WM. C. BECKERT 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Clover Seed, Fertilizers, Insecticides 



CLOVER SEED 



Add 8 cents per pound for postage 



Alslke, or Swedish (Trifolium hyhridum). Fine for pasturage or ensilage. Lb.20cts., 

 bushel of 60 lbs. $9, 100 lbs. $14.75. 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne (Medicago sativa). Will bear cutting 3 or 4 times during the 

 season. Best Clover for bringing up poor land. Lb. 20 cts., bushel of 60 pounds $8.50, 

 100 lbs. $13.75. 



Bokhara Clover (Melilotus). Excellent for bee food. Lb. 25 cts., 100 lbs. $18. 



Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) . Very productive; greedily eaten by cattle- 

 Lb. 15 cts., bushel of 60 lbs. $4.50, 100 lbs. $7. 



Mammoth Red Clover (Trifolium pratense perenne). Best grade. Bushel of 60 lbs., 

 market price. 



Red Clover (Trifolium pratense). Best grade. Bushel of 60 lbs., market price. 



Sainfoin, or Holy Clover (Onobrychis sativa). Lb. 15 cts., bushel of 20 lbs. $2.40. 



White Dutch Clover (Trifolium repens). The best variety for lawns, as it forms a 

 close herbage and remains green throughout the season. Highest grade of seed. Lb. 

 30 cts., bushel of 60 lbs. $11, 100 lbs. $18. 



Yellow Trefoil (Medicago lupulina). Used in combination with other grades. Lb. 

 15 cts., 100 lbs. $12. 



Fertilizers 



White Dutch Clover, 



PRICES VARIABLE. FERTILIZERS SOLD FOR SPOT CASH ONLY 



Commercial fertilizers are more quickly available as plant-food than manure, less heating, and less disagreeable to handle. We offer only 

 the best grades, adaptable to different soils and important crops, at popular prices. 



Bowker's Plant- Food for pot-plants is used by dissolving a 

 teaspoonful to a pint of water, and applying to the soil every few 

 weeks. Pkg. 15 cts., postpaid 25 cts. 



Full Value Phosphate. Contains a high percentage of phos- 

 phoric acid in an available form. 100 lbs. $1.25, 200 lbs. $2.25, 

 ton $19. 



Banner Phosphate. Strictly pure. 100 lbs. $1.60, 200 lbs. $3, 

 ton $25. 



Pure Raw Bone Meal. Contains nothing but pure raw animal 

 bone. Vastly superior to steamed bone. Lb. 5 cts., 10 lbs. 40 cts., 

 50 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. $2.15, 200 lbs. $3.75, ton $30. 



Pure Raw Bone Flour. Same as preceding, but fine as dust; acts 

 quickly; fine for florist's work. 5 lbs. 30 cts., 10 lbs. 45 cts., 25 lbs. 

 90 cts., 50 lbs. $1.50, 100 lbs. $2.50. 



Dissolved Bone and Potash. Adapted on soils where ammonia 

 is not required. 100 lbs. $1.50, 200 lbs. $2.75, ton $24. 



Pure Potato Manure. Special brand for potatoes. Composed of 

 pure bone, meat, blood, and large percentage of phosphate. 100 lbs. 

 $2.25, 200 lbs. $4, ton $32. 



Sheep Manure. A most excellent stimulant, promoting a strong, 

 healthful and rapid growth. Lb. 5 cts., 10 lbs. 40 cts., 25 lbs. 75 cts., 

 50 lbs. $1.40, 100 lbs. $2.50, 200 lbs. $4.50. 



Canada Unleached Hard Wood Ashes. Fine for lawns or 

 orchards. Sack of 200 lbs. J2.25, per ton $20. 



Odorless Lawn Fertilizer. A clean high-grade fertilizer espe- 

 cially prepared for us. Produces a rapid, rich green growth of grass. 

 25 lbs. 90 cts., 50 lbs. $1.50, $100 lbs. $2.50, 200 lbs. $4.50, ton $40. 



Peruvian Cuano. A well-known stimulant for pot-plants. Use 

 as a liquid, 1 oz. to 8 or 10 gallons of water. Apply once a week. 

 Lb. 10 cts., 5 lbs. 35 cts., 10 lbs. 50 cts., 50 lbs. $2, 100 lbs. $3.50, ton $45. 



Clay's Fertilizer, Imported. Highly recommendable where best 

 results are desired with flowers and vegetables under glass. Sack 

 of 7 lbs. 75 cts., 14 lbs. $1.25, 28 lbs. $2, 56 lbs. $3.50, 112 lbs. $6.50. 



Thomson's Vine and Plant Manure. Combines immediate with 

 lasting effects. A perfect food for grape vines and other fruit- 

 bearing plants, for vegetables, chrysanthemums, etc. Pkg. of 7 lbs. 

 75 cts., 14 lbs. $1.25, 28 lbs. $2, 56 lbs. $3.50, 112 lbs. $6.50. 



Ichthemic Cuano. A natural fertilizer, not dependent upon 

 chemicals for its utility. Yields to the soil the exact elements 

 required by the plant in well balanced proportions. Suitable alike 

 for vegetables, flowers, or fruit. Pkg. of 7 lbs. 75 cts., 14 lbs. $1.25, 

 28 lbs. $2, 56 lbs. $3.50, 112 lbs. $6.50. 



Soft Coal Soot. Stimulates luxuriance of growth and gives 

 darkness and brilliancy to foliage and flowers. 10 lbs. 50 cts., 25 

 lbs. $1.20, 100 lbs. $4. 



Kainit (Cerman Potash Salt). Used in commercial fertilizers 

 or by itself. Price variable. 100 lbs. $1.25, 200 lbs. $2, ton $18. 



Muriate of Potash. 80 per cent pure. Fine orchard fertilizer. 

 Price variable. 25 lbs. $1, 50 lbs. $1.75, 100 lbs. $3. 



Sulphate of Potash. Best grade. Price variable. 25 lbs. $1.25, 

 50 lbs. $2, 100 lbs. $3.50. 



Sulphate of Ammonia. Best grade. Price variable. 25 lbs. 

 $1.50, 50 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. $4.50. 



Nitrate of Soda. Best grade. Price variable. 25 lbs. $1, 50 lbs. 

 $1.75, 100 lbs. $3.25. 



Mapes' Celebrated Fertilizers. Mapes' catalogue, giving 

 analyses and directions how to use these fertilizers mailed upon 

 application. State brand and quantity wanted and we will quote 

 prices. No less quantity than 200-lb. sacks. 



Inse cticides 



Ant Exterminator. Effectual for the destruction of ants. Package 

 25 cts., 50 cts. and $1. 



Bordeaux Mixture, Powell's. Made ready for use by applying 

 water. 1 pound makes 5 gallons of spray. 1 lb. 20 cts., 5 lbs. 75 cts., 

 10 lbs. $1.25, 25 lbs. $3. 



Copper Solution. For mildew, blight and rust. 1 quart to 25 

 gallons of water. Qt. 60 cts. 



Fir Tree Oil Soap. Fir tree oil prepared in soap form. Lb. 

 50 cts., postpaid 65 cts. 



Fir Tree Oil. Destroys all kinds of insects. Dilute according to 

 directions, apply with syringe, or by dipping the plants in it. %pt. 

 50 cts., pt. 75 cts., qt. $1.50, %gal. $2.75, gal. $5. 



Fungiroid. (A powdered Bordeaux Mixture.) Is applied when 

 the foliage is wet with rain or dew. Lb. 15 cts., by mail 30 cts. 



Fostite. Best remedy for mildew, black-rot, leaf-mold, etc. Lb. 

 15 cts., by mail 30 cts. ; 5 lbs. 50 cts., 25 lbs. $2. 



Flowers of Sulphur. For the prevention and destruction of 

 mildew on plants. Lb. 10 cts., by mail 25 cts. ; 5 lbs. 40 cts., 10 lbs. 

 60 cts., 100 lbs. $5. 



Cishurst's Compound. Effectual for preventing and destroy- 

 ing green, brown and black fly, mildew, thrips, mealy bug and scale. 

 Box 50 cts., by mall 65 cts. 



Crape Dust. For mildew, mold and rust. Package 10c, 5 lbs. 30c. 



Hellebore, Powdered White. For rose-slugs, currant-worms, 

 etc. A small quantity of flour mixed with it gives adhesiveness; 

 dust on with gun or bellows while the foliage is moist. For fluid ap- 

 plications mix 1 pound with 25 to 40 gallons of water. Lb. 25 cts., by 

 mail 40 cts.; 5 lbs. $1. 



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