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happily the problem solves itself when they are 
planted in Stumpdirt. 
I believe a little thought will persuade most of 
us that it really makes sense to use the same 
plantfood on native plants when we transplant 
them to our gardens that nature used to grow 
them with. And the use of Stumpdirt is very 
timely. American in every sense of the word, it is 
truly a home product that can, in many cases, be 
gathered on the very estate where it is to be used. 
We can be patriotic and practical at the same 
time, for no fertilizer brought in from a foreign 
country will make our native plants grow like 
Stumpdirt. 
Ease of Application 
The thing I like most about Stumpdirt is the 
ease of application. Strangely enough, this works 
adversely with many users. It simply is too easy 
to use. There is no analysis tag, no rule or table 
to remember and no limiting factors of any kind 
except cost. “Apply generously around the roots 
of plants”’—are the only instructions. I have 
worked with Stumpdirt for over 25 years and to 
my knowledge it has never hurt a single plant. 
Somewhat acid, it would seem that it should be 
recommended for acid loving plants only, and as 
I have previously indicated, it is ecological to use 
it on native plants. But Stumpdirt must “have 
something” for it really helps lime loving plants 
and old established garden plant life as well as 
plants from our woods. 
In closing let me bring to mind the fact that 
plants do not eat, but drink their plant food. 
Water so common that we do not appreciate it, 
will, if used without stint, save fertilizer dollars 
whether one uses chemical fertilizers or Stump- 
dirt. 
i Now Available To Trade 
“Stumpdirt,’ now available to the trade, is 
made up.'of about 40% rotted wood, ages old, 
from stumps and fallen logs, 40% Oak Leafmold 
and 20%*old sawdust, mostly Oak. Nothing is 
taken away nor anything added. It is slightly 
acid. This material is composted a year or more 
before being put on sale. 
EARLE DILATUSH 
ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. 
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