conditions. 
FRICAN VIOLET SOIL. Fine-textured organic 
matter and sterile loam properly blended with 
the right quantity of plant food to make African 
_ Violets thrive and bloom. 4 lb. plastic bag 40c. 
Sete PRAT HUMUS. A: ‘rich natural product ideal 
BE . where a potting mixture calls for leafmold or 
as PY other organic matter to provide a porous texture 
that holds water as well as a good air balance. 
3 lb. plastic bag 40c. 
- POTTING SOIL. Rich, friable, sterilized loam 
blended with organic matter and plant food. 
Excellent for practically all. plants. 
BY a house 
Soe re: lb. plastic bag 40c. 
- KRILIUM. New Chemical Soil Conditioner. See 
7 shut page 538. 2 oz. 30c; lb. $1.40; 5 lb. $4.95. 
og \ 
Terralite Vermiculite 
Works miracles with plants. Lightens and aerates 
rg eueayy. clay soils, gives sandy soils body, retains and 
“» releases moisture and air as’ needed. 
; _ starting fine seeds, rooting cuttings, etc. 
Pe ize (( 94 * Ib:) 45e; 4 GU. gs Cones) Soe’ 
20 lb. (4 cu, £6.) $2.25: 
Ideal for | 
SOIL and SOIL CONDITIONERS 
Prices quoted are f.o.b. our warehouse and subject to change 
without notice 
Plant vigor, health, and productivity are intimately connected with soil 
To function properly the roots must have easy access to food, 
water, and air. Food and water may be applied at almost any time but the 
availability of air depends upon a porous, open, soil structure. 
Organic Soil Conditioners 
| HYPER HUMUS. Use at the rate of 2 to 4 lb. 
per sq. ft. to lighten soils and induce highly 
favorable bacterial action. Splendid also for pot- 
ting soil mixtures, mulching, and topdressing 
lawns. 25 lb. $1.45; 50 Ib. $2.45; 100 lb. $4.00. 
MICHIGAN PEAT. Nature’s own soil builder 
containing about 97% organic matter. Stimulates 
root growth and retains six times its weight in 
water. Use it on all soils in need of organic 
matter at the rate of 100 lb. to 100 sq. ft. Ex- 
cellent for lawns, flowers, roses, shrubs, trees, 
azaleas, rhododendron, and all house plants. 
Screened, weed free, odorless, and ready for use. 
% peck 60c; peck 90c; 25 Ib. $1.70; 50 lb. $2.50; 
190 Ib, $4.50. 
PEATMOSS.. Specially prepared for horticultural 
use, Lightens heavy soils and gives body to sandy 
ones while encouraging beneficial soil bacteria. 
Especially good for azaleas, rhododendron, and 
others in need of a soil rich in natural organic 
matter. 3 peck 90c; chubby bale $3.00; large 
bale $5.00, 
ae Own Rich Compost © 
ee ie from Garden Waste 
Bes i. Easily — quickly — and 
ADCO is a special powder that has proved its 
outstanding value as a compost activator. Added 
to vegetable refuse, grass clippings, weed tops, etc. 
it breaks down fresh organic matter into a rich, 
dark compost teeming with beneficial soil organ- 
ims. Used as per directions it will accomplish this 
in four months. 20 lb. suffice for making % ton of 
in record time 
the richest compost. 5 lb. $1.75; 20 lb. $3.75. 
and here are the very Important Seed and Soil Treating Compounds 
emerge from their protective cover. 
ARASAN. Acts as a disinfectant against seed- 
borne diseases and a protectant against those in 
- the soil thus preventing seed decay and damping 
off. For corn, sorghum, peanuts, soybeans, many 
vegetables, and grasses. 
4 as 8 oz. $1.00; 2 lb. $3.20. 
CERESAN, 'N ew Improved. For wheat, oats, 
barley, rye, sorghum, millets, and flax to control 
certain smuts and some other seed-borne diseases 
such as anthracnose and angular leafspot of cot- 
ton. Also'lessens the danger of seed decay and 
ae off of Sa. flax, peas, and sugar beets. 
Lurking-in the soil and even on the seeds are some of nature’s smallest 
organisms just waiting for the chance to attack the tiny seedlings as they 
Just let the weather be anything but 
' favorable and they gain the upper hand. Wise gardeners see to it that they 
_never have an opportunity to go to work by treating the seeds with the 
proper protectant that insures a strong, healthy start of the plants, 
SPERGON. Spergon is of special significance in 
that it gives outstanding protection on plants 
that are sensitive to some of the other prepara- 
tions. Use it for all kinds of beans, lettuce, peas, 
pumpkin, pepper, spinach, squash, and tomato for 
which it is especially recommended. May safely 
be used on beans and peas receiving treatment 
with a bacterial culture as it does not interfere 
or nullify it. Oz. 50e; 5 oz. $1.75; Ib. $2.50. 
SPERGON GLADIOLUS DUST. Though origi- 
nally compounded to protect gladiolus corms 
against the spread of disease and the ravages of 
thrips while in winter storage, it has been found 
to serve for the protection of other kinds of 
bulbs over the winter and during their early 
development if applied just before planting. 
2 oz. 50c; lb. $1.95. 
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