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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. HIGH-GRADE FERTILIZERS. 



AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, FERTILIZER MATERIALS AND PLASTER. 



Prices Subject to Change Without Notice. 



Scotch Soot. A fertilizer and fungicide. One of the best remedies 

 and preventatives for mildew, when mixed with sulphur, at the 

 rate of two-thirds soot and one-third sulphur. As a fertilizer 

 it promotes growth, and heightens color of fohage and flower. 

 Sold only in original bags of about 100 lbs. Price 7 cts. per lb. 

 {By freight only.) 



Kainit. 14% Potash (KjO). Price, 100 lbs., S2.25; 500 lbs., 

 •SlO.oO; ton, S40.00. 



Fine Ground Nova Scotia Plaster. Original bags only, 200 lbs.. 

 S3.00 per bag. 



Fine Ground Tankage. 9 per cent. Ammonia; 20 per cent. Bone 

 Phosphate of Lime. Original bags only, 167 lbs., S11.50 per bag. 



Muriate of Potash. Original bags of 200 lbs., S9.00; 100 lbs.. 

 S5.00; 10 lbs., 85 cts. 



Nitrate of Soda. 100 lbs., S7.00; 50 lbs., $4.00; 25 lbs., $2.25; 

 10 lbs., -SI. 00. Larger quantities, prices on application. 



High Grade Acid Phosphate. 16 per cent. Available Phosphoric 

 Acid. Price per ton, S.38.00; 100 lbs., $2.50. 



Price, S7.00 per 100 lbs.; 

 Price, 100 lbs., 87.50; 25 lbs., S2.25; 10 



Sulphate of Potash. High Grade 



25 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $1.00. 



Sulphate of Ammonia. 



lbs., $1.25. 

 Agricultural Salt. Valuable as a top-dressing for asparagus, etc. 

 Apply early in Spring. Bag, 140 lbs., $2.25. 



Vitogro. Prepared especially for flowers, shrubs and vegetables. 

 Full directions in each package. Price, 25 cts. and 60 cts. per 

 package. 



Ammoniated Food for Flowers, Bowker's. Alade expressly for 

 flowers grown in the house or garden; clean and odorless, produc- 

 ing abundant early blooms, richer in color, and stimulating a 

 healthy and luxuriant growth of fohage. Directions enclosed. 

 Price, 35 cts. per package. 



Bon Arbor, Dry. 



$2.50. 



Price, 5-lb. package, 35 cts.; 1 lb., 60 cts.; 5 



Fertiflora. A hquid fertihzer for house plants. Price per bottle, 

 35 cts. 



PEAT, MOSS, POTTING SOILS 



., 75 cts.: 100 lbs., $5.00 



Charcoal. Price, per lb., 10 cts.; 10 



Cocoanut Fibre. (Cannot supply.) 



Spaghnum Moss. (Dry.) Useful for potting, or for packing 

 plants. Price per bale, $9.00; bag, $1.50; bush., $1.00. 



Live Green Moss. Price per bag, $3.50. [Can be supplied only 

 to order.) 



Orchid Peat or Fern Root. Price, per barrel, S3. 50; bush., $2.00. 



Rotted Fibrous Peat. An excellent material for mixing with pot- 

 ting 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, 83.25; 

 bush., 81.75. 



Prepared Potting Soil. A carefully prepared soil for pot plants; 

 composed of Leaf Mould, Peat, Loam, Sand and a sufficient quan- 

 tity of fertihzer. Price, 40 cts. per peck; $1.25 per bush. 



INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. 



(Poisons and Fluids are not Mailable.) 



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, and we shall not be liable for any mistake made in the filling of any order. If the purchaser does 

 not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned. R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY. 



Ace-Hy. A contact spray especially effective against Pear Psylla 

 and all sucking insects that are injurious to fruit trees. Qt., $2.75. 



Ant Destroyer. For destroying ants in the lawn and garden. 

 \ lb., 30 cts.; I lb., 50 cts.; 5 lbs., $3.00. 



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

 green fly. Price, pint, 75 cts.; quart, $1.25; gallon, -83.50. 



Arsenate of Lead. (Powdered.) A remedy for the Elm Tree 

 Beetle, Gypsy Moth, Brown Tail Moth, etc. It adheres well to 

 the fohage and does not readily wash off with the rain. Price, 

 § lb., 35 cts.; 1 lb., 50 cts.; 5 lbs., -82.25; 10 lbs., -83.75; 25 lbs. 

 $8.00; .50 lbs., $16.00; 100 lbs., $30.00. 



Arsenate of Lead. (Paste.) 1 lb., 40 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., 

 -83.25; 25 lbs., -80.25; 50 lbs., $10.50; 100 lbs., $18.00. 



Atomic Sulphur. A complete fungicide equally effective on 

 Apples, Plums and Peaches against brown-rot, scab, etc. Lb., 

 35 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.50. 



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

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

 35 cts.; I lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., .$3.50; 10 lbs., $13.50. 



Bordeaux Mixture. (Powder.) Ready for use by simply adding 

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

 scab on fruit trees and plants. Price, lb., 40 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.85; 

 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 lbs., -88.00. 



(Paste.) Price 1 qt., 75 cts.; 1 gal., $2.25; 



Bordeaux Mixture. 

 5 gals., -88.50. 



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

 with water and spraj^ed on the plants. It is death to the potato, 

 squash and cucumber bugs, currant and tomato worms. It is best 

 appUed dry with a duster or bellows at the rate of about 12 lbs. 

 per acre. Price, 1 lb., 20 cts.; 3 lbs., 50 cts.; 5 lbs., 80 cts.; 12| 

 lbs., $1.75; 100 lbs., $11.00. Dickey Shaker, for applying above, 

 60 cts. each. 



Copper Solution. 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, Hollj-hocks and Larkspurs. Price, per quart, 

 81.50; gallon, 84.00. 



Creosote Mixture for Gypsy Moths. The most effective pro- 

 tection from caterpillars. Sure death to the eggs. Quart, 50 cts.; 

 1 gallon, $1.10; 5 gallon, $4.25. 



