MIDSUMMER CATALOGUE. 1915. 



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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, 

 insecticides, 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. 



Ant ExterminatOF. For destroying black ants in the garden. 

 Price, Yi lb. can, .50; by mail, .60; 1-lb. can, .90; by mail, $1.05. 



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, .20; 5 lbs., 

 .90; 10 lbs., $1.60; 25 lbs., $3.25; 50 lbs., $6.00; 100 lbs., $10.00; 

 barrel, 600 lbs., $48.00. 



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, .40; 1 gallon, 

 $1.00; 5 gallons, $4.50. 



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

 spray, .30; 5 lbs., making 25 gallons, $1.25; 25 lbs., making 125 

 gallons, $5.00. 



Bug" Deatll. A non-poisonous powder to be apphed 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 applied dry with a duster or bellows at the rate of about 

 12 lbs. per acre. Price, 1 lb., .15; 3 lbs .35; 5 lbs., .50; VlYi lbs., 

 $1.00; 100 lbs., $7.50. Diekey Shaker, for applying above, 

 .25 each. 



Copper Solution Ammoniated. A highly concentrated liquid 

 fungicide for plants affected with rot, blight, or scab, and is 

 frequently used for late spraying when fruit is nearly mature. 

 It can also be used for the bhght on Asters. Hollyhocks and 

 Larkspurs. Price, per quart, .75; 1 gallon, $1.50. 



Cut Worm Food. 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, .25; 5 lb. box, $1 00. 



Dalmatian or Persian Insect Powder. One of the best insecti- 

 cides for all insects. Lb., .50. 



Fish Oil Soap. (Wliale Oil Sna-p.) An excellent wash for trees 

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

 full directions for use, 1 lb., .20; 2 lbs., .35; 5 lbs., .75; 10 lbs., 

 $1.25; 50 lbs., $5.00. 



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 effecting flowers, fruits and vegetables. 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, .30; pint, .50; quart, .75; gallon, $2.00; ten gallon 

 keg, $15.00. 



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

 on grape vines and other plants or trees. Price, 5-lb. package, .40. 



Hellebore Powder, White. Price, H lb., .25; 1 lb., .40. 



Herbicide Weed Exterminator. Perfectly odorless. An oc- 

 casional application will keep gutters, paths, and roadways 

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

 etc. In 1-gallon cans, $1.50; in 2-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 

 40 gallons of liquid, $2.75; in 5-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 

 100 gallons of liquid, $5.50; in 10-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 

 200 gallons of Hquid, $10.00. 



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, .55; 1 gallon, $1.65; 5 gallons, $6 50; 10 

 gallons, $12.00. 



Kerosene Emulsion. {Liquid). 

 $1.00; 5 gallons, $4.50. 



Nieotieide. This vaporizing compound kills green and black 

 flies, thrip, mealy bug and red spider. Price, 4-ounce can, .70; 

 y2 pint, $1.25; 1 pint, $2.50; 3^ gallon, $8.25; 1 gallon, $15.00. 



Price, 1 quart, .40; 1 gallon, 



Nieotieide Fumigator and Lamp. 



Each, .50. 



Complete for vaporizing. 



Nikoteen. A highly concentrated extract of Tobacco for spray- 

 ing or vaporizing. Price, small bottle, .40; }4 lb. bottle, .85; 

 1 lb. bottle, $1.50. 



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

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

 pests. The perfect insecticide for spraying. Price, pint, .75; 

 quart, $1.25; Y^ gallon, $2.00; gaOon, $3.75. 



Paris Green. A poisonous insoluble powder, extensively used 

 for potato bugs, caterpillars, slugs, etc. Price, Y. lb., .25; 1 lb., 

 .40; 5 lbs., $1.75. 



Readeana, Rose Bug Exterminator. Destroys Rose Bugs 

 and other insects on plants. Directions with each package. 

 Sold in 50c., SI. 00 and $2.00 bottles. 



Slug Shot. A non-poisonous popular 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, 5-lb. package, .35; 

 10 lbs., .65; in kegs of 125 lbs. or barrels 235 to 250 lbs., each, 

 .05 per lb. 



Sulphate of Nicotine. A concentrated liquid used for destroying 

 Green Aphis and Thrips. Price, H lb., .65; }^ lb., .85; 1 lb., 

 .S1.60; 2 lbs., S2.75 



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

 canker, etc. Price, 1 pint, .50; 1 quart, .75; 1 gallon, $2.00. 



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

 quickly exterminating all insect Ufa on plants and flowers in and 

 out of doors. Price, 3-oz. cake, .10; by mail, .13; 8-oz. cake, .20; 

 by mail, .28. 



Tanglefoot. A perfect safeguard for trees and shrubs against 

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

 1 lb., .30; 3 lbs., .85; 10 lbs., $2.65; 20 lbs., $4.80. 



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., .25; 10 lbs., .50; 100 lbs., $3.50. 



Price, 10 lbs., .50; 25 lbs., 



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

 and green fly. Price, Y pint, .25; 1 pint, .40; 1 quart, .75; 34 

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



Tobacco Dust for Fumigating. 



$1.35; 100 lbs., $5.00. 



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



Electric Worm Eradieator. For the instantaneous extermi- 

 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 fluid 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. 



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. Prices: half- 

 pint, .40; pint, .65; quart, $100; gallon, $3.00; five gallon keg, 

 $12.50. 



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

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



Wikeham Weeder. A very simple tool for exterminating large 

 weeds. The tube is 33 inches long and holds suflBcient liquid to 

 kill 100 weeds without refilling. The flow is regulated by a valve 

 and the point only needs to be pressed into the crown of the 

 weed. Each, $4.00. 



