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AIDS TO SUCCESSUFL GARDENING. 
BLIGHT AND INSECT DESTROYERS 
AND WEED EXTERMINATORS. 
Aphine, used successfully on the red spider, thrip. and white 
or green fly .65 pt.. 1.00 qt.. 2.50 gal. 
Aphis Punk Nikoteen, a well-known Tobacco paper 
box containing 12 rolls, .60 each 
Arsenate of Lead, considered a superior and most economi- 
cal insecticide for leaf-eating insects— 
.20. 1-lb. bot. ; .85. 5-lb. pail ; 1.50, 10-lb. pail ; 3.50, 25-lb. pail ; 
5.00. 50-lb. keg ; 9.00, 100-lb. keg. 
Bordeaux Mixture (Liquid) .35 qt.. 1.00 gal.. 4.50 per5 gal. 
Bordeaux Mixture (Dry), 1-lb. box. making 5 gals, of spray, 
.30 ; 5-lb. box, making 25 gals, of spray. 1.25 each 
Bowker’s Pyrox, unsurpassed for exterminating leaf-eating 
insects, as well as protecting against disease and fungus 
growths. .25 lb. ; 1.00. 5 lb. ; 1.75. 10 lb. ; 4.00. 25 lb. ; 7.50. 501b. ; 
14.00, 100 lb. 
Bug: Death, if used according to directions, will clean up the 
object of all insect life and will also aid in its growth — 
1-lb. packet. .15; 3-lb. box. .35; 5 lb.. .50; 12* lb.. 1.00; 100 lb., 7.50 
Bug; Death Shakers (Tin), will hold about 3 lb 35 
Carters Daisy Killing; Sand .85. 10 1b.; 6.00 per 120-lb. keg 
Carterite, kills daisies and other fleshy, shallow-rooted weeds 
25 lb.. 1.75 : 6.00 per 120-lb. keg 
Creosote, for destroying the eggs of the gypsy moth and 
similar insects, .25 qt., .50 gal. 
Dalmation or Persian Insect Powder, one of the best 
insecticides for all insects .50 lb. 
Fish Oil 8oap 15 lb., 1.50 per 14-lb. bucket 
Flowers of Sulphur 85 10 lb.. 6.00 per 100 lb. 
Formaldehyde, used to prevent fungoid diseases such as 
potato scab, grain and corn smut, &c. The dilution for most 
purposes is 1 to 15 or 20 gals, of water. About 1* gals, of this 
is required to treat each bushel of potatoes .75 qt., 2.00 gal. 
Fungine, a remedy for mildew, rust, wilt, bench rot, and other 
blights which affect flowers, fruit, and vegetables. Equally 
effective under glass or out of doors. 1 gal. makes 50 gals, of 
spraying material 
.30 *-pt., .50 pt., .75 qt.. 2.00 gal., 15.00 per 10 gals. 
Grape-dust, Hammond’s, for mildew on grapes, roses, and 
other plants or trees .50 per 5-lb. package 
Hellebore, in airtight packets ... ... .10. .15. and .25 each 
Ideal Dandelion Killer^ a new implement which speedily 
kills without marring or burning, 1.00 each 
Kerosene Emulsion, for scale and all sucking insects 
.20 pt., .35 qt., .75 gal. 
Lemon Oil Insecticide 50 pt., .85 qt., 2.25 gal. 
Lime Sulphur Solution, will exterminate the San Jose scale 
.30 qt.. .75 gal., 2.25 per 5-gal. can 
Nico Fume Liquid 2.00, 1-lb. am ; 7.00.4-lb. can ; 13.50, 8-lb. can 
Nico Fume Paper, affords ah easy method of fumigation 
can of 24 sheets, .75 ; 144 sheets. 4.50 ; 288 sheets, 8.50 
Nicoticide, kills green or black flies, thrip, mealy, bug. and 
red spider 
.70. 4-oss. can ; 1.25. *-pt. ; 2.50. pt. ; 8.25, *-qt. ; 15.00, gal. 
Nicoticide Fumigator and Lamp Complete, for 
vaporizing, .50 each 
Nikoteen.— Against green or black fly it is very effectual, also 
is used with good results on cut worms, 1.50 pt. 
Paris Green 15, J-lb. ; .25, *-lb. ; .40, 1-lb. package 
8calecide, a very effectual winter wash for trees or shrubs 
affected with San Jose or other scale. Spray during winter 
while the trees are dormant 
qt.. .40; gal., 1.00; 5 gals., 3.25,; 10 gals., 6.00; 
50 gal. barrel. 25.00 
8lug; Shot, a non-poisonous powder, easily distributed by a 
duster, shaker, or bellows. An effectual remedy for potato 
bugs, slugs, worms, caterpillars, green and black flies infest- 
ing flowers or vegetables, 5-lb. package. .35 ; 10-lb. package, .65 
Soap Spray, Imperial, one of the best non-poisonous 
sucking insect destroyers known 
qt.. .50; gal., 1.50 ; 5-gal., 6.50; 10-gal., 12.00 
Sterlingrworth Cut-worm Killer, this pest has been suc- 
cessfully fought with this preparation, lb., .25; per 5 lb., 1.00 
Sterling^vorth Lawn Compound, if used as directed will 
clean the lawn of weeds 5-lb., .60 ; 10 lb., 1.00 ; 100-lb., 7.50 
Sterlingrworth Weed Killor, for cleaning up driveways and 
gravel walks. 1 lb. makes 10 gals. 
1-lb., .50. ; 3-lb., 1.25, ; 5-lb„ 2.00 
8ulpho Tobacco 8oap, non-injurious to the tenderest 
plant, will kill all insects in the winter garden 
.10, 4-oz. cake ; .20. 8-oz. cake 
Tobacco Dust for Burning, .101b. ; 2.50.501b. ; 4.50. 100 1b. 
Tobacco Dust For Dusting; .10 lb. ; 2.25,501b. ; 4.00,1001b. 
Tree Tanglefoot, a safeguard against creeping insects 
.30. 1-lb. can ; .85. 3-lb. can ; 2.65, 10-lb. can ; 4.80, 20-lb. can 
Tobacco Stems, for fumigating or mulching. Is used as a 
mulch around sweet peas and other plants to prevent the 
destructive work of the wire and cut worms 
1.00, 30-lb. sack; 2.50 bale 
Vermine, a soil sterilizer and germicide for all soil vermin, 
which destroys effectually white grub, cut eel. and wire 
worms, slugs, maggots, wood lice, and ants. Used extensively 
for greenhouses, gardens, lawns, tennis courts, and putting 
greens. .40 *-pt.. .75 pt.. 1.00 qt.. 3.00 gal. 
XL All Liquid Insecticide. — This well-known English 
preparation kills mealy bug. red spider, and all insect pests. 
It is the perfect insecticide for spraying purposes, and goes 
further than any other, .75 pt., 1J25 qt . 2.00 *-gal.. 3.75 gal. 
INSECT DESTROYERS, StC.— Continued. 
XL All Vaporizing; Compound.— An English patent 
claimed to be the easiest, the most effectual, and the cheapest 
method of fumigating greenhouses or frames. 
Sufficient for the fumigating of 10,000 cubic feet, 2.25 bot.: 
for fumigating 20,000 cubic feet, 4.50 bot. 
XL All Fumigator and Lamp Complete 1.00 each 
CHEMICALS, FERTILIZERS, St C. 
Bone Fertilizer, fine ground 2.50, 100 lb. ; 40.00 ton 
Bradley’s Standard Fertilfzers- 
Special Potato Manures ... 2.00, 100-lb. bag ; 37.00 ton^ 
Special Complete Manure for Potatoes and 
Vegetables 2.50. 100 lb. ; 42.00 ton 
8pecial Complete Manure for Corn and Grain 
2.50, 100 lb. ; 44.00 ton 
Corn Phosphate 1.75. 100 lb. ; 30.00 ton 
XL 8uper-Phosphate of Lime ... 2.00, 100 lb. ; 36.00 ton 
Extra Complete Manure ... 2.50, 100 1b. ; 44.00 ton 
8pecial Complete Manure for Grass and Grain 
2.50. 100 lb. ; 45.00 ton 
Carters Fertilizer (or Veg Vita), a highly-concentrated 
plant food, in sealed packages 15 and .25 each 
Carter8CompleteGra8sManure,No. 1.4.75. 100 lb.; 85.00 ton 
Carters Anti-Clover Manure, No. 2 5.25, 100 lb. ; 98.00 ton 
Carters 8pecial Guano (Equalized) 
14 lb.. 1.50 ; 28 lb.. 2.65 ; 56 lb.. 4.50 ; 112 lb.. 8.00 
Carters General Purposes Manure, No. 3 
3.50. 100 lb. ; 60.00 ton 
Carters Worm-eradicating: Fertilizer 
4.00. 100 lb. ; 65.00 ton 
Carters Ant-eradicating; Fertilizer 
2-lb. can, .75 each ; 7.20 doz. 
Clay's Fertilizer, 2-lb. can, .35 each; in original bags con- 
taining 14 lb.. 1.35; 28 1b., 2.25; 56 1b., 4.00; 112 lb.. 7.50 each 
Cotton Seed Meal 2.50, 100 lb. ; 45.00 ton 
Dissolved Black Bone 3.00, 100-lb. bag ; 50.00 ton 
Dried Blood— 12% Ammonia ... 6.00. 200-lb. bag ; 52.00 ton 
Hard Wood Ashes, Pure Canada Unbleached.— Ashes 
lack ammonia and phosphoric acid, but contain potash and 
lime, which are essential not only as a plant food, but also as 
sweeteners of the soils and solvents of other plant food ingre- 
dients. So far as they supply potash and lime they are 
Nature's plant food. They are splendid for top-dressing lawns, 
grass lands and seeding down, imparting a rich, dark shade 
of green to all growths, destroying insects and weeds. 
1.50, 100-lb. bag ; 2.75, 200-lb. bag ; 22.00 ton 
Special prices quoted on larger quantities. 
Hydrated Land Lime 1.25. 100 lb. ; 15.00 ton 
Inch Bone. — The very best fertilizer for grape vines, fruit 
trees, shrubs, and deciduous trees of all kinds. These bones 
vary in size from J in. to 1 in., and should be used at the time 
when the vines or the trees are being set out, mixed with the 
soil to a depth of 15 in. or more ... 100 lb., 2.50 ; ton, 42.00 
Land Lime specially prepared for use on flower or kitchen 
garden soil, lawns, tennis courts, or putting greens. Lime is 
essential as a plant food and as a corrective for improper con- 
ditions of the soil, and acts as a neutralizer for acid soils. 
Quantity required for heavy soils. 2.000 to 4,000 lb. per acre ; 
medium soils. 1,000 to 2,000 lb. per acre ; light sandy soil, 1,000 
lb. per acre, according to the apparent need 
1.25, 100-lb. bag, ; 5.00, 500-lb. bag ; 15.00 ton 
Special prices quoted on larger quantities. 
Muriate of Potash ... Prices supplied on application 
Nitrate of 8oda 6.00, 100 lb. 
Plain 8uper-pho8phate or Acid Phosphate 
1.50, 100 lb. ; 25.00 ton 
8ulphate of Ammonia 5.00. 100 lb. 
8cotch Soot, in original bags holding 2* bushels and weigh- 
ing about 100 lb 3.50 each 
8heep Manure, Ram’s Head Brand... 2.00, 100 lb. ; 32.00 ton 
Sulphate of Potash (high grade) ... Prices on application 
Tankage, fine ground— 9% Ammonia. 18to20% Bone Phosphate 
Price on application. 
Thompson s Vine, Plant, and Vegetable Manure, in 
original bags containing 14 1b., 1.50; 28 lb., 2.25 : 56 1b., 4.00; 
112 lb., 7.50 each 
Thompson’s Chrysanthemum Manure, in original 
bags containing 14 lb.. 2.25 ; 28 lb.. 4.00; 56 lb.. 7.00 each 
We gladly submit prices on application for any of the commercial 
fertilizers now used, and we will be pleased to furnish any instruction 
or information that may be requested in regard to their use or 
application. We have also a special price for fertilizers here listed 
when purchased in large quantities. All prices on fertilizer are 
subject to market change. 
Prices Net. f.o.b. on cars Boston and subject to alteration without 
notice. 
SOILS, PEAT, AND POTTING COMPOST, &c. 
Coarse Crystal Sand, best 1.25 1-bushel bag 
Cocoa Nut Fibre, best 1.00 1-bushel bag 
Fibrous Loam, best (from stack) 1.00 1-bushel bag 
Fibrous Loam, best, sifted and prepared ... 1.00 1-bushei bag 
General Peat, best 1.00 1-bushel bag 
Leaf Mould, best 1.00 1-bushel bag 
Potting: Compost, best prepared 1.00 1-bushel bag 
Sphagnum Moss, best selected 1.00 1-bushel bag 
Carters Fertilizing; Fibre Compost, 4.00 bag of 5 bushe s 
Horticultural Charcoal, lump or broken ... i.oobushcl 
Prepared Charcoal, for lawns... 1.00 per 50 lb., 2.00 per 1001b, 
Bags and Sacks free. 
