R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS. 
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, FERTILIZER MATERIALS, AND PLASTER. 
High Grade Sulphate of Potash. 90 to 95 per cent. Sulphate 
of Potash, 48 to 50 per cent. actual Potash. 10 lbs., .50; 100 lbs., 
$3.50; in original bags, 224 lbs., each, $6.75; per ton, $52.00. 
Double Sulphate of Potash and Magnesia. 40 to 50 per cent. 
Sulphate of Potash, 25 to 28 per cent. actual Potash. 10 lbs., .30; 
100 lbs., $2.00; in original bags, 224 lbs., each, $4.00; per ton, 
$34.00. 
Muriate of Potash. 80 to 85 percent. Muriate of Potash, 50 to 
55 per cent. actual Potash. 10 lbs., .50; 100 lbs., $3.00; in orig- 
_ inal bags, 224 lbs., each, $6.00; per ton, $46.00. 
Kainit. 23 to 25 per cent. Sulphate and Muriate of Potash, 
12 per cent. actual Potash. 100 lbs., $1.25; 200-lb. bag, $2.00; 
per ton, $17.00. 
Nitrate of Soda. 95 per cent. purity, 18 to 19 per cent. Ammo- 
nia. 10 Ibs., .60; 25 Ibs., $1.20; 100 lbs., $3.50; in original bags, 
about 275 lbs., each, $8.00; per ton, $52.00. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. 24.75 per cent. Ammonia. 
100 lbs., $5.00; 200-lb. bag, $9.00; per ton $72.00. 
Dissolved Bone Black. 15 to 18 percent. Soluble and Available 
Phosphoric Acid. 200-lb. bag, $2.75; per ton, $25.00. 
Plain Superphosphate. 14 to 17 percent. Soluble and Available 
Phosphorie Acid. 200-lb. bag, $2.50; per ton, $20.00. 
Dried Blood. 12 per cent. Ammonia. 200-lb. bag, $5.50; per ton, 
$48.00. 
Dried Blood. 
$57.00. 
Fine Ground Tankage. 9 per cent. Ammonia; 20 per cent. 
Bone Phosphate. 200-lb. bag, $4.50; per ton, $41.00. 
Fine Ground Tankage. 6 per cent. Ammonia; 30 per cent. 
Bone Phosphate. 200-lb. bag, $3.50; per ton, $32.00. 
Fine Ground Nova Seotia Plaster. White and fine. 
bag, .75; 200-lb. bag, $1.35; per ton, $12.00. 
Bowker’s Ammoniated Food for Flowers. Made expressly 
for flowers grown in the house or garden; clean, odorless, and 
produces early abundant blossoms, greatly adding to the richness 
and brillianey of color, health, and luxuriance of the foliage. It 
is clean and absolutely odorless, thus supplying a long-felt want 
by ladies and florists. Price, put up in neat packages with direc- 
tions for use, No. 1, .15; No. 2, .25. If ordered by mail, add 6 
cents for No. 1, and 12 cents for No. 2, to prepay postage. 
10 Ibs., .75; 
15 per cent. Ammonia. 200-lb. bag, $6.25; per ton, 
100-lb. 
““Chemicals’”’ for Imperial Plant Food. For high grade 
growing under glass and out-of-doors. A clean, dry powder which 
entirely dissolves in cold water. Contains 63 per cent. actual plant 
foods. Nitrogen, 15.1 per cent.=Ammonia, 18.3 per cent.; Phos- 
phoric Acid, 21.5 per cent.; Potash, 26.1 per cent. Is used dry, 
mixed with earth or sand, or is first dissolved in water. 
9 oz. when dissolved makes 50 gallons fertilizer, $0.25 
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BON ARBOR. 
A liquid plant food good for all living plants. It invigorates, 
promotes growth, increases the crop and causes it to mature earlier. 
It is a wonderful fertilizer. 
Put up in 1 and 2-gallon kegs, $2.00 per gallon; in 25-gallon 
barrels, $1.50 per gallon; in 50-gallon barrels, $1.25 per gallon. 
Dry Bon Arbor. Price, }-lb. package, .30; 1 lb.,.55; 5lbs, $1.80. 
PEAT, MOSS, POTTING SOILS. 
Chareoal. Price, per lb., .10; 100 Ibs., $5.00. 
Silver Sand. For propagating, mixing with plant soils, ete. Price, 
per barrel, $2.50; bush., $1.50; peck, .50. 
Rotted Fibrous Peat. An excellent material for mixing with 
potting soils for many plants. This peat has been dug from an 
old bog and exposed for a number of years until it has become 
thoroughly decayed, and is very fine and light. Price, per 
barrel, $2.00; bush., $1.00. 
Orchid Peat or Fern Root. Price, per bbl., $2.75; bush., $1.50. 
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 barrel, $2.00; bush., $1.00. 
Sphagnum Moss. We furnish a Moss of excellent quality for the 
gardener’s use. We can supply it at most seasons freshly gathered 
or dried. Price, per bag, $1.50; bush., $1.00; bale, $6.50. 
Cocoanut Fibre. Price, 125-lb. bag, $1.25; per ton, $15.00. 
INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. 
Ant Destroyer. A specially prepared powder which will destroy 
or drive away Black Ants from lawns, trees, plants, houses, or 
other infested localities. Price, 4-lb. can, .50; by mail, .60. 
Arsenate of Lead. Forspraying trees. A remedy for Elm Leaf 
Beetle, Gypsy Moth, Brown Tail Moth, ete. Price, 1-lb. jars, 
.20; 5-lb. pail, 90; 10-lb. pail, $1.60; 20-lb. pail, $3.00; 50-lb. 
pail, $6.50; 100-lb. keg., $12.00. 
Aphis Punk. Nikoteen. It kills bugs under glass. 
1 dozen rolls; $6.50 per case 1 dozen boxes. 
100-foot house. 
Bordeaux Mixture, Concentrated. A valuable and indispen- 
sable fungicide for grape growers, ensuring larger crops and finer 
grades. Successful against black rot, mildew, and rust. Being 
in liquid form, it is very convenient to handle. One gallon will 
make 50 gallons of spraying liquid by the addition of 49 gallons 
of water. Price, l-gal. patent cans, $1.00: 1-qt. cans, .40. 
Dry Bordeaux Mixture. Ready for use by simply adding water. 
1-lb. box makes 5 gallons spray, .30; 5-lb. box makes 25 gallons 
spray, $1.25; 10-lb. box makes 50 gallons spray, $2.25; 25-lb. box 
makes 125 gallons spray, $3.00; 300-lb. barrel makes 1,500 gal- 
lons spray, $27.00. 
BowKer’s Pyrox. A combined insectide and fungicide for fruit 
trees, vegetables, and flowers. Kills canker worms, rose worms, 
caterpillars, ete., and prevents blights, mildews, and rots. 10 
lbs. makes 60 gal. of spray. 1 lb., .25; 5-lb. can, $1.00; 10-lb. 
can, $1.75; 50-lb. keg, $7.50. 
Bowker’s Disparene. A remedy for elm beetle, potato beetle, 
caterpillars, and all leaf-eating insects. Used and endorsed by 
leading Experiment Stations and park superintendents. 1-Ib. 
jar, .25; 2-lb. jar, .40; 5-lb. pail, .90; 10-Ib. pail, $1.70. 
.60 per box 
3 rolls will fumigate 
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Bowker’s Concentrated Lime-Sulphur. Kills San Jose Seale, 
bark lice, ete., and spores lodged on the bark. Needs only to be 
diluted with cold water and applied while the trees are dormant. 
One gallon makes 10 gallons of spray. 1 gallon, .75; 5 gallons, 
$2.25; 10 gallons, $4.00; 50 gallons, $12.00. 
Bug Death. We give this insectide our fullest endorsement. It 
is a non-poisonous powder, and can be applied dry just as it 
comes from the package, or it can be mixed with water and 
sprayed on vines. 124 Ibs. to 80 gallons water mixed thoroughly. 
It is death to the potato, squash, and cucumber bugs, currant 
and tomato worms, and many other plant-eating pests. As Bug 
Death contains no arsenic it will not burn or blight the vine, 
thus giving the potato a better chance to mature, which means a 
more starchy potato, and one less liable to rot, and the extra 
yield of marketable potatoes will more than pay the entire ex- 
pense. Price, I-lb. package, .15; 3-lb. package, .35; 5-lb. pack- 
age, .50; 124-lb. package, $1.00; 100-lb package, $7.50. Dickey 
Shaker, .25. 
Copper Solution Ammoniated. A concentrated liquid fungicide, 
prepared ready for immediate use on trees, vines, or vegetables 
affected with rot, blight, or scab, and with safety to the foliage. 
The various plant diseases to which it applicable are: Rot of 
the grape, mildew of the grape, and leaf blight, apple scab, po- 
tato blight, tomato blight, melon blight. Directions: 1 quart of 
solution to 25 gallons of water. Per quart, $1.00. 
Creosote for Gypsy Moths. The most effective protection 
from caterpillars. Sure death to the eggs. Quart, .25; 1 gallon, 
.00; 5 gallons, $2.25. 
Dalmatian or Persian Insect Powder. One of the best insect- 
icides for all insects. Lb., .50. 
