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BIRD Vita-Bands 
ae, VITA-BAND 10 for short growing periods. 
aes Will usually contain root growth up to approxi- 
mately 8 to 10 weeks. Nutrient-treated with 
quickly available plant food .. . your judgment 
determines need for additional feeding. Vita- 
Band 10 is identical to Vita-Band “'D" except Vita-Band 
10 is removed at time of transplant. Vita-Band "'D” is not. 
VITA-BAND D contains root growth until 
grower chooses to let root through Band. 
Only quick, slight pressure is needed to crack 
Band. Do not remove Vita-Band ‘D” when 
Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 
BIRD RED POTS & VITA POTS 
Red. For shipping only. Not rec- 
ommended for growing. Light- 
weight and sturdily made to pro- 
tect rootball from breakage. 
Vita-Pots. For growing and ship- 
ping — they are nutrient-treated. 
Sold in Units of 1,00 only — Prices 
Per Thousand 
transplanting. Band disintegrates in the soil 2” 2%” 2%” oie 
permitting free growth of roots from time of transplant. Red 8.60 8.60 8.70 9.15 
Nutrient-treated with quickly available plant food. VP 14.00 14.30 14.85 16.40 
VITA-BAND H is the new nutrient-treated 314” 4” 5” 6” 
s that laces Bird Vita-Band 40. 
Vita-and “H" will control root growth of | Red 12.20 14.70 18.15 22.25 
those plants which demand extra long growing V-P 21.60 2435 31.85 41.70 
periods. 
PLANT BANDS 1144x1144 134x134 2x2 2x2 2144x21% 3x3 4x4 4x4 
x24, x24 x21, x3 x3 x3 x3 x4 
VB-10 3.60 3.90 4.40 4.90 5.85 6.75 8.35 11.10 
VB-D Bale 4.05 4.55 5.20 5.95 6.90 9.10 11.45 
VB-H 5.30 5.65 6.75 7.40 8.25 10.20 12.65 
Price per 1,000 — Sizes in inches 
BIRD TOM THUMB FLATS 
Combination 1M Flats 12M Vita- 
Band D Per M Sets Size 1 $88.50 and 
Size 2 $98.20 
Combination 1M Flats 12M Vita- 
Band 10 Per M Sets Size 1 $86.45 and 
Size 2 $95.65 
Tom Thumb Flats Size 1 $44.70 and 
Size 2 $49.60 
If you live in the Northeast Quarter 
of the United States — 
BIRD PERENNIAL POTS 
are the buy for you! 
LONGER SELLING SEASON! Now you can pot your 
plants for display and sale for five months instead of 
three. 
LOWER LANDED-COST! Now you can drastically cut 
the heavy shipping costs you are paying for delivery of 
whatever pots you are now using. Order these pots 
FOB your nearest BIRD Distributor. 
TOP DISPLAY LEVEL! Now you can display plants for 
sale at the very peak of their bloom 
..-a big mer- 
chandising advantage. 
BETTER POT CONSTRUCTION! Now you can depend 
on a perennial pot that will stand up under any handling 
hazards. Bird pots are constructed of an extremely 
durable material plus a solid stapled bottom for guaran- 
teed safety in handling. 
Ask us for details and low delivered prices 
on this advance in nursery sales technique. 
Per M 
Special — Bird Cut Worm Bands per 100 %5¢c — per doz 10c 
Please add 2% Sales Tax to Prices 
%” $36.50 
614” $51.50 914” $62.85 
