CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



I Garden Implements and Requisites— Continued. 



Fumigator. 



Atomizer. 



Shears — Imported, Border — 



8-iuch,each,$2.00; 9-inch, each 



82.25 : 10-jnch, each 



With wheel, 50 cts. extra. 

 Imported Lawn — With two wheels- 

 inch., 83.00 ; 9-inch, $3.25 ; 10 inches 



Imported Lawn— Without wheels— 8- 



inch, 82.50; 9-inch, $2.75; 10 inches 



Imported Hedge— 8-inch, 81.50 ; 9-inch, 81.75 ; 



10-inch 



With notch to prevent slipping when cut- 

 ting large branches. 25 cts. extra. 



Lopping— Sni'ill, 82.00 ; large 



Pruning — Improved solid steel 



Levin Pruning 



By mail, 10 cts. extra. 



Sheep— With bent handle for trimming.. 



Flower Gatherers' — 6-inch 



Sprinkler, Bent Neck Plant — Made to 

 sprinkle underneath the foliage. 



No. 1, 60 cts.; by mall 



No. 2, 70 cts.; by mail 



The same with straight neck: 



No. 1, fiO cts.; by mail 



No. 2, 60 cts.; by mail 



Scollay's Kubber— Large, each, fl.OO; by 



mall 



Syringes, Brass — 



No. 1, 12^x1 5-16, oiie spray 



No. 2, 18^x1 5-16, two sprays and one stream. 



No. 3, 16x11^, two sprays and one stream 



No. 5, ISxlJ^, two sprays and one stream ; 



best for greenhouses 



No. 6. 18x11^, two sprays and one stream; 

 patent valves 



3.50 

 3.00 

 2.00 



3.00 

 1.25 

 1.00 



1.00 

 1.00 



.65 



.80 



.55 

 .70 



1.10 



2.00 

 3.50 

 4.00 



4.50 



5.60 



No. 7, same as No. 5, with knuckle joints 8.00 



Tin japanned, one spray i.oo 



Tin toil — Per pound [2a 



Trowels — American, each,5iuch 10 



American t-sch, 6-inch ,[[ 1,5 



English steel, solid blade, all one piece, iio 



rivets. Cm ch, 6 inch 50 



Cleve's Angle— 5-inch, 20 cts.; 7-inch, 25 cts.; 



8-inch so 



Tweezers— For arranging flowers; 5-inch. 20 



cts.; 6-inch 25 



Tree Pruners, Waters' Improved — 



6-foot pole : 1.00 



8- loot pole 1.15 



lO-foot pole.... 1.25 



12- foot pole 1.40 



Telegraph, without handtes 1.25 



Extra knives, each .25 



Watering Pots— Oval, French galvanized 



iron, 6-quart. S1.75; 8-quart 2.00 



■Watering Pots — Round galvanized iron, 6- 



quart, 60 cts.; 8-quart 76 



Weeders, Kxcelsior— Price, each, 20 cts.; by 



mall 25 



Lang's Hand — 

 Price, each, 25c.; 



%. by mail .30 



Milwaukee — The 



best device for 



J. pulling (lands 



Scollay's Sprinkler. 



lions, thistles, etc., 

 we have ever seen. 



Price 75 



Lawn — Each, 75 

 cts.; by mall 90 



FERTILIZERS, FUNGICIDES AND INSECTICIDES. 



FERTILIZERS. 



Ourrie's Complete Fertilizer for Lawns, 

 Hay and Pasture — A complete manure, spec- 

 ially adapted tor the top dressing of lawns. It 

 Is odorless, clean and convenient to use. Sow 

 broadcast in early spring, just as the grasses are 

 starting into growth, it will be found of great 

 benefit In producing a nice, healthy growth of 

 turf. It is much easier to use than a top dress- 

 ing of stable manure, which very often iutro- 

 duceB a large crop of vile weeds into lawns, be- 

 sides being very unsightly. This Fertilizer is 

 sold under a guaranteed analysis as provided in 

 the new law passed by the State of Wisconsin. 



Quantities required and prices : 



15x 20 feet, use 5 lbs.: price 8 .30 



25x 25 " 10 " 50 



50x 60 " 25 '• 1.25 



.50x100 " .50 " 2.00 



100x100 " 100 " 3..50 



■100 lbs., sufficient for one acre 12.00 



When used on an entirely new Lawn before 

 seeding, or on garden crops, use double the 

 above quantities. 



Pure Bone Meal — Our bone meal is ground 

 fine, and is of great Talue mixed with soil for 

 pottinK purposes, for which one part of meal to 

 50 of soil is about the right proportion. It is in- 

 valuable for top dressing lawns. 5 lbs.. 30 

 cts.; 10 lbs., 40 cts.; 25 lbs., 75 cts.; 50 lbs., $1.25; 

 lOO.lbs., 82.00 ; bag of 200 lbs., 83.50. 



Pure Pulverized Sheep Manure — Makes the 

 richest and safest liquid manure. Use one pound 

 to five gallons of water. 10 lbs., 50 cts.; 100 lbs., 

 $3.00. 



Nitrate of Sofia — Should be sown when plants 

 are in growth. 25 lbs., 81 00 ; 100 lbs., 83.25. 



Muriate of Potash— 25 lbs., SI. 00 ; 100 lbs., 83.50. 



Land Plaster or Gypsum — In barrels of about 

 235 lbs,, $2.00. 



Armour's Ammoniated Bone and Potash — 

 A general fertilizer for all cereals, beans, peas, corn, 

 tobacco, etc. 25 lbs , 75 cts. ; 100 lbs. , 82.00 ; 600 lbs., 

 88 00: 1,000 lbs., 815.00. 



Armour's All Soluble — Especially adapted for 

 potatoes, beets, cabbage, celery, etc. 25 lbs., fl.OO ; 

 100 lbs., 82 60 ; 500 lbs., $10.00 : 1,000 lbs., 817.50. 



Ourrie's Soluble Food for House Plants— A 

 high grade fertilizer, put up in small packages to 

 suit the cultivator of house plants. It is clean, safe 

 to use and has no repulsive odor. House plants 

 treated to a few applications of it improve wonder- 

 fully in health and general appearance. In pack- 

 ages, with instructions for use. Each, 15 cts. and 

 25 cts. ; by mail, 20 cts. and 35 cts. 



FITNGIOIDES AND INSECTICIDES. 



If by mail, add 16 cts a pound. 



Gishurst's Compound — An excellent remedy 

 for Red Spider, Mealy Buc and Scale on plants. 

 Dissolve 2 ounces in a gallon of water and apply 

 either by sponging or spraying the plants. Per 

 package, 50 cts.; by mall, 60cts. 



Fir Tree Oil — Like the preceding, is a remedy 

 for Mealy Bug, Red Spider and Scale. Dilute J^ 

 pint to about 10 gallons of soft water, and apply with 

 sprinkler. 1^ pint, 40 cts.; pint, 75 cts.; quart, 

 81.40; gallon, 84.26. If by mail, add 25 cts. per 

 pint. 



Flowers of Sulphur— Per lb., 10 cts.; 25 lbs. and 

 over, 5 cts. per lb. 



Hellebor. -Being less poisonous than Paris 

 Green, is safer to use on fruit and vegetables. Dust 

 on dry, or dissolve 1 ounce to 8 gallons of water and 

 apply with a syringe. Per lb., 20 cts. 



Slug Shot — Valuable for destroying slugs on cab- 

 bages, tomatoes, currants, etc., and Isalso very effect- 

 ive in remnvlng potato bugs. Apply with duster. 

 Per6-lb. T>ackage, .30 cts.: per 10-lb. package, 60 cts.; 

 60 lbs., 82.50: 100 lbs., 84.00. 



Grtipe Dust — A sure preventive and cure for 

 mildew on roses, grapes, gooseberries, etc. Apply 

 with duster. Per lb,, 10 cts.; 6 lbs., 35 cts.; 10 lbs., 

 60 cts.; 100 lbs., 85.00. 



Tobacco Dust— For insects on plants ; apply 

 with duster. Per lb., 10 cts. 



Tobacco SI ems— For fumigating greenhouses; 

 dampen before using, so they will not burn up 

 brightly and thereby destroy the plants. Perlb.,S 

 cts.; per barrel, $1.00. 



WliHle Oil Soap— An excellent remedy for lice 

 on roses, etc : also a valuable wash for trees affected 

 bv insects. For insects on plants, dissolve about 

 the size of an egg in a gallon of water and sprinkle 

 with it. Forlusects in bark of trees, dilute with 

 water to the consistency of paint and apply with 

 brush. Per lb., 15 cts.; 2 lbs., 25 cts.: 10 lbs., 

 81.00. 



