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FERTILIZERS ^^^ ^^^ farm, lawn. 



We keep only the highest grade. GARDEN ANlJ GR££NxiOUS£. 



Prices of Fertilizers subject to change without notice. All Fertilizers f. o. b. Philadelphia. 



Dreer's Peerless Plant Food for House Plants. The very best odorless Plant Food on the market, 



being entirely soluble. It is very convenient to use in ihe house and conservatory. May be used in 



either dry or liquid; the latter much the best, as no fertilizer acts until 



it becomes affected by moisture, and then there is not the danger of 



giving an overdose. Put up in J and 1-1 b. packages. Directions for 



use with each package. Price, 15 and 25 cts.; by mail, 25 and 40 cts. 



Five 1-lb packages, $1.00, by express. 

 Dreer's Peerless Lawn and Garden Dressing (Odorless). This 



dressing is prepared so that it acts gradually through the season. It 

 may be applied at any time during the spring, summer or autumn, or as 

 often as the grass seems to need nourishment It will restore many 

 lawns to full luxuriance that have been nearly ruined by drought. 5 

 lbs., 25 cts.; 10 lbs., 40cts.; 25 lbs., $1.00; 50 lbs., $1.75; 100 lbs., $3.00 



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Animal Bone and Potash Compound. (Baugh's.) For 

 all crops. Superior for broadcasting in spring prior to har- 

 rowing. 2 per cent. Ammonia, 8 per cent. Av. Ph. Acid, 

 2 per cent. Potash. Per sack, 200 lbs., $3.00 ; per ton, $22.00. 

 Bone rieal. 3 lbs., 15 cts.; 5 lbs., 25 cts.; 25 lbs,, 75 cts.; 50 

 lbs., $1.25; 100 lbs., $2.00; 200 

 lb. sack, $3.50; per ton, $30.00. 

 Ground Bone. Excellent for re- 

 stormg and quickening grass plots, 

 gardens, etc. Apply 400 to 600 

 lbs. to the acre. 5 lbs., 25 cts.; 

 25 lbs., 75 cts.; 50 lbs, $1.25; 100 

 lbs., $2.00 ; sack of 200 lbs., $3 50; 

 per ton, $30.00. 

 Coarse Bone. Ground coarse, for 

 grape borders and poultry. A su- 

 perior fertilizer to use when plant- 

 ing shrubbery and trees. 5 lbs., 25 

 cts.; 50 lbs., $1.25 ; 100 lbs., $2.25; 

 200-lb. bag, $4 00; per ton, $35.00. 

 Bone Flour. Ground perfectly fine ; excellent for pol. plants 

 . or beds where an immediate effect is wanted. 5 lbs., 25 cts.; 

 100 lbs., $2.50; bbl. of 200 lbs., $4.50; ton, $40.00. 

 Steamed Bone. A high grade article for preparing soil for 

 potting plants, and used as a top dressing for immediate 

 effect. Per sack, 200 lbs., $3.25 ; per ton, $28.00. 

 Clay's Fertilizer. Recommended to all who grow either fruit, 

 flowers, or vegetables. Should be used in potting soil, and 

 spread on staging of greenhouses planted with flowering plants. 

 Per bag of 28 lbs., $2.00 ; 56 H's., $3 50 ; 112 lbs., $6.50. 



Canada Hard - wood Ashes. 



Indispensable as a lawn dressing, 



or to apply to orchards. They 



should be applied late in fall or 



early in spring, so that the rains 



and snows may leach the ashes 



and carry the elements down to 



the roots of grass or trees. Our 



ashes are screened and are in 



proper condition for immediate 



use. Apply at the rate of 1000 to 



1500 lbs. per acre. 100 lbs., 



11.50 ; per bbl., $2.50 ; per ton, 



$18 00. 



Dreer's Grass and Grain Fertilizer. {Ammom'a/eJ Bone 



Phosphate.) We recommend this above all fertilizers to be 



used as a top dressing for grass, also spread when sowing 



grain. Sack, 200 lbs., $3,00; ton, .$25.00. 



Ouano, Peruvian (^Lohos). Extensively used by florists and 



market gardeners. 3J to 4 per cent. Ammonia, 11 per cent. 



Av. Phosphoric Acid, 3^- to 4 per cent, actual Potash. A 



strong high grade Fertilizer for all crops. Per 100 lbs., 



$2.50; 200 lbs., $4.50; ton, $40.00. 



Guano. New process, 10 per cent, richer than Peruvian 



Guano. Contains 10 to 11 per cent. Ammonia, 20 to 22 per 



cent. Bone Phosphate, from 4 to 5 per cent, actual Potash, 



made exclusively from animal bones. Far better results are 



attained by using this grade than any Peruvian Guano now 



offered. Ij-lb. box, 15 cts.; 3-lb. box, 25 cts.; 5 lbs. in a 



bag, 35 cts.; per 100 lbs., $2.75 ; per sack of 200 lbs., $5.00 ; 



per ton, $45.00. 



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200 II 'S., ,$5.00; tun, $45,00. 



Kainit {German Potash Salt). Analysis: 12 per cent, actual 

 Potash One of the most useful ingredients for making " Com- 

 mercial " fertilizers for using alone. Apply at the rate of 

 1000 lbs. per acre. If used on lawns it should be spread 

 during winter. 100 lbs., $1.25; 200 lbs., $2.00; per ton, 

 $15.00. 



Land Plaster. Excellent for composting, fertilizing or mix- 

 ing with guano. A fine lawn fertilizer. 100-lb. bag, $1,00; 

 barrel, 200 lbs,, $1.50 ; per ton, $10.00. 



Huriate of Potash. 80 per cent, pure, equivalent to 48 to 

 50 per cent, actual Potash. A high-grade Fertilizer, and one 

 of the best Orchard Fertilizers known ; used largely in Peach 

 cultivation, and as a general Fertilizer. Muriate of Potash 

 and Ground Bone stands as a leader. 25 lbs., $1.00; 50 lbs., 

 $1.75 ; 100 lbs., $r-i.0O. Original sacks of 224 lbs., $5.50. 



Nitrate of 3oda. A fertilizer for all crops. It is very quick 

 in action, and hastens maturity of crops fully two weeks. 

 Being extremely soluble, it should not be applied until the 

 plants are above ground, when 100 

 to 300 lbs. per acre should be sown, 

 mixed with wood-ashes or land- 

 plaster. Nitrate of Soda does not 

 exhaust the land. 5 lbs., 25 cts.; 25 

 lbs,, $1.25; 501bs.,$2.00; 100 lbs., 

 $3..50; 300 lbs., $9.00. Large 

 quantities; prices on application. 



Potato Hanure. (Special Baugh's.) 

 Quick results, lasting benefit. 2 

 per cent. Ammonia, 5 per cent. 

 Av. Ph. Acid, 10 per cent. Pot- 

 ash. Per sack, 200 lbs., $3.50 ; per 

 ton, $28.00. 



Poudrette. Native Guano. Contains all the elements neces- 

 sary for plant life ; used extensively among market gardeners. 

 Per 100 lbs., $1.50; 200 lbs., $2.50; per ton, $15.00. 



Salt, Agricultural. For top-dressing asparagus beds. Ap- 

 ply very early in spring, at the rate of 800 to 1000 lbs. per 

 acre. 200 lbs., $1 50 ; per ton, $10.00. 



Sheep Manure (Pulverized). This is a pure natural ma- 

 nure, ami the most nutritious lood 

 for plants — one of the best manures 

 to mix with soil for potting plants — 

 one part manure to six parts soil. 

 For vegetable garden, placed di- 

 rectly in hills or drills, it promotes 

 a rapid, steady growth until ma- 

 turity. As a lawn top-dressing it 

 is unequaled. 5-lb. package, 25 

 cts.; 10 lbs., 40 cts.; 50 lbs., $] .50 ; 

 100 lbs., $2.50. ' _=-^^.=-.=-^ 



Tobacco Stems. An indispensable lawn covering for win- 

 ter. It not only acts as a pro- 

 tector, but imparts large quan- 

 tities of ammonia, and drives 

 away insects and moles. Bbl., 

 $1.00; bale of about 250 lbs., 

 Tobacco Stems. $2.00; ton, $12.00. 



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