December 12, 1914 



II KT I f U LT U RE 



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NOTABLE INCREASE OF INSECT 

 REMEDIES. 



There has been a notable increase 

 in the number and quantity of insec- 

 ticidal and fungicidal preparations on 

 the market, according to the annual 

 report of the U. S. Department of Ag- 

 riculture's Insecticide and Fungicide 

 Board. However, there also seems a 

 more general desire on the part of the 

 manufacturers to comply with the pro- 

 visions of the law, and the Department 

 has made every endeavor to assist 

 manufacturers in this respect by fur- 

 nishing them scientific information. 

 Kor this purpose the board has been 

 issuin.s; a monthly publication since 

 last February in which are printed ex- 

 tracts from letters written to individu- 

 als by the board. Tliese opinions, it is 

 considered, should be of service to 

 others and aid the public in a better 

 understanding of the law's require- 

 ments. 



A general outline of tlie procedure 

 of the board is given in the new re- 

 port. Besides the administrative work 

 necessary to enforce the act, there are 

 examinations of the various prepara- 

 tions, and tests to determine their 

 strength and efficacy. Materials and 

 proprietary preparations used for agri- 

 cultural spraying purposes are exam- 

 ined, as are products used to rid the 

 household, garden, etc., of insects of 

 all kinds, disinfectants, germicides, 

 etc.. which are claimed to be effica- 

 cious to kill or combat bacteria, prepa- 

 rations used on horses, cattle, sheep, 

 swine or goats, as well as on fowls 

 and other domesticated animals. Be- 

 sides testing an insecticide or fungi- 

 cide to determine its power to kill in- 

 sects, tests are also made to deter- 

 mine whether the preparation will in- 

 jure the vegetation on which it is 

 sprayed. 



One duty of the board is to keep 

 imported adulterated and misbranded 

 preparations from entering the coun- 

 try. Of 147 official and unofficial sam- 

 ples received during the year from 

 abroad, it was recommended that 62 

 be denied entry until they should con- 

 form to the law. 



V^<tANDA' 



Holyoke, Mass. — G. H. Sinclair, 

 whose new greenhouse was illustrated 

 in the last issue of Hiihtu iltike. 

 has put in, in addition to 1.5,000 car- 

 nation plants, ten 175 ft. rows of 

 sweet peas: also about 10.000 lettuce 

 as an experiment, which he expects 

 to cut in January. 



Cocoanut Fibre Soil 



'\A/.A,F9 



Does not stop Ibe use of Humus. 

 All seedsmen keep it in stock. It Is the 

 last word In T'VrtiHzinc Humus. 

 Sond for Prices. 



20th CENTURY PLANT FOOD CO. 



n ( 29 OCEAN ST.. BEVERLY. MUS 



ECTICIDE 



NopoiaoN 



Coiranlied under the Insecticide let, 1910. Series No. 321 



Savi- y.pur plants ami irci-s. Just the 

 thiug for Greenhouse and outdoor use. 

 Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White 

 Scale, Thrip, Red Spider, Black and 

 Green Fly, Mites. Ants, Insects on Rose- 

 bushes, Carnations, etc., without Injury 

 to plants and without odor. Used ac- 

 cording to directions our standard In- 

 secticide will prevent ravages on your 

 crops by insects. 



Non-poisonous and harmless to user 

 and plants. Leading Seedsmen and Flor- 

 ists have used It with wonderful re- 

 sults. 



Destroys Lice 1 n Poultry Houses, 

 Fleas on Dogs and all Domestic Pests. 

 Excellent as a wash for dogs and other 

 animals. Relieves mange. 



Effective where others fail. 



'/• Pint... 25c; Pint... 40c; Quart 75c 



V" Gal., $1.25; Gal., SS2.00; 5 Gal. Can, ?9 



in Gal. Can Sn.50 



Dilute with water 30 to ."jO parts. 



For Sale by Seedsmen and Florists' Supply Houses 



If you cannot obtain this from your 

 supplv house write us direct. 



LEMON OIL COMPANY, Dept. K 



4'ZO W. I^oxington St., Baltimore, Md. 



Directions on every package 



hflNURES 



Unequalled for Greenhouse and 

 Landscape Fertilizing 



THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 



31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago 



NIKOTEEN For Spraying 

 APHIS PUNK For Fumigating 



ASK YOUR DEAI^ER FOR IT. 



NICOTINE MFG. CO ST. LOUIS, MO. 



THE APHINE MANUFACTURING 

 COMPANY 



Caterers to Florists and Gardeners 



Plantlife Insecticide 



A tobacco preparation used by the best 



growers for dusting and spraying. 



Write for book of testimonials and prices. 



THE PLANTLIFE CO. 



251 East 66th St., New York, N.Y. 



Aetna Brand Tankage Fertilizer 



Is the best balamcd rertllizcr un 

 the market, and is giving satis- 

 factory results wherever used. 



Farmers and Florists Fertilizer Company 



809 K.icbange Ave., Room 6, U. S. Yard*, 

 CHICAGO. ILL. 



Telephone — Urover 1932. 



Manufacturers of 



m 



The Recognized Standard Insecticide. 



A spray remedy for green, black, white fly, 

 red spider, thrlps, mealy bug und soft scali. 



FUNCINE 



An infallible spray remedy for rose mildew, 

 carnation and clirysantUemum ru8t. 



VERMINE 



A soil sterilizer for out, eel, wire and angle 



worms. 



SCALINE 



A scaliclde and fungicide comtilned for Saa 

 Jose and various scale on trees and hardy 

 stock, and various blights which affect 



them. 



"40% NICOTINE" 



A free nicotine. 407© strength, for spray- 

 ing and vaporizing. 



NIKOTIANA 



otine solution prof 

 for fumigating or vaporizing. 



A 12% nicotine solution properly diluted 

 zing. 



If yoa CHnnot obtain our products from 

 your Inral dealer, send uh your order and 

 we will Bliip immediately tbrough ovr 

 neareHt a^eiit. 



Aphine Manufacturing Co. 



MADISON, N. J. 

 CEO. A. BURNISTON M. C. EBEI. 



President Treasurer 



SCOTCH SOOT 



Where there is a house that Is Just 

 full of buds almost ready to show color, 

 nothing will turn better color into the 

 flower.s than a little soot, that can be 

 scattered over the benches before water- 

 ing. The amount applied should not be 

 excessive, as the soot is very strong 

 and mav damage some of the foliage 

 somewhat. Apply just enough to blacken 

 the surface of the soil In the benches, 

 and let it go at that. Better a little 

 ofteaer than too much all at once. 



We olTer the genuine in original cwt. 

 Sacks, at: 



$1.00 per 113 lbs.; $17.60 per 6«0 lbs. 



Stumpp & Walter Go. 



30-32 Barclay Street, NEW YORK 



F'EIRTII.eiME: 



Tbr Ideal Plant Food. 



Uneqinleil for Producing Losty ChnrMnthenunis 

 .'J.napl.'S of II ouiicfs, prepaid by mall. 

 15c. Larger i|uantities will be furnished 

 .[s follows: Ten pounds. WOO; twenly-flTe 

 pounds, $(1.00; fifty pnnnds. $10.00. K. O. B. 

 Adrian, Mich. One ounce Is sulTlclent for 

 ten gallons. Full directions accompany 

 each package. Prepare<l and Sold only by 

 EI.MER D. .SMITH * CO.. Adrian, MIcil. 



When writing to advertisers kindly 

 mention HORTICULTURE. 



