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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS. 



Prices subject to change. Net, except where noted, f. o. b. cars Boston. 



FARQUHAR'S LAWN AND GARDEN DRESSING. 



The best fertilizer ia the market for all garden and 

 farm crops. It is as dry and tine as meal; made of dried, 

 finely pulverized blood, bone, potash, and refuse meat. 

 The mixture is in such good mechanical condition that it 

 can be applied conveniently by any one. For gardens and 

 lawns it is most excellent, being not a stimulant merely, 

 but a plant food of lasting, enriching properiies. Price, 

 per ton, $50.00. 



10 lbs., for about 1,000 square feet, 50 cents. 



25 " " " 2,500 " " Si.oo. 



50 " " " 5,000 " " 1.75. 

 ICO " " " one-fourlh acre, 3.00. 



FARQUHAR'S VEGETABLE AND POTATO 

 FERTILIZER. 

 A new brand of extraordinary strength, being a com- 

 plete fertilizer for vegetables and potatoes. It is very rich 

 in phosphoric acid, potash, and nitrogen. Can be safely 

 used alone. Apply 400 to 600 lbs. per acre, depending 

 upon the previous manuring, cropping, etc., and present 

 condition of the land. Price, per ton, §45.00; 100 lbs., 

 S2.75; 50 lbs., 31.50; 25 lbs., Sl.oo; 10 lbs., .50. 



PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE. 



PURITY BRAND. 

 A soluble plant food highly recommended for all pur- 

 poses where a tirst-class fertilizer is required. It is a pure 

 uatural manure, and has long been recognized as one of 

 the most beneficial. As a top-dressing for lawns it is 

 unequalled, being free from weed-seeds, and extremely 

 stimulating. For lawns, it should be used at the rate of 

 500 pounds per acre. As a fertilizing agent for plants, 

 indoors and in the open garden, it is one of the very 

 best. Price, ton, S40.00; half ton, $20.00; 500 lbs., 

 $10.00; 100 lbs., $2.50; 50 lbs., $1.50; 25 lbs., $i.oo; 10 

 lbs., .50; 5 lbs., 30; I lb., .10. 



PURE CANADA UNLEACHED HARDWOOD 

 ASHES. 



Ashes lack ammonia and phosphoric acid, but contain 

 potash and lime, which are essential, not only as plant 

 food, but also as sweeteners of the soil and solvents of 

 other plant food ingredients. So far as they supply 

 potash and lime, they are " nature's plant food." These 

 things have been extracted from the soil by the trees, 

 and now we return them in the shape of ashes. Pure 

 wood ashes is one of the best fertilizers for top-dressing 

 lawns, grass lands, and seeding down; also for fruit of all 

 kinds, especially strawberries, peaches, and apples. They 

 are exceedingly valuable for lawns, imparting a rich dark 

 shade of green, destroying insects and bad weeds, par- 

 ticularly moss, which is so common on lawns. 100-lb. 

 bag, $1.25; 200 lbs, $2.00; ton, $16.00. In car load 

 lots of from /j to 2^ tons, at $12.00 per ton in bulk or 

 $14.00 per ton in ico-lb. bags delivered at any freight 

 station in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, 

 Rhode Island, Connecticut, and to any station in Maine 

 except points on the Maine Central R.R. 



PURE GROUND BONE 

 Is made from the best quality of bone, finely pulverized 

 by improved machinery. It is far superior to some 

 ground bune in the market, which is often composed of 

 refuse bones from which the plant-food has been largely 

 removed in manufacturing glue and other products. 

 Analysis : Nitrogen, equal to Ammonia, 3 to 4 per cent.; 

 Phosphoric Acid, 22.80 to 25.23 per cent.; equal to 

 Bone Phosphate, 50 to 55 per cent. Price per ton in 

 bags, $30.00; barrel, 250 lbs., $5.00; too lbs., $2.00; 

 \o lbs., $1.25; 25 lbs., .75 ; 10 lbs., .35. 



INCH BONE FOR GRAPES, ETC. 



The very best fertilizer for grape vines, fruit trees, 

 shrubs, and trees of all kinds. The pieces of bone vary 

 from one-fourth inch to one inch in size. Should be 

 used at setting out, mixed with the soil to the depth of a 

 foot or more. Price, in bags or barrels, 2).^ cents per lb.; 

 ton, $38.00. 



SCOTCH SOOT. 



A fertilizer and fungicide. One of the best remedies 

 and preventatives for mildew, when mixed with sulphur, 

 at the rate of two-thirds soot, one-third sulphur. As a 

 fertilizer it promotes growth, and heightens color of 

 foliage and flower. Price, loo-lb. bag, $2.50. 



SALT. 



Valuable as a top-dressing for asparagus, etc. Apply 

 early in spring. Bag, 140 lbs., $1.25. 



CLAY'S FERTILIZER. 



Imported. A safe, lasting, productive, economical fer- 

 tilizer for all horticultural purposes. A reliable vitahzing 

 medium for conservatory, greenhouse, and garden. Can 

 also be used to prepare and preserve the lawn in splendid 

 condition. Highly recommended by leading horticultur- 

 ists in the cultivation of flowers, fruit, and vegetables for 

 exhibition, pleasure, and profit in the highest perfection. 

 Original bags, 112 lbs., $7.00; 56 lbs., $4.00; 28 lbs., 

 $225; 14 lbs., $1.25; 7 lbs., .75. 



rnoMSON's vine, plant, and vegetable 



MANURE. 

 Thomson's Vine and Plant Manure is the result of long 

 experience and experiment. It is so compounded as to 

 combine immediate with lasting efiects, and is a perfect 

 food for the Vine and other fruit-bearing plants; also for 

 nearly all other Plants and Vegeiables. PROPORTIONS 

 IN WHICH THE MANURE MAY BE USED.— 

 Vine Border. — For making up a vine border, )^ cwt. to 

 the ton of loam. For surface dressing vine borders, 2 

 lbs. per yard super, applied early in the season and I lb. 

 per yard super after grapes are thinned; mix with a little 

 fine soil when roots are quite near the surface; if not 

 very near the surface, sprinkle the manure on and fork it 

 in. In both cases give a slight watering. See that the 

 thorough watering of the borders is done some time 

 previous to the top dressing. Peaches, Nectarines, 

 Figs. — For borders for peaches, nectarines, figs, etc, 

 y^ cwt. to the ton of loam. Original bags, I12 lbs, 

 iSj.OO; 56 lbs., $4.00; 28 lbs., S2.25; 7-lb. tin, JSl.oo. 



THOMSON'S SPECIAL CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 MANURE. 



Thomson's Vine and Plant Manure is admirably 

 adapted for mixing with the soil when potting such 

 plants as Chrysanthemums. 



The Special Manure is meant to be used as an addi- 

 tional stimulant during the growing season. 



A heaped dessertspoonful will be sufficient for a 

 lo-inch pot, sprinkled over the surface of the soil, and 

 watered in with tepid water. This may be given three 

 times during the growing season. 56 Jbs., $7.00; 28 

 lbs., $4.00; 14 lbs., $2.25; 7 lbs., $1.25. 



