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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 fertilizer 

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

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



Muriate of Potash. 100 lbs., $4.00; 10 lbs., 75 cts. 



Nitrate of Soda. 100 lbs., .15.00; 50 lbs., .$3.00; 25 lbs., $1.75; 

 10 lbs., 85 cts.; Larger quantities, prices on application. 



High Grade Acid Phosphate. 16 per cent. Available Phosphoric 

 Acid. Price per ton, $35.00; 100 lbs., $2.00. 



Sulphate of Potash. High Grade. Price, $5.00 per 100 lbs.; 

 25 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., 85 cts. 



Sulphate of Ammonia. Price, 100 lbs., $6.00; 25 lbs., $1.75; 10 

 lbs., $1.00. 



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

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



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

 solubility it can be easily used as a liquid-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. 



Bon Arbor, Dry. 



$2.50. 



Price, Hb. 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 lbs. bag, $12.00. 



Adeo Artificial Stable Manure. Make it yourself in your own 

 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. 

 25 lb. bag, $2.00; special 150 lb. bag, $10.50. 



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. 



Granulated Peat Moss. For top-dressing lawns, mixing with 

 soil in the greenhouse or outdoors where humus is required, and 

 for mulching plants. Small package, 25 cts.; Garden size pack- 

 age, $1.50; Large bale (13 cu. ft.) $4.00. 



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

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



Live Green MOSS. Per bag, $3.50. (Supplied only to order.) 



Orchid Peat or Fern Root. Barrel-bag, $3.50; bush., $1.75. 



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-bag, $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. 



NOTICE. Articles prefixed by star (*) must be shipped by express — cannot be sent by mail. 



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 applications. \ 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, $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, 

 \ lb., 35 cts.; 1 lb., 50 cts.; 4 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $3.00; 25 lbs. 

 $7.00; 50 lbs., $15.00; 100 lbs., $27.00. 



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

 $3.25; 25 lbs., $6.25; 50 lbs., $10.50; 100 lbs., $18.00. 



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

 5 gals., $8.50. 



♦Bordeaux Mixture. (Powder.) Ready for use by simply add- 

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

 and scab on fruit trees and plants. Price, lb., 40 cts. ; 5 lbs., $1.75; 

 10 lbs., $3.25; 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 

 applied 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. 



Carbola. A white paint and powerful disinfectant in powdered 

 form. Mixes readily with water and may be applied with brush 

 or sprayer; does not peel or flake. For painting poultry-houses, 

 barns, cellars, etc. One pound covers 100 sq. ft. Price, 5 lbs., 



75 cts.; 10 lbs., $1.25. 



*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, Hollyhocks and Larkspurs. Price, per quart, 

 $1.50; gallon, $4.00. 



