R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.’S SEED CATALOGUE. 
HOT-BED REQUIREMENTS. 
FARQUHAR’S NEW SINGAPORE FIBRE HoTtT-BED Mat. 
Mouse proof, rot proof, almost indestructible, Price, 
6 feet 2 inches long by 6 feet wide, each, $2.00; 6 
feet 2 inches long by 3 feet wide, each, $1.20. 
Srraw Mats For Hot-Beps. Made by hand from 
fresh rye straw; thick and well put together. Excel- 
lent protection from frost. All our mats are carefully 
and firmly made, being tied with the finest quality of 
twisted, tarred marline. Odd sizes made to order at 
very reasonable prices. Regular size, 6 x 6 feet, each, 
$1.50; extra heavy, to order, $2.00, 3 x 6 feet, $1.00; 
extra heavy, $1.25. 
ARCHANGEL Mats. Used for protecting from frost in 
spring. Size, 5 x 8 feet, each, .75. 
PaLMER’s Hot-Bep Marts. (Fig. 35A.) Wool filled. 
Frost-proof, Made expressly for winter covering of 
hot-beds, cold frames, plants, and seeds of all «kinds. 
No. 1, made of jute, stitched through, hemmed with 
canvas, and thickly padded; size, 76 x 76 inches; 
one mat covers two sashes. $1.25 each. No. 2, 
Duck cloth outside, filled and quilted same as No. 1, 
size, 76 x 76 inches, $1.50 each. 
HotT-BED SASHES. 
These are well made, 
of the very best qual- 
ity, thoroughly sea- 
soned lumber, and free 
from sap or knots and 
other imperfections. 
Painted and glazed 
with double thick 
glass, 8 x 10 inches, 
in fourrows. Frame, 
134 inches, 3 x 6 feet, 
$3.25 each; frame, 114 
inches, 3 x 6 feet. 
$3.00 each. 
PATENT PROTECTING 
CLOTH FOR HorT- 
Beps, Largely used 
in place of glass for 
protecting plants in 
early spring. ‘The 
material used’ in its 
preparation renders it 
very tough and dur- 
able, prevents it from shrinking, and makes it also 
partially water-proof. Pieces containing fifty to sixty 
yards, one yard wide. Prices, medium grade, yard, 
e103; by the piece, yard, .0744. Heavy grade, yard, 
«12; by the piece, yard, .10. 
ARLINGTON PLANT PROTECTOR. (Fig. 22.) The great 
value of this simple and cheap article for the protec- 
tion of young plants from frost and the zavages of all 
kinds of insects has been proved by years of use. 
They promote the growth of the plants, admitting light 
and air freely. Two sizes. Width at bottom, 18 
inches; height, 9 inches and 12 inches, Price, doz., 
$1.50. 
THERMOMETERS. 
HEAvY JAPANNED TIN Cask. (Fig. 78.) 
8-inch, -50; 10-inch, .65; 12-inch, .75~ 
Hot-BED THERMOMETERS. (Fig. 80.) 
wood Scale, Brass Points. Each, $1.75. 
SELF REGISTERING THERMOMETERS, RUTHERFORD 
MINIMUM. (Fig. 79.) 10-inch, Each, $1.50, 
Tay.or’s No. 55 B, 8-INCH COMBINED MAXIMUM AND 
MinimuM. (Fig. 77.) Each, $2.50. 
Wilder’s 
16-inch Box- 
157 
“PEERLESS” GLAZING POINT. 
(Improved Van Reyper.) 
These points are made of steel and galvanized. They 
are used on either side of the bar. A perfect pre- 
ventative of glass from sliding. Price, box of 1,000, 
-60; by mail, .75; .55 per 1,000 in lots of 5,000 and 
over. Pincers for driving points, .40; by mail, .50. 
PEERLESS GLAZING PoINT. Brass. No. 244, $1.00 
per box of 1,000; by mail, $1.15. 
TWEMLOW’S OLD ENGLISH GLAZING PUTTY. 
(Semi-Liquid.) 
For bedding glass in sash or for filling cracks in floors or 
seams in roof joints or frames of greenhouses or hot 
beds. This putty is used in machine or bulb. If too 
thick for bulb thin with a little pure linseed oil, boiled. 
So thinned it can be brushed into any crack or leak, 
making a solid filling, This putty makes a solid bed, 
impervious to moisture, and holds glass in its place, 
and will stop any crevice or fault. When once set on 
ay wood it does not heave. Gallon cans, 16 lbs., 
D256 
GLAZING MACHINES. 
Each, $1.25. 
SCOLLAY’s PUTTY— 
ING Buta, A 
simple and use- 
ful device for 
applying putty to 
sashes. The 
putty in a semi-liquid state is ejected by pressing the 
bulb, enabling one to do the work veryrapidly. Price, 
$1.00; by mail, $1.10. 
FUMIGATORS. 
FARQUHAR’S STANDARD FumicaTors. (Fig. 98.) For 
burning tobacco stems, etc., in greenhouses, are made 
of heavy galvanized iron. 
Price, 16 inches high, with cover . $2.25 
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LA ans YM 
PERFECTION FuMIGATOR. (Fig. 97.) The tank should 
be filled with tobacco water. When in operation a vapor 
arises from this and mixes with the dry smoke from the 
stems, producing a dampened smoke more dense and 
less injurious than from any other fumigator made. 
No. 1, holds one peck of Stems 4. . . + « $3.00 
No. 2, holds half bushel of Stems . . .« . 3.50 
No. 3, holds three-quarters bushel Stems. . - 4.00 
ASBESTOS CATERPILLAR BURNER. 
An excellent device for burning insects’ nests. Saturate 
with kerosene oil, light and hold under the caterpillars’ 
nests, and pass quickly along the branches and around 
the trunk of the tree where the insects lodge. The 
great heat instantly destroys the insects. Each, .30. 
VERBENA AND PANSY BASKETS. 
(Fig. 86.) 
MARSTON’S PATTERN. Adjustable wooden handles with 
tin fastenings on the ends, 10 inches long; 5 inches 
wide; 3 inches deep. 100, $2.00; 1,000, $18.00. 
MARSTON’S PATTERN. Large size, 12 inches long; 7 
inches wide; 4inches deep. 100, $3.00; 1,000, $25.00. 
