SUMMER CATALOGUE, 1916. 
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INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. 
NON-WARRANTY. 
insecticides, fungicides, or fertilizers, which we send out. 
We do not give as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter any warranty, express or implied, of any seeds, bulbs, plants, 
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, 14 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 lbs., 
.90; 10 lbs., $1.60; 25 lbs., $3.25; 50 lbs., $6.00; 100 Ibs., $12.00; 
barrel, 600 Ibs., $54.00. 
Arsenate of Lead. (Dry.) 1 lb., 35 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.50; 10 lbs., 
$2.65; 25 lbs., $5.75; 50 Ibs., $9.75; 100 Ibs., $18.00. 
“Black Leaf 40.’’ Sulphate of Nicotine. A concentrated liquid 
for use in destroying Green Aphis and Thrips. Price, 1 oz. bottle, 
25 cts.; 3 |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, 
$1.35; 5 gallons, $5.50. 
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 Death. A non-poisonous powder to be applied dry or 
mixed with water and sprayed on the plants. It is death to the 
poe: squash and cucumber bugs, currant and tomato worms. 
t is best applied dry with a duster or bellows at the rate of about 
12 lbs. per acre. Price, 1 lb., .15; 3 lbs., .85; 5 Ibs., .50; 1214 lbs., 
$100; 100 lbs., $7.50. Diekey Shaker, for applying above, 
.25 each. 
Cattle Comfort. A remedy against insects on cows. 
1 quart, 50 cts.; gallon, $1.50. 
Price, 
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, .90; 1 gallon, $2.00. 
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, .25; 5 lb. box, $1.00. 
Dalmatian or Persian Inseet Powder. Lb., .50. 
Fish Oil Soap. (Whale Oil Soap.) 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. 
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, 1% 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, dandelions, 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 liquid, $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. 
$1.25; 5 gallons, $5.00. 
Lemon Oil. Destroys scale, thrip, mealy bug, red spider, black 
and green fly. Price, 4% pint, .25; 1 pint, .40; 1 quart, .75; % 
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. The perfect insecticide for spraying. Price, pint, .75; 
quart, $1.25; 14 gallon, $2.00; gallon, $3.75. 
Nikoteen. A highly concentrated extract of Tobacco for spray- 
ing or vaporizing. Price, small bottle, .40; 1% lb. bottle, .85; 
1 Ib. bottle, $1.50. 
Paris Green. A poisonous insoluble powder, extensively used 
for potato bugs, caterpillars, slugs, etc. Price, 44 lb., .25; 1 lb., 
.40; 5 Ibs., $1.75. 
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 ets.; 5 lbs., $1.00; 10 Ibs., $1.75; 25 Ibs., $4.00; 50 lbs., 
$7.50; 100 Ibs., $13.50. 
Readeana, Rose Bug 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. 
Slug 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, 5-lb. package, .35; 
10 lbs., .65; in kegs of 125 lbs. or barrels 235 to 250 Ibs., each, 
.05 per lb. 
(Liquid). Price, 1 quart, .40; 1 gallon, 
Sulphoecide. 
canker, ete. 
A soluble sulphur spray for rust, mildew, scab, 
Price, 1 quart, .75; 1 gallon, $2.00. 
Sulpho-Tobaeceo Soap. A popular insecticide for the amateur, 
quickly exterminating all insect life on plants and flowers in and 
out of doors. Price, 3-0z. 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 Ib., .85; 3 Ibs., $1.00; 10 Ibs., $3.00; 20 lbs., $5.50; 25 Ibs., $6.75. 
Tobaeeo Dust. For green and black aphis, fleas, etc.; also 
prevents insects in the ground and around the roots. Price, 1 Ib., 
10; 5 lbs., .30; 10 Ibs., .50; 100 Ibs., $4.00. 
Tobaceo Dust for Fumigating. Price, 10 lbs., .60; 25 lbs., 
$1.35; 100 Ibs., $5.00. 
Price, barrels, $1.00; bale or case, $3.00. 
Electrie Worm Eradicator. 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 
Tobaeceo Stems. 
package. 1-gallon keg, $4.00, makes 120 gallons. Also .50 and 
$1.00 bottles. 
Weed Killer, Sterlingworth. A powder especially adapted for 
destroying weeds in walks, drives, tennis courts or any place 
where the killing of all vegetation is desired. Price, 1 lb., 50 cts.; 
5 Ibs., $2.00. 
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 sufficient 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. 
