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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. 



THORBU RN'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 j l A per cent ; sulphate of magnesia, soda, lime, sulphuric acid, etc. Adapted for use on allcrops, 

 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 bagra of 167 lbs., $3.50 ; per bag: of 75 lbs., $ 2 ; 50 lbs., 



$1.50; 25 lbs., $1 ; 10 lbs., 50 cents. 



THORBURN'S POTATO MANURE. 



Guaranteed to contain ammonia, 4K 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, s% to 7 per cent; actual 

 potash, 7?-^ to 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., $1 ; 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., $1.25 ; 100 lbs., $2 ; per ton, $32. 



" " No. 3. Coarser than the above per 100 lbs., $2.50 ; per ton, $38. 



" Raw Bone per-100-lb. bag, $2.25 ; per 200-lb. bag, $4 ; per ton, $35. 



Crushed, or Coarse Bone per 100 lbs., $2.75 ; per ton, $43. 



Blood and Bone Fertilizer per 100-lb. bag, $2 ; per 200 lb. bag, $3.50 ; per ton, $30. 



Sheep Manure, Pulverized. Good for lawns. 5 lbs., 30c; 25lbs., $1.25 ; 5olbs.,$2 ; 100-lb. bag, §3 ; ton, $40. 



Pure Goat Manure per ico-lb. bag, $2.50 ; per ton, $32. 



Nitrate of Soda. For stimulating growth of plants. 5-lb. pkg.,30c; 10-lb. pkg.,50c; 50-lb. bag, $2 ; 100 lb. $3.50. 



Unleached Wood-Ashes per barrel of about 300 lbs., $3. 



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



INSECTICIDES. (INSECT DESTROYERS.) 



Copperdine. A remedy for grape anthrax and mildew, pear-leaf blight, pear and apple scab, celery, carna- 

 tion and violet rust. Mix 100 parts water to 1 part of Copperdine. In gallon jugs, Si.soeach. 



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

 20 gallons of water. Kpt.,40cts.; pt., 75 cts.; qt., St. 25 ; J^gal., $2.25 ; gal., $4. 



Fir-Tree Oil Soap. K-lb. tin, 25 cts.; 2-lb. tin, 75 cts.; 5-lb. tin, $1.75. 



Dalmatian Insect Powder. Per J A-\b. box, 30 cts. ; per i-lb. box, 50 cts. 



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. Apply with 



bellows. 5-lb. package, 35 cts. ; 10-lb. package, 60 cts.; 100-lb. keg, $5. 

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



or mixed in water. Per lb. box, 30c. ; K-lb. box, 20 cents ; K-lb. box, 15 cents. 

 Paris Green. 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 ; ^-lb. can, 20 cents ; J A-\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 as follows, it is effectual against — greenfly, 1 pt. to 10 gal. of water ; mealy bug, 1 pt. to 



i^gal.; red spider, 1 pt. to 2 gal.; ants, wireworms and slugs, 1 pt. to 1 gal. ; K-gal.!can, Si. 50; gal. can, $2.50. 

 London Purple. As destructive to insects as the Paris Green, and is more easily dissolved. H-lb. box, 



15 cents ; i-lb. box, 25 cents. 

 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 cents ; 5-lb. package, 30 cents ; 10-lb. package, 50 cents ; per 100 lbs., $2.50. 

 Tobacco Stems. For fumigating plants infested with greenfly. Per bale of about 100 lbs., $1.50 ; per bale of 



about 200 lbs., S2. 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. Per H-pt., 25 cts.; pt., 40 cts. ; qt.,6octs.; 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, i8cts.; 2-lb. box, 30 cts.; 5 lbs., 70 cts.; iolbs., $1 ; 20 lbs., $1.75; 100-lb. keg, $7. 

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



directions on label, i-lb. box, 15 cts.; 5-lb. box, 70 cts. ; 50-lb. keg, $6. 



