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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



INSECTICIDES 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. 



Nicoticide 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 o 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. Hoiv 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. Fumigators. 

 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. all Liquid Insecticide. 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 Cumpound. 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. 1 ? 

 lb., .15; lb.. .30; 5 lbs., $1.25. 



Seal Oil Soap. One of the best insecticides for general 

 use on plants. It is 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, I -lb. box, .25; 5-lb. box, $1.00: in tubs, 

 25 lbs. and upwards, .15 per lb. 



Slug Shot, Hammond's. Is a light, composite, impal- 

 pably fine powder, easily distributed either by Duster, 

 Bellows, 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 al><> 

 strongly impregnated with fungicides. Price, 5 lbs., 

 .25; 10 lbs., .50. In kegs, i25lbs.net, or barrels, 235 

 to 250 lbs. each, at A^fe cents per lb. 



Sulpho-TobacCO Soap. Quickly exterminates all insect 

 life on plants and flowers in and out of doors. Unsur- 

 passed for rose hushes. For a cheap, effective, clean, 

 insecticide for amateur and professional growers this is 

 unexcelled. It also acts as a valuable fertilizer, reviving 

 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-oz. cake sufficient 

 for I 1 o gallons prepared solution, .10; mailed, post- 

 paid, .13. 8-oz. cake, sufficient for 4 gallons prepared 

 solution, .20, mailed, postpaid, .28. 



Tobacco Dust. A remedy for green fly. Price. 5-lb. 



package, .25; 10-lb. package, .40; 100-lb., $3.00. 

 Tobacco 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 lbs., .75; 100 

 lbs., $6.00. 

 Tobacco Extract. 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, half pint, .30; pint, .50; 

 quart, .75; gallon, $1.50; 5 gallons, $4.25. 

 Tobacco 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 Oil Soap. An excellent wash for trees and 

 plants; kills insects and their eggs. Price, in boxes, 

 with full directions for use, 1 lb., .15; 2 lbs., .25; 

 5 lbs., .50; 10 lbs., .90; 50 lbs., $4.50. 

 Nye's Caustic Potash 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 lbs., .25; 5 lbs., .50; 25 

 lbs., $2.25. 

 Morrill'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 lb., .09. 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 10- 

 gallon kegs, sufficient to make 200 gallons of liquid. 

 $10.00. Xet,f. 0. b. Boston. 

 "Electric Worm Eradicator." Perfectly odorles-. 

 For the instantaneous extermination of worms of even- 

 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. Aet, /. 0. b. Boston. 



SPRAYING CALENDAR 

 Mailed upon application. 



