How To Use this Catalog 
FN THIS SHORT GUIDE it is taken for granted that most trees and shrubs require normal food, air 
and water. Thus a plant needing more air than usual at its roots is marked “loose soil” or “drain”. 
Plants very easy to grow are referred to as “tolerant,” or may have no notes whatsoever. 
Light—“sun,” “shade.” 
Light makes the chlorophyl factory turn its wheels. All 
plants need some. Those that get along best on little 
light are marked “shade” in this Guide. Those that 
need a great deal are marked “sun.’’—Normal plants 
are not marked. 
Air—“loose,” “heavy,” “drain.” 
Roots get oxygen from air that filters into the earth. 
Some plants need more than others; these must have 
loose soil and will suffocate in heavy damp clays. 
Such plants are marked “drain.” 
Water—"damp,” “dry.” 
Roots can only use chemicals that are dissolved in 
water. Also, water is the means of transportation up 
the stem. Some plants need more than others and die 
in severe droughts. In the descriptions such are 
marked “damp.” A loose soil quickly dries, a heavy 
soil keeps damp. Thus water and air for the roots are 
both present in a mixed soil. 
Food—"“humus,” “rich,” “barren.” 
a. Potassium—most soils have plenty. 
b. Phosphorus—needs to be added in most soils with 
CLIMATE MAP 
The numbers | to VII in the map refer to Zone numbers printed after fertilizer. 
each plant name throughout this Guide. It shows the northern limit —c. Nitrogen—Fertilizer supplies it, but water quickly 
leaches it out, so permanent plants depend on bac- 
teria in the soil. These bacteria depend on:— 
1. Acidity of soil (lime, etc.). 
2. Drainage of soil (air). 
3. Humus in the soil (food). 
beyond which any given plant cannot grow. This is not a perfect 
rule. Two modifications might be mentioned. East of Indianapolis, 
a damper climate makes all evergreens hardier. West of Indian- 
apolis hot western summers make deciduous trees hardier than rated 
in this Guide. 
it Pays to Plant Things Small 
Nursery stock, unlike any other merchandise, increases in value as it gets older. More precisely, a plant- 
ing worth $1000 can be set out two years earlier for $500, or four years earlier for $250. Plants just 
about double in value every two years. Moreover, the labor of planting more than doubles every two 
years: Three men might take two hours to plant a 20-foot tree; the same tree when 6 feet high can be 
set out by one man in twenty minutes! 
In most trees and shrubs there are three sizes: 1. Babies that have to be nursed. 2. Transplanted young 
plants that need only a year or two of ordinary growth. 3. Landscape sizes, already shaped and filled 
out. For most gardeners, the second size is the most fun and the most economical. 
Never buy the wrong thing because a young plant of it looks nice—or is cheap—because plants grow 
up and when mature they may not look nice nor be suitable and must be thrown away. Whatever you 
spent is wasted. If you cannot afford a large size of the right kind, then buy a small size and wait. 
ORDER THESE NATURAL FERTILIZERS: 
Freight extra on arrival—$1. to $2. per 100 Ibs., within 300 miles. 
Freight is slow, order early. (Express, twice as expensive). 
50-lb. Bags Shredded Cow Manure, Cacho... sseeecssessnee $2.00 
Well rotted, can be applied as a direct mulch. Feels dry. (Covers 
150 sq. feet.) Excellent soil conditioner. 
SOD Bags: Malenmur, Cacti. c.c.ccseseccttsecceavee oeteraeeces teteeesas $2.50 
Contains peat-moss, manure, and enough tobacco dust to dis- 
courage cutworms, moles, etc. Fertilizing value is high. Clean, 
dry, shredded, ready to use. Lawns: Use 1 pound to 10 square 
feet. Beds, etc.: 1 pound to 2% square feet. 
5O-b. Bags Hyper-Humus, C2CH .......c.ccessssessssesssstecssecssseesssees $2.00 
Peat, screened and bagged, full of soil bacteria. Fine for Rhodo- 
dendrons, though only slightly acid. 
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BETTER THAN CLAY POTS 
Ferto-Pots are manufactured from a rich rotted cow 
manure mixture in automatic pot machines and then 
kiln dried. The pots soften up in the moist soil and 
place the plant food where it is readily available to 
the roots of the growing plants. 
Start your seeds, seedling plants, cuttings, bulbs, etc., 
in Ferto-Pots and insure quicker, better results; no 
wilt, no setback in transplanting. Pot goes into the 
ground without disturbance or shock to the root 
system and continues to feed the growing plant. 
(Postpaid)—2-in. diameter, 100 for $2.75; 2%-in diam- 
eter, 100 for $3.00; 3-in. diameter, 100 for $3.50. 
