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Throw away your sprinkler! 
Switch to deep-root watering, 
the 3-times-better way 
Do you know about this better way to water 
plants, flowers, shrubs? 
IRI-GATOR puts water where it will do your 
plants the most good—deep down in the soil. 
It replaces superficial surface sprinkling with 
gentle rivulets which soak the soil way down 
deep. It nourishes and builds deep roots... 
the roots that really count . . . lets you water 
without waste, without erosion, Plants get more 
food. There's no wet foliage to invite disease. 
Yes, watering once-a-week with IRI-GATOR is 
better than daily watering with a sprinkler! 
Over 100,000 in Daily Use! 
Approved by Men's Garden Club of 
America. Lasts for years. Only $1.50 
ACME PLANTERS 
Better planting... faster... easier 
FOR CORN 
You can plant an acre an hour 
by hand, with an ACME 306 
Corn Planter! 
There’s no finer device for hand 
planting, Operation is easy and 
highly accurate, The segmen- } 
tal slide is adjustable to vary 3 
the drop—exactly as you want} 
it. Sturdily made, to } 
give years of de- 
pendable service, 
ACME No. 308, with 
Fertilizer Attach- 
ment, Here’s a real 
time saving com- 
bination! Divided 
jaws, with separate 
compartments for 
seed corn and fer- Corn Planter 
tilizer, let you fertil- No. 306 
ize as you plant— 
yet the fertilizer 
doesn't come down 
in contact with the 
seed corn. 
Corn Planter 
No. 308 
FOR POTATOES 
In less than an hour, you can 
plant enough potatoes to sup- ES 
ply three average families for a 
a year—if you use the handy, a 
efficient ACME 300. Costs so 4 
little, yet turns a tough job into q 
play, Good in new _ ground, 
sod, or stony land. Beech or 
maple handles, with rolled 
steel, rust-treated jaws. Every 
good gardener needs it! 
ACMELINE MFG. CO. 
Traverse City, Mich. 
Mfrs. of sprayers, planters 
and dusters since 1866 
Potato 
Planter 300 
46 
a He Line of Loualaty. 
Garden Supplies and Tools 
Many of your garden chores can be made much easier—if 
you use the new, improved garden tools. 
Modern designers have discovered numerous ways to im- 
prove the old tools—to make the work easier and to improve 
results. We have these newer tools for you, together with a 
good assortment of the standard designs. Next time you’re in 
our store, be sure to look them over! 
GARDEN GLOVES 
Garden Gloves—Protect your hands—-wear 
gloves in your garden! Canvas or leather, in 
sizes for men and women, 
GARDEN HOSE 
Visit Our Store for our newest offerings. 
Garden hose is now available in good qual- 
ity and quantity. 
LABELS 
Pot or Garden Labels (Wooden)—Used for 
marking plants in pots or seed flats. 4 inch, 
12 inch, 
Wood Tree Labels, Wired. Painted wood- 
en labels equipped with wires, for mark- 
ing trees or shrubs; also used extensively 
for labeling dahlia tubers, 
PLANT BANDS 
Square bands hold almost twice the num- 
ber of plants as round pots of the same size. 
WORLD’S FINEST PRUNER 
Original 
**Snap-Cut"’ Pruner 
No. 119 
THE ‘‘SNAP-CUT”’ IS THE 
HOME GARDENER’S HANDIEST TOOL 
Razor sharp blade acts on a soft, non-dulling metal 
anvil. Cuts tough, 34” branches with amazing ease. 
Though imitated throughout the world, the ‘’Snap- 
Cut’’ Pruner has never been equaled. Your dealer 
will tell you ‘’Snap-Cut’’ tops them all. 
““EZY-CUT”’ 
GRASS SHEARS HEDGE SHEARS 
Smooth working, easy 
cutting. Makes trim- 
ming lawn edges easy. 
Made like a tailor's 
scissors, So balanced, 
they're almost effort- 
less to use. 
Other famous Seymour 
Smith tools — saws, 
lopping shears, tree 
trimmers, etc. — will 
all help make your 
gardening easier, 
Seymour Smit 
OUR 103rd YEAR 
2 in. size; packet of 30, 25c. (Ask for prices 
on larger sizes and quantities.) 
PLANT SUPPORTS 
Bamboo Stakes—Green, pencil-thickness. 2 
the Outic ean tt. 
Dahlia or Garden Stakes—Wooden-—Painted 
green, Strong and durable, Almost rot-proof. 
Will last several seasons. For supporting 
dahlias, young trees, etc. 4 ft., 5 ft., 6 ft. 
POTS AND SAUCERS 
Standard Earthen Flower Pots. Many sizes, 
from 2/7 in. to 12 in. diameter, 
Earthen Flower Pot Saucers. 3 in. to 12 in. 
Red Paper Pots, Excellent for growing seed- 
lings or for packing plants for shipment. 
21% in. to 6 in, diameter, 
BIRD HOUSES AND FEEDERS 
Window Bird Feeders—Provides an oppor- 
tunity to study your bird companions from 
your window, Ideal for shut-ins and a real 
companionship for any bird lover, 
Bird Houses—A great deal of pleasure can 
be derived from the birds that will be at- 
tracted to your yard by putting out a bird 
house or two, We carry many types and 
styles for bird lovers to choose from. 
WILD BIRD SEED MIXTURE 
Feed your feathered friends the year round 
with this tempting mixture. All types of 
wild birds relish this seed, Don't forget to 
give them plenty in the winter months. 
TOOLS 
Cultivators, Speedy — 4 sharp curved tines, 
4/3 ft. handle. 
PRICES 
subject to change 
As is usual in seed catalogs, we must 
notify you that prices are subject to 
change without notice. We shall of 
course, make every effort to maintain 
our listed prices. 
GARDEN SUPPLY PRICES 
NOT PREPAID 
While prices quoted on garden seed 
include our shipping costs, this is not 
the case on our other lines. So, when 
ordering garden supply items by mail, 
please remember shipping costs are 
EXTRA. 
