PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— INSECTICIDES. 



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INSECTS& FUNGUS! 



Powders and Soaps {those offered by llie pound) — non-poisonous — can 1« sent by mail, it 15c. per lb. is added to the 

 price to pay postage. Fluids (those offered by the quart, etc.) and poisonous powders are not mailable. 



plaster or flour, 100 parts to 1 part of 

 Paris Green, in solution, mi.x 1 lb. in 

 200 to 300 gallons water. Price, * lb. 

 package, 25c.; 1 lb. package, 40c.; ."> 

 lb. package, SI .85; 28 lb. bucket, 

 S8.50; 100 lb. keg. S30.00. 

 PERSIAN POWDER OR BUHACH. 

 Henderson's Superior Grade. (Cheap 

 adulterated grades are worthless.) A 

 most effective, non -poisonous, im- 

 palpable powder, so fine that it pene- 

 trates the innermost crevices. For 

 worms, flies, aphis and almost all 

 kinds of insects it is very effectual, 

 suffocating them by filling up the 

 breathing pores. Price, 30c. i lb. ; 

 .">0c. lb.; 5 lbs., S2.25; 10 lbs., S4.00. 

 " ROSE LEAF." Extract of Tobacco. 

 Most effectual for the destruction of 

 all insects and scale on plants; a pure 

 concentrated extract of tobacco, di- 

 lute with from 30 to 150 parts of 

 water. Full instruciions for the 

 various methods of applying are given 

 in our ''Rose Leaf" pamphlet, mailed 

 on application. Pint can. 30c.; quart 

 can, 55c.; gallon can, SI. .50. 



SLUG SHOT. — A non-poisonous powder 

 and a very popular Insecticide; it re- 

 quires no further mi.xing or prepara- 

 tion, easily applied and not injurious 

 or dangerous to animals, the person 

 applying it, or fruits and vegetables, 

 treated. Very effectual in destroying 

 potato bugs and beetles, green and 

 black fiy. slugs, worms, caterpillars, 

 etc. Price, per keg of 125 lbs., net, 

 S5.00; per barrel of 235 lbs., net, $9.00 

 10 lb. package, 50c.; 5 lb. package, 

 30c.; in tin canister, with perforated 

 top for applving. 25c. each. 



SULPHUR.— Price, 10c. per lb.; 10 lbs. 

 60c.; 25 lbs. and over at 5c. per lb. 



" THYMO CRESOL " English Cold 

 Water SHEEP DIP. A gallon makes 

 a hundred gallons for most uses. A 

 world-famous dij). and, besides, is 

 unexcelled as an internal and external 

 remedy for animal wounds and skin 

 diseases, for killing animal parasites, 

 mixing with whitewash lor trees, 

 chicken-houses, kennels, etc. Price, 

 pint can, 50c.; quart can, 80c.; 1 gal- 

 lon can, S2.25; 5 gallon can. S7.50. 



TOBACCO DUST, Fine.— For green and 

 black aphis, fleas, beetles, etc^ Splen- 

 did Fertilizer and preventive for in- 

 sects in the ground and around roots. 

 Price, 10c. per lb.; 5 lbs., 30c.; 10 lbs.. 

 50c.; S2.,50 per 100 lb. bag. 



TOBACCO STEMS.— For fumigating 

 greenhouses and conservatories, for 

 the destruction of green and black 

 aphis and other insects. Price, 50 lb. 

 bale, 85c.; 100 lbs., SI. -50; per ton, 

 S20.00. 



WHALE OIL SOAP.— Makes an excel- 

 lent wash for trees and plants where 

 insects and eggs affect the bark, and 

 for smearing on the trunks of trees to 

 prevent worms from crawling up. 

 Price, 15c. per lb.; 2 lbs.. 25c.; 5 lbs., 

 50c. 25 lbs. and over at 9c. per lb. 



ANT DESTROYER.— A non-poisonous 

 powder, which, sprinkled around their 

 haunts, will destroy or drive away 

 black ants from lawns, trees, plants, 

 houses or other affected locality. 

 Price, t lb. can. 40c.; 1 lb. can, 75c. 



ARSENAtE OF LEAD.— A poison rap- 

 idly taking the place of Paris green. 

 Its great advantages are that it ad- 

 heres well to the foliage and spraying 

 does not have to be repeated as it does 

 not readily wash off by rain. It also 

 remains well suspended in solution so 

 that an even distribution can be ob- 

 tained. It is white in color and shows 

 just where it has been applied. Its 

 principle advantage lies in the fact 

 that it does not injure tender foliage. 

 Price, 1 lb., 20c.: 5 lbs., 95c.; 10 lbs., 

 S1.80: 20 lbs., S3.60; 100 lbs., $17 00; 

 bulk. 18c. lb. 



BORDEAUX mXTVRE— (Standard 

 Formula. 1 gallon makes 50 gallons 

 spray.) Ready for use by simply add- 

 ing water. .An indispensable Fungi- 

 cide, curing and preventing black rot, 

 mildew, blight, rust, scab and all 

 fungoid diseases on fruit and plants. 

 Price, 1 pint, 25c.; 1 quart, 40c.; 1 gal- 

 lon, SI. 00; 5 gallons. S4.50. 



BUG AND BLIGHT DUST NO. 3.— 

 Chemicallv prepared Bordeaux Mix- 

 ture and Faris Green. Ready for use 

 dry-. Destroys bugs and prevents 

 blight in one operation. Apply with 

 a Powder Duster, Bellows, Champion 

 Gun or the Beetle Horse Power Po- 

 tato Duster, about 2 to 4 lbs. per 

 acre, according to size and condition 

 of potato vines. Price, 5 lb. package, 

 $1.00; 10 lb. package. SI. 75; per keg 

 of 100 lbs., S16.00; per barrel of 225 

 lbs.. S34.00. 



BUG DEATH is a non-poisonous, insect- 

 killing powder; that is in high favor, 

 especially among many Southern 

 market gardeners, who use it exten- 

 sively for cabbage and tomato 

 worms, potato and cucumber bugs, 

 etc. It is applied with a duster, bel- 

 lows or powder gun, at the rate of 

 about 12 lbs. per acre. Price, 1,5c. lb.; 

 3 lbs.. .3.5c. ; 5 lbs., 50c. ; 12* lbs., SI. 00; 

 100 lbs., S7.00. 



•■ CATTLE COMFORT " protects horses, 

 cattle, dogs, etc.. from flies, gnats, 

 mosquitoes, horse-fly and other in- 

 sects, is healing to sores, destroys 

 head lice on fowls, etc. Price, 1 

 quart, 45c.; 1 gallon, SI 25; 5 gallons, 

 S5.0(l. 



COPPER SOLUTION, AMMONIATED. 

 — .\ Fungicide, the same as Bordeaux 

 Mixture, the essential ingredient 

 " Carbonate of Copper," being dis- 

 solved in ammonia in this, while in 

 Bordeau.x it is counteracted by lime. 

 Bordeaux is the cheaper and most 

 popular for .ill ordinary purposes, but 

 tor late sprayings, when fruits are 

 nearing matunty, or plants in bloom. 

 Copper Solution is usually used, as 

 there is no limy sediment left to be 



washed off by rain or hand before 

 marketing. One quart is sufficient 

 for 2s gallons of spray. Price, 1 

 quart, 50c.; 1 gallon, SI. 50. 



FIR TREE OIL.— A popular Insecticide 

 for greenhouse and garden plants; it 

 frees plants of nearly all insects to 

 which they are subject, and for the 

 following it has no superior. Mealy 

 bug, scale, red spider, aphis (black 

 and green), thrip, blight, worms and 

 slugs, and is also a valuable remedy 

 for animal parasites and insects. J 

 pint is sufficient for 10 gallons of water 

 Price, i pint tin. 40c.; pint, 75c.; 

 quart. SI. 25; 1 gallon. S4.00. 



FIR TREE OIL SOAP.— A formula of 

 the Fir Tree Oil, prepared in soap 

 form and preferred by some. It 

 will do all claimed for the fluid prep- 

 aration. An ounce makes 1 gallon. 

 Price, * lb. tin, 25c.; 2 lbs., 75c.; 5 lbs., 

 SI. 75; 10 lbs., S3.25. 



HELLEBORE, Powdered White.— For 

 the destruction of slugs, worms, cater- 



Pillars. etc. Less poisonous than 

 aris Green and London Purple, and 

 safer to use when fruits or vegetables 

 are nearly ripe. Can be used as a 

 powder or dissolved, 1 oz. in 3 gallons 

 of water. Price, 20c. per lb.; 5 lbs., 

 90c.; 10 lbs., SI .75; 25 lbs. and over 

 at 16c. per lb. 



KEROSENE EMULSION.— Prepared 

 according to the most improved 

 formula?; ready for use by simply add- 

 ing water (25 to 50 parts water to one 

 of Emulsion.) For cabbage worm, 

 scale on trees, caterpillars, melon 

 louse, rose bugs, green fly and lice of 

 all kinds, all sucking insects, either on 

 plants or animals. Price, qt., 40c.; 

 gal., SI .00; 5 gals., S4.50. 



NICO-FUME. — A tobacco paper strong- 

 ly saturated with pure nicotine. It 

 comes in strips, which, suspended and 

 lighted, is one of the best, easiest, 

 simplest and least injurious methods 

 of fumigating conservatories and 

 greenhouses, for the destruction of 

 aphis and all insects that succumb to 

 tobacco insecticides. One sheet is 

 suflicient for two thousand cubic feet 

 or more. Price, air tight cans of two 

 dozen sheets. 75c., or by mail, 90c.; 

 1 gross sheets, S.3.50; 2 gross sheets, 

 S6..T0. 



NICOTEEN.— An extract of tobacco, 

 containing about 40 per cent, nico- 

 tine. A most effectual, economical 

 and safe remedy for fumigating 

 greenhouses. Use a scant table- 

 spoonful to 1 i pints of water for each 

 pan, which is sufficient when vapor- 

 ized, by placing a hot iron in it, for 

 600 square feet of floor space. Price, 

 pint bottle. SI. .50. 



PARIS QREEN.—A poisonous, insoluble 

 powder, indispensable on the farm or 

 garden, for preventing the ravages of 

 potato bugs, codling moth, worms, 

 caterpillars, slugs and bugs. Applied 

 as a powder it should be mixed as a 



