FORBES FERTILIZERS AND SOIL-BUILDERS 
Nitrate of Soda. A quick plant stimulant, 
16% in nitrogen, inducing green growth. 
For green vegetables side dress 1 Ib. per 
100 ft. of row and water in. For lawns, 
use 5 Ibs. mixed with four times its bulk 
of sand per 1000 sq. ft. As liquid use oz. 
in gal. of water. 5 Ibs. 65c; 10 Ibs. $1.10; 
25 Ibs. $2.15; 50 Ibs. $3.50; 100 Ibs. $5.95. 
ORGANO. All organic, safe, rich and long 
lasting. It contains unacidulated tankage, 
castor pomace, bone, poultry and cow 
manures, rock phosphate and muriate of 
potash. The analysis is 3% nitrogen, 21% 
bone phosphate of lime approximating 
9% available phosphoric acid, and 3% 
potash. Unexcelled for rose, perennial and 
shrub borders when ‘applied 30 Ibs. to 250 
sq. ft. and worked in from 2 to 4 inches 
deep, or a trowelful deep into the soil 
around individual plants. Side dress vege- 
table rows using 8 Ibs. for 100 ft. of row 
well worked in, or top dress 40 Ibs. per 
1000 sq. ft. 25 Ibs. $1.60; 50 Ibs. $2.60; 
100 Ibs. $5; 500 Ibs. $24; 1000 Ibs. $47. 
PEAT MOSS. If mixed 
in the soil rt prevents 
baking and crusting, 
it Improves aeration, 
lightens and makes the 
soil more friable and 
provides a natural re- 
servoir for sotl-moist- 
ure and all plant-food. 
For mulching, for sum- 
mer moisture reten- 
tion and for winter pro- 
tection around rose, 
evergreen, and peren- 
nial beds. The quality we offer crumbles 
very readily. Large 7 cu. ft. bale $4.15 (19 
x 19 x 36 in.; covers 300 sq. ft. 1 inch deep); 
Junior 41% cu. ft. bale $3.35; 24 cu. ft. bale 
$2.25; 3 peck bag $1.20. If to be delivered 
large bale $4.65; Junior bale $3.75. 
Philodendron-Ivy Plant Food. The or- 
ganic contents essential for good growth, 
will quickly stimulate weak plants to 
produce luxurious foliage. In handy cap- 
sules, envelope of 18 for 35c; 3 for $1. 
Plantabbs. Analysis 11-15-20. Are concen- 
trated, easy to use, 
odorless. Dissolve 1 
tablet in a quart of 
water weekly. Box 
of 30 tablets 25c; 
75 tablets 50c; 200 
tablets $1; 1000 
tablets for $3.50. 
PLANTABBS 
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Potting Soil. This is specially prepared with 
humus for easy root penetration, sand for 
good drainage and enriched with rotted 
cow manure. 2 qts. 50c; bu. $1.95. 
Rootone. This plant hormone powder has- 
tens and stimulates the natural tendency 
for roots to form on cuttings. When dusted 
on all seeds and bulbs they will produce 
heavier root systems in less time, especially 
Ib. $5. 
grass seed. 1goz. 25c; 2 ozs. $1; 
ROSE FOOD. This analyses 
5-10-5. A balanced, high- 
organic food that nourishes 
the entire plant by adding 
vigor and so resistance to 
disease and insect injury. 
It produces more and finer 
roses with better color and 
size. Use 4 pound per rose 
per application. Apply 3 | 
times per season. Do not \ mz: 
feed after mid-September. 5 Ibs. $1; 25 Ths, 
$3; 50 Ibs. $5; 100 Ibs, $9. 
Salt Hay. For mulching tomato plants, vege- 
table rows, strawberries, raspberries, etc. 
Mulch perennials through winter, after 
ground is frozen hard, to prevent heaving. 
Bales of odd weights at $3.50 per 100 Ibs. 
Sand. For rooting cuttings. Mix with heavy 
soils to improve the soil drainage. Place 
about one inch below all bulbs to prevent 
their rotting. 2 qts. 20c; Mbu. 90c. 
Sequestrene, NAFe. A chelated 12% tron 
compound soluble in water. Corrects 
“Chlorosis” due to iron deficiency. Pro- 
vides an avenue through which the natural 
iron in the soil is made available to the 
plant roots. Use 2 to 3 teaspoonfuls per 
Azalea or Rhododendron. Lb. $3. 
SHEEP MANURE. Analysis 2-1-2. Quick 
acting, clean and safe. Contains no weed 
seeds. For vegetables, rake in 200 Ibs. per 
1000 sq. ft. Broadcast 100 Ibs. per 1000 sq. 
ft. over the old lawn or rake in 200 Ibs. a 
day or two before seeding a new one. For 
liquid manure, use one pound to five gallons 
of water. 5 Ibs. 60c; 10 Ibs. 95c; 25 Ibs. 
$1.95; 50 Ibs. $3.10; 100 Ibs. $5.75; 500 Ibs. 
$26.25; 1000 Ibs. $51. 
Soilife, Wettable. A soil conditioner which 
makes clay soil more friable by binding to- 
gether the tiny clay particles into small 
clumps. Helps prevent sun-crusting of 
clay soils after rain. Apply one pound, well 
stirred into 12 gals. of water, to 200 sq. ft. 
with asprinkling can. Mlb. $1; Melb. $1.50; 
Ib. $2.75; 2 Ibs. $5; 12 Ibs, $28. 
FREE DELIVERY - Minimum Value $4. 
We deliver FREE, by our own delivery, all merchandise within the area shown on 
map on page 1. 
This includes ail of Essex and Union Counties, part of Morris and 
Somerset Counties, and Kearny, Arlington, North Arlington and Lyndhurst. 
We ship, transportation FREE to any point in the United States, only Vegetable 
Seed, Flower Seed and Lawn Seed Mixtures offered in this catalog. 
In all other cases purchaser pays transportation charges by : 
Freight (except Pot-grown Roses and all Plants, which we cannot ship). 
Parcel Post, Express or 
Sphagnum Moss, No-damp-off. Greatest 
help ever for growing seeds in the house or 
in your frames. This horticultural milled 
Sphagnum moss promotes highest germin- 
ation and holds moisture with no damping 
off. Use it alone or spread a 4 inch layer 
over your regular soil. You will find it 
amazingly effective and well worth the in- 
vestment. 10 ozs. 89c; 2 bu. $3.65. 
Super-Phosphate. 18-20% Phosphoric Acid. 
For lawn roots use 25 the: per 1000 sq. ft. 
and water in. For corn, potatoes, root crops. 
4 Ibs. per 100-ft. row. 5 Ibs. 45c; 10 lbs. 80c; 
25 Ibs. $1.25; 80 Ibs. $2.60; 400 Ibs. $11.25. 
Transplantone. Reduces wilt and loss in 
transplanting and stimulates growth of 
new roots when setting out seedlings of 
all kinds. Moz. 25c; 3 ozs. $1; Ib. $4. 
Vermiculite (Terra-Lite). 
This is a sterile, inert, weed- 
free, mineral substitute for 
soil used in starting seeds 
and rooting cuttings. It 
contains very tiny air cells 
which absorb moisture and 
provide both air and moist- 
ure for the development of 
extra strong root systems. 
It helps prevent damp off, 
fungus and most soil-borne 
diseases. Perfect for storing bulbs, it 
lightens clay soils, gives body to sandy 
soils and is a splendid mulch. 4 qts. 45c; 
lébu. 85c; 4 cu. ft. $2.30. 
SOLUBLE PLANT FOODS 
Hyponex. Analysis 
7-6-19. A clean, 
odorless soluble pow- 
der that makes com- 
plete plant-food 1m- 
mediately available. 
Dissolve 1 oz. in 6 
gals. water and ap- 
ply. Grows bigger 
plants, larger vege- 
tables, many more 
flowers. Stimulates 
roots on all cuttings, 
reduces shock to 
transplants. Use in 
soil, sand or water x : 
(hydroponics). 3 ozs. 25¢; 7 ozs. 50c; Ib. $1. 
Miracle-Gro. A pow- oe 
der that dissolves 
quickly and entirely 
making a_ splendid 
liquid plant food. It 
contains vitamin B-1 
and all the minor ele- 
ments. It is quickly 
absorbed by plant 
roots and invigorates 
their growth. Also 
spray on foliage as the 
available nitrogen is 
readily absorbed 
through the leaves. 
Use 1  tablespoonful 
in 1 gal. water. 114% Ibs. $2. 25; 5 ines $5. 
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VERMICULITE 
PLANT AID 
These prices are subject 
to change without notice 
SOIL TEST KITS 
These tell how to make your soil right and 
keep it right. A 10-minute test tells more 
than years of gardening. They show what 
kind and amount of fertilizer to give your 
soil, whether lime is needed. 
Popular Garden Kit. Contains complete 
equipment and instructions and solutions 
for 50 tests (nitrogen), phosphorus, potash 
and acidity (pH), $5.89. 
Horticultural Kit. For the advanced ama- 
teur, nurseries, growers, or greenhouses. 
Will make 150 individual tests. $14.95. 
Home Garden Kit. Complete with in- 
structions and data on plant-food needs. 
For small place, will make 20 tests. $2.98. 
Acidity Test Kit. In 2 minutes you can tell 
the acidity of your soil. Contains full in- 
structions. $1.49. 
FERTILIZER AND 
LAWN SEED 
SPREADERS 
Here is what 
you’ve been wait- 
ing for—a distribu- 
tor that sows lawn 
seed or spreads fer- 
tilizer evenly, and 
without waste. 
New, graduated 
finger-tip control 
Instantly adjusts 
flow for thin or dense applications. 
Masters Distributor, No. 25—Holds 20 
Ibs. For the home gardener who wants 
“something better’ in a small spreader. 
Rubber tired steel wheels; tubular steel 
handle with rubber handle grip. Spreads 
18-in. wide. Equipped with new ‘‘Fer- 
tilizer-Miser”’ control, $9.95, 
Masters Distributor, No. 30—Holds 50 
Ibs. Is 2 ft. wide and spreads 20-in. wide. 
All steel. Tubular steel “T” handle with 
two bicycle-type rubber grips; rubber tired 
wheels. “‘Fertilizer-Miser’’ control, $12.85. 
Masters Distributor, No. 40—Holds 75 
Ibs. Like above but more substantial all 
over with 11-in. wheel, 114-in. tread. Is 
30-in. wide and spreads 24-in. wide, $18.25. 
