SUMMER CATALOGUE. 1917. 



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INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. 



NON-WARRANTY. We do not give as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter any warranty, express or implied, of any seeds, bulbs, plants, 

 inaecticides, fungicides, or fertilizers, which we send out. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms they are at once to be returned. 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. 



Prices subject to change without notice. 

 Poisons and fluids are not mailable. 



Ant Exterminator. For destroying black ants in the garden. 

 Price, }4 lb. can, .50; 1-lb. can, .90. 



Aphine. A contact spray for killing red spider, thrip, white and 

 green fly. Price, pint, .65; quart, $1.00; gallon, $2.50. 



Arsenate of Lead. A remedy for the Elm Tree Beetle, Gypsy 

 Moth, Brown-Tail Moth, etc. It adheres well to the foliage and 

 does not readily wash off with the rain. Price, 1-lb. jar, .25; 5 lbs., 

 $100; 10 lbs., $1.80; 25 lbs., $4.00; 50 lbs., $7.50; 100 lbs., $14.00. 



Arsenate of Lead. (Dry.) 1 lb., 45 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., 

 $3.25; 25 lbs., SS.OO; 50 lbs., $14.00; 100 lbs., $25.00. 



"Black Leaf 40." {Sulphate of Nicotine.) A concentrated liquid 

 for use in destroying Green Aphis and Thrips. Price, 1 oz. bottle, 

 25 cts.; i lb., 75 cts.; 2 lbs., $2.50; 10 lbs., $10.75. 



Bordeaux Mixture. Liquid. Ready for use by simply adding 

 water. An indispensable fungicide for black rot, mildew, rust 

 and scab on fruit trees and plants. Price, 1 quart, .50; 1 gallon, 

 $1.25; 5 gallons, $5.25. 



Bordeaux Mixture. Dry. Price, 1-lb. box, making 5 gallons 

 spray, .40; 5 lbs., making 25 gallons, $1.75; 25 lbs., making 125 

 gallons, $5.50. 



Bug' Death. A non-poisonous powder to be applied dry or 

 mixed with water and sprayed on the plants. It is death to the 

 potato, squash and cucumber bugs, currant and tomato worms. 

 It is best apphed dry with a duster or bellows at the rate of about 

 12 lbs. per acre. Price, 1 lb., .20; 3 lbs., .50; 5 lbs., 75; 123^ lbs., 

 $1.40; 100 lbs., $9.00. Dickey Shaker, for applying above, 

 .30 each. 



Cattle Comfort. A remedy against insects on cows. Price, 



1 quart, 45 cts.; gallon, $1.25. 



Copper Solution. A highly concentrated liquid fungicide for 

 plants affected with rot, blight, or scab, and frequently 

 used for late spraying when fruit is nearly mature. It can 

 also be used for the blight on Asters. Hollyhocks and Lark- 

 spurs. Price, per quart, .90; 1 gallon, $2.25. 



Creosote for Gypsy Moths, The most effective protection from 

 caterpillars. Sure death to the eggs. Quart, 25 cts. 1 gallon 

 60 cts.; 5 gallons, $2.25. 



Cut Worm Killer. A sweetened material that is more palatable to 

 the cut worm than the plants themselves. It is sprinkled on the 

 ground around the plants as soon as the young seedlings break 

 the ground. Price, 1 lb. package, .30; 5 lb. box, $1.25 



Dalmatian or Persian Insect Powder. Lb., .75. 



Electric Worm Eradicator. For the instantaneous extCi-mi- 

 nation of worms. The worms will immediately rise to the sur- 

 face of the ground or flower-beds and in a few minutes will die. 

 It will be found exceedingly effective. It is highly concentrated, 

 one gallon being sufficient to make 120 gallons of fliud for use, 

 by the addition of water. Full directions for use with each 

 package. 1-gallon keg, $4.00, makes 120 gallons. Also .50 and 

 $1.00 bottles. 



Fir Tree Oil Soap. A popular insecticide for destroying mealy 

 bug, scale, red spider, aphis or thrip. Price, j-pound tin, .30; 



2 lbs., .90. 



Fish Oil Soap, f ]MiaIe Oil Soap, j An excellent wash for trees 

 and plants; kills insects and their eggs. Price, in boxes, with 

 full directions for use, 1 lb., .20; 5 lbs., .85; 10 lbs., $1.35; 

 50 lbs., $5.50. 



Flowers of Sulphur. Price, 1 lb., .10; 5 lbs., .40; 10 lbs., .70. 



Fungine. A remedy for mildew, rust, wilt, bench rot and other 

 blights affecting flowers, fruits and vegetable.s. It is equally 

 effective under glass and out-of doors. A sulphur composition 

 which diluted with water contains no sediment and does not stain 

 the foliage. One gallon makes fifty gallons spraying material. 

 Half-pint, .40: pint, .65; quart, $1.00; gallon, .$3..5b. 



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

 on grape vines and other plants or trees. Price, 5-lb. package, .50. 



Hellebore Powder, White. Price, H lb., .35; 1 lb., .60. 



Herbicide Weed Exterminator, Perfectly odorless. An oc- 

 casional apphcation will keep gutters, paths, and roadways 

 clear of weeds, poison ivy, grasses, mosses, dandelions, burdocks, 

 etc. In 1-gallon cans, $1.75; in 2-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 

 40 gallons of hquid, $3.25; in 5-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 

 100 gallons of liquid, $6.50; in 10-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 

 200 gallons of liquid, $12.00. 



Imperial Soap Spray, The base of this spray is a soap con- 

 taining vegetable poisons and particularly effective against red 

 spider on fruit, the rhododendron fly, and all insects affecting 

 the rose. Price, 1 quart, .60; 1 gallon, $1.75; 5 gallons, $7.00; 10 

 gallons, $12.50. 



Kerosene Emulsion. (Liquid). Price, 1 quart, .40; 1 gallon, 

 $1.25; 5 gallons, $5.00. 



Lemon Oil. Destroys scale, thrip, mealy bug, red spider, black 

 and green fly. Price, ^ pint, .25; 1 pint, .40; 1 quart, .75; H 

 gallon, $1.25; 1 gallon, $2.00; 5 gallons, $9.00. 



New X. L. All Liquid Insecticide. The famous English 

 patented preparation; kills mealy bug, red spider, and other insect 

 pests. A perfect insecticide for spraying. Price, pint, .85; quart, 

 $1.35; V2 gallon, $2.25; gallon, $4.00. 



Nikoteen. A highly concentrated extract of Tobacco for spray- 

 ing or vaporizing. Price, small bottle, .40: }^ lb. bottle, .85; 

 1 lb. bottle, $1.50. 



Paris Green, A poisonous insoluble powder, extensively used 

 for potato bugs, caterpillars, slugs, etc. Price, J/^ lb., .30; 1 lb., 

 .50; 5 lbs., $2.25. 



Pyrox, Bowker's. Does all that Arsenate of Lead will do, be- 

 sides protecting trees, shrubs, vegetables and plants against 

 fungus diseases, one application answering both purposes, sav- 

 ing labor and expense. All ready to use by adding water. Price, 

 1 lb., 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., $1.85; 25 lbs., $4.50; 50 lbs., 

 $8.00; 100 lbs., $15.00. 



Readeana, Rose Bui: Exterminator. Destroys Rose Bugs 

 and other insects on plants. Directions with each package. 

 Sold in 50c., $1.00 and $2.00 bottles; 1 gallon, $4.00. 



Slugr Shot. A popular non-poisonous powder, easily distributed 

 by a duster, bellows, or in water by spraying. An effectual remedy 

 for potato bugs, slugs, worms, caterpillars, green and black flies 

 infesting vegetables and other plants. Price, 1-lb. carton, .20: 

 5-lb. package, .40; 10 lbs., .75; in kegs of 125 lbs. or barrels 235 

 to 250 lbs., each, .06 per lb. 



Sulphocide. A soluble sulphur spray for rust, mildew, scab, 

 canker, etc. Price, 1 quart, .75; 1 gallon, $2.00. 



Sulpho-Tobaeeo Soap. A popular insecticide for the amateur, 

 quickly exterminating all insect life on plants and flowers in and 

 out of doors. Price, 3-oz. cake, .10; 8-oz. cake, .20. 



Tanglefoot. A perfect safeguard for trees and shrubs against 

 gypsy and brown-tail moths and other creeping insects. Price, 

 1 lb., .35; 3 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., $3.00; 20 lbs., .$5.50; 25 lbs., $6.75. 



Tobacco Dust. For green and black aphis, fleas, etc.; also 

 prevents insects in the ground and around the roots. Price, 1 lb., 

 .10; 5 lbs., .35; 10 lbs., .60; 100 lbs., $4.50. 



Tobacco Dust for Fumigating'. Price, 10 lbs., .60; 25 lbs., 

 $1.35; 100 lbs., $5.00. 



Tobacco Stems. Price, barrels, $1.00; bale or case, $3.00. 



Vermine. A .soil sterilizer and germicide for all soil vermin, such 

 as cut, eel, wire, and grub worms, slugs, root lice, maggots and 

 ants. Used in the greenhouse, garden and field. One part 

 \'ermine to four hundred parts water, thoroughly soaking the 

 ground, does its work effectively and protects j^our crops and 

 lawns against the ravages under the soil. Price, gill, 25; half- 

 pints, .40; pint, .65; quart, $1.00; gallon, .$3.00. 



Weed Killer, Sterlingworth. A powder especially adapted for 

 destroying weeds in walks, drives, tennis courts or an\' place 

 where the kiUing of all vegetation is desired. Price, 1 lb., 50 cts.; 

 5 lbs., .$2.00. 



XL All Weed Destroyer. For use in the Wikeham Weeder. 

 1 gallon, $2.25; 2 galloDs, $3.50; 4 gallons, $5.50. 



