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FERTILIZERS. 



We keep only the highest grade. 



FOR THE FARH, LAWN, 



GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



Prices of Fertilizers subject to change without uotice. AU Fertilizers f, o. b., Philadelphia. 



Dreer's Peerless Plant Food for House Plants. This is one of the 

 very best and most carefully prepared odorless Plant Foods on the mar- 

 ket, being entirely soluble. It is very convenient to use in the house 

 nnd conservatory. This plant food may he used in either dry or liquid 

 form; the latter much the be>t, as no fertilizer acts until it becomes 



ff^iil ""' ^SS^™ affected by moisture, and then there is not the danger of giving an over- 



- Xili ''"= S=J "*1 dose. Put up only in 1-pound packages. Full directions for use with 



each package. Price 25 c.s.; by mail, 40 cts. 5 packages, $1.00, by 

 e.\press. 

 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 los., 25 cts.; 10 lbs., 40 cts.; 25 lbs, §1.00; 



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50 lbs., SI. 75; 100 lbs., SS.OO; 200 lbs.. 8500; lot, $45 00. 

 Dreer's Ammoniated Bone Phosphate. This is the 

 leading Phosphate. A high-grade article, and the best 

 for general purposes. In making new Lawns or Golf Links 

 this brand is one of the best for immediate effect. 5 lbs., 25 

 cts.; 100 los., 82.00 ; 200-lb. bag, $3.25; ton, §28.00. 

 Bone Meal. Better than Ground Bone for mixing with pot- 

 ting soil for giving immediate ef- 

 fect. 3 lbs., 15 cts.; 5 lbs., 25 cts ; 

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

 lbs., 8200; 200-lb. sack, $3.50; 

 per ton, $30 00. 

 Ground Bone. Excellent for re- 

 storing 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: 10011>s., 

 $2.00 ; sack of 200 lbs., $3.50; per 

 ton, $30. 00. 



Coarse Bone. Ground coarse, for grape borders and poul- 

 try. 5 lbs., 25 cts.; 50 lbs., $1.25; 100 lbs., $2.25; 200-11). 

 bag, $4.00; per ton, $35.00. 

 Button Bone. A first-class article for preparing soil for 

 planting grape vines, small fruits and trees. 25 ll)s., 75 cts.; 

 50 lbs., $1.25; 100 lbs., $2.25 ; 200 lbs., $4.00 ; ton, $35.00. 

 Bone Flour. Ground perfectly fine; excellent for pot plants 

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

 100 lbs., $3.00; bbl. of 200 lbs., $5.00; ton, $45.00. 

 Clay's Fertilizer. This valuable imported manure is espe- 

 cially recommended to all who grow either fruit, flowers, or 

 vegetables, and wish to bring them to the highest perfection. 

 Should be used in potting soil, and spread on staging of green- 

 houses planted with flowering plants. Per bag of 28 lbs., 

 $2.00; 56 lbs., $3.50; 112 lbs.; $6.50. 



Indispensable as a lawn dress- 

 ing, or to apply to orchards. 

 They should be applied late in 

 fall or early in spring, so that 

 the rains and snows may leach 

 I the ashes and carry the ele- 

 I ments down to the roots of 

 grass or trees. Our ashes are 

 screened and are in proper 

 I condition for immediate use. 

 Apply at the rate of 1000 to 

 1500 lbs. per acre. 50 lbs., $1.00 ; per bbl., $2.50 ; ton, $18. 00. 

 Fish Bone and Potash. For potatoes, corn and truck. 

 Contains 2 to 3 per cent. Ammonia, 7 to 9 per cent, available 

 Phosphoric Acid, 5 to 7 per cent, actual Potash. One of the 

 best brands for all kinds of truck, and also a high-grade Grass 

 and Grain Fertilizer. Pamphlet containing full information, 

 and how to apply, on application. 25 lbs., 75 cis.; 100 lbs., 

 $2.00; sack, 200 lbs., $3.50; ton, $30.00. 

 Guano. New process, ten 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 bv using this grade than any Peruvian Guano now 

 offered. U-lb. box. 10 cts.; 3-lb. box, 20 cts , 5 lbs., in a 

 bag, 35 cts."; per 100 lbs., $3.00; per sack of 200 lbs., $5.00; 

 per ton, $45.00. 



Usi.NG Dreer's Peerless 

 Plant Food. 



Canada Hard=wood Ashes. 



Kainit (.\nalysis, 12 per cent, actual Potash). One of,the most 

 useful ingredients for making "Commercial" fertilizers or 

 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, $16.00. 



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. 



Muriate 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., $300. Original sacks of 224 lbs., $5.50. 



crops. It is very quick 



Nitrate of Soda. A fertilizer for all 



in action, and hastens maturity of 

 crops fully two weeks. Being ex- 

 tremely soluble, it should not be ap- 

 plied 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 ; 50 lbs., 

 $2.00; 100 lbs., $350; 800 lbs., 

 $900. Large quantities, prices on 

 application. 



Poudrette. Native Guano. Contains all the elements 

 necessarv for plant life ; used extensively among market gar- 

 deners. ' Per 100 lbs., $1.50; per ton, $20.00. 



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

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

 100 lbs., $1.50; per ton, $10.00. 



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

 nure and the most nutritious food 

 for plants — one of the be.st manures 

 to mix with soil for potting plants — 

 one part manure to six parts soil. 

 For vegetable garden, placed directly 

 in hills or drills, it promotes a rapid, 

 steady growth until maturity. As a 

 lawn top-dressing it is unequaled. 

 5-lb. package, 25 cts.; 10 lbs., 40 

 cts.; 50 lbs., $150; 100 lbs., $2.50 



Soot, Imported Scotch Soft Coal. 



An excellent fertilizer for stimulat- 

 ing growth and giving a rich dark foliage 



also an excellent 

 remedy ?gainst slugs^ grubs and cutworms when mixed in 



the surface of the soil. 10 lbs., 50 cts.; 25 lbs., $1.25; 100 

 lbs., $400. 

 Tobacco Stems. This has become an indispensable lawn 

 covering for winter. It not only acts as a protector, but im- 

 parts large quantities of ammonia, and drives away insects 

 pnd moles, which harbor in a lawn during winter. Bbl., 

 81.00; bale of about 250 U'S., $2 00; ton, $12 00. 



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