48 Glen Saint Mary Nurseries Co. 
GLEN AIR-DRIED PEAT 
We are fortunate in having one of the finest deposits of 
pure Sedge Peat in this part of the country. Analysis as 
determined by commercial chemists, Thornton & Co., of 
Tampa, Florida, is as follows: 
Available Phosphoric Acid... ...... o= see eee 0.04% 
Insoluble Phosphoric Acid. ..... 1.2 =e 0.03% 
Total Phosphoric Acid. .s. .22..sc <a 0.07% 
Nitrogen: ..h5 vss eos ob 0 oe now 1.05% 
Equivalent to Ammonia.............-0) ieee 1.28% 
pH Value... .4.90 (Neutral is 7) 
A report from the U. 8. D. A., Bureau of Plant Industry, 
Washington, D. C., to whom we sent samples of Glen Peat, 
reads in part: ‘‘The material is exceptionally uniform in tex- 
ture, composition and reaction. It consists of fibrous material 
derived from rootlets and underground stems of sedges and 
several grasslike plants. Plant remains from Sawgrass are not 
abundant however, and organic material from Sphagnum 
mosses is not present. The reaction is acid pH 4.5 to 5.0.” 
Moisture retention ratio, 4.26 to 1. This means that Glen 
Peat will hold, when fully saturated with water, more than 
four times its own dry weight. 
Normal moisture content of air-dried Glen Peat runs from 
20 to 30%, and is therefore ideal for plant packing and most 
other horticultural uses. It may be stored in the open without 
fear of deterioration. For this reason, Glen Peat can be pur- 
chased in car or truck lots for use as needed. 
WHAT TO DO WITH IT 
Use it for lawns, both old and new—incorporated in the 
soil when building new lawns, or as top dressing at least once 
a year on established grass. 
Use it to build up humus content of light soils and to im- 
prove their moisture-holding capacity. 
Use it as a mulch wherever one is indicated, but particularly 
for acid-loving plants such as AZALEAS, CAMELLIAS, 
MOUNTAIN LAUREL, GARDENIAS, HOLLY, MAG- 
NOLIA, TEA PLANTS, NANDINA and others. 
Use it thoroughly mixed with the soil in planting AZALEAS 
and CAMELLIAS; its acid reaction will help keep these 
plants in the best possible condition. 
GLEN AIR-DRIED PEAT 
PRICES 
$3.00 per yd. shredded and delivered in city limits of Jackson- 
ville in truckload lots (15 yds. or better to load). 
$13.00 per ton shredded and sacked in truckload lots, delivered 
in Jacksonville City limits. Smaller quantities sacked 
(2000 Ibs. minimum) and delivered in City limits will be at 
the rate of $15.00 per ton. 
Our truck charge on full loads of bulk or sacked Peat will 
be 40c per road mile, outside of a radius of 55 road miles from 
the Mine at Florahome. There is no delivery charge for the 
first 55 road miles, but from there on to destination will be 
figured at 40c per mile one way only. 
Freight rates on Peat Humus, carload lots, minimum 60,000 
pounds, from Florahome, Florida, to the following points: 
Per ton of 
2000 lbs. 
Macon, Georgias:...¢.6 022. . Se eee $6 56 
Atlanta, Georgia: ..05. on. .5 62.5. 08. eee eee 8 45 
Savannah,.Georgia.s6 2.0.6. see eee 4 46 
Birmingham, Alabama.o........ 220s ee 9 49 
Montgomery, Alabama. o2.... 07 eee 8 35 
Mobile, Alabama... .4..°52. 65.60 43ers ee 9 59 
Chattanooga, ‘TTennessee.<. >. ...). 4.8 cee eee 9 78 
Memphis, Tennessee. ...2...2 . ac. tee eee 11 33 
Knoxville, Tennessee...) cca eee eee 10 29 
Charlotte; North Carolina, a. . 3.0 9 320 
Charleston, South Carolina. =... 2-2. eee 6 56 
New-Orleans, Louisiana. 2... 00 eee 10 75 
Shreveport, Louisianase@...2..50.5.. 0.) eee 17708 
Houston;Texas.. 3° 5. oe a ee 19 26 
Tyler Pexas sires sriga8. ace ves ta neo ee 18 41 
Miami, Florida, nos... ohte he ee, Oe 5 54 
