1955 FALL PLANTING 
Photo: Rhododendrons 
IS IT HARDY 
IN YOUR GARDEN? 
There is a northern limit 
for every plant, beyond which 
it cannot live. For practical 
use the map at the left divides 
the country into Zones. Each 
plant description in this Guide 
has a related Zone limit. Look 
up your garden on the map and 
you can select hardy material. 
BETTER GARDENING 
by Laurence Manning 
Thousands of gardeners have found this basic book of ‘‘more 
real help than a shelf of cyclopedias.” “Very helpful,” ‘‘exciting 
as a novel,” “certainly no other book exists like it,” ‘‘unlocks 
the doors and makes everything simple and understandable.” 
h’ you have been confused by the complex rules and instructions 
in ordinary garden books, you will find here quick, sure enlighten- 
ment. Yet expert gardeners, even more than beginners, are 
writing about this book’s surprising usefulness. 
Don’t deny yourself this small purchase— b $4.00 
“pays for itself ten times over.” postpaid 
BETTER THAN CLAY POTS 
Ferto Pots are made of a rich 
rotted cow manure mixture and 
then kiln dried. The pots soften 
up only in moist soil after plant- 
ing out after seedlings are big 
enough. Start your seeds, seedling 
plants, cuttings, bulbs, etc., in 
Ferto-Pots and insure quicker, 
better results; no wilt, no set- 
back in transplanting. Pot goes 
into the ground without disturb- 
ance or shock to the root system 
anod continues to feed the grow- 
ing plant. 
(Postpaid)—2 in. diameter, 100 
for $2.75; 21/2-in. diameter, 100 
for $3.00; 3-in. diameter, 100 
for $3.50. 
ORDER THESE NATURAL FERTILIZERS: 
Freight extra on arrival—$1. to $2. per 100 Ibs., within 300 miles. 
90-Ib. Bags Shredded Cow Manure, each oun... $2.00 
Well rotted, can be applied as a direct mulch. Feels dry. (Covers 
150 sq. feet.) Excellent soil conditioner. 
50-Ib. Bags Mulchnur, @€ch oo. ccccccccccsecssesseessesseeseees $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. 
50-Ib. Bags Myper-Humus, @€Ch oun... cccccccssccccccccscccssccsssecsssece $2.00 
Peat, screened and bagged, full or soil bacteria. Fine for Rhodo- 
dendrons, though only slightly acid. 
