AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1930 



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HORTICULTURAL REQUISITES 



Prices Subject to Change Without Notice 



NON-WARRANTY. We do not give any warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter, 

 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. 



Sphagnum Moss, Dry. Bus. $1.00; bag of approx. 2 bus. $1.50; 



large bale $9.00. 

 Live Green Moss. Bag $3.50. Supplied only to order. 

 Orchid Peat or Fern Root. Bus. $1.75; bag of approx. 2 bus. $3.25. 

 Rotted Fibrous Peat. Bus. $1.75; bag of approx. 2 bus. $3.25. 

 Pebbles. For growing bulbs. Qt. 15c; }4pk. 50c; pk. 85c 

 Prepared Potting Soil. Prepared greenhouse soil for bouse plants. 



Pk. 40c; bus. $1.00. 



FERTILIZERS 



Farquhar's Lawn Fertilizer. In making a new lawn use about 

 1,000 pounds to the acre; 10 pounds is sufficient for 300 square feet. 

 As a top-dressing for existing turf use about half the above quan- 

 tities. 10 lbs. 85c; 25 lbs. $1.35; 50 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $4.00. 



Pulverized Sheep Manure. 5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 70c; 25 lbs. $1.35; 

 50 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $3.25; ton $55.00. 



Canada Hardwood Ashes. 100-lb. bag $2.75; ton $45.00. 



Fine Ground Bone. 10 lbs. 85c; 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.25; 100 

 lbs. $3.75; ton $64.00. 



Coarse or Inch Bone. For Grapes, Fruits, Shrubs and Trees. 

 100 lbs. $6.00. 



Scotch Soot. A fertilizer and fungicide. Sold only in original bags 

 of about 100 lbs. at 7c per lb. 



Clay's Fertilizer. Sold only in original bags. 7 lbs. $1.75; 14 lbs. 

 $2.75; 28 lbs. $5.00; 56 lbs. $8.00; 112 lbs. $15.00. 



Thompson's Grape-vine, Plant and Vegetable Manure. Origi- 

 nal bags. 14 lbs. $2.50; 28 lbs. $4.50; 56 lbs. $8.50; 112 lbs. $15.00. 



Thompson's Special Top-dressing Manure. Original bags. 

 14 lbs. $2.75; 28 lbs. $4.50; 56 lbs. $8.00. 



Land Limestone. For heavy soils use from one to three tons per 

 acre. 100-lb. bag $1.25; 500 lbs. $5.00; ton $18.00. 



Adco. For making artificial manure. Full directions with each bag. 

 25-lb. bag $2.00; 150-lb. bag $10.50. 



Bon Arbor. A soluble, mixed fertilizer for bouse plants. J^-lb. pkg. 

 35c; lb. 60c; 5 lbs. $2.50. 



Barrie's House Plant-Food. Small can 25c; 12-oz. can 50c 



Fertiflora. A complete liquid fertilizer for house plants. Bottle 35c. 



Fulton's Plantabbs. A concentrated house plant-food in con- 

 venient tablet form. Small size 25c; 75 tablets 50c; 200 tablets 

 $1.00. 



Stim-U-Plant. A concentrated fertilizer in tablet form. Small size 

 25c; 100 tablets 75c; 1,000 tablets $3.50. 



PEAT, MOSS, POTTING SOIL 



Charcoal. Lumps or fine ground. Lb. 10c; 10 lbs. 75c; 100 lbs. 



$5.00. 

 Charcoal, Powdered, No. 36. $6.00 per 100 lbs. 

 Granulated Peat Moss. Imported. Trial size $1.50; large bale 



$4.00; 10 bales $35.00. 



INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES 



NOTE: Articles marked * cannot be mailed 



Black-Leaf 40 (Nicotine Sulphate). Oz. bottle 35c; J^-lb. bottle 



$1.25; 2 lbs. $3.25; 10 lbs. $11.85. 

 *Cyanogas, G. Fumigant. For greenhouse fumigation. 5 lbs. 



$3.25. 

 *Creosote Mixture for Gypsy Moths. Destroys the egg-clusters. 



Qt. 50c; gal. $1.10; 5 gals. $4.25. 

 Flowers of Sulphur. Lb. 15c; 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 90c. 

 Lemon-Oil Company's Standard Insecticide. An efficient 



contact spray. £ipt. 40c; pt. 75c; qt. $1.15; 3^gal. $2.00; gal. 



$3.50. 

 *Lime-Sulphur, Dry. For dormant spraying against scale. Lb. 



35c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.50; 25 lbs. $4.50. 

 Nico-Fume. Tobacco paper for fumigating greenhouses. Tin of 



24 sheets $1.25; 144 sheets $5.00; 288 sheets $8.75. 

 *Nico-Fume Liquid. A powerful contact sprav and vaporizing 



agent. Klb. tin 75c; lb. $2.00; 4 lbs. $6.25; 8 lbs. $11.50. 

 *Nikoteen. A powerful contact insecticide and fumigant. Large 



bottle $2.50. 

 *Scalecide. A dormant spray for scale. Qt. 85c; gal. $1.85; 5 gals. 



$7.00; 10 gals. $12.00; 50-gal. bbl. $40.00. 

 *Terogen. Applied to the ground around plants, in autumn and 



winter, Terogen destroys fungus spores; also kills larvae of many 



insects that winter in the soil. Lb. 75c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 5 lbs. $2.75; 



10 lbs. $4.75; 25 lbs. $11.00. 

 Tobacco Dust for Fumigating. 10 lbs. $1.20; 25 lbs. $2.50; 



100 lbs. $8.00. 

 *Tobacco Stems. Barrel bag $1.50; bale at 4c. per lb. 

 ♦Wilson's O. K. Plant Spray. A powerful contact sprav for plant- 

 lice and scale. J^pt. 40c; qt. $1.00; gal. $3.00; 5 gals. $12.00. 

 *X-L-AII Liquid Insecticide. Imported. The famous English 



contact spray. Pt. $1.50; qt. $3.00; Hgal. $5.50; gal. $10.50. 



GARDEN SUNDRIES 



Adjustable Hand-cart and Leaf-rack Truck. Truck equipped 

 with iron wheels, 3J^-in. tires, $19.00; Hand-cart Box, $6.50; 

 Leaf-rack, $14.00. 



Baskets, Oak-Nailed Rim, Round. 1 bushel, $1.75; 2 bushels, 

 extra-heavy, $2.25; 4 bushels, $4.25. 



Baskets, Vegetable. Iron-bound, approximately ^bushel, $1.25; 



^bushel, $1.50; 1 bushel, $1.85. 

 Brooms, Japanese Bamboo. Imported. For removing leaves and 



other light litter from lawns and driveways. $1.00 each; $11.00 



per doz. 



Boxes, Cut-Flower, Silver-Gray. Doz. 100 



1A. 3 X * 19 x 5 inches $0 85 $6 00 



2A. 5 x 36 x 8 inches 2 25 18 00 



3A. 6 x 22 x 8 inches 1 75 13 00 



Boxes, Cut-Flower, Silver-Gray. Extra Heavy. 



IB. 4 x 24 x 8 inches 1 65 12 00 



2B. 5 x 28 x 8 inches 2 25 16 00 



3B. 6 x 36 x 12 inches 3 25 24 00 



Boxes, Corrugated. Extra Heavy. 

 Size C. 30 x 12 x 7 inches. Doz., $6.00. 

 Size D. 36 x 12 x 9 inches. Doz., $7.00. 



Fruit Picker. Heavy wire. 75c each. 



HOTBED REQUIREMENTS 



Straw Mats for Hotbeds. Made by hand from fresh rye straw, 



thick and well put together. Regular size, 6x6 feet, each, $3.50; 



3x6 feet, $2.15. Odd sizes made to order at very reasonable rates. 

 Farquhar's Hotbed Mat. 76 x 76 inches. Covers two sashes, 



made of heavy duck, cotton filled and quilted. $5.00 each; $55.00 



per doz. 



Palmer Hotbed Mat. Size 76 x 76 inches. Made of burlap, stitched 

 through, hemmed with canvas and thickly padded. $3.50 each. 



Hotbed Sashes. Painted and glazed with double-thick glass, 

 8 x 10 inches, in four rows. Frame, 1 Y A inches, 3x6 feet, $9.00 

 each. Crating extra, at cost. 1 or 2 sashes, 90c, 3 or 4 sashes, $1.80. 



Hotbed Frames. 3 x 6 ft. $7.50 each; 6 x 6 ft. $12.00 each. 



Lawn Rakes. Wooden, 3 bow, 24 wooden teeth, light but strong 



$1.25 each. 

 Lawn Rakes, Japanese Bamboo. Very light and durable. For 

 raking grass or leaves. $1.00 each, $11.00 per doz. ; large size, $1.75 

 each, $20.00 per doz. Plain or 



Painted Plain Painted 



100 1,000 1,000 



Label, Wood Tree, Iron wired, 3^-in $0 30 $2 00 $2 50 



Label, Wood Tree, Copper wired, 3J^-in.. , 



40 2 50 3 00 



Paper, Parceling. Sheets, 20 x 30 inches, 24 x 36 inches, 30 x 40 



inches; per lb., 14c; per 100 lbs. $13.00. 

 Paper, Waxed. Thin, white; aids in preventing the escape of mois- 

 ture. Sheets, 18 x 14 inches; per lb., 40c 

 Paper, White Tissue. Sheets, 24x36 inches. Per lb., 50c; per 



ream of about 10 lbs., $4.50. 

 Pruner, The Rockdale. Blades made from the best tool steel. 



Length, 26 inches, $2.25; 34 inches, $2.75. 

 Pruner, Telegraph Tree. Without handle. Price, $1.50 each. 



Extra blades, 30c. each; extra springs, 30c each. 

 Pruner, Standard Tree. Length, 6 ft., $1.75 each; 8 ft., $2.00; 



10 ft., $2.25; 12 ft., $2.50; 16 ft., $3.00. Extra blades, 30c each. 

 Raphia Tape, Green. Per reel of 250 yds., $1.75. 

 Raffia. 40c per lb.; $3.75 per 10 lbs. 

 Saw, Farquhar's Pole Pruning. For cutting high limbs of trees. 



Each, handled, $3.75; without handle, $3.00. 

 Saws, Pruning. Long, narrow blades for pruning. 



Single Edge. 18-in., $2.00; 20-in., $2.25; 22-in., $2.50. 



Double Edge. 18-in., $2.00; 20-in., $2.25; 22-in., $2.50. 

 Saw, Adjustable Pole Pruning. 18-in., $1.75. 

 Scissors, Florists' Snips. $1.50. 

 Shears, Hedge, Notched. {Imported.) 8-in., $4.00; 9-in., $4.50; 



10-in., $5.50. Extra handles, $1.00 per pair. 

 Shears, New French Pruning. This is the best pruner ever offered. 



Price, 6^-in., $2.50; 7-in., $2.75; 8J^-in., $3.25; 9^-in., $3.50; 



10K-in., $4.00. By mail, 10c each extra. Extra springs 75c. 

 Shears, Taylor's Pruning. Each, $1.00; by mail, $1.10. 

 Shears, Clyde Draw Cut. For lopping large or small branches. 



No. 1, handled, 24-in., $3.50 each. No. 2, handled, 22-in., $3.25 ea. 



