-HENRTADREER -PHIIAKIPHIAM 



OARDEti REQUISITES 



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FERTILIZERS. 



FOR THE FARH, LAWN, GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



We keep only the highest grade of Fertilizers. Procuring our supplies from honorable houses, our customers 



will receive full value. 

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



l>reer'.s Peei-less Plaut Food for House Plants. This is one of 

 ihe very best and most carefully piepared odoile>s Plant Foods on the market, 

 being entirely soluble. It is very convenient to use in the house and con- 

 servatory. 1 his plant food may be used in either dry or liquid form ; 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 only in 1-pound 

 packages. Full directions for use with each package. Price 25 cts.; by mail, 

 40 cts. 5 pnckages, §1.00, by express. 



Dreer's Peerless Liiwu and Garden Di-essiny (Odorless). 



Tliis dressing is prepared so that it .'.cts gradually through the season. It 

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

 often as tlie 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 , 40 cts.; 25 



lbs., $1 00; 50 lbs., §1.75; 100 lbs , §3.00; 200 lbs., §5.00; ton, §45.00. 



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Using Dreer's Pkekless 

 Plant Food. 



GROUND 



Dreer's Aininouiated Bone Phosphate. This is 



the le.uling .\niinoniated Phosphate. A perfectly pure and 

 high-grade .micle, and the best for general purposes. In 

 making new Lawns or Golf Links this brand is one of the 

 best for immeiliate effect. 5 lbs., 25 cts.; 100 lbs., §2.00; 

 200-lb. brg, $3.25; ton, §28.00. 

 Bone Meal. Better than Ground Bone for mixing with 

 potting soil for giving immediate 

 effect. 3 lbs., 15 cts.; 5 lbs., 25 C's.; 

 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- 

 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 ; 100 lbs., 

 §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-lb. 

 bag, §4.00 ; per ton, §35.00. 

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

 plaining grape vines, small fruits and trees. Being coarse it 

 is sliiw in action, but permanent. 25 lbs., 75 cts.; 50 lbs., 

 §1 25; 100 Ills., §2.25 ; 200 lbs., §4.00; ton, §35.00. 

 Bone Flour. Ground perfectly fine; an excellent fertilizer 

 for pot plants or beds where an immediate effect is wanted. 

 5 lb;., 25 cts.; 100 lbs., $3.00; bbl. of 200 lbs., §5.00; ton, 

 §45 00. 

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

 pecially recommended to all who grow either fruit, flowers, 

 or vegetables, and wish to bring them to the highest perfec- 

 tion. Should be used in potting soil, and spread on st.iging 

 of greenhouses planted with flowering plants. Per bag of 

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

 Canada Hard-wood Ashes. Indispensable as a lawn 



dressing, or to apply to orch- 

 ards. 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 1,000 to 

 1,500 lbs. per^acre. 50 lbs , $100 ; 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 informaiion, 

 an<l how to apply, on a|-)plication. 25 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs,, 

 $2.00 ; sack, 200 lbs., §3.50; ton, §30 00. 



AgTicultural Salt. For top-dressing rsparapus beds. 

 Apply very early in spring, at the rate of 800 to ],0U0 lbs. per 

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



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 Po'.ash, 

 made exclusively from animal bones. Far better results are 

 att.iincd by using this grade than any Peruvian Guano now 

 offered. 1^-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. 



Kainit (German Potash Salt). One of the most use- 

 ful ingredients for making " Commercial " fertilizers or using 

 alone. Apply at the rate of 1,000 lbs. per acre. If used on 

 lawns it should be spre.-d during winter. 100 lbs., $1.50; 

 200 lbs,, $2.50 ; per ton, $18.00. 



Laild Plaster. Excellent for composting, fertilizing or 

 mixing with guano. A fine lawn fertilizer. 100-lb. bag, 

 §1,00 ; barrel, 200 lbs., §1.50 ; per ton, $10.00. 



Mliriate of Potash. 80 per cent, jiure, 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., §3.00. Original sacks of 224 lbs., 

 §5 50. 



Nitrate of Soda. A fertilizer for all crops. It fs very 

 quick in action, and hastens maturity of crops fully two 

 weeks. Being extremely soluble, it should ncit be applied 

 until the plants are above ground, wdien 100 to 300 lbs. per 

 acre should be sown mixed with wood-ashes or land-i)laster. 

 Nitrate of Soda does not exhaust the land. 5 lbs,, 25 cts.; 

 25 lbs., $1.25; 50 lbs.,§2,00; 100 lbs., $3.50; 300 lbs., $9.00. 

 Large quantities, prices on application. 



Poudrette. Native Guano. Contains all the elements 

 necessary for plant life; used extensivelv among market gar- 

 deners. Per 100 lbs., §1.50 ; per ton, $20 00. 



Sheep Manure (Pulverized). This is a pure natural 

 manure and the most nutritious food for |>lant- — une of the 

 best manures to mix with soil for potting plants — one part 

 manure to six jiaris 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 unequak d. 5-lb. 

 package, 25 cts.; 10 lbs., 40 cts.; 50 lbs., §1.50 ; 100 lbs., 

 §2..50. 



Soot, Imported Scotch Soft Coal. An excellent fer- 

 tilizer for stimulating growth and giving a rich dark foliage; 

 aI~o an excellent remedy against slugs, grubs and culwonns 

 when mixed in the surface of the soil. 10 lbs., 50 cts.; 25 

 lbs., $1.25; 100 lbs, §4.00. 



Tobacco Stems. This ''las become an indispensable lawn 

 covering for winter. It j^o' "^nly acts as a protector, but im- 

 parts large quantities of ? 'mnnis, and drives away insects and 

 moles, which harbor />•, t/'nk"" Coring winter. Bbl., $1.00; 

 bale of about 250 11/ \ \^ 



