28 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK—INSECTICIDES, —S—S™ 
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REMEDIES FOR INSECTS AND FUNGU: 
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CONTACT AND 
STOMACHIC 
Insects that Suck the Juices from Plants Foliage, etc., such as lice, green, black and white aphi : 
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spider and scale, thrust their proboscis into the leaf OF stem, and are not affected by stomach Soiepe: so ee aoe ee 
troyed by contact insecticides. 
form by being absorbed through these pores. 
Shot and: Tobacco Dust. 
Oil and Lemon Oil. 
Those in powder form kill by closing the breathing pores in the insect’s skin; or in fluid - 
[ _. The best contact insecticides in powder form are Bug Death, Hellebore, Slug 
The best in fluid form are Aphine, Black Leaf 40, Fish (Whale) Oil Soap, Kerosene Miscible 
Insects that Eat Plants, Foliage, Vegetables, Fruits Flowers, etc., whether bugs, beetles, worms, caterpillars or slugs, are — 
more quickly and effectually destroyed with a poisonous stomachic insecticide such as Arsenate of L 
Hellebore. 
ead, Paris Green or — 
These if applied according to directions are so diluted as to be harmless to vegetation and to animallife. Less 
poisonous stomachic and contact insecticide are Bug Death, Kerosene Emulsion, Slug Shot, etc. 
*APHINE. Very powerful, soluble in water applied as a 
spray, wash or dipping solution. It kills aphis, thrip, red 
spider, slugs, ants, mealy bug, scale. Price, 1 gill, 25c.; 
% pint, 40c.; pint, 65c.; quart, $1.00; gallon, $3.00. 
ANT-I-CIDE. A powder with a repellant odor, effective 
against ants and crawling insects that infestlawns. Strew 
so the surface infested will be thoroughly covered.. One 
pound will dress about 300 square feet. Price, 1-lb. 
package, 25c., mail weight 2 lbs.; 5-lb. bag, $1.00, mail 
weiget 6 lbs.; 25-lb. drum, $4.50, mail weight 30 lbs. 
*ARSENATE OF LEAD—PASTE. A poison taking the 
piace of Paris Green. Its advantages are that it adheres 
to foliage, does not readily wash off by rain and does not 
injure tender foliage. It is white in color and shows just 
where it has been applied. Price, 1-lb. tin, 45c.; 5-lb. 
tin, $2.00, 10-lb. pail, $3.50; 25-lb. bucket, $6.50; 50-lb. 
bucket, $12.00; 100-Ib. keg, $22.00. 
*ARSENATE OF LEAD, POWDERED. May be used either 
as a dust diluted with hydrated lime, plaster or road dust, 
or as a liquid spray with water, lime-sulphur, solution or 
Bordeaux, only half the weight is needed as of the paste 
form. Price, 1 1b., 75c.; 5 lbs., $3.50; 10 lbs., $6.00; 
25-lb., $13.00. 
*““BLACK-LEAF 40.”? Very effective for sucking insects 
such as plant lice, red spider, leaf hopper, thrip, etc., 
sprayed on. Dilute 2 teaspoonfuls to a gallon of water. 
It also forms a splendid spray for both insects and fungus 
with Bordeaux. Price, 1-oz. bottle, 25c.; 14-lb. tin, $1.60; 
2-lb. tin, $3.25; 10-lb. can, $13.75. 
*BORDEAUX & ARSENATE OF LEAD. A combination in 
proper proportions of these standard insecticide and 
fungicide remedies, killing insects and plant diseases at 
one spraying and in half the time required to spray on 
separately. Quantity required, 1 to 21bs. in 10 gallons 
water. Price, 1 Ib., 45c.; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 
Ibs., $6.50; 501bs., $12.00; 100-1b. keg, $22.00. : 
*BORDEAUX—LIQUID. Ready for use by simply adding 1 
part to 50 of water. An indispensable fungicide, curing 
and preventing black rot, mildew, blight, rust, scab, and 
all fungoid diseases on fruits and plants. Price, 1 pint, 
40c.; 1 quart, 75c.; 1 gallon, $2.00; 5 gallons, $8.50. 
*BORDEAUX, POWDERED. Requires 1to 1% lbs. to 10 
gallons of water as fungicide spray. Price, 1 lb. 45c.; 
5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.50. 
*BOROWAX. Acomplete protection against tree borers, 
Use half to one pint to a tree according to size. Price, 
~ quart, 35c.; gallon can (boxed), $1.00; 6 gallons (boxed). 
$5.00; half-barrel, $20.00; barrel, $35.00. 
BUG DEATH. A non-poisonous insect-killing powder, for 
worms, bugs and caterpillars. Apply with a duster, 
bellows or powder-gun, at the rate of about 12 lbs. per 
acre. Mail weight, 14%4lbs., per lb. Price 20c. per lb.; 3 
lbs., 55c.; 5 Ibs., 75c.; 1234 lbs., $1.50; 100 lbs., $10.00 
allow 1 lb. extra for packing. 
BUG SHAKER for applying above, 50c. Mazl weight 2 lbs. 
*COPPER SOLUTION, AMMONIATED. A fungicide, for 
_ spraying when fruits are nearing maturity, or plants in 
bloom. One quart is sufficient for 25 gallons of spray. 
Price, 1 quart, $1.15; 1 gallon, $3.50. 
*CROW REPELLENT. Protects corn from rot caused by 
moisture, also birds and animal pests such as gophers 
squirrels, etc. Does not hinder germination. Does not 
clog planter. Price, large can enough for two bushels of 
seed corn, $1.50; small can enough for one bushel, $1.00. 
CUT WORM KILLER. It hasan enticing odor and attracts 
worms. One pound is sufficient for 175 plants in hills, or 
100 feet when in rows. Price, 1-lb. box, 35c. (mail 
weight 2lbs.); 5-lb. box, $1.50 (mail weizht, 61 bs.); 25-lb. 
*FORMALDEHYDE. A preventive of fungoid diseases as 
potato scab, smuts, musty corn, damping off of seedlings, 
club root, etc. The dilution is 1 1b. (1 pint) to 15 or 20° 
gallons of water and 1 to 2 gallons of this dilution is Te- — 
quired for the treatment of a bushel of seed. Price (40 | 
volume %), 1-Ib. bottle, $1.50; 5-lb. bottle, $6.25; 10-Ib. 
bottle, at $1.00 per Ib. = f 2 
*GENERAL DISINFECTANT. Two or three times the - 
strength of carbolic acid. Effective for veterinary use, 
for household and for cleansing places occupied by cattle, 
horses, dogs, hogs and poultry, Price, 85c. per quart; 
“$2.00 per gallon; $8.25 per 5-gallon can. = 
HELLEBORE, Powdered White. Less poisonous than Paris 
Green and Arsenate of Lead, and safer to use when fruits 
. or vegetables are nearly ripe. Can be used asa powder or ~ 
dissolved, 1 ounce in 3 gallons of water. Price, 75c. pet — 
1b.: 51bs., $3.50 (mail weight, 1141bs. per Llb.)« 
“*KEROSENE MISCIBLE OIL. Better than Kerosene 
Emulsion. Is especially valuable against all soft bodied — 
insects. Can be used in place of Nicotine. Contains — 
80% Kerosene. Dilute 1 part Oil to 16 parts water. 
Tender plants 1 part to 36 parts water. Price, 1 pint, 45c.; 
1 quart, 75c.; 1 gallon, $2.00.; 5 gallons, $9.00. : 
*LEMON OIL. Efficient for all sucking insects and soft 
scales. Apply asa spray orwash. Price, %4 pint, 30c.;1 
pint, 50c.; quart, 90c.; 14 gallon, $1.50; 1 gallon, $2.50. 
*LIME SULPHUR SOLUTION. Forscale insects on trees 
and such fungus bark diseases as can be treated in Winter. — 
Diluted and apply with a spray pump while trees are 
dormant, in fall, winter or spring. Can be used strong — 
_ during mid-winter, but earlier or later dilute it 1 gallon to 
40 to 60 of water. Price, quart can, 60c.; gallon, $1.40; 
5-gallon can, $4.75; barrel of 50 gallons, $15.00. 
LIME SULPHUR (Powdered). For dormant spraying of 
fruit and shade trees and bushes against San Jose and 
Oyster Shell Scale; also for peach leaf curland brown rot _ 
of peaches. Has all the effectiveness of liquid Lime Sul- 
phur, and is much easier to handle. 1 1b. makes 3% to § 
gallons. Prive, 1lb. packages, 40c.; 51b., $1.50; 10 1bs., 
$2.50; 25 1bs., $4.75; 100 1bs., $15.00; 2001bs., $27.00. 
NICO-FUME. Suspended and lighted, it is the best method 
of fumigating conservatories for aphis and all insects that 
succumb to tobacco. One sheet is sufficient for 2000 cubic 
feet of space. Price, air-tight cans of two dozen sheets, 
$1.25 (mail weight, 11b.) 1 gross sheets, $5.00 (mail weight, 
4/bs.); 2 gross sheets, $9.50 (mail weight, 7 lbs.). : eS 
*NICO FUME LIQUID. Price, 4% lb. can, 65c; 1-lb. can, — 
$2.00; 4 lb. can, $7.50; 8 1b. can, $14.50. ee 
*PARIS GREEN. An insoluble, poisonous powder for potato 
bugs, codling moth, worms, caterpillars, slugs and bugs. 
Applied_as a powder it should be mixed with plaster or 
flour, 100 parts to 1 part of Paris Green; in solution mix 
11b. in 200 to 300 gallons of water. Price, % lb., package, 
40c.; 1-lb. package, 7ic.; 5-lb. package, $3.50. F : 
*PYROX. An insecticide and fungicide for eating insects, 
blights and fungus. Mix with water to apply. Price, 
1-lb. bottle, 45c.; 5-lb. crock, $1.75; 10-lb. crock, $3.00; 
25-lb. crock, $6.25; 50-lb. keg, $10.50; 100-lb. keg, $19.00. 
*RAJAH DISINFECTANT. ° Deodorizer, cleanser, it will 
destroy all germs or insect life that breathes through its 
sides and has no lungs. Non-poisonous to other animals ~ 
or human beings. It is non-explosive. Mouth sprayer 
free witheachcan. Donotuseon Plants. Price, % pint, 
25c.; 1 pint. 50c.; 1 quart, $1.00; % gallon. $1.75; gallon, 
$2.50; 5 gallons, $10.00. ; ; 
*SCALECIDE. The best spray for San Jose scale, cottony — 
maplescale, &c. Itis not poisonous, being a preparation — 
of petroleum that mixes with cold»*water and is ready to 
drum, $5.00; 100-lb. bag, $15.00. é 
FISH OIL SOAP. (Whale Oil Soap.) A wash for insects 
and eggs on the bark, and for smearing the trunks of trees 
to prevent worms from crawling up. Price, 35c. per lb. 
(mail weitht 21bs.); 5 lbs., $1.50 (mail weight 6 1bs.): 
10 1bs., $2.75; 25 lbs., $5.50. 
| Where the packed mail weight is given the goods may be sent by Parcel Post. If no mail weight is given they can only 
be sent by express or freight. Sears geeton. <: 
apply. Price, 1 quart, 70c.:1-gallon can, $1.75; 5-gallon 
can, $6.80; 10-gallon can, $11.70; 30-gallon barrel, $29.00. 
*SCOTCH SOFT COAL SOOT. Used in drills, it checks 
the attacks of grubs or cut worms, and drives away in- — 
sects that hide in the ground and lay their eggs near 
the roots. Price, 50-lb. bag, $3.50; 100-lb. bag, $6.50. 
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