B. St J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. 



INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. -Continued. 



FiF Tree Oil. Soluble. For destroying all insects that infest 

 plants and aiiimals, such as mealy bug, scale, red spider, green 

 fly, thrip, lice, flea-s, etc. Directions with each package. Price, 

 i pint, .50; pint, .75; quart, -SI. 50; half gallon, S2.75; gallon, 

 $5.00. 



Fir Tree Oil Soap, StOtt's. A non-poisonous insecticide for 

 destri_^ying scale, mealy l>ug, aphis, red spider, currant and 

 grajv worm, etc. Price, i-lb. tin, .25; 2-lb. tin, .75. 



Flowers of Sulphur. Prevents and cures mildew on roses, grape- 

 vines, etc. Apply with gun or bellows. Price, 1 lb., .10; 5 Ite., 

 .40; 10 lbs., .70; 100 lbs., S5.00. 



GishuPSt's Compound. For destroying red spider, mealy bug, 

 scale, thrip, etc. Boxes, .60; by mail, .80. 



Grape Dust, Hammond's. A preparation for destroying mildew 

 on grapevines. Can also be used on plants or trees afi'ected 

 with mould, mildew, or ra*t mites, eitlier in greenhouses or the 

 open air. Apply frequently by dusting, as atoms of fungi are 

 always spreading or floating. Price, 5-lb. package, ..35. 



Hellebore Powder, White. "We furnish a pure, fresh, very 

 etlective powder. One of the best insecticides for rose slugs, 

 currant worms, green fly, and other insects. Price, lb. package, 

 .80; ^-Ib. package, .15. 



Kerosene Emulsion Concentrated. Kills the pea louse, San 

 Jose scale, and all sucking insects. Ready for use by adding 

 water, 25 to -50 parts water to 1 of Emulsion. Quart, .40; gal. , 

 Sl.OO; 5 gals., S4..50. 



" Imp " Soap Spray. The base is a soap containing vegetable 

 poisons, particularly effective against red .spider on fruits, the 

 rhododendron fly, ro.se bug, and other insects. Quart, .50 ; 

 gallon, SI. 50 ; 5 gallons, S6.00; 10 gallons, $10.00. 



Lemon Oil Insecticide. Destroys scale, thrip, mealy bug, red 

 spider, black ami green fly. Dilute with .30 to 50 times the bulk 

 of water before asing. Price, + pint, .25; pint, .40: quart, .T-t; 

 * gallon, S1.25 ; gallon, $2.00 ;"5-gallon keg, $9.00. 



"Nico-Fume." (Registered.) Tobacco-paper Insecticide, for 

 fmnigatiug greenhouses. " Xico-fume " is positively the strong- 

 &st tobacco-paper < >n the market ; furnishes the easiest method of 

 fumigation ever devised ; is packed in special friction-top this 

 and is sold as follows: 24 sheets, .75; 144 sheets, $3.50; 288 

 sheets, $6..50. 



Nleotieide Fumigating Compound. For killing all kinds of 

 insects on plants in greenhou.ses and frames. This compomid is 

 ased for destroying green and black fly, thrip, mealy bug, red 

 spider, etc. The compound for vaporizing is sold in cans as 

 follows : ;N o. 1, containing 1 pint, sufficient for 32,000 cubic feet of 

 space, $2.50 each; Xo. 2, containing \ pint, sufficient for 16,000 

 cubic feet of space, $1.25 each; Xo. 3, containing 4 ounces, suffi- 

 cient for 8,0CHJ cubic feet of .space, .70 each. Fumigators. 

 Price, .50. Each fimiigator consists of three parts — the pan, the 

 wire frame, and the lamp. 



Nikoteen. All private gardeners recommend this hquid for spray- 

 ing or vaporizing. Will destroy all insects which infest plants or 

 flowers. Price, $1.-50 per pint package. 



New X. L. all Liquid Insecticide. The famoa-^ English patented 

 preparation; kills mealy Ijug, red spider, and all insect pests. 

 The perfect in.secticide for spraying; goes farther than any. 

 Price, pint, .75; quart, $1.25; | gallon, $2.00 ; gallon, $3.75. 



New X. L. all Vaporizing Compound. An Enghsh patent 

 claimed to be the most ea.-^y, effectual, and cheapest method 

 of fumigating greenhoases and frames ever invented. Sufficient 

 for 10,000 cubic feet, $2.25 per bottle; 20,000 cubic feet, $4.-50 

 per bottle. Vaporizing lamp, for above, complete, $1.00. 



Paris Green. Best grade. For all in.sects that eat fohage this 

 insecticide is a very effective antidote. ^ lb., .25; 1 lb., .40.; 

 5 lbs., $1.75. 



Scalecide. The best remedy known for San Jose scale. Spray 

 during winter. Use 1 part Scalecide to 20 parts water. Quart, 

 .40; 1 gallon, $1.00; 5 gallons, S4.00: 10 gallons, §7.00. 



Seal Oil Soap. One of the Ijest insecticides for general use on 

 plants. It is especially effective on green and black fliea, red 

 spider, scale, rose thrip, and currant worms. Directions for use 

 are printed on each package. Price, 1-lb. box, .30; 5-lb. box, 

 Si. 25; in tubs, 25 lbs. and upwards, .20 per lb. 



Slug Shot, Hammond's. Is a hght, composite, impalpably 

 tine powder, easily distributed either by duster, beUows, or in 

 water by spraying. It is thoroughly reliable in killing currant 

 worms, potato bugs, cabbage worms, lice, slugs, sow bugs, etc., 

 and is also strongly impregnated with fimgicides. Price, 6 Iha., 

 .30; 10 lbs., .60. In kegs, 125 lbs. net, or barrels, 235 to 250 

 lbs. each, at 44 cents per lb. 



Sulpho-Tobaeco Soap. Quickly exterminates aU insect life on 

 plants and flowers in and out of doors. Unsurpassed for rose 

 bushes. For a cheap, clean, effective insecticide for amateur and 

 profes-sional growers this is unexcelled. For domeslic purposes it 

 rids the house of cockroaches, and is a superior wash for dogs 

 and all animals. Prevents poultry lice. 3-oz. cake sufficient for 

 1| gallons prepared solution, .10; mailed, postpaid, .13. 8-oz. 

 cake, sufficient for 4 gallons prepared solution, .20, mailed, post- 

 paid, .28. 



Tanglefoot. A perfect safeguard for trees and shrubs against 

 gypsy and brown-tail moths and other creeping insects. Per lb., 

 .30; 3 lbs., .85; 10 lbs., §2.65; 20 lbs., S4.80. 



Thomson's Styptic. ( Imported. ) To prevent vines bleeding. 

 Directions on bottle. Price, SI. 25. 



Price, 5-lb. package. 



Tobacco Dust. A remedy for green fly. 

 .2.1; 10-lb. package, .40; 100-lb., .S3 .50. 



Tobacco Extract. A powerful extract of tobacco combined with 

 sulphur. Remarkably effective against plant hce, red spider, 

 and insects of all kinds. Dilute one part to ten or more of water 

 and apply with syringe or vaporizer. For insects at the root, 

 prepare as above and apply with watering pot sufficient to reach 

 the roots. Price, half pint, .30; pint, .50; quart, .75; gallon, 

 $l.-50; 5 gallons, $4.25. 



Tobacco Stems. For fumigating. Invaluable as a mulch for 



rose beils, lettuce beds, etc., where insects frequently do much 

 injury to roots or fohage. Price, barrels, $1.(X); bale or case, 

 $3.00. 



Whale Oil Soap. An excellent wa<h for trees and plants; kills 

 insects and their eggs. Price, in boxes, with full directions for 

 a-^e. 1 lb., .20; 2 lbs., .35; 5 lbs., .75; 10 lbs., $1.25; 50 lbs., 

 $5.00. 



Whale Oil Soap. Caustic Potash (Bowker's Tree Soap). 



For washing and spraying trees, shrubbery, and flowering phmts. 

 Applied during winter on hardy fruit trees at the rate of 2 lbs. 

 to 1 gallon of water ; it is one of the best remedies for San Jose 

 scale. 5 lbs., .75; 10 lbs., -51.50; 25-lb. keg, §3.50. 



" Herbicide," or Weed Exterminator. Perfectly odorless. An 



occasional application will keep gutters, paths, and roadways 

 clear of weeds, poison ivy, grasses, mosses, dandehons, burdocks, 

 etc. It is the most eflfectual weed killer known, does the work at 

 a minimum of cost of any other method, and is most convenient 

 to u.se. In 2-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 40 gallons of liquid, 

 $2.75; in 5-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 100 gallons of liquid, 

 $5.50; m 10-gallon kegs, sufficient to make 200 gallons of liquid, 

 $10.00. yet, f. 0. b. Boston. 



Wilson's Plant Oil. An antiseptic for use on palms and other 

 decorative jilauts, preventing scale and other insects. It imparts 

 a healthy lustre to the foliage. Pint, .40; quart, .75; 2 qi /irts, 

 $1.25; gallon, S2.00; 5 gallons, $9.00. 



" Electric Worm Eradicator." Perfectly odorless. For the 

 instantaneous extermination of worms of every sort. The worms 

 will immediately rise to the surface of the ground or flower-bed; 

 or will fall ofi" the trees, fruits, or flowers, and in a few minutes 

 will die. It will be found exceedingly eftective. It is highly 

 concentrated, one gallon Ix'ing sufficient to make 120 gallons of 

 fluid for use, by the addition of water. Full directions for use 

 with each packagt\ Shipix-d in kegs, $4.5il each, to make 120 

 gallons. Also, ..50 and Sl.OO IxHtles." Xet,/. o. b. Boston. 



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