Practical Aids for Home Gardeners & Market Growers 
PROTECT Your GARDEN! Get 
Earlier Crops with HOTKAPS! 
ST cant hurt 
HOTKAPS are waxed paper cones, easily set out 
over seed or growing plants. They guard against 
rain, frost, cold, wind, hail, birds and insects, and 
maintain a perfect mulch. Yield is increased and 
hastened. Flowers and vegetables mature two to 
three weeks earlier. 
Home Pkg. Hotkaps: Prepaid 
25 Hotkaps with fibre setter................ $1.15 
1G0bMotkapsiwith fibre setter. ...c0c...s cee. 3.25 
Hotkaps Only: Postpaid. Not ppd 
SOOmEGtKa pS Mich eyeit «cere. ice SIO. O0steretee «asta $ 9.35 
LOGO ;Hotkaps 0%... ss TS SO ees 4 ee ere 18.35 
DUUUPHOtka psi: v5.55... per LOOD ee. ose. ss 18.20 
Hotkaps Setters: Steel $1.95, Fibre 20c ppd. 
Shipping weights: 1000 Hotkaps 33 lbs. 
PAXTON HOT HOUSES 
Here’s ‘early plant- 
ing’’ insurance for 
home and market 
growers! Hot 
Houses permit safe, 
early planting and 
force growth to 
bring crops to mar- 
ket 2 to 4 weeks 
earlier for greatest 
cash return. Their 
large size (12 inch 
diameter, 11 inch 
height) permits 
maximum growth. 
Wire reinforced. 
Temperatures under 
2 TO 4 WEEKS EARLIER : 
TO THE MARKET AND 2° houses remain 
10 to 20 degrees 
TOP Be noe YOUR warmer, and heat is 
i retained long after 
outside temperatures drop! One man can set 
300 to 350 an hour. Packed 25 per carton 
(with cardboard setter) for $1.35. Hot Houses 
only: 100 for $2.95, ppd. Not prepaid: 500 for 
$11.25, 1,000 for $21.90, 5,000 at $21.00 per 1,000. 
Metal setter $3.45. (Wt. 37 lbs. per 1,000.) 
Lynchburg 
Automatic 
Transplanter 
A practical tool for trans- 
planting Tomato Plants, Cab- 
bage, Cauliflower, Pepper, 
Eggplant, Sweet Potato and 
Tobacco Plants. (Not recom- 
mended for Strawberry 
Plants.) Each plant is set, 
watered and covered in one 
operation, without bruising 
or damaging the plants, 
without stooping or lame 
backs. Cuts labor to one- 
third. Enables one man to set 
8,000 to 10,000 plants per 
day. The roots of each plant 
are put into the ground in a 
natural position, and firmly 
set by the absorption of wa- 
ter into the ground. This is ‘’Nature’s Own Way.” 
Transplanting losses are reduced to the minimum. 
The tiny roots are sucked into the ground almost 
as though they grew there, and the plants take 
hold ,and start to grow at once, especially if 
Boost Em Plant Starter is used in the water reser- 
voir—the easiest way to apply starter solution. 
Price: $5.85 postpaid, to third zone (300 miles). 
ELECTRIC SEED 
BED HEATER 
SEED UP IN 30 HOURS 
ROOT CUTTINGS IN 6 DAYS 
CUT GERMINATION TIME BY 24 
TRANSPLANT 2 WEEKS SOONER: 
You, too, can get these results. For 
hotbed - cold frame - bench - flat - 
cabinet. Uses house current. Instruc-- 
tions included. 
J40A 40' cable & thermostat for | sash 
S80A for double sash bed (36 sq. ft.) 
GRO-QUICK’ 
— $6.75 
— $9.00 
PAR Mens e oe De AND NURSERY “COs 
Fiber FLOWER POTS 
Adapted for growing, trans- 
planting or shipping. Made of 
tough, waterproof paper, elimi- 
nating breakage. Permits 
speed in handling and more 
economical than clay pots. 
NEW VITA POTS 
Here’s a brand new, light 
weight, Nutrient-Treated pot 
that's tough enough for BOTH 
—growing and shipping in the 
same pot. Made of waterproof, 
mold-resistant fibre, treated 
with plant food to insure vigor- 
ous, well .balanced growth for many weeks. 
Weight: 3 inch, 40 lbs. per 1000. 4 inch, 68 lbs. 
per 1000. 
: 25 100 1000 
Prices: f Prepaid Prepaid Not Ppd. 
S3inChyeVitaeeeaeer $0.95 $2.60 $17.00 
ARinchyaVitaee. sens 25 3.50 25.50 
BIRD RED POTS 
Not quite as heavy as Vita Pots—will stand up 
under reasonable moisture for several weeks. 
Used extensively for transplanting and shipping. 
Reinforced disc in bottom. Weight: 3 inch 22 lbs. 
per 1000; 4 inch 48 lbs. per 1000. 
: 25 100 1000 
Prices: Prepaid Prepaid Not Ppd 
3 inch, red........ $0.75 $1.65 $ 9.95 
A=inchwreds....0 Ach 2.60 15.50 
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NUTRIENT Treated 
PLANT 
BANDS 
These square, © 
open-bottom, plant 
bands are ideal 
for growing potted 
plants. They can 
be used in any = 
shallow wooden 
box or greenhouse ™* 
flat. Made of wa- 
terproof, mold-resistant fibre, compatible to plant 
growth, and treated with plant food to insure 
vigorous, well balanced growth. No locks, no fold- 
ing, no assembly—ready with a single squeeze! 
VITA-BAND 10: For short growing periods. 
Usually contains root growth up to 8 or 10 weeks. 
Remove at transplanting time. (Wt, 20 lbs. per 
1000. ) 
VITA-BAND D: Same except need not be 
removed when transplanting. Slight pressure 
cracks band which disintegrates in soil. (Wt. 14 
lbs. per 1000.) 
YOUR CHOICE of VITA-BANDS 10 or D: 
50 Bands 2” square, 21!/2"’ high, 75c, postpaid; 500 
bands for $2.50, 1,000 for $4.75 not prepaid. 
2,000 for $9.00, not postpaid. 
ALL-PURPOSE Garden Hoe 
for Cultivating, Weeding, 
Mulching 
Here's the handiest tool ever 
invented for cultivating, 
weeding, or mulching! It has 
just the right feel and bal- 
ance to do skillful weeding 
without fatigue. Once you've 
worked with it, you become 
as much attached to it as the 
fisherman to his favorite rod, 
or the golfer to his favorite 
club. It’s fun to flick Dande- 
lion from the turf, or mulch 
around evergreens, shrubs, 
perennials. Goose-neck 
age shank permits close cultiva- 
tion. Amazingly efficient. Weighs only 
$1.85 ll, lbs. Each $1.85 postpaid. 
A Real 
Garden Aid 
SPRAYER 
No. 436 Cardinal. This sturdy 
garden sprayer delivers a con- 
tinuous spray of any desired 
density, from fine mist to solid 
stream, thru adjustable nozzle. 
Ideal for insecticides, disinfectants, fly sprays. 
3 qt. galvanized steel tank, $2.85 postpaid. 
Faribault, 
ty 
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Ideal support for SWEET 
: PEAS. GARDEN PEAS, POLE 
0 E 
a 5 min- 
utes. Doesn’t rot like string, 
nor burn tendrils like wire, 
3 sizes— 
60-inch x 72-inch, 70¢ 
> 60-inch x 96-inch, 90c¢ 
60-inch x 180-inch, $1.30 
MIDGET SEEDER 
No. 6 
For sowing any 
kind of seed, from 
the smallest. up to 
peas and beans, in 
any quantity. Will 
attach with one bolt 
to any Standard 
Single Wheel culti- 
vator or most other 
Single Wheel cul- 
tivators having 
oy) inich'es jor 
more space _ be- 
tween shank and 
wheel. Shoe is ad- 
justable for any depth and coverer swings easily. 
The most popular seeder on the market. Handle 
extra if for use alone. Weight 8 lbs. Price: Set up, 
ready to be attached, $6.85. With handle, $7.95, 
postpaid 300 miles. Beyond allow extra postage. 
GARDEX 
SEEDER 
The handiest little 
seeder ever of- 
fered. Adjustable 
for planting the 
smallest flower 
f seeds up to cu- 
cumber size. Sows 
seeds quickly, 
2» evenly, econom- 
+ ically —no bend- 
ing down. Disc 
hopper capacity 4 
pint, diameter of 
discs 41% inches, largest opening .28”x.4”. Ideal 
for hotbed or garden sowing. Complete with 30- 
inch handle. Price $1.95, prepaid. 
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SEEDER ae 
Sows one ata 
time, from the > 
smallest to the 
largest of 
seeds. It’s 
handy to use, 
gives. profes- 
sional results. 
Prevents waste of tiny seeds, reduces crowding 
and tedious thinning of seedlings. Sturdy con- 
struction of cadmium plated steel. Convenient 
thumb regulation of seed opening. A great time 
saver! Only $1.10, postpaid. 
Remove cap 
to place seeds 
in tube 
Tap gently to dispense seeds 
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PRS 
STER A 
Applies insecticide in fine dust or heavy cloud. 
Powder can’t enter pump chamber. 24-inch ex- 
tension has adjustable nozzle for straight or angle 
discharge. Ideal over-and-under-leaf coverage. 
$2.75, prepaid. 
NEW BUGWISER 
Light-weight 2% gallon 
Compressed Air 
SPRAYER 
Economical, efficient, easy- 
to-carry for small yard and 
garden spraying. Ideal for 
a few fruit trees, potato or 
berry patch, garden crops, 
24D lawn spraying, dairy 
barn, poultry or hog house. 
Has 2!/, gallon galvanized 
tank, easy-to-fill funnel top, 
chemical resistant pump and 
hose, 18’ brass extension 
ube, brass nozzle with 3 
discs for any spray from fog 
to solid stream, Weight 7 
lbs. Only $7.45 postpaid. 
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