Experiments with Rapid-Gro 
(the only one we have used) show that foliage color 
can be made outstandingly good with foliage nitro- 
gens. We don’t know that they make the plant grow 
so much faster, but they surely do make it look better 
and seem to give the plant an excellent pepping up. 
Experiments, dipping the flats of plants into the 
solutions of foliage nitrogen, have not been too satis- 
factory; but sprayed over the foliage, the results 
seem to be a fine color and very alert appearing 
plants. 
SPRAYS and dusts. Last year our list mentioned a 
very effective combination dust or spray which con- 
tained both a general insecticide and a fungicide. 
Shortly after the list was issued, this material was 
offered under the brand name of “PEST-HEX’”’. Dur- 
ing the summer months “PEST-HEX” was used on 
practically every type of plant we grow. It complete- 
ly eradicates spiders, aphids, and every other insect 
found on the place. No scales have shown up this 
year, so we do not know how effective it might be on 
these, but it quickly clears up leaf diseases of every 
kind we have run into. The stuff does a wonderful 
job. 
moo Ae SS 
As mentioned in our recent lists, we do not handle 
any of these products. Write directly to the manu- 
facturers or producers whose addresses are given 
below. 
Michigan Peat, Inc., Blue Ridge Fruit Exchange, 
267 Fifth Avenue, Att. Don Mort 
New York, 16, N. Y. Cor. Third St., & Cleveland Ave., 
(for Michigan Peat.) Waynesboro, Penna. 
(for PEST-HEX.) 
Ra Pid Gro Corporation, 
Dansville, Mes Green Thumb Peat Humus Co., 
(for Ra Pid Gro.) Capac, Michigan. 
(for Green Thumb Peat.) 
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