Rk. & J. FARQUHAR & CO’S SEED CATALOGUE. Og 
FERTILIZERS. 
Prices subject to change. 
Farquhar’s Lawn and Garden Dressing. The best fertilizer in the market for all garden and farm crops.- 
It is as dry and fine as meal; made of dried, finely pulverized blood, bone, potash and refuse meat. The 
mixture is in such good mechanical condition that it can be applied conveniently by anyone. For gardens: 
and Lawns it is most excellent, being not a stimulant merely, but a plant food of lasting, enriching prop- 
erties. Price, per ton, $42.00. 
Io lbs., for about 1,000 square feet, 50 cents. 50 lbs., for about 5,000 square feet, 1.75. 
es 1. Ssh: 3 2,500 st 1.00. Ioo * one-fourth acre, 3.00. 
Complete Animal Fertilizer. This dressing supplies all the essential food elements requisite for a healthy 
growth without the application of lumpy stable manure which is full of weed seeds. Price, ton, 40.00}. 
100 lb. box, 2.75; 50 lb. box, 1.50; 25 lb. box, 1.00; 10 lb. box, .50. 
Bowker’s Hill and Drill Phosphate. A valuable fertilizer which can be used with equal profit for the hill 
or drill or sown broadcast. It is one of the richest and quickest acting fertilizers and may be profitably used: 
on any soil. Price, 50 lb. bag, 1.25; 100 lb. bag, 175; ton, 34.00. 
Stockbridge Special Manures. These famous and invaluable fertilizers are well-known throughout the 
entire country. The following are the leading kinds, for Potatoes, Corn and Grain, Small Fruits, Vegetables,. 
Root-Crops, Asparagus, Top-Dressing Grass and Seeding-Down Grass. Price, too lb. bag, 2.00; ton, 38.00.. 
Bradley’s Superphosphate. This well-known and popular fertilizer has been a standard fertilizer for many” 
years. It quickens the growth of the crop, increases its yield and brings it to earlier maturity. Price,. 
100 lb. bag, 1.75; ton, 33.00. 
Bowker’s Lawn and Garden Dressing. A special fertilizer prepared from chemicals, free from weed. 
seeds, almost odorless, clean to handle and easily applied. 
Trial bags for 1,000 square feet, 50 cents. 50 lb. bags, for 5,000 square feet, 1.75. 
ae pet gt’ es FOO a 1.00. 1oo- —‘*  ** one-fourth an acre, 3.00. 
Kitchen-Garden Fertilizer. Cheaper and more easily applied than stable manure; may be used on all 
garden crops, and in the flower-garden. Clean to handle and easily applied. Price, 25 lbs., 1.00, for 600 
square feet; 50 lbs., 1.75, for 1,200 square feet; 100 lbs., 3.00, for 2,500 square feet; 200 lbs., 5.00, for: 
one-eight acre. 
UNLEACHED HARDWOOD ASHES. 
As a fertilizer for lawns, gardens, and fruits, Hardwood Ashes are unequalled; they are not a mere stimulant, but supply natural plant’ 
food, permanently enriching the soil. Clean, free from offensive odor, and can be applied by anyone. They are exceedingly valuable- 
for lawns, imparting a rich, dark shade of green and destroying many of the insects which are so injurious. 
CoS 9 ah ee SOR eh Om a Ace be’ Py Pe eh ete © Os See ae a . . In barrels, ton, 18.00; barrel, 2.50. 
Bowker’s Greenhouse Dressing. Specially prepared as used by Prof. S. T. Maynard of the Massachusetts 
Agricultural College and containing the chemicals recommended by him in his recent address before the 
National Florists’ Convention. Price, bag, for 100 plants, one year, 1.00. Quotations for large quantities. 
on request. 
Guano. The guaranteed analysis is as follows: Ammonia, 3.00 per cent.; Available Phosphoric Acid, 5.00 per 
cent.; Total Phosphoric Acid, 29.75 per cent.; Eq. Bone Phosphate, 64.94 per cent.; Potash (actual) 1.10- 
per cent. For all root crops this Peruvian Guano is invaluable. It is not, however, soluble in water. 
Price, 100 lbs., 3.00; 225 lb. bag, 6.00; ton, 50.00. 
Pure Ground Bone. This is being more generally used every year, and is one of the best fertilizers for most: 
crops. In purity this manufacture is always fully up to the standard, the analysis being marked on each 
package. Price, in bags or barrels, 2 cents a lb.; ton, 35.00. In neat boxes, Io Ib. box, 50 cents; 25 lb. 
boxes, 1.00; 50 lb. box, 1.50; 100 lb. box, 2.50; barrel, 4.50 to 5.50. 
Inch Bone for Grapes, Etc. The very best fertilizer for grape vines, fruit trees, shrubs and trees of all 
kinds. The pieces of bone vary from one-fourth inch to one inch in size. Should be used at setting out, 
mixed with the soil to the depth of a foot or more. Price, in bags or barrels, 244 cents per pound; per . 
ton, 34.00. : 
Fine Bone Meal. Made from selected bone, reduced to a fine meal. Very desirable for Roses and in fact all 
crops where quick and lasting results are sought. It is remarkable how rapidly growing crops imvrove after 
an application of this highly concentrated fertilizer. Price, 100 lbs., 3.00; 200 lbs., 5.00; ton, 36.00. 
Dissolved Bone Black. Containing 16 to 18 per cent. soluble phosphoric acid. A very excellent, quick 
acting fertilizer. Price, 100 lbs., 1.50. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. Best quality. Price, 100 lbs., 4.00; 10 lbs., 75 cents. 
Nitrate of Soda. Highest grade; very pure. Price, 100 lbs., 2.75; 10 lbs., 50 cents. 
Kainit (German Potash Salt). One of the most useful ingredients for making “ Commercial ” fertilizers or 
using alone. Apply at the rate of 1,000 lbs. per acre. If used on lawns it should be spread during Fall or 
Winter. 100 lbs., 1.25; 200 lbs., 2.00; per ton, 18.00. 
Muriate of Potash. Very high grade. Price, 100 lbs., 2.25; 10 lbs., 50 cents. 
Sulphate of Potash. Best quality. Price, 100 lbs., 2.50; 10 lbs., 40 cents. 
Salt. Valuable as a top-dressing for Asparagus, etc., if applied early in spring. Price, 100 lbs., 75 cents. 
Land Plaster, or Gypsum. This is an excellent addition to land for such crops as require lime and sul- 
phates, particularly Turnips, Potatoes, Grasses, etc. Price, bag of 200 lbs., 1.00; ton, 9.00; barrel, 2.00. 
