. Autumn catalogue : 1904. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. Price, '25c. per peck â pay jreighfj. ONE of the principal elements of success in the growing and flowering of plants and bulbs is proper soil. It is so often difficult for amateurs to procure the right kind of potting soil that we have concluded to furnish it to our customers at practically cost to us, including packing. It will be the same that we use in our exten- sive greenhouses. It is composed of sod and rotted manure, thor- oug
. Autumn catalogue : 1904. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. Price, '25c. per peck â pay jreighfj. ONE of the principal elements of success in the growing and flowering of plants and bulbs is proper soil. It is so often difficult for amateurs to procure the right kind of potting soil that we have concluded to furnish it to our customers at practically cost to us, including packing. It will be the same that we use in our exten- sive greenhouses. It is composed of sod and rotted manure, thor- oughly turned and mixed several times during the year it takes to prepare it, when it is considered fit to use. As needed we mix with it peat, sand and pure raw ground bone mealâit is then friable, rich, and will cause plants to grow and bloom luxuriantly. , 75c. per bushel bag, per barrel (purchaser to POTTINQ ESSENTIALS. Leaf .Moid, for mixing with potting soil Rotted Sandy Peat, for lightening potting soil Fibrous Peat, for orchids, ferns etc Cocoanut Fibre Refuse, for keeping bulbs in, lightening soil Sphagnum Aloss, for baskets, drainage, mixing with soil, etc. 3 barrel bale, Charcoal, for sweetening soil drainage, etc Bone Meal, the best artificial fertilizer for mixing with pot- ting soil PRICES purchaser paying transit. Peck 30c. 30c. 30c. 30c. 25c. Lb. 10c. 10c. Bush SI. 00 75c. ilbs. 40c. 30c. Bbl. ? 251b. HYACINTH GLASSES. Hyacinths grown in glasses of w'ater are charming orna- ments for parlor windows, and the ease and success in flowering bulbs in this way add greatly to their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. New York : Pe
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