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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 preventive for mildew, when mixed with sulphur, at the 

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

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

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

 {By freight only. ) 



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

 $3.00 per bag. 



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

 Phosphate of Lime. Price per 100 lbs., $5.50. 



Muriate of Potash. Original bags of 200 lbs., $9.00; 100 lbs., 

 $5.00; 10 lbs., 85 cts. 



Nitrate of Soda. 100 lbs., $6.00; 50 lbs., $3.50; 25 lbs., .$2.00; 

 10 lbs., $1.00. Larger quantities, prices on apphcation. 



High Grade Acid Phosphate. 16 per cent. Available Phosphoric 

 Acid. Price per ton, $35.00; 100 lbs., $2.50. 



Sulphate of Potash. High Grade. Price, $7.00 per lOO lbs.; 

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



Sulphate of Ammonia. Price, 100 lbs., 

 lbs., $1.00. 



1.50; 25 lbs., .$2.00; 10 



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

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



Stim-U-Plant. A fertihzer in tablet form. Because of its ready 

 solubility it can be easily used as a Uquid-manure by dissolving 

 the tablets in water at the rate of four to the gallon. Small 

 size, 25 cts., 100 tablets, 75 cts.; 1000 tablets, $3.50. 



Ammoniated Food for Flowers, Bowker's. Made 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 foliage. Directions enclosed. 

 Price, 35 cts. per package. 



Bon Arbor, Dry. 



$2.50. 



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



Fertiflora. 



35 cts. 



A liquid fertilizer for house plants. Price per bottle, 



Floranid. ( Urea. ) The most highly concentrated Nitrogen ferti- 

 lizer on the market; contains 46% available Nitrogen; no other 

 fertilizing material contains such a high percentage. Do not 

 use more often than directions call for. Price, 1 lb. can, 75 cts.; 

 50 lb. bag, $12.00. 



Adco Artificial Stable Manure. Make it yourself in your oxm 

 garden. This manure is made by stacking and wetting straw 

 or other vegetable waste layer by layer, mixing it with "Adco" 

 and keeping it wet until well rotted. Directions with each shipment. 

 In 25 lb. bags only, price $2.00. 



PEAT, MOSS, POTTING SOILS. 



Charcoal. In lumps or fine ground; used for sweetening soil. 

 Price, per lb., 10 cts.; 10 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs., $5.00. 



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 he supplied only 

 to order. ) 



Orchid Peat or Fern Root. Price, per barrel, $3.50; 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, $3.25; 

 bush., $1.75. 



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

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

 tity of fertilizer. 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. 



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

 A small quantity of this powder placed near the ant-hill on a 

 sunny day will generally rid the lawn or garden of these pests 

 after one or two apphcations. j lb., 30 cts.; | 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, $3.50. 



Arsenate of Lead. (Powdered.) 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, 

 i lb., 35 cts.; 1 lb., 50 cts.; 5 lbs., $2.25; 10 lbs., $3.75; 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., 

 .13.25; 25 lbs., $6.25; 50 lbs., $10.50; 100 lbs., $18.00. 



"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. 



5 gals., $8.50. 



(Paste.) Price 1 qt., 75 cts. ; 1 



;.25; 



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., $8.00. 



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

 with water and sprayed on the plants. It is death to the 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 cts.; 3 lbs., .50 cts.; 5 lbs., 80 cts.; 12j 

 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 

 bhght on Asters, Hollyhocks and Larkspurs. Price, per quart, 

 $1.50; gaOon, $4.00. 



Creosote Mixture for Gypsy Moths. The most effective pro- 

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

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



