WAYSIDE GARDENS “EXCLUSIVE” ORGANIC 
PLANT FOOD 
Declared by experts as ‘Tops.’ For Bulbs, Lawns, Flower Gardens. Used at WAYSIDE in 
the production of millions of fine plants. It is whole-heartedly endorsed for our customers. 
Thousands of customers and strangers alike have visited WAY- 
SIDE GARDENS. They have marvelled at our nursery of plants. 
They have been known to actually gasp-for breath at the sheer 
beauty of 400 acres of flowers brought to such a high degree of 
perfection. Invariably, they ask us the same question: 
ae what do you attribute the superior qualities of your flow- 
ers: 
And invariably our answer is the same: ‘‘The chief reason for 
the high quality of WAYSIDE products is due to the fact that we 
ise pnly, the very finest Plant Food that skill and money can pro- 
uce! 
| 
You will agree that we have entirely too much at stake to afford 
to use any other kind. In addition to the enormous investment rep- 
resented by our nurseries, we have a reputation to maintain among 
thousands of the most critical floral customers in the land. We 
prize and guard very jealously such possessions . . . Contented 
only with the best, we advise our customers to adopt the same 
attitude, in order that the fine specimens grown at WAYSIDE may 
be duplicated in your own garden. We recommend only that which 
we ourselves use. 
We Learn from the English 
We are indebted to a noted English gardener for the Exclusive 
Plant Food we use in growing thousands of plants of superior qual- 
ity. Among other things, he said: 
“A lawn should not be treated like a hayfield, but like a 
permanent garden. Therefore, | object to chemical fertilizers 
for lawns. It is not the QUANTITY of grass cut from the lawn 
each week, but the DENSITY AND LUXURIANCE OF THE 
GRASS which produces the effect of walking over a thick 
velvet carpet that counts. If you want a thick lawn in which 
there is no room for weeds, it is essential that you use a prop- 
erly balanced ORGANIC Plant Food—one that sinks deeply 
into the soil for the grass or plant roots to go after. That is 
where the moisture is, and you will find it unnecessary to 
water so much in summer.”’ 
WAYSIDE’S exclusive Organic Plant Food is made from bone 
meal, dried blood, ground fish, and muriate of potash, in propor- 
tions recommended by the ‘‘old country’ expert. These long- 
Wayside Gardens “Exclusive’’ Organic Plant Food 
Contains No Useless Weight or Bulk Producing Fillers 
If your garden is an established one, apply twice a year, March first and October first. Use 15 to 25 pounds 
Annuals, 
Shrubs, and Bulbs. In making a new garden, double the amount and mix with the soil. Planting may be done 
for top dressing a space 500 square feet for Hardy Plants, 
Roses, 
lasting ingredients, heavy with life- «= 
producing qualities, give your flow- 
ers a well-balanced diet, containing 
in just the right amounts those 
things that go to make strong roots, 
sturdy stalks, bright green leaves, a 
profusion of foliage and an abundance 
of large and healthy blooms year in 
and year out. It does not stimulate, 
but nourishes any and all plants and 
imparts to them a youthful and lusty 
vigor. It disintegrates slowly. It is ex- 
cellent to use in bulb plantings as well 
as in Rose beds, or hardy plant bor- 
ders. Use it consistently year after 
year, and your garden will be among 
the most beautiful. 
oS IN SEAM ANENT FLOBER OF 
mouse plants aeo Fae UE 
“US! tuey sen conTams 
: 
} 
and other Flowering Plants, 
at once. No burning is possible. For old lawns, use 10 to 25 Ibs. for top dressing 500 sq. ft. For potted 
plants, a 3-inch potful mixed with a bushel of soil will give you splendid results. 
A 100-lb. bag for $10.00, 500 lbs. for $40.00, 2000 Ibs. for $125.00 
Prices are f.o.b. Mentor, Ohio, and we ship by freight collect unless otherwise instructed. 
"(Wayside Gar dens 's SSawn Seed 
WAYSIDE SUNNY 
Lawn Mixture 
A blend of the finest grasses available to meet WAYSIDE GAR- 
DENS exacting specifications. Carefully selected strains of seeds 
for their resistance to weeds, crab grass and fungus diseases, their 
tolerance to drought, and for rich color and finer texture. If fer- 
tilized twice a year, and clipped to not less than one and one-half 
inches, this superb blend will produce a beautiful, almost in- 
destructible turf. Sow at the rate of five pounds to 1000 square 
feet. 
ad 1 Ib. $1.75, 5 Ibs. $8.00, 25 Ibs. $35.00, 50 Ibs. $67.50 
WAYSIDE SHADY 
Lawn Mixture 
A similar blend in color and texture to WAYSIDE SUNNY. 
Blended of seed strains that will thrive in areas receiving little 
or no direct sunlight. Careful selection of the proper seed strains 
solves half of the shady lawn problem. This mixture will produce 
a superior lawn provided the shaded areas are regularly fertilized 
and watered at least once a week during dry periods. Sow at the 
rate of five pounds per thousand square feet. 
1 1b. $1.75, 5 lbs. $8.00, 25 lbs. $35.00, 50 lbs. $67.50 
MERION BLUE GRASS 
Beneath its beautiful surface lies the secret of its vigor, long 
roots and many rhizomes—the creeping stems which spread under- 
ground over a wide area and come up to form new top growth, 
developing the thickest stand of any comparable grass. 
Once established, Merion does not have to be reseeded an- 
nually to maintain its cover. Other superiorities recited with 
enthusiasm by those who have grown it are: 
Spreads faster than Kentucky Blue Grass, stands closer mow- 
ing, resists heat and drouth, crowds out crab grass, holds its dark 
green color in the hottest weather with less water than other 
grasses. 
MERION BLUE GRASS, straight I Ib. $4.50, 5 lbs. $19.00 
(10 Ibs. limit to one customer) 
MERION BLUE GRASS MIXTURE I 1b. $2.75, 
5 lbs. $12.00, 25 lbs. $50.00 
Merion Blue Grass formula, containing by weight 30% Merion 
Blue Grass, 40% Illahee Fescue, 20% Bent Grass. 
1 lb. of either of above will sow 750 sq. ft., three times as much 
as standard Blue Grass mixtures. 
