R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. 



INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. -Con«mu€d. 



Fir Tree Oil. Soluble. For destroying all in.«ects that infest 

 plants and animals, such as mealy biior, scale, red spider, green 

 fly, thrip, lice, fleas, etc. Directions with each package. Price, 

 i pint, .50; pint, .75; quart, -SI. 50; half gallon, $i*.75; gallon, 

 l-i.OO. 



FiP Tree Oil Soap, Stott's. A non-poisonous insecticide for 

 destroying scale, mealy bug, aphis, red spider, currant and 

 grape worm, etc. Price, i-lb. tin, .2-5; 2-lb. tin, .75. 



Flowers of Sulphur. Prevents and cures mildew on roses, grape- 

 ■^-ines, etc. Apply with gim or bellows. Price, 1 lb., .10; 5 lbs., 

 .40; 10 lbs., .70; 100 lbs., -So.OO. 



GishuFSt's Compound. For destroying red spider, mealy bug, 

 scale, thrip, etc. Boxes, .60; by maU, .80. 



Grape Dust, Hammond's. A preparation for destroying mildew 

 on grapevines. Can also be used on plants or trees affected 

 with mould, mildew, or rust mites, either in greenhouses or the 

 open air. Apply frequently by diLsting, as atoms of fungi are 

 always spreading or floating. Price, 5-lb. package, ..35. 



Hellebore Powder, White. "We furnish a pure, fresh, very 

 efl'ective powder. One of the best insecticides for rose slugs, 

 currant worms, green fly, and other insects. Price, lb. package, 

 ..30; i-lb. package, .15. 



Kerosene Emulsion Concentrated 



Jose scale, and all sucking insects. _^ . 



water, 25 to -50 parts water to 1 of Emulsion. 

 SI. 00; 5 gals., 84..50. 



Kills the pea louse, San 

 Ready for use by adding 

 Quart, .40; gal.. 



" Imp " Soap Spray. The base is a soap containing vegetable 

 poisons, particularly effective against red spider on fruits, the 

 rhododendron fly, rose bug, and other insects. Quart, .50 ; 

 gallon, 11.50; 5 gallons, 16.00; 10 gallons, $10.00. 



Lemon Oil Insecticide. Destroys scale, thrip, mealy bug, red 

 spider, black and green fly. Dilute with 30 to 50 times the bulk 

 of water before a-iing. Price, + pint, .25; pint, .40; quart, .75; 

 i gallon, §1.25 ; gallon, $2.00 ;'5-gallon keg, $9.00. 



"Nico-Fume." (Registered.) Tobacco-paper Insecticide, for 

 fumigating greenhou-ses. " Nico-fume " i.s positively the strong- 

 est tobacco-paper on the market ; furnishes the easiest method of 

 fumigation ever devised ; is packed in special friction-top tins 

 and is sold as follows: 24 sheets, .75; 144 sheets, $3.50; 2SS 

 sheets, $6.50. 



Nieotieide Fumigating Compound. For killing all kinds of 

 insects on plants in greenhouses and frames. This compound is 

 ased for destroying green ami black fly, thrip, mealy bug, red 

 spider, etc. The compound f<jr vaporizing is sold in cans as 

 follows : Xo. 1, containing 1 pint, sufficient for 32,000 cubic feet of 

 space, $2.50 each; No. 2, containing i pint, sufficient for 16,000 

 cubic feet of space, $1.25 each; Xo. 3, containing 4 ounce-:, suffi- 

 cient for 8,000 cubic feet of space, .70 each. Fumigators. 

 Price, .50. Each fiunigator consists of three parts — the pan, the 

 wire frame, and the lamp. 



Nikoteen. All private gardeners recommend this liquid for spray- 

 ing or vaporizing. Will destroy all insects which infest plants or 

 flowers. Price, $1.. 50 per pint package. 



New X. L. all Liquid Insecticide. The famous Enghsh patented 

 preparation; kills mealy bug, red spider, and all insect pests. 



spraying; goes farther than any. 

 i gallon, $2.00 ; gallon, $3.75. 



The perfect in.secticide fiir s] 

 Price, pint, .75; quart, $1.25; 



New X. L. all Vaporizing Compound. An English patent 

 claimed to be the must easy, eflVctual, and cheapest method 

 of fumigating greenhoases and frames ever invented. Sufficient 

 for 10,000 cubic feet, S2.25 per bottle; 20,0i)0 cubic feet, $4..50 

 per bottle. Vaporizing lamp, for above, complete, $1.00. 



Paris Green. Best grade. For all insects that eat foliage tliis 

 insecticide is a very effective antidote, i lb., .25; 1 lb., .40.; 

 5 lbs., $1.75. - > . , , 



Scalecide. The best remedy known for San Jose scale. Spray 

 during winter. Use 1 part Scalecide to 20 parts water. 1 gallon 

 $1.00; 5 gallons, $4.00; 10 gallons, $7.00. 



Seal Oil Soap. One of the be-st in.secticides for general u.se on 

 plants. It is especially effective on green and black flies, red 

 spider, scale, rose thrip, and currant worms. Directions for use 

 are printed on each package. Price, 1-lb. box, .30; 5-lb. box, 

 SI. 25; in tubs, 25 lbs. and upwards, .20 i)er lb. 



Slug Shot, Hammond's. Is a light, composite, impalpably 

 tine powder, easily distributed either by duster, bellows, or in 

 water by spraying. It is thoroughly reliable in killing currant 

 worms, potato bugs, cabbage wonns, lice, slugs, sow bugs, etc, 

 and is also strongly impregnated with fungicides. Price, 5 lbs., 

 .30; 10 lbs., .60. In kegs, 125 lbs. net, or barrels, 235 to 250 

 lbs. each, at 4^ cents per lb. 



Sulpho-Tobaeco Soap. Quickly exterminates aU insect life on 

 plants and flowers in and out of doors. Unsurpas.sed for rose 

 bushes. For a cheap, clean, effective insecticide for amateur and 

 professional growers this is unexcelled. For domestic purposes it 

 rids the house of cockroaches, and is a superior wash for dogs 

 and all animals. Prevents pijultry lice. 3-oz. cake sufficient for 

 lA gallons prepared solution, .10; mailed, postpaid, .13. 8-oz. 

 cake, sufficient for 4 gallons prepared solution, .20, mailed, post- 

 paid, .28. 



Tanglefoot. A jierfect safeguard for trees and shrubs against 

 gypsy anil t)rown-tail moths and other creeping insects. Per lb., 

 .25 iu 1, 4, 10, and 25-lb. tins. 



Thomson's Styptic. 



Directions on bottle. 



(Imported. ) 

 Price, -SI. 25. 



To prevent ^■ines bleeding. 



Tobacco Dust. A remedy for green fly. 

 .2-3; 10-lb. puckage, .40; lOO-lb^, .83.00. 



Price, 5-lb. package, 



Tobacco Extract. A powerful extract of tobacco combined with 

 sulphur. Remarkably effe<'tive again.st plant lice, red spider, 

 and insects of all kinds. Dilute one part to ten or more of water 

 and apply -with syringe or vaporizer. For insects at the root, 

 prepare as above and apply with watering pot sufficient to reach 

 the roots. Price, half pint, .30; pint, .50; quart, .75; gallon, 

 $1.50; 5 gallons, $4.25. 



Tobacco Stems. For fimiigatmg. Invaluable as a mulch for 

 rose beds, lettuce beds, etc., where insects frequently do much 

 injury to roots or foliage. Price, barrels, $1.CI0; bale or case, 

 $3.00. 



Whale Oil Soap. An excellent wash for trees and plants; kills 

 insects and tlieir eggs. Price, in boxes, with full directions for 

 iLse. 1 lb., .20; 2 lbs., .35; 5 lbs., .75; 10 lbs., $1.25; 50 lbs., 

 $5.00. 



Whale Oil Soap. Caustic Potash. For washing and spraying 

 trees, shrubbery, and flowering plants. Applied during winter 

 on hardy fruit trees at the rate of 2 lbs. to 1 gallon of water; it 

 is one of the best remedies for San Jose scale. For sprajing 

 palms, etc., dissolve one ounce to each gallon of warm water. 

 2 lbs., .80; 5 lbs., .60; 25 lbs., $2.50. 



" Herbicide," OP Weed Exterminator. Perfectly odorless. An 

 occasional apphcation will keep gutters, paths, and roadways 

 clear of weeds, poison i\'y, gra.s.ses, mo.sses, dandelions, burdocks, 

 etc. It is the most effectvial weed killer known, does the work at 

 a minimum of cost of any otlier method, and is most convenient 

 to use. In 2-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 40 gallons of liquid, 

 $2.75; in 5-galIon kegs, sufficient to make lOQ gallons of liqiud, 

 $5..50; in 10-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 200 gallons of liquid, 

 $10.00. -Vrf, /. o. h. Boston. 



Wilson's Plant Oil. An antiseptic for use on palms and other 

 decorative plants, preventing scale and other insects. It imparts 

 a healthy lustre to the foliage. Pint, .40; quart, .75; 2 qi.-irts, 

 $1.25; gallon, S2.00; 5 gallons, $9.00. 



" Electric Worm Eradieator." Perfectly odorless. For the 

 instantaneous extermination of worms of everj' sort. The worms 

 will immediately rise to the surface of the grounil or flower-bed; 

 or will fall off the tn^^'s, fruits, or flowers, and in a few minutes 

 will die. It will 1k' found exct>edingly efl'ective. It is liighly 

 concentrated, one gallon being sufficient to make 120 gallons of 

 fluid for use, by the addition "of water. Full direi^tions for use 

 with each packagt'. SliipjK'd in kegs, S4.50 each, to make 120 

 gallons. Also, ..50 and Sl.OO bottles. -V.7, /. o. b. Bo.-toiu 



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