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BIRD Vita-Bands 
VITA-BAND. 10 for short growing periods. 
Will usually contain root growth up to approxi- 
mately 8 to 10 weeks. Nutrient-treated with 
quickly available plant food ... your judgment 
determines need for additional feeding. Vita- 
Band 10 is identical to Vita-Band ‘‘D"” except Vita-Band 
10 is removed at time of transplant. Vita-Band ‘'D” is not. 
VITA-BAND D contains root growth until 
grower chooses to let root through Band. 
Only quick, slight pressure is needed to crack 
Band. Do not remove Vita-Band ‘D” when 
Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 
BIRD RED POTS & VITA POTS 
Red. For shipping only. Not rec- 
ommended for growing. Light- 
weight and sturdily made to pro- 
tect rootball from breakage. 
Vita-Pots. For growing and ship- 
ping — they are nutrient-treated. 
Sold in Units of 1,00 only — Prices 
Per Thousand 
transplanting. Band disintegrates in the soil 2” 2%” 2%” 3” 
permitting free growth of roots from time of transplant, Red 8.60 8.60 8.70 9.15 
Nutrient-treated with quickly available plant food. VP 14.60 1495 15.50 17.40 
VITA-BAND H is the new nutrient-treated 3144 ae 6” 
ccessor that laces Bird Vita-Band 40. 
Viid Band CH vill canis fae eaten of Red 12.20 14.70 18.15 22.25 
those plants which demand extra long growing V-P PPA OS sii Ceti 
periods. 
PLANT BANDS 114x114 134x134 2x2 2x2 214x214 3x3 4x4 4x4 
X24%, x2, x2, x3 x3 x3 x3 x4 
VB-10 3.70 4.00 4.55 5.05 6.06 6.90 9.00 11.25 
VB-D 3.85 4.15 4.65 5.35 6.05 7.05 9.25 11.60 
VB-H 5.45 5.80 6.90 7.65 8.50 10.45 12.90 
Price per 1,000 — Sizes in inches 
BIRD TOM THUMB FLATS 
Combination 1M Flats 12M Vita- 
Band 10 Per M Sets Size 1 $86.45 and 
Size 2 $95.65 
Tom Thumb Flats Size 1 $44.70 and 
Size 2 $49.60 
If you live in the Northeast Quarter 
of the United States — 
BIRD PERENNIAL POTS 
= are the buy for you! 
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52 LONGER SELLING SEASON! Now you can pot your 
F plants for display and sale for five months instead of 
three. 
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, LOWER LANDED-COST! Now you can drastically cut 
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62 whatever pots you are now using. Order these pots 
; FOB your nearest BIRD Distributor. 
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TOP DISPLAY LEVEL! Now you can display plants for 
sale at the very peak of their bloom...a big mer- 
chandising advantage. 
BETTER POT CONSTRUCTION! Now you can depend 
on a perennial pot that will stand up under any handling 
hazards, Bird pots are constructed of an extremely 
durable material plus a solid stapled bottom for guaran- 
teed safety in handling. 
Ask us for details and low delivered prices 
on this advance in nursery sales technique. 
Per M 54%” $36.50 6%” $51.50 94”" $62.85 
Special — Bird Cut Worm Bands per 100 75c — per doz 10c 
Please add 2% Sales Tax to Prices 
