PAGE TWO FLORIDA NURSERY GARDEN NEWS APRIL, 1955 
Are Your Plants Hungry? 
YOUR FAMILY HAS THREE MEALS A DAY, BUT DO YOU FEED YOUR PLANTS 
REGULARLY? 
“Remember, only God can make a plant, which is a living thing and should be treated accordingly. Unlike 
most living things, it has no way to make its needs known other than its appearance, which will reflect the 
kind of treatment it receives from its guardian.” 
One of the most important factors in the growth of healthy plants, shrubs, trees and lawns is the proper use of well balanced plant 
food. Our special fertilizers from scientific formulae are formulated to stimulate good plant growth under our climatic conditions. Because of 
their high natural organic content—approximately forty percent—these plant foods are not the flash type, but become available over a period of 
two to three months, stimulating a steady, healthy growth. Your plants will be sturdier in appearance, have darker, richer foliage, and will 
bloom in more abundance. 
Because not all plants have the same food requirements, we have three separate formulas for fertilizers. Try our balanced plant food 
according to instructions on the chart below, and you will readily see the difference a good plant food can make. 
LAWN SPECIAL FERTILIZER. No need for you to envy others their dark green, velvety lawns. Our Lawn Special supplies the elements 
grass needs for ideal growth: nitrogen to develop top growth, and phosphorus and potash to encourage heavy root and stem development. 
Our Lawn Special includes an insecticide to aid in contro! of lawn pests. $3.95 per hundred Ibs. 
AZALEA AND CAMELLIA FERTILIZER. A special fertilizer not only for Azaleas and Camellias, but all acid loving plants including 
Gardenias, Ardisia and Roses. $4.00 per hundred Ibs. 
TREE AND SHRUB SPECIAL. Good, well-balanced plant food for nearly all shrubs, trees, palms, citrus. Excellent for gardens, too! - 
$3.95 per hundred lbs. 
FERTILIZER APPLICATION CHART (This chart applies to our fertilizer only; for best results use as directed.) 
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each 1 in. of per 100 Pot to 1500 
pot diameter sq. ft. sq. ft. 
12-18 in % |b Le lb: % |b % Ibs %4-1 |b Y% |b A sy 1 Ib. 
18-24 in % |b 1% Ib. 3% Ib 1%  I|bs ] %4 lb 1 lb ul Ib. ] |b. 
24-30 in. Ib. 1% Ibs 1e@elb; 2 Ibs. 1% Ibs. b. 2 Ibs 1% _ Ibs. 1% Ibs. 
30-36 in. eb: 1% Ibs. 1% Ibs. 2% Ibs. 1% Ibs. 1% Ibs. 1% _ Ibs. 
36-42 in. 1% Ibs. 2 ‘Ibs. 1% Ibs. 2%-3 Ibs. Dielbs: 3 Ibs. D) Ibs. 1% Ibs. 
42-48 in. 1% Ibs. 2% Ibs. 1% Ibs. 3-4 Ibs. 2% Ibs. 2% Ibs. 2 lbs. 
Acmrya tt: Dee ibs: 2% Ibs. 4-5 se lbs: 3 Ibs. 5 lbs 3 Ibs. 3 Ibs. 
5- 6 ft. 2% Ibs. 3 Ibs. 5-6 Ibs. 3% Ibs. 3% Ibs. 4 Ibs. 
6- 8 ft. 8-5 Ibs. 8-5 Ibs. 8 Ibs. Amenbs: 6 lbs. 4 lbs. in} Ibs. 
8-10 ft. 6-8 Ibs. 10 Ibs. 4%, lbs 10 lbs. 5-8 Ibs. 5-6 Ibs. 
10-20 ft. 15 Ibs. 5 Ibs. 20 Ibs. 8-10 lbs. 10-20 Ibs. 
20-35 ft. : 35 lbs 
WHY PRUNE? HERE ARE OUR REASONS! 
FOR ADDED BEAUTY. New growth always looks fresh and luxuriant. Pruning helps to stimulate new growth and 
brings out contrasting foliage from new lateral buds. 
fees BETTER SHAPE. Plants sometimes have a tendency to grow tall and leggy—and a pruning will make them 
thicken up. 
3. FOR MORE FLOWERS. The more shoots on a plant, the more blooms youll get; a thick, bushy plant will produce 
many more blooms than a slender one. 
4. FOR KEEPING PLANTS IN BOUNDS. Often plants grow too large for their location if permitted to grow on year after 
year. If you will prune each spring you can keep your plants where they will fit their location. 
5. FOR REMOVING COLD DAMAGED WOOD. Any winter-damaged wood should be pruned out before new growth 
starts in the spring. 
WHEN TO PRUNE? It is better to prune early in the spring when 
the new growth will pop out and soon cover the unsightly ends. 
HOW TO PRUNE? Use sharp pruning shears and saws and make 
neat, clean, quick-healing cuts. Here’s a sketch that will help you. 
WHAT TO PRUNE? Anything that needs it for any of the reasons 
above. Do not cut slow-growing plants too severely unless absolutely necessary. 
to 
TOO LONG 
ANGLE TOO DEEP 
CORRECT 
TOO SHORT 
OUR EXPERIENCED SERVICE CREW ARE AVAILABLE 
TO DO YOUR PRUNING, SPRAYING, FERTILIZING—AT A 
REASONABLE COST. GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO 
ESTIMATE COSTS. NO OBLIGATION! Use sharp tools to avoid crushing or tearing the bark, and 
make the cuts just above the bud at not too deep an angle 
