PERENNIALS ARE IMPORTANT... 
These are an indispensable part of every garden. They are a source of background in color and size and provide 
an abundance of cut flowers. The long-time standard favorites are Iris, Delphiniums, Phlox, Chrysanthemums and a 
few others, together with the newer plants made available by the hybridizers . . 
. such as the day lily that blooms over 
a five-month period. These and other perennials give us material for use in ever-blooming borders, and backgrounds which 
have no end to variety. 
Many perennials can be propagated from seeds. 
Just follow these simple steps: 
1. Prepare a fine seedbed in a cold frame or in the 
garden. Thoroughly mix into the soil enough humus 
material and sand to make a friable soil and mix 
one tablespoonful of Vigoro to each square foot. 
2. Sow seed of most perennials in February or March. 
Cover three times the seed diameter with soil sifted 
over them. Tamp the soil firmly with a flat board 
after sowing. 
3. Cover bed with-burlap or cheesecloth and water 
often, sprinkling through cover. When seedling 
2% to 3 inches 
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1% to 2 inches 
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plants appear above ground, raise cover to about 
1 foot high. 
4. When seedlings are about 6 weeks old, remove 
shade cover and scratch Vigoro into the soil be- 
tween rows at the rate of 1 tablespoonful per 3 
feet of row, using % on either side of the row. 
5. Transplant into permanent position or put into 
another bed for further development. In some 
cases seeds of perennials may be sown in the fall. 
This usually requires an additional season for 
blooming. 
PEAT MOSS 
What it is and how to use it for gardening. 
Peat Moss is nature’s very own soil conditioner. It 
aerates the soil, making it light and friable. It adds 
weed-free organic vegetable matter to tight, poor soils, 
making it spongy ... moisture-retaining. Acting as a 
reservoir for plant food, it releases nutrients to plant 
roots as needed. Gives substance to light soils and pre- 
vents surface crusting. Encourages root growth and 
makes stout and sturdy plants. Bale $4.65, 644 lbs. 50c, 
3 lbs. 25c. Not post-paid. 
FLOWERS AND 
BULBS Top six inches of soil with 3 inches of Peat Moss 
and dig in well, adding 5 Ibs. of Vigoro per bale. 
Spade a 2-inch layer of moist Peat Moss into top 
6 inches of soil. Add 10 Ibs. of agricultural lime 
NACE EAA per 100 square feet except for root crops such as 
potatoes, turnips, carrots, etc. 
Dig as large a hole as you care too .. . but 
make it generous. This is especially true of 
ROSES, azaleas, gardenias, and camillias which really 
TREES AND need a large hole. Mix 1/3 moist Peat Moss with 
EVERGREENS 2/3 soil by bulk, for fillback and settle soil in 
filled hoel by soaking. A 2 inch mulch of Peat 
Moss offers double benefit. 
Mix 1 to 3 inches of Peat Moss into top 6 inches 
LAWNS (New) of soil. Rake in the prescribed amount of Vigoro, 
sow grass seed and water. 
Topdress with 1/4 inch peat moss and rake it 
LAWNS in well with back side of hce. To renovate poor 
(Established) spots, work 1/2 inch peat moss into soil, add fer- 
tilizer, reseed, and water well. 
Mix 1/3 peat moss to 2/3 good loam. A level 
teaspoonful of Vigoro helps if yellowing of leaves 
develops. 
HOUSE PLANTS 
BULBS (Potted) Fill container with peat moss and keep moist. 
For tulips, use 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 loam and 
1/3 sharp sand. 
SUMMER MULCH—Cover soil after cultivating, when plants are growing 
well with 1 to 4 inches of moist peat moss. Keeps down weeds, makes further 
cultivation unnecessary and keeps soil moist and cool. 
WINTER MULCH—Apply about 2 inches of peat moss around all plants 
and hill up about 10 to 12 inches around base of roses and shrubs. Apply 
moist to prevent blowing. A splendid insulating material which prevents 
root injury by soil heaving (alternate thawing and freezing). 
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