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J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. 



FERTILIZERS. 



These Fertilizers are specially manufactured for us, and are reliable and efficient for the purposes 

 specified. Bone basis guaranteed. Great care should be taken that all Fertilizers are well incorporated with 

 the soil, so as not to come in contact with and destroy the vitality of the seed sown. 



THORBURN'S COMPLETE MANURE. 



Guaranteed to contain ammonia, 3 to 3^ per cent.; phosphoric acid, all soluble, 8 to 10 per cent.; sulphate 

 of potash, 7 to f j 1 A per cent.; sulphate of magnesia, soda, lime, sulphuric acid, etc. 



Adapted for use on all crops, such as corn, tomatoes, potatoes, peas, beans and early vegetables, and is 

 especially suited for grain crops and for seeding down grass. 



Price— In 167-lb. bags, per ton, $35: single bags of 167 lbs., $3.50; per bag of 75 lbs., $2; 50 lbs., $1.50 ; 25 lbs., $1 



10 Ids., 50 cents. 



THORBURN'S POTATO MANURE. 



Guaranteed to contain ammonia, \V?. to 5 per cent.; phosphoric acid, all soluble, 7 to 9 per cent.; actual 

 potash, 9 to 10 per cent.; sulphate of magnesia, soda, lime, sulphuric acid, etc. 



This manure is for special use on the potato crop, and is also adapted for sweet potatoes, vines and fruit 

 trees, and all leguminous plants. 



Price— In 167-lb. bags, per ton, $43 ; single bags of 167 lbs., $4 ; per bag of 75 lbs., $2.50 ; 50 lbs., $1.75 ; 25 lbs., $1 ; 



10 lbs., 50 cents. 



THORBURN'S LAWN FERTILIZER. 



Guaranteed to contain ammonia, 5 to 6 per cent.; phosphoric acid, all soluble, 5^ to 7 per. cent.; actual 

 potash, *]% to8K per cent.; lime, sulphate of magnesia, soda, sulphuric acid, etc. 



Specially prepared for lawns and meadows as a top dressing, imparting to grass a rich green color and 

 vigorous growth. 



Price— In 167-lb. bags, per ton, $43 ; single bags of 167 lbs., $4 ; per bag of 75 lbs., $2.50 ; 50 lbs., $1.75 ; 25 lbs., $i; 



10 lbs., 50 cents. 



Quantity required per acre on soils not impoverished, about one-half ton. 



OTHER FERTILIZERS. 



Ground Bone Meal. Very finely powdered 5 lbs., 25 cts.; 50 lbs., Si. 25 ; 100 lbs., $2 ; per ton, $32. 



" " No. 3. Coarser than the above per 100 lbs., $2.75 ; per ton, $40. 



Crushed, or Coarse Bone per 100 lbs., $3 ; per ton, ¥45. 



Unleached AVood- Ashes .... .per ton, $22. In less quantities, $2.50 per bag of 167 lbs. 



Sheep Manure Pulverized. Good for lawns. 5 lbs., 30c; 25-lbs., $1.25 ; 50 lbs., $2 ; 100-lb. bag, $3; ton, $45. 

 Bowker's Ammoniated Food for Flowers. Small packages, 15 cts. each ; large packages, 25 cts. each. 



INSECTICIDES. (Insect Destroyers.) 



Dalmatian Insect Powder. Per % lb. box, 30 cts.; per i-lb. box, 45 cts. 



Fir-Tree Oil. Destroys all plant insects without injuring the plant. Dilute in the proportion of one pint to 



twenty gallons of water. V 2 pt., 40 cts.; pt., 75 cts.; qt., Si. 25 ; Vz gal., $2.25; gal., $4. 

 •Gishurst's Compound. A certain remedy for greenfly, scale, mealy bug, etc. Excellent for greenhouse use. 



Full directions for use on each box. Per lb. box, 50 cts. 

 Hammond's Grape Dust. For the prevention of mildew on roses, grapes, gooseberries, etc. It is not 



only a preventive, but it cures plants already affected. Apply with bellows. 5-lb. package, 35 cts.; 



10-lb. package, 60 cts.; 100-lb. keg, $5. 

 Hellebore, Powdered. An excellent protection from currant worms, grape slugs, etc. May be applied dry 



by dusting on with bellows, or as a liquid mixed at the rate of 1 lb. to 30 gallons of water. Per lb. box, 30c; 



%-\h. box, 20 cents ; %-\b. box, 15 cents. 

 Paris Green, New Process. Mixed at the rate of 1 lb. to 200 gallons of water, it will prove effective against 



all chewing insects. Per i-lb. can, 35 cents ; H-lb. can, 20 cents ; %-\b. can, 15 cents. 

 Little's Antipest. A sure destroyer of all insect pests. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation. 



Mixed with water in the following proportions, it is effectual against — greenfly, 1 pt. to 10 gallons of water ; 



mealy bug, 1 pt. to 1% gallons ; red spider, 1 pt. to 2 gallons; ants, wireworms and slugs, 1 pt. to 1 gallon. 



K-gal. can, $1.50; gal. can, $2.50. 

 Sjondon Purple. As destructive to Insects as the Paris Green, and is more easily dissolved. Per lb. 25 cts. 

 Slug Shot (Hammond's). Excellent for destroying cabbage, turnip and beet fly, potato bugs, currant 



worms, etc. Prepared ready for use. 5-lb. package, 30 cents ; 10-lb. package, 50 cents ; 100 lbs., §4. 

 Sulphur, Powdered. Valuable for protecting against mildew on grapes, roses, etc. Per lb., 10 cents; 



10 lbs., 60 cents ; 100 lbs $4. 

 Sulpho-Tobacco Soap. Dissolve in proportion of 2 ounces to a gallon of water, and apply with a syringe or 



atomizer. It will destroy rose-slugs, aphides, greenfly, bark-lice, etc. Per ^-lb. tin, 25 cents. 

 Tobacco Dust. If dusted on while the foliage is moist it destroys rose-lice, cabbage and turnip fleas, etc. 



Spread upon the ground it keeps off all earth insects, and also acts as an excellent fertilizer. Per i-lb. 



box, 10 cts.; 5-lb. package, 30 cts.; 10-lb. package, 50 cts.; per 100 lbs., S2.50. 

 Tobacco Stems. For fumigating plants infested with greenfly. Per bale of about 100 lbs, Si. 50; per bale of 



about 200 lbs. $2. 75 ; per bale of about 400 lbs. $4.50. 

 Tobacco Extract. A powerful extract of Tobacco, for destroying lice, red spider, mealy bugs, etc. For 



Syringing, dilute ten times with water. For greenhouses, diluted half and half with water and evaporated 



from pans, adding water from time to time as it thickens, it will check the development of plant lice on 



Roses or Chrysanthemums. It is necessary that sufficient vapor be thrown out to fill the house Per Mpt. 25c ; 



pt. 40 cts. ; qt. 60 cts. ; gal. $1.50. 

 Whale-Oil Soap. For washing trees and destroying all insects on the bark. Mixed at the rate of 1 lb. to 4 



gallons of water, it will rid cabbage, rose bushes, peach trees, etc., of the aphides that so often infest 



them. Per i-lb. box, 18 cts.; 2-lb. box, 30 cts. ; 5 lbs., 70 cts. ; 10 lbs., Si; 20 lbs. Si. 75; 100-lb. keg, $7. 

 Bordeaux Mixture. For all fungoid diseases, such as mildew and the various rots of the grape. It 



prevents potato rot, downy mildew, anthracnose of grape, peach, pear and cherry blight. This mixture 



is scientifically prepared, so that by adding water at the rate of 50 gallons to one gallon of the mixture, and 



stirring, it is ready for use. Per qt. 50 cts.; per gal. can, $1. 



