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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON, HIGH-GRADE FERTILIZERS. 



AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, FERTILIZER MATERIALS AND PLASTER. 



Prices Subject to Change Without Notice. 



Sulphate of Potash. High Grade. {Cannot supply.) 



Scotch Soot. A fertilizer and fungicide. One of the best remedies 

 and preventatives for mildew, when mixed with sulphiir, at the 

 rate of two-thirds soot and one-third sulphur. As a fertilizer 

 it promotes growth, and heightens color of foUage and flower. 

 Sold only in original bags of about 100 lbs. Price, 6 cts. per lb. 

 {By freight only.) 



Dried Blood. Original bags only, 167 lbs., .§17.50 per bag. 



Fine Ground Nova Scotia Plaster. Original bags only, 167 lbs., 

 .S3.00 per bag. 



Fine Ground Tankage. 9 per cent, .\mmonia; 20 per cent. Bone 

 Phosphate. Original bags only, 167 lbs., $8.50 per bag. 



Fine Ground Tankage. 6 per cent Ammonia; 30 per cent. Bone 

 Phosphate. Original bags only, 167 lbs., S6.75 per bag. 



Sulphate of Ammonia. 



lbs., .SI. 00. 



Price, 100 lbs., S7.00; 25 lbs., $2.00; 10 



Muriate of Potash. {Cannot supply.) 



Nitrate of Soda. 100 lbs., .S6.00; 50 lbs., S3.50; 25 lbs., S2.00; 

 10 lbs., §1.00. Larger quantities, prices on apphcation. 



Plain Superphosphate or Acid Phosphate. 16 per cent. AvaU- Fertiflora. 



able Phosphoric Acid. Price per ton, $42.00; 100 lbs., $2.50. 35 cts. 



Agricultural Salt. Valuable as a top-dressing for asparagus, etc. 

 Apply early m Spring. Bag, 140 lbs., $2.00. 



Cotton Seed Meal. Price, 100 lbs., $6.50. 



Ammoniated Food for Flowers, Bowker's. Made expressly for 

 flowers grown in the house or garden; clean, odorless and pro- 

 duces early abundant blossoms, greatly adding to the richness 

 and bruhancy of color, health and luxuriance of the fohage. 

 Put up in neat package with full directions for use. Price, 25 

 cts. and 35 cts. each. 



Bon Arbor, Dry. Price, |-lb. package, 35 cts.; 1 lb., 60 cts.; 5 lbs. 

 $2.50. 



A liquid fertilizer for house plants. Price per bottle, 



PEAT, MOSS, POTTING SOILS. 



Charcoal. Price, per lb., 10 cts.; 10 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs., $5.00. 

 Cocoanut Fibre. Price, 100-lb. bag, $1.,50; per ton, $20.00. 



Spaghnum Moss. (Dry.) Useful for potting, or for pacldng 

 plants. Price per bale, $6.50; bag, $1.50; bush., $1.00. 



Live Green Moss. Price per bag, .$3.50 

 to order. ) 



{Can he supplied only 

 Orchid Peat or Fern Root. Price, per barrel, $3.00; bush., $2.00. 



Rotted Fibrous Peat. An excellent material for mixing with pot- 

 ting soils for many plants. This peat has been dug from an old bog, 

 and exposed for a number of j-ears until it has become thoroughly 

 decayed, and is very fine and hght. Price, per barrel, $2.50; 

 bush., $1.50. 



Silver Sand. For propagating, mixing with plant soils, etc. Price, 

 bush., $1.50; peck, 50 cts. 



Prepared Potting Soil. A carefully prepared soil for pot plants; 

 composed of Leaf Mould, Peat, Loam, Sand and a sufficient 

 quantity of fertilizer. Price, per bush., $1.00. 



INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. 



NON-WARRANTY. We do not give as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter, any warranty, express or implied, of any seeds, bulbs, 

 plants, insecticides, fungicides, or fertilizers, which we send out, and we shall not be liable for any mistake made in the filhng of any order. If the puixhaser does 

 not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned. R- ^ J- FARQUHAR COMPAIN Y. 



(Poisons and Fluids are not Mailable.) 



Ant-I-Cide. (Sterlingworth.) For destroying ants in the lawn 

 and garden. 1 lb., 30 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.40. 



Aphine. A contact spray for killing red spider, thrip, white and 

 green fly. Price, pint, 75 cts.; quart, $1.25; gallon, $3.50. 



Arsenate of Lead. (Paste.) A remedy for the Elm Tree Beetle, 

 Gypsy Moth, Brown Tail Moth, etc. It adheres weU to the 

 fohage and does not readily wash off with the rain. Price, 1-lb. 

 jar, 45 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.90; 10 lbs., .$3.20; 25 lbs., $6.50; 50 lbs., 

 $11.25; 100 lbs., $20.00. Barrel, 600 lbs., $108.00. 



Arsenate of Lead. (Dry.) l lb., 60 cts.; 5 lbs., $2.75; 10 lbs., 

 $4.25; 25 lbs., $10.00; 50 lbs., $19.50; 100 lbs., $37.00. 



"Black Leaf 40." {Sulphate of Nicotine.) A concentrated hquid 

 for use in destroying Green Aphis and Tlmps. Price, 1-oz. bottle, 

 25 cts.; i lb., $1.00; 2 lbs., $3.25; 10 lbs., $13.75. 



Bordeaux Mixture, Liquid. Ready for use by simply adding 

 water. An indispensable fungicide for black rot, mildew, rust and 

 scab on fruit trees and plants. Price, 1 quart, 60 cts. ; 1 gaUon, 

 $1.60; 5 gallons, $7.00; 10 gallons, $12.50. 



Bordeaux Mixture. Dry. Price, 1-lb. box, making 5 gaUons spray 

 50 cts.; 5 lbs., making 25 gaUon, $2.00. 



Bug Death. A non-poisonous powder to be apphed dry or mixed 

 ■rt^ith water and sprayed on the plants. It is death to the potato, 

 squash and cucumber bugs, currant and tomato worms. It is best 

 apphed dry with a duster or beUows at the rate of about 12 lbs. 

 per acre. Price, 1 lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00; 12^ 

 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., $11.00. Dickey Shaker, for applymg above, 

 70 cts. each. 



Copper Solution. A highly concentrated Hquid fungicide for plants 

 affected with rot, bhght or scab, and is frequently used for late 

 spraying when fruit is nearly mature. It can also be used for the 

 bhght on Asters, HoUyhocliS and Larkspurs. Price, per quart, 

 $1.50; gaUon, $4.50. 



Creosote Mixture for Gypsy Moths. The most effective protec- 

 tion from caterpillars. Sure death to the eggs. Quart, 50 cts.; 

 1 gaUon, $1.25; 5 gaUons, $4.50. 



Cut Worm Killer. (Sterlingworth. ) A sweetened material that is 

 more palatable to the cut worm than the plants themselves. It 

 is sprinkled on the ground around the plants as soon as the young 

 seedlings break the ground. Price, 1 lb., 35 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.40. 



