R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.’S SEED CATALOGUE. 
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INSEGLICIDES >AND,, FUNGICIDES. 
LONDON PurPLe. One of the best destroyers of insects. 
It is cheaper and less dangerous than Paris Green. 
The proportions for using are at the rate of one pound 
to 150 gallons of water. Price, pound, .25. 
“6 Nico-Fumk,.’’ (Registered.) Tobacco-paper Insecti- 
cide, for fumigating green-houses. ‘** Nico-fume ’? is 
positively the strongest tobacco-paper on the market; 
furnishes the easiest method of fumigation ever devised; 
is packed in special friction-top tins and is sold as 
follows: 24 sheets, .75; 144 sheets, $3.50; 288 
sheets, $6.50. 
NicoticipE FuMIGATING CompounD. For killing all 
kinds of insects on plants in greenhouses and frames. 
This compound is used for destroying green and black 
fly, thrip, mealy bug, red spider, etc. The compound 
for vaporizing is sold in cans as follows: No. 1, con- 
taining 1 pint, sufficient for 32,000 cubic feet of space, 
$2.50 each; No. 2, containing 1% pint, sufficient for 
16,000 cubic feet of space, $1.25 each; No. 3, con- 
taining 4 ounces, sufficient for 8,000 cubic feet of 
space, .70 each. How to Measure the House.—To 
ascertain how many cubic feet there are within any 
greenhouse, etc., multiply the length in feet by the 
breadth in feet, and then by the average height; the 
result being the number of cubic feet. FUuMIGATORs. 
Price, .50. Each fumigator consists of three parts— 
the pan, the wire frame, and the lamp. 
NIKOTEEN., All private gardeners recommend this 
Liquid for spraying or vaporizing. Will destroy all 
insects which infest plants or flowers. Price, $1.50 
per pint package; $13.00 per case, 10 packages. 
New X. L. Au Liquip INsEcTiciIDE. The famous Eng- 
lish patented preparation; purely nicotine; harmless 
to very delicate plants; kills mealy bug, red spider, 
and all insect pests. The perfect insecticide for spray- 
ing; goes farther than any. Price, pint, .65; quart, 
$1.00; half gallon, $1.75. 
New X. L. ALL VAPoRIzING CompouNnD. An English 
patent claimed to be the most easy, safe, effectual, and 
cheapest method of fumigating greenhouses and frames 
ever invented. The cost of fumigating is only .25 per 
1,000 cubic feet of space. Sufficient for 10,000 cubic 
feet, $2.25 per bottle; 20.000 cubic feet, $4.50 per 
bottle. Vaporizing lamp, for above, complete, $1.00. 
New X. L. ALL VAPORIZING CoMPoUND. In solid dry 
cake form, Each cake contains sufficient compound 
for 1,000 cubic feet of space. Price, .25 per cake 
(about one ounce.) 
Paris GREEN. Best grade. For all insects that eat 
foliage, this insecticide is a very effective antidote. 
14 Ib., .15; Ib., 30; 5 lbs., $1.25. 
SEAL O1L Soap, One of the best insecticides for general 
use on plants. Itis especially effective on green and 
black flies, red spider, scale, rose thrip, and currant 
worms, Directions for use are printed on each pack- 
age. Price, 1-lb. box, .253 §-lb. box, $1.00; in tubs, 
25 lbs. and upwards, .15 per lb. 
Siuc SHoT, Hammonp’s, Is alight, composite, impal- 
py fine powder, easily distributed either by Duster, 
ellows, or in water by Spraying. It is thoroughly 
reliable in killing Currant Worms, Potato Bugs, Cab- 
bage Worms, Lice, Slugs, Sow Bugs, etc., and is also 
strongly impregnated with fungicides. “Price, 5 Ibs., 
-253; 10lbs., .50. In kegs, 125 lbs. net, or barrels, 
235 to 250 lbs. each, at 44% cents per Ib. 
SuLPHO-Tosacco Soap. Quickly exterminates all insect 
life on plants and flowers in and out of doors. Unsur- 
ey for rose bushes. For a cheap, effective, clean 
nsecticide for amateur and professional growers this is 
unexcelled. It also acts as a valuable fertilizer, reviv- 
ing plant life. For domestic purposes it rids the house 
of cockroaches, and is a superior wash for dogs and 
all animals, Prevents poultry lice, You cannot afford 
to be without this popular and well-known insecticide 
if you desire to be successful in plant culture. A trial 
will give highly gratifying results. 3-0z. cake sufficient 
for 114 gallons prepared solution, .10; mailed, post- 
paid, .13. 8-0z. cake, sufficient for 4 gallons prepared 
solution, .20, mailed, postpaid, .28. 
Tosacco Dust. A remedy for green fly. Price. 5-Ib. 
package, .25; 10-lb. package, .40; 100-lb., $3.00. 
Togpacco DusT AND SULPHUR. Very finely pulverized 
and mixed, Prevents mildew on plants; destroys the 
green and black flies, and other insects which attack 
plants. Should be dusted on with a powder bellows, 
or by hand. — Price, per :lb., .10; 10 Ibs.,..75; 100 
lbs., $6.00. 
A powerful extract of tobacco 
combined with sulphur. Remarkably effective against 
plant lice, red spider, and insects of all kinds. Dilute 
one part to ten or more of water and apply with 
syringe or vaporizer, For insects at the root, prepare 
as above and apply with watering pot. sufficient to 
reach the roots. Price, haif pint, .30; pint, .50; 
quart, .75; gallon, $1.50; 5 gallons, $4.25. 
Topacco Stems. For fumigating. Invaluable as a 
mulch for rose beds, lettuce beds, etc., where insects 
frequently do much injury to roots or foliage. Price, 
barrels, $1.00; bale or case, $3.00. 
WHALE O1L Soap, An excellent wash for trees and 
plants; kills insects and their eggs. Price, in boxes, 
with full directions for use, 1 ]b., .15; 2 Ibs., .25; 
5 lbs., .503 10 lbs., .g0; 50 lbs., $4.50. 
Nye’s Caustic PorasH WHALE OIL Soap. For wash- 
ing and spraying trees, shrubbery, and flowering plants, 
preventing insectile destruction, and aiding growth by 
its fertilizing properties. Dissolve one pound to each 
gallon of warm water. 2 l|bs., .25; 5 lbs., .50; 25 
Ibs., $2.25. 
MorrRILL’s TREE INK. .A sure protection to trees from 
the ravages of grub and canker worm, Directions 
with each can, 2-lb. cans, .30; 3-lb., .45; 5-lb., .60; 
10-lb,, $1.10; 20-lb., $2.00; 28-lb., $2.80; 50 and 
100-lb. kegs, per 1b., .o9. TARRED PAPER for using 
with the ink, in rolls about 50 lbs, each, per lb., .04. 
‘* HERBICIDE,’”? OR WEED EXTERMINATOR, Perfectly 
odorless. One single dressing done according to direc- 
tions will keep gutters, paths, and roadways clear of 
weeds, poison ivy, grasses, mosses,’ dandelions, bur- 
docks, etc., for two full years or more. It is the most 
effectual weed killer known, does the work at. one- 
twentieth the cost of any other method, and is also far 
more convenient to use. It completely destroys all 
weeds wherever applied, and by its effect on the 
ground prevents the growth of fresh ones for two years 
afterwards, thus saving an immense amount of hoeing, 
rolling, and re-rolling. 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 1o- 
gallon kegs, sufficient to make 200 gallons of liquid, 
$10.00. Vet, f. 0. 6. Boston, 
‘* ELECTRIC WORM ERADICATOR.”’’ Perfectly odorless. 
For the instantaneous extermination of worms of every 
sort, The worms will immediately rise to the surface 
of the ground or flower-bed; or will fall off the 
trees, fruits, or flowers, 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. Shipped in 
kegs, $4.50 each, to make 120 gallons, Also, .50 
and $1.00 bottles. Vet, f. 0. 6. Boston. 
Tospacco EXTRACT. 
