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Need a French flower pot? Or an agrikelp plant growth promoter?
Check the “Smith & Hawken Catalog for Gardeners” for these and an awesome array of other supplies. Among the offerings:
• Flower Gatherer: . .an indispensable aid for gathering blossoms. It will cut the flower, hold it firmly, remove thorns, and crush the stem if needed.” $9.
•Taylor’s Guides to Gardening: “. . .excellent field guides that have been derived from the original Taylor’s Encyclopedia of Gardening. The guides cover four of the gardeners’ most studied subjects: perennials, annuals, bulbs, and roses. Each contains how-to advice, glossaries, plant charts, cultural instructions, identification keys, and much more.” $14.95 each, or set of four for $57.
•Nursery Potting Bench: 22-by 42-inch, 34Vfe inch high bench with two slatted shelves for “organized earthiness.” Made of beechwood. “Ships flat and is easily assembled in about 15 minutes.” $149.
•Shepherd’s Cottage Garden Collections: Two flower collections from Shepherd’s Seeds: “one of easy-growing annual flowers and one of traditional perennials and biennials, each including either six or seven packets of old-fashined flfower seeds.” The seeds are “easy to grow and provide a long season of bloom without undue fuss and attention.” Growing instructions included. Annual Collection — $8.75;
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