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R. & J. FARQUHAR & Co., BOSTON. 



HORTICULTURAL REQUISITES.— (?o/»///7«/e(/. 



Adjustable Cart and Water Barrel Truck. By simple arrangement of 

 the axle the barrel can be detached whether full or empty. Useful for 

 carrying water about the garden and innumerable other purposes. Price, 

 truck and barrel, complete; Wheel, 25-inch tire, S21.00; without barrel, 

 S14.50; wheel, 3§-inch tire, S22.00; without barrel, S15.50. The follow- 

 ing extra attachments can be supplied for use on the same truck when 

 the barrel is detached, viz.: Hand-cart box, S6.00; leaf rack, $12.00; 

 extra barrel with trunnions, $6.50. 



Baskets, Moss. 6 inches diameter, each, 25 cts.; doz., $2.75. 7 inches, 

 each, 30 cts.; doz., $3.00. 8 inches, each, 35 cts.; doz., $3.50. 9 inches, 

 each, 40 cts.; doz., $4.00; 10 inches, each, 45 cts.; doz., $4.50. 



Baskets, Round. 1 bushel, $1.25; 2 bushels, extra heavy, $2.50. 



Baskets, Vegetable. Iron-bound, J-bushel, $1.40; |-bushel, $1.60. 



Boxes, Cut-Flower. Silver-Gray. Doz. 100 



lA. 3J X 19 x 5 inches $0.85 $6.00 



2A. 4 X 28x8 inches 1,80 13.00 



3A. 6 x 22x8 inches 1.50 10.00 



Boxes, Cut-Flower. Silver-Gray. Extra Heavy. 



IB. 4x24x 8 inches $1.50 $10.00 



2B. 5x2-ix 8 inches 2.75 14.50 



3B. 6 x 36 X 12 inches 2.85 22.00 



Boxes Corrugated, Extra Heavy. 



Size C. 30 X 12 X 7 inches. Doz., $4.50; 100, $35.00. 

 Size D. 36 X 12 X 9 inches. Doz., $5.00; 100, $40.00. 



Boxes, Violet, Enamelled Lithographed. 



Size Depth Length Width Price per 100 



E 5 inches 9 inches 7 inches $5 . 50 



F 4:i " 8 " 5 •' 4.25 



G 3§ " 7 " 4 " 3.50 



Brush Axe. Handled. Each, $1.75. 



Cotton Batting. For packing; large sheets. 90 cts. per doz.; $7.00 per 

 100. 



Flower Pot Hanger. Krick's. 



Style 1, will fit from 3^ to 5-inch pots. Per doz., 40 cts. 

 Style 2, will fit from 5 to 8-inch pots. Per doz., 45 cts. 

 Style 3. will fit from 8 to 12-inch pots. Per doz., 50 cts. 



Fruit Picker. Made of hea\'y galvanized wire. Each, 50 cts. 



Glasses, Hyacinth. Tall glasses, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 

 Tye's Pattern, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Grub Hoe, handled, each, $1.25. 



HOSE, Rubber. In 25 and 50-foot Lengths. 



Farquhar's "Reliable." |-inch, 3-pIy, at 24 cts. per foot; J-inch. 3- 



ply, at 21 cts. per ft., couplings included. 

 Farquhar's "Extra." J-inch, 3-ply, at 18 cts. per foot; §-inch, 3-ply, 

 at 17 cts. per foot, couplings included. 

 Hot-Bed Requirements. 

 Palmer's Hot-bed Mats. (Cannot supply .) 



Straw Mats for Hot-Beds. Made by hand from fresh rye straw, 

 thick and well put together. Regular size, 6x6 feet, each, S2.25; 

 3x6 feet, $1.50. Odd sizes made to order at very reasonable rates. 

 Farquhar's Singapore Fibre Hot-Bed Mat. Mouse proof; rot proof; 

 almost indestructible. 6 feet 2 inches long by 6 feet wide, $2.35 each; 6 

 feet 2 inches long by 3 feet wide, $1.50 each. 



Hot-Bed Sashes. Painted and glazed with double-thick glass, 8 x 

 10 inches, in four rows. Frame, IJ inches, 3x6 feet, $5.00 each; 

 frame, l^ inches, 3x6 feet, $4.75 each. 

 Ladder, Extension. When ordering, add 4 feet for splice at regular price 



per ft. Price, 40 cts. per ft. 

 Ladders. One piece. Up to 16 ft., 25 cts. per ft.; over 16 ft., 28 cts. per 



ft. 

 Lawn Roller, The "Boss" Hand. 



No. Diameter Length Sections Weight Price 



2 15-inch 22 inches 3 200 lbs. $18.50 



4 20 " 20 " 2 250 " 23.00 



6 20 " 24 " 3 300 " 27.50 



11 24 " 24 " 3 450 " 40.00 



15 28 " 30 " 3 600 " 52.00 



Mattock Axe. With handle, $1.60. 

 Paper, Brown Manila Tissue. For cut flowers. Sheets, 24 x 36 inches. 



30 cts. per lb.; 10 lbs., $2.80. 

 Paper, Parceling. Sheets, 20x30 inches, 24x36 inches, 30x40 inches; 



per lb., 15 cts.; per 100 lbs., $14.00. 

 Paper, Waxed. Thin, white; aids in preventing the escape of moisture. 



Sheets, 18 x 14 inches; per lb., 55 cts.; 5 lbs., $2.25. 

 Paper, White. For cut flowers. Per lb.. 15 cts.; 25 lbs., $3.50. 

 Paper, White Tissue. Sheets, 24 x 36 inches. Per lb., 35 cts. ; per ream 



of about 10 lbs., .$3.25. 

 Pruner, The Rockdale. Blades made from the best tool steel. Length, 



26 inches, $1.25; 41 inches, $1.50. 

 Pruner, Telegraph Tree. Without handle. Price $1.25 each. Extra 



blades, 30 cts. each; extra springs, 30 cts. each. 

 Pruner, Water's Improved. Tree. Length, 4 ft., each, 85 cts.; 6 ft., 



$1.10; 8 ft., $1.15; 10 ft., $1.25; 12 ft., $1.35; 16 ft., $1.50. Extra blades, 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen. 

 Raphia Tape. Per reel of 250 yds., $1.25. 



Each, 



long stout 



Roffea. ( Cannot supply.) 



Rubbish Burners. $7.25 and S8.50. 



Saw, Farquhar's Pole Pruning. For cutting high limbs of trees. 



handled, $2.10; without handle, $1.75. 

 Saws, Pruning. Long, narrow blades for pruning. 



Single Edge. 18-in., $1.25; 20-in., 61.40; 22-in., $1.60. 



Double Edge. 18-in., SI. 25; 20-in., $1.45; 22-in., $1.60. 

 Saw, Adjustable Pole Pruning. 18-in., $1.50. 

 Scissors, Florists' Snips. 6-in., $1.25. 

 Shears, Branch or Lopping. For cutting large branches, 



handles. Saynor's, three sizes, $3.75; $4.50 and S5.00 each. 

 Shears, Hedge Notched. English blade. 8-in., $2.75; 9-in., $3.25; 



10-in., $3.50. 

 Shears, New French Pruning. This is the best pruner ever offered. 



Price, 6i in., S2.00; 7-in., $2.25; 8|-in., $2.50; 9§-in-. S3. 00; lOJ-in., 



$3.25. By mail, 5 cts. each extra. Extra springs, 40 cts. each. 

 Shears, Taylor's Pruning. Each, 50 cts. ; by mail, 55 cts. 

 Shears, Clyde Draw Cut. No. 1, handled, 24-in., $3.00 each. No. 2, 



handled, 22 in., $2.50 each. 

 Shovels, Ames'. D handle, square or round point. Each, $2.00. Long 



handle, square or round point. Each, S2.00. 

 Sieves, Wire. For sifting loam gravel, etc. Any size mesh. 18 inches 



diameter. Each $1.10. 

 Silkaline, Green Thread. Largely used for tying in bouquet work. 



Fine, medium or coarse. Spools, each, 35 cts. ; box of eight spools, $2.00. 

 Sprinkler, Scollay's Rubber Plant. Made of rubber, with flat bottom 



and a finely perforated, detachable top. Very useful for sprinkling and 



all purposes where a fine spray is required. Two sizes. 85 cts. and 



SI. 10; by mail, 5c. each extra. 

 Scollay's Angle Rubber. By means of this new device, liquids can be 



applied to the under sides of the leaves. Price, each, $1.10. 

 Stakes, Match. Plain pine, sVin. thick, 35 cts. per 100; $3.00 per 1 000. 

 Stakes, Match, Stained Green. 40 cts. per 100; S3.50 per 1,000. 

 Stakes, Galvanized Wire Rose. No. 8 wire. 



Ft. 100 1,000 I Ft. 



3 SI. 75 $16.00 I 4i 

 3i 2.00 18.00 I 5 



4 2.50 24.00 I 6 

 The Model Extension Carnation Support. 



$4.50 per 100; $42.00 per 1 000. 

 Thermometers, Heavy Japanned Tin Case. 



10-inch, $1.25; 12-inch, SI. 50. 



Hot-Bed. Boxwood Scale. Brass Points. 



Self-Registering Minimum. 10-inch. 



Combined Maximum and Minimum. 

 Tinfoil. For Bouquets. Lb., 30 cts. 

 Tinfoil. Violet, lb., 70 cts. Green, lb. 70 cts. 

 Tree Scrapers. Best steel, 75 cts 

 Trellises, Ivy and Vine Pot. These are made of hea^'y \\Tre, painted 



green, and a decided improvement over the wooden trellis. 



No. 1, 18 in. high, 12 in. wide 50 cts. each 



" 2, 24 " " 15 " " 60 cts. " 



" 3, 30 " " 18 " " 75 cts. " 



Twine. Hea\^ and light parceling. Ball, 25 cts. 

 Twine, Green. For stringing smilax. Ball, 90 cts. 

 Twine, Soft. For tying vines, etc.; very strong. 3 and 5-ply. Large 



Balls, 25 cts. , 



Tarred Yarn. Excellent material for tying raspberries, shrubs, etc. 



Lb., 50 cts. 

 Tarred Marline. Of better quality than the above; twisted in strands. 



In 5 lb. balls. Lb., 45 cts. 

 Yacht Marline. In 1-lb. balls, 60 cts. per ball. 



INDURATED FIBRE WARE. 



100 



1,000 



$2.75 



$26.00 



2.85 



27.00 



3.75 



35,00 



Wilder's 8-inch, $1.00; 



Each, $3.00 

 Each, 2.25 

 Each, 3.50 



Rolling Plant Stands. 



Outsidc^Diam. ^^^^ 



12-in. $1.10 



14 ■' 1.35 



16 " 1.85 



Flower-Pot Saucers. Far cheaper in the end and better in every way 

 than the earthenware article. Are not porous and wUl protect wood- 

 work, tables, etc., on which plants are to stand 



For Heavy Plants and Palms. 

 Outside Diam. 

 About 

 18-in. 

 20 " 

 22 " 



Doz, 



$12.00 

 15.00 

 20.00 



Each 



$2,25 

 2,75 

 3.35 



Doz. 



$24 . 00 



30.00 



36.00 



Size 

 5-in. 



6 " 



7 " 



8 " 



9 " 



Each 

 $0.35 

 .35 

 .40 

 .40 

 .45 



Doz. 

 $4.00 

 4.00 

 4.65 

 5.20 

 5.20 



100 

 $27 . 60 

 28.60 

 30.60 

 32 40 

 36 00 



Size 

 10-in. 

 12 " 

 14 " 

 16 " 



Each 



$0.50 



,55 



,75 



1.25 



Doz. 



$5.50 

 6.30 

 8.50 



14.00 



Florists' Vases, For Displaying Cut Flowers. 



No. 

 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 4 



Each 



$1.50 



1.15 



1.10 



.90 



.75 



Doz. 



$16,60 



13.20 



11.60 



9.60 



7,60 



No, 

 00 



u 



22 

 33 

 44 



Each 



S5.00 



1,65 



1 25 



1.10 



.90 



100 



$38.40 

 46.00 

 58.00 



105.00 



Doz. 

 $58.00 

 18.00 

 13.80 

 11.60 

 9.60 



