82 k. & J. FARQUHAR & COS SEED CATALOGUE. 
INSECT DESTROYERS — Continued. 
London Purple. One of the best destroyers of insects. It is cheaper and less dangerous than Paris Green. 
The proportions for using are at the rate of one pound to 150 gallons of water. The best article for spraying 
apple trees. Price, pound, 25 cents. 
New X. L. ALL Liquid Insecticide. The famous English patented preparation; purely nicotine; harmless 
to very delicate plants ; kills mealy bug, red spider, and all insect pests. The perfect insecticide; goes farther 
than any. Price, pint, 1.00; quart, 1.75. | 
Paris Green. We keep the weteet and best grade only. Impure Paris Green as often sold, is the cause of 
much loss to farmers. With the genuine article, faithfully applied, potato bugs may be got rid of without 
difficulty. For all insects that eat foliage, this insecticide is a very effective antidote. Price, lb., 30 cents. 
Slug Shot, Hammond’s. One of the cheapest and best powders for destroying the cut worm, potato bug, 
rose bug, rose slug, curculio, worms or caterpillars upon vines, tobacco, cotton or egg plants, currants and 
fruit trees. It is an excellent fertilizer, contains nothing injurious to domestic animals, and does not 
deteriorate by age. On low-growing plants, it should be dusted on with a very fine sifter. On tall shrubs 
and trees, it Should be applied with a bellows. Price, five lbs., 25 cents; ten lbs., 50 cents; bags, 100 Ibs., 4.50. 
Tobacco Dust. Cheaper than snuff, and quite as effectual. A sure remedy for green fly. Price, 5 lb., package, 
20 cents; 100 Ib., 2.50. 
Tobacco Dust and Sulphur. Very finely pulverized and mixed. Prevents and cures mildew on plants; 
destroys the green and black flies, and other insects which attack plants. Should be dusted on with a 
powder bellows, or by hand. Price, lb., 10 cents; 10 lbs., 75 cents; 100 lbs., 6.00. 
Tobacco Extract. A powerful extract of Renee combined with 
: Sulphur. Remarkably effective against 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 cents; pint, 50 cents; quart, 75 
cents; gallon, 2.00. 
Tobacco Soap, Rose’s Perfected. The most effective soap 
made for plants and trees infested with green fly, red spider, lice 
and eggs of insects. Price, in tin boxes, with directions, suf- 
ficient for five gallons of water, 25 cents; by mail, 38 cents. 
Tobacco Stems. For fumigating. Invaluabie as a mulch for 
Rose beds, Lettuce beds, etc., where insects frequently do much 
injury to roots or foliage. The best quality of stems supplied. 
Price, barrel, 1.00; crate, 3.00; large crate, 5.00. In bales, 2 
cents per Ib. 
Whale = Oil Soap. Pure, fresh and of finest quality; makes 
an excellent wash for trees and plants; kills insects and their 
eggs. Price, in boxes, with full directions for use; one lb., 15 
cents; two lbs., 25 cents; five lbs., 50 cents; ten lbs., go cents; 
fifty lbs., 4.50. 
MORRILL’S TREE INK. 
A sure protection to trees trom the ravages of grub and canker worm. Direc- 
tions with each can. 
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REMEDIES FOR MILDEW, RUST, ETC. 
Bordeaux Mixture, Lion Brand. A valuable and indispensable fungicide for grape growers, ensuring larger 
crops and finer grapes and preventing failure. Successful against black rot, mildew and rust. Being in liquid 
form it is very convenient to handle. One gallon will make fifty gallons of spraying liquid by the addition of 
forty-nine gallons of water. Price, 1 gallon patent cans, 1.00; I quart cans, 40 cents. 
Copperdine. Ammoniacal solution of Carbonate of Copper. A valuable remedy for fungoid disease of plants 
particularly grapes growing downy and powderly, mildew, black rot, etc. Dilute one pint to ten gallons of 
water, apply with a sprayer or bellows vaporizer. Price, one gallon, 1.50. 
Fostite. A thin light powder and very effective for Mildew, Black Rot and Rust. It should be applied with a 
bellows, and neither injures plants nor their foliage. Sold in packages of 5 lbs. Price, 50 cents. 
Grape Dust, Hammond’s. A preparation for destroying mildew on grape vines. Can also be used on plants 
or trees affected with mould, mildew or rust mites, either in greenhouses or the open air. Its diffusibility is 
great, one part of Grape Dust will spread itself over a greatersurface than sulphur. To be thoroughly effectual, 
it must be applied frequently by dusting, as atoms of fungi are always spreading or floating. Apply at the 
first appearance of trouble. Dust on a warm, dry day. Price, 5 lb. package, 35 cents. 
Flowers of Sulphur. Prevents and cures mildew on roses, grape-vines, etc. Apply with gun or bellows. 
Price, 1b., 8 cents. 
Sulpho Steatite Powder. For lettuce mildew, powdery and downy mildew of the grape, rose and other 
plants. Should be dusted on the plants. Price, 25 lb. box, 2.00. 
CARBOLIC PURIFYING POWDER. 
An invaluable disinfectant, pleasant to apply and very effective in destroying bad odors. For damp or mouldy cellars, and closets, sinks, 
drains or wherever bad odors exist it is unequaled. 
Price, trial package, 25 cents; 6 lb. package, 1.00. 
