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FERTILIZERS. 



FOR THE FARM, 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 chaiise without notice. All Fertilizers f. o. b., Philadelphia, and those marked with asterisk 

 will also be supplied f. o. b. New York, Wilmington, Del., and Baltimore, Md., in half ton and ton lots. 



Pure Ground Bone. 



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Excellent for restoring and quick- 

 ening grass plots, gardens, etc. 

 Apply 400 to 600 lbs. to the acre. 

 5 lbs., 25 CIS.; 25 lbs., 75 cts.; 50 

 lb^.,.?1.25; 100 lbs.,S2.00; sack 

 of 200 lbs., $3 50 ; per ton, §32 00. 

 Pure Bone 3Ieal. Better than 

 Ground Uone for nii.xing 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 ll)s., $-2 00; 200 lb. sack, $3.50 ; 

 per ton, S32.00. 



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

 try. 5 lbs., 25 els.; 50 lbs., §1.25; 100 lbs., ^2.25; 200 lb. 

 bag, $4 00; i^er ton, §3500. 

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

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

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

 §1.25 ; 100 lbs., $2.2.") ; 200 lbs., $4.00; ton, $35.00. 

 Pure Bone Flour. Ground perfectly fine ; an excellent 

 fertilizer for pot plants or beds where an immediate effect is 

 wanted. 5 lbs., 25 cts ; 100 lbs., $300 ; bbl. of 200 lbs., 

 §5.00; ton, §4500. 

 *Dreer's Amnion iated Bone Phosphate. This 

 is the leading Ammoniated Phosphate. A perfectly pure and 

 liigh-grade article, and the best for general purposes. 5 lbs., 

 25 cts.; 100 lbs., $2 00 ; 200 lb. bag, $3.25 ; ton, $28 00. 



Dreer's Peerless Plant Food. 

 This is one of the very best and 

 most carefully prepared odorless Plant 

 Foods on the market, being entirely 

 soluble. It is very convenient to use 

 in the house and conservatory. Can 

 be used either in dry or liquid form. 

 Put up only in 1 pound packages. 

 Full directions for use with each ])ack- 

 age. Price, 25 cts.; by mail, 40 cts. 

 *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., 40 cts.; 25 lbs., $1 00 ; 50 lbs., $1 75 ; 100 lbs., $300 ; 

 200 lbs., $5.00; ton, $45.00. 



*Potato, Corn and Truck Guano. Contains actual 

 Potash, 6 to 8 per cent.; .Ammonia, 1^ to 2j percent.; Avail- 

 able Phos. Acid, 6 to 8 per cent. 



This brand, in additi m to its being made from the best 

 materials obtainable, contains as a filler ground tobacco stems, 

 which is one of the very best articles ever used in a fertilizer 

 to prevent scabs jn potatoes and cut worms in corn ground. 

 Pamphlet containing full information upon application. 

 Price : 25 lbs., 75 els'!; 100 lbs., $2 00; sack, 200 lbs.,. §3. 50 ; 

 ton, $30.00. 



Bowker's Ainuioniated Food for Flowers. 

 Made especially for plants grown in the conservatory, house 

 or garden ; clean, free from offensive odor. Full directions 

 with each package. Packages, 15 and 25 cts ; by mail, 25 

 and 40 cts. 



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 by using this grade than any Peruvian Ciuano now 

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

 bag, 35 cts.;" per 100 lbs., $3.00; per sack of about 167 lbs,, 

 $5'00; per ton, $45.00. 



Land Plaster. Excellent for composting, fertilizing or 

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

 551.00; barrel, $1.. 50; per ton, $10.00. 



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.nging 

 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 



diessing, 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., $1.00 ; per bbl., $2.50 ; ton, $18.00. 

 Ag'ricultural Salt. For top-dressing asparagus beds. 

 Apply very early in spring, at the rate of 800 to 1,000 lbs. 

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



Kainit (Gei-nian Potash Salt). One of the most 

 useful 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 spread during winter. 100 lbs., 

 $1.25 ; 200 lbs., $2 00 ; per ton, $16.00. 



Pulverized Sheep Maiiiire. This is a pure natural 

 manure and the most nutritious food for plants — one of the 

 be* 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 maturity. As a lawn top-dressing it is unequaled. 5 

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

 $2.50. 



Nitrate of Soda. 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; 50 lbs., $2.00 ; 100 lbs., $3.50; 300 lbs., $9.00. 

 Large quantities, prices on application. 



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 

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

 $1 00; bale of about 250 lbs., §2.00. 



Tobacco Stems, Cut. These are broken into short 

 pieces, and v\hen spread on the lawn will cover uniform, and 

 do not require raking off in the spring. One of the Ijest fer- 

 tilizers for the soil or lawn. Price in bags of 125 lbs., $1.50; 

 ton, $18.00. 



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., $3.00. Original sacks of 224 lbs., 

 $5.50. 



MAPES' FERTILIZERS. 



200 LB.S. 2,000 LBS. 



Potato Manure $4 50 $39 00 



Corn " 4 25 36 00 



Cabbage and cauliflower manme 4 25 38 00 



Fruit and vine manure 4 50 39 00 



Orange and fruit tree manure 4 25 37 00 



Grass and grain spring top-dressing 4 50 40 00 



Complete manure, "A" brand 4 00 35 00 



" " for general use 4 25 38 00 



for heavy soils 4 50 39 00 



for light soils 4 75 4100 



Early vegetable and truck manure 4 75 41 00 



J'/<!/>es' Descriptive Pamphlet Mailed -Free on Application. 



