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Plant 
* STRAWBERRIES 
Plant potted strawberries August to 
November. We offer the following vari- 
eties which are best for home gardens: 
FATRFAX Large uniform fruit, excep- 
tional rich flavor, and extreme pro- 
ductivity mark this fine early berry. 
ROBINSON The elite of the mid-season 
berries. Sugar sweet, dark-red, and 
mouth watering. 
EVERBEARING 
SPARKLE Vigorous plants mark thi 
NEW PERFECTION A fine new ever- fine new late variety. Superb jaliey 
ae ae By superior to for freezing. 
e older Gem or Mastodon. doz. $2.85, all the above at: doz. $2.00, 2 r 
25 $5.50, 50 $10.50, 100 $20.00 50 S700, "100 aii 
AIR LAYERING 
AIR LAYERING is an ancient method of 
plant propagation developed by the 
Chinese. The method—very roughly— 
is to strip a ring of bark about 4” 
wide from around a branch of the 
shrub. being worked on. Pack moist 
sphagnum moss tightly around the 
stripped area, bind it in place, and 
cover the moss to prevent its drying 
out. Later, when roots appear in the 
moss, the branch can be cut off just 
below the rooted area and the new 
plant set out in soil. We offer sphag- KRILLIUM SOIL CONDITIONER. One 
num moss for 25¢ a bag. Stop by and of the 200 or more soil conditioners 
learn more of this propogating tech- offered last year, and the only one we 
nique. recommend for home use. It is a dry 
powder. It must be worked into the 
soil to a depth of 3 to 6 inches. It is 
for correction of clay soil only. Used 
properly, its action is amazing. 
One pound, $1.39, corrects 10 sq. ft. clay 
soil 6 inches deep. 
5-lb., $4.95, corrects 50 sq. ft. clay soil 
6 inches deep. 
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