~R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. HIGH-GRADE FERTILIZERS. 
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AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, FERTILIZER MATERIALS, AND PLASTER. 
14 per cent. available phosphoric acid 
Basie Slag Phosphate. 
In 200 
(by Wagner method), 17 per cent. total phosphoric acid. 
Ib. bags, each, $2.25; ton, $17.00. 
Sulphate of Potash. High Grade. 10 lbs., .50; 100 lbs., 
$3.50; in original bags, 200 Ibs., each, $6.50; per ton, $55.00. 
Muriate of Potash. 10 lbs., .50; 100 lbs., $3.50; in original 
bags, 200 lbs., each, $6.00; per ton, $45.00. 
Kainit, or German Potash Salt. 100 lbs., $1.25; 200-lb. bag, 
$2.00; per ton, $17.00. 
Nitrate of Soda. 10 lbs., .60; 25 lbs., $1.25; 100 lIbs., $4.00; 
in original bags, about 200 lbs., each, $7.50; per ton, $60.00. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. 10 lbs., .75; 100 Ibs., $5.00;. 200-lb. 
bag, $9.00; per ton, $80.00. 
Dissolved Bone Black. 200-lb. bag, $3.00; per ton, $28.00. 
Plain Superphosphate or Acid Phosphate. 14 tc 16 per 
cent. available Phosphoric Acid. 200-lb. bag, $2.25; per ton, 
$16.00. 
Dried Blood. 
ton, $52.00. 
Fine Ground Tankage. 9 per cent. Ammonia; 20 per cent. 
Bone Phosphate. 200-lb. bag, $5.00; per ton, $45.00. 
Fine Ground Tankage. 6 per cent. Ammonia; 30 per cent. 
Bone Phosphate. 200-lb. bag, $4.00; per ton, $35.00. 
12 per cent. Ammonia. 200-lb. bag, $6.00; per 
Fine Ground Nova Seotia Plaster. White andfine. 100-lb. 
bag, $1.00; 200-lb. bag, $1.35; per ton, $12.00. 
Imperial Plant Food. A clean, dry powder which entirely dis- 
solves in cold water. It can be used dry, mixed with earth or 
sand, or first dissolved in water. 
Directions with each package. 
8 oz. when dissolved makes 50 gallons fertilizer $0.25 
34 lbs. ‘ ax a 250 wine ms 1.00 
(eo lbsac sy ‘a 500“ ts 1.60 
20% Ibs; 3 ts 1,500 “ is 4.00 
SOMADS sa) nN iN 3,600 “ a 8.00 
Bon Arbor A liquid plant food good for all living plants. It 
invigorates, promotes growth, increases the crop and causes 
it to mature earlier. 
Put up in 1 and 2 gallon kegs, $2.00 per gallon; in 25-gallon 
barrels, $1.50 per gallon; in 50-gallon barrels, $1.25 per gallon. 
Bon Arbor, Dry. Price, 14-lb. package, .30; 1 lb., .55; 5 Ibs., 
$1.80. 
Bowker’s Ammoniated Food for Flowers. Made expressly 
for flowers grown in the house or garden; clean, odorless, and 
produces early abundant blossoms, greatly adding to the rich- 
ness and brilliancy: of color, health, and luxuriance of the foli- 
age. Put up neat packages with full directions for use. Price 
.15 and .25 each. 
Fertiflora. A liquid fertilizer for house plants. Bottle, .25. 
HAND FERTILIZER SPREADER. A useful implement for broad-casting fertilizer on the lawn. Price, $12.00. 
PEAT, MOSS, POTTING SOILS. 
Charcoal. Price, per Ib., .10; 10 lbs., .75; 100 Ibs., $5.00. 
Silver Sand. For propagating, mixing with plant soils, etc. 
Price, per barrel, $2.50; bush., $1.50; peck, .50. 
Rotted Fibrous Peat. An excellent material for mixing with 
potting soils for many plants. This peat has been dug from an 
old bog and exposed for a number of years until it has become 
thoroughly decayed, and is very fine and light. Price, per 
barrel, $2.00; bush., $1.00. 
Orchid Peat or Fern Root. Price, per bbl., $2.75; bush., 
$1.50. 
Prepared Potting Soil. A carefully prepared soil for pot 
plants; composed of Leaf Mould, Peat, Loam, Sand, and a 
sufficient quantity of fertilizer. Price, per barrel, $2.00; bush., 
$1.00. 
Sphagnum Moss. We furnish a Moss of excellent quality for 
the gardener’s use. We can supply it at most seasons freshly 
gathered or dried. Dry Moss, per bag, $1.50; bush., $1.00; 
bale, $6.50. Live Moss, price on application. 
Cocoanut Fibre. Price, 100 lb. bag, $1.50; per ton, $20.00. 
INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. 
NON-WARRANTY. R. & J. Farquhar & Company 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 they send out. 
terms, they are at once to be returned. 
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, ete. It adheres well to the foliage 
and does not readily wash off with the rain. Price, 1-lb. jar, 
20; 5 Ibs., .90; 10 lbs., $1.60; 20 lbs., $3.00; 50 lbs., $6.00; 
100 Ibs., $10.00. Barrel, 600 Ibs., $54.00. 
Aphis Punk. Nikoteen. An excellent fumigant for green 
and other Aphis. .60 per box 1 dozen rolls; $6.50 per case 1 
dozen boxes. 3 rolls will fumigate 100-foot house. 
Bordeaux Mixture. Liquid. Ready for use by simply add- 
ing 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. 
Bowker’s Pyrox. 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; 5 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., $1.75; 50 Ibs., $7.50. 
If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these 
Bowker’s Concentrated Lime Sulphur. Kills San José Scale, 
Oyster Shell bark lice, ete., and gives the tree a thorough cleansing. 
It should be applied any time after December 1st and before 
the buds start in the spring. Needs only to be diluted with 
cold water and it is ready to apply. 1 gallon makes 10 gallons 
of spray. 1 gallon, .65; 5 gallons, $2.00; 10 gallons, $3.50. 
Barrel approximating 50 gallons, .16 per gallon. 
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 applied dry with a duster or bellows at the 
rate of about 12 lbs. per acre. Price, 1 lb., .15; 3 Ibs., .35; 
5 Ibs., .50; 1214 Ibs., $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 blight on Asters, Hollyhocks and 
Larkspurs. Price, per quart, $1.00. 
Creosote for Gypsy Moths. 
from caterpillars. Sure death to the eggs. 
.60; 5 gallons, $2.25. 
Dalmatian or Persian Inseet Powder. 
secticides for all insects. Lb., .50. 
The most effective protection 
Quart, .25; 1 gallon, 
One of the best in- 
