INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. 



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NON-W\RRANTY. We do not give as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter, any warranty, express or implied, of any seeds, bulbs, plants insec- 

 ticides, 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. ; | lb., 50 cts. ; 5 lbs., .$3.00. 



♦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. 



""Black 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. 

 5 gals., $8.50. 



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



'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. 



f 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. 



K Fungine. A remedy for mildew, rust, wilt, bench rot and other 

 blights affecting flowers, fruits and vegetables. It is equally effec- 

 tive under glass and out-of-doors. A sulphur composition which 

 diluted with water contains no sediment and does not stain the 

 foliage. One gallon makes fifty gallons spraying material. Half 

 pint, 50 cts.; pint, 75 cts.; quart, $1.25; gallon, $3.50. 



Grape Dust. Hammond's. Very effective in destroying mildews 

 and in preventing blights in greenhouse or in the open. Price, 5-lb. 

 package, $1.00. 



Hellebore Powder, White. Particularly effective on gooseberries 

 and currants, and wherever a more deadly poison is objectional in 

 combating leaf -eating pests. Price, 4 lb., 30 cts.; 1 lb., 50 cts. 



♦Herbicide Weed Exterminator. Perfectly odorless. An occa- 

 sional application will keep gutters, paths and roadways clear of 

 weeds, poison ivy, grasses, mosses, dandelions, burdocks, etc. 1 qt., 

 75 cts.; 1-gallon cans, $2.00; in 5-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 200 

 gallons of liquid, $7.50; in 10-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 400 

 gallons of liquid, $13.50. 



♦Imperial Soap Spray. The base of this spray is a soap containing 

 vegetable poisons and particularly effective against red spider on 

 the fruit, the rhododendron fly, and all insects affecting the rose. 

 Price, 1 pint, 60 cts.; 1 quart, 90 cts.; 1 gallon, $3.00; 5 gallons, 

 $12.00; 10 gallons, $21.00. 



♦Pyrox Bowker's. Does all that Arsenate of Lead will do, besides 

 protecting trees, shrubs, vegetables and plants against fungus dis- 

 eases; one application answering both purposes, saving labor and ex- 

 pense. All ready to use by adding water. Price, 1 lb., 55 cts.; 

 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 lbs., $7.25; 50 lbs., $12.00; 100 lbs., 

 $18.00. 



♦Wilson's O. K. Plant Spray. A contact spray for Roses, Chry- 

 santhemums, Evergreens, and all plants affected with scale or 

 insects under glass or outside. Price, quart, $1.00; gallon, $3.00; 

 5 gallons, $12.00. 



*X. L. all Liquid Insecticide. The famous English patented prep- 

 aration; kills mealy bug, red spider, and all insect pests. The 

 perfect insecticide for spraying; goes further than any other. 

 Price, pint, $1.50; quart, $3.00; i gallon, $5.50; gallon, $10.50. 



FERTILIZERS. 



All prices quoted on Fertilizers are net and include delivery to any freight station in Boston. Prices subject to change without notice 



Fine Ground Bone or Bone Meal. This is made from the best 

 quality of bone, finely pulverized by improved machinery. Excel- 

 lent for lawns, flowers, shrubs, trees, asparagus and strawberrv-beds, 

 etc. Price per ton, $68.00; 500 lbs., $18.00; 100 lbs., $4.00; 50 lbs., 

 $2.50; 25 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., 85 cts. 



Cattle Manure Shredded. A coarse shredded manure useful for all 

 general purposes and especially valuable for top dressing or compost- 

 ing. 100 lbs., $3.25, ton, $55.00. 



Clay's Fertilizer. A lasting, productive, economical fertilizer for 

 all horticultural purposes. A reliable vitalizing medium for con- 

 servatory, greenhouse and garden. Original bags, 112 lbs., $15.00; 

 56 lbs., $8.00; 28 lbs., $5.00; 14 lbs., $2.75; 7 lbs., $1.75. 



Canada Hardwood Ashes. Ashes contain potash and lime, which 

 are essential, not only as plant food, but also as sweetners of the soil 

 and solvents of other plant food ingredients. 100-lb. bag., $2.75; 

 ton, $45.00. In Carload lots, minimum 20 tons at $40.00 per ton in 

 bulk delivered at any freight station in Massachusetts, Vermont, 

 New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut. 



Pulverized Poultry Manure, Premier Brand is one of the best 

 natural manures for all purposes. 25 lbs., $1.15; 50 lbs., $2.25; 100 

 lbs., $4.00; ton, $60.00. 



Sheep Manure. A natural manure containing fertilizing qualities 

 highly beneficial for all garden purposes, including top-dressing of 

 lawns, flower-beds, shrubs, etc., Price, ton, $55.00; 100 lbs., $3.25; 

 50 lbs., $2.00; 25 lbs., $1.35; 10 lbs., 70 cts.; 5 lbs., 40 cts. 



Scotch Soot. A fertilizer and fungicide. One of the best remedies 

 and preventatives 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., $6.00. 



Muriate of Potash. 100 lbs., $4.50; 10 lbs., 75 cts. 



Nitrate of Soda. 100 lbs., $5.00; 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. 



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