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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
Any Speciality 
not enumerated can 
be supplied. 
Carriage Free 
with general orders 
for Seeds. 
PLANT PEST EXTERMINATORS. 
BENTLEY’S INSECTICIDE. Pint bottles 2s. each; quart bottles 3s. 6(1. each. 
CAMPBELL’S PATENT P0MIG-ATOR. In packets. No. 3 (for 1000 cubic feet) Is. ; No. 4 (for 2000 cubic feet) Is. 9d. each. 
ETTCHARIS-MITE KILLER. Pints 2s. Gd. each. 
EWING’S MILDEW COMPOSITION. Is. 6d. per bottle. 
FIR-TREE OIL. A preparation that has outlived many newer ones, and very effectual. In bottles Is. 6d., 2s. Gd., and 4s. Gd. each. 
FORMICACIDE (Ant Exterminator). Is., Is. Gd., 2s. Gd., and 4s. per bottle. 
FOWLER’S GARDENERS’ INSECTICIDE. A preparation we recommend. In jars Is. Gd. and 3s. each. 
„ TOBACCO POWDER. Very clean, and always ready for use. In tins Gd., Is., 2s. Gd., and 5s. 6d. each. 
GISHURST COMPOUND. A very effectual insect destroyer. Is. and 3s. per box. 
HELLEBORE POWDER. The best remedy for Caterpillars. 9d., Is., Is. 6d. and 4s. per tin. 
LEMON OIL INSECTICIDE. Spoken of very highly by some authorities. Per pint Is. 6d. ; per quart 2s. 9d. 
LETHORION (vapour cone). New Fumigator. Supplied in sizes for 100, 500, and 1000 cubic feet, at Gd., 9d., and Is. each. 
MoDOUGALL’S TOBACCO SHEETS (a new form of distributing Tobacco Fumes in greenhouses). Highly 
approved of by many gardeners as being very destructive to all insect pests. Is. .each ; 9s. per dozen (13 to dozen). 
McDOU GALL’S LIQUID INSECTICIDE. Half-pints, Is. 3d.; pints, 2s.; quarts, 3s. 
MEALY BUG DESTROYER. Is. per jar. 
NICOTINA FUMIGATOR (Gardner & Smithson’s). Is. 6d. per packet. 
QUASSIA CHIPS. Gd. per lb. 
RIDIPEST. The New Insecticide, very effectual. Is. and 3s. per tin. 
SOFT SOAP. McDougall’s Patent Carbolic (for all cleansing purposes). In tins Is. and 2s. 6d. 
SULPHUR YELLOW. Gd. per lb. 
,, Black. Gd. per lb. 
SWIFT AND SURE INSECTICIDE. Is. 6d. and 3s. 6d. per bottle. Highly recommended. 
TOBACCO JUICE (Highly Concentrated). Is. 6d. per quart, 3s. half-gallon, 6s. gallon, 11s. Gd. for two gallons (jars included) 
VAPOUR ROLLS (Hughes’). Easy to manage, and effective fumigators (sufficient for 1200 cubic feet). lOd. each. 
XL ALL VAPORISING FUMIGATOR AND COMPOUND. 
THE COMPOUND FOR VAPORISING, 
This is supplied in stoppered bottles, capsule over as follows : — 
No. 1 bottle contains sufficient Compound for 40,000 cubic feet of space, 24s. Od. 
No. 2 bottle „ „ 20,000 cubic feet „ 13s. i d. 
No. 3 bottle „ „ 10,000 cubic feet „ 6s. 6d. 
No. 4 bottle ,, „ 5,000 cubic feet „ 3s. 3d. 
Showing a cost of only 8d. per 1000 cubic feet. 
THE APPARATUS 
Is made in two sizes. Small size for 2000 cubic feet, Is. 9d. each ; large size for 5000 cubic feet, 2s. each. They are made in three 
parts, viz : The copper cup, cylinder, and lamp. 
THE LAMP (burns Methylated Spirit). 
When the lamp is lit and the compound poured into the cup, the person should leave the house and need not re-enter, 
■as the lamp will die out soon after the compound is evaporated. Extra glass lamps and wicks can be supplied on application. 
MANURES AND FERTILIZERS. 
BONES (4-in. and 1-in.). BONE DUST, & LARGE BONES. Prices on application. 
CLAY’S FERTILIZER. A most convenient manure for Amateurs, sold in packets 6d. and Is. each; in bags, 7-lb. 2s. 6d., 
14-lb. 4s. Gd., 28-lb. 7s. Gd., 56-lb. 12s. Gd., and 1 cwt. 20s. 
COCOA-NUT FIBRE. Gd. per bushel ; 2s. per sack ; cheaper by the truck load. 
FLORVITA (The Life of Flowers). Contains all the elements essential to the healthy growth of a plant; bottles, Is. and 2s. Gd. eaoh. 
GUANO. Peruvian. A most powerful manure. Per cwt. 18s. 
CHARCOAL. Used very extensively for Orchids, Amaryllis, &c. Per bush. 2s. Gd. 
ICHTHEMIC GUANO. Adapted for the cultivation of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables. In packets, 1-lb. Gd., 2-lb. Is. 
Also in bags, 7-lb. 2s. Gd., 14-lb. 4s. 6d., 28-lb. 7s. 6d„ 56-lb. 12s. 6d„ 112-lb. 20s. 
NITRATE OF SODA. A powerful assistance in the Vegetable Garden. Per lb. Gd. ; per stone 5s. 
SILVER SAND. Best Keigate. 4s. per bushel. 
STANDEN’S MANURE. A highly concentrated fertilizer. One of the oldost preparations. In tins 6d., Is., 2s. 6d., and 5s. 6d. 
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA. A wonderful assistance to Chrysanthemums. Per lb. Gd.; per stone 5s. 
THOMSON’S IMPROVED VINE, PLANT, AND VEGETABLE MANURE. In tins Is., 7-lb. 3s. Gd., 28-lb. 6s., 
56-lb. 10s. ; per cwt. 20s. 
„ CHRYSANTHEMUM MANURE. 7-lb. 3s. 6d„ 14-lb. Gs., 281b. 11s., 56-lb. 20s. 
PROTECTING AND SHADING MATERIALS. 
GARDEN MATS, Largest New Archangel. A splendid sample. 2s. each 21s. per dozen. 
„ St. Petersburg. Is. to Is. Gd. each ; 10s. Gd. to 15s. per dozen. 
SCRIM CANVAS. Thirty-six inches wide, 6d. per yard ; 54 inches wide, 9d. per yard ; 72 inches wide, Is. per yard. 
SUMMER CLOUD. “Elliott’s.” For shading Greenhouses. In 4-lb. packets, Is. each. 
„ SHADING, “The Perfect.” In 1-lb. tins, Is.; 2-lbs., 2s. 
TIFFANY. A thin material for shading. Twenty yards long, by thirty-eight inches wide, 5s. per piece. 
