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Application of Insecticides and Fun- / 
gicides is best done for fluid solu- 
tions with a Spray Pump, Knapsack 
Sprayer, Syringe or Vaporizing Bel- 
lows. In powder form they are best 
applied with a Powder Gun, Bellows 
or Duster, all of which aredescribed 4\ 
on the preceding page, No: 173. f 
Our New Implement Catalogue 
(mailed free) illustrates and de- 
scribes afull line of hand and horse 
power apparatus for applying fluid 
set, powder Insecticides and Fungi- 
cides. 
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’ Insects that Eat Foliage, Fruits, Flowers, ee they are { 
bugs, worms, caterpillars or slugs, etc., are best destroyed by 
some poisonous Insecticide, such as Paris Green or Hellebore. If 
for any reason it is not deemed safe to use a poison, the next best 
non-poisonous Insecticides are Persian Powder, Slug Shot, Bug 
Death, Fir Tree Oil or Soap, Kerosene Emulsion, ‘Pobacco Extrac t. 
ioseors that Suck the Juice of Plants, such as lice, green and 
fly, red spider, scale, mealy bugs, etc., can only be destroyed 
ie Brin oritatine Insecticides, such as Kerosene Emulsion, Extract 
of Tobacco, Tobacco Dust or Fir Tree Oil. 
Plants affected by Fungus Disease, such as mildew, spot, dry rot, 
rust, etc., should be promptly treated with either Bordeaux Mixture, 
Copper Solution or Sulphur. 
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insects on trunks, eggs on bark, and to prevent crawl- 
use either Whale-Oil Soap or Tree-Protecting Bands. 
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the prices, to pay postage. 
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, % 1b. can, 
40c.; 11b. can, 75de. 
APHIS PUNK is a soft paper saturated with nico- 
tine, rolled and dried. When lighted it burns slowly 
and is a cleanly, convenient and effectual remedy 
for “smoking” conservatories, etc., being especially 
effective against green and black fly and thrip on 
roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, ete. Itis also 
valuable when burned under trees or bushes, for 
destroying caterpillars and other insects. Use 2 to 
8 rolls for a 100-foot house. Price, per box of 12 
rolls, 60c., or by mail, 70c. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE. (Standard Formule, 1 
gallon makes 50 gallons spray.) Ready for use by 
simply adding water. An indispensable Fungicide, 
curing and preventing black rot, mildew, bright, 
rust, scab and all fungoid diseases on fraite and 
plants. Price, 1 pint, 25c.; 1 quart, 40c.; 1 gallon, 
$1.00; 5 gallons, $4.50. 
BUG DEATH is a non-poisonous, insect-killing 
powder, that is in high favor, especially among 
many Southern market gardeners, who use it ex- 
tensively for cabbage and tomato worms, potato 
and cucumber bugs, ete. It is applied with a 
duster, bellows or powder-gun, at the rate of about 
12 lbs. per acre. Price, 15c. 1b.; 3 1bs., 35c.; 5 lbs., 
50c.; 12% Ibs., $1.00; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
“CATTLE COMFORT” protects horses, cattle, dogs, 
ete., from flies, gnats, mosquitoes, horse-fly and 
other insects, is healing to sores, destroys head 
lice on fowls, ete. Price, 1 quart, 45c.; al gallon, 
$1.25; 5 gallons, $5.00. 
COPPER SOLUTION, AMMONIATED. A Fungi- 
cide, the same as Bordeaux Mixture, the essential 
ingredient, ‘Carbonate of Copper,” being dissolved 
in ammonia in this, while in Bordeaux it is 
counteracted by lime. Bordeaux is the cheaper and 
most popular ‘for all ordinary purposes, but for 
late sprayings, when fruits are nearing maturity, 
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 25 gallons or spray. Price, 1 quart, 
50c.; 1 gallon, $1.50. 
FIR TREE OIL. A popular Insecticide for green- 
house and house 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. %% pint is sufficient 
for 10 gallons of water. Price, 4% pint tin, 40c.; 
pint, 75c.; quart, $1.25; 1 gallon, $4.00. 
FIR TREE OIL SOAP. A formula of the above Fir 
Tree Oil, prepared in soap form and preferred by 
some. It will do all claimed for the fluid prepara- 
tion, An ounce makes 1 gallon. Price, ¥% Ib. tin, 
25c.; 2 lbs., 7T5c.; 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.25. 
HELLEBORE, Powdered White. For the destruc- 
tion of slugs, worms, caterpillars, etc. Less poison- 
ous than Paris Green and London Purple, and 
safer to use when fruits or vegetables are nearly 
Tipe. Can be used as a powder or dissolved, 1 oz. in 
3 gallons of water. Price, 20c. per Ib ; 5 Ibs., 90c.; 
10 lbs., $1.75; 25 lbs. and over at 16c. per Ib. 
KEROSENE EMULSION. Prepared according to 
the most improved formule; ready for use by 
simply adding 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, 1 quart, 40¢.; 1 gallon, 
$1.00; 5 gallons, $4.50. 
NICOTEEN. An extract of tobacco, containing 
about 40 per cent. nicotine. A most effectual, 
economical and safe remedy for fumigating green- 
houses. Use a scant tablespoonful to 1% 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, $1.50. 
Vaporizing Pans, extra, $1.50 each. 
PARIS GREEN. 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 plaster or flour, 100 parts 
to 1 part of Paris Green; in solution mix 1 Ib. in 
200 to 300 gallons water. Price, % lb. package, 
15c.; 1 lb. package, 25c.; 5 lb. package, $1.00; 
28 Ib. bucket, $5.50; 100 Ib. keg, $18.00. 
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 penetrates the 
innermost crevices. For worms, flies, aphis and 
almost all kinds of insects it is very effectual, suffo- 
cating them by filling up the breathing pores. 
eee 20c. %41b., 30c.% Ib.,5 lbs., $2.25, 10 lbs., 
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“P.D.Q.” POWDER for DOGS and POULTRY. 
This celebrated, non-poisonous, disinfecting insect 
powder is considered the best for fleas, lice und 
other insects on dogs, cats, chickens, cattle, ete. It 
kills the insects immediately, and does not injure 
hair, feathers or skin; in fact, is healing and a 
disinfectant, and ‘‘slicks up the coat.”’ Price, 1 Ib. 
box, 25c.; 5 1b. bag, $1.00. 
“ROSE LEAF.” Extract of Tobacco. Most effectual 
for the destruction of all insects and scale on 
plants; a pure, concentrated extract of tobacco, 
dilute with from 80 to 150 parts of water. Full in- 
structions for the various methods of applving are 
given in our ‘‘Rose Leaf” pamphlet, mailed on 
application. Pint can, 30c.; quart can, 55c.; gal- 
lon can, $1.50. 
TOBACCO DUST. 
TOBACCO STEMS. 
Powcers and Soaps (those offered by the pound)—non-poisonous—can be sent by mail, if 15c. per Ib. is added to 
Fluids (those offered by the quart, etc.,) and poisonous powders are not mailable. 
SLUG SHOT. A non-poisonous powder and a very 
popular Insecticide; it requires no further mixing 
or preparation, easily applied and not injurious or 
dangerous to animals, the person applying it, or 
fruits and vegetables treated. Very effeetual in 
destroying potato bugs and beetles, green and 
black fly, slugs, worms, caterpillars, ete. Price, per 
keg of 125 Ibs. net, $5. 00; per barrel of 235 Ibs. 
net, $8.50; 10 Ib. ‘package, 50c.; 5 lb. package, 
80c.; in tin canister, with perforated top for apply- 
ing, 25e. each. 
IMPORTED SCOTCH SOFT COAL SOOT. This 
prevents insect ravages and also acts as a stimu- 
lating fertilizer. Used in onion drills, radish beds, 
cabbage grounds, etc., it checks the attacks of 
grubs, cut-worms, etc. When scattered lightly, as 
a top-dressing around plants, it drives away in- 
sects that hide in the ground by day or lay their 
eggs near the roots. Price, 1 Ib., 10c.; 10 Ibs., 
50c.; 25 lb. bag, $1.25; 100]1b. bag, $4.00. 
SULPHUR. Price, 10c. per lb.; 10 lbs., 60e.; 25 Ibs. 
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 dip, and, besides, is unex- 
celled as an internal and external remedy for 
animal wounds and skin diseases, for killing animal 
parasites, mixing with whitewash for trees, chicken- 
houses, kennels, etc. Price, pint can, 45e.; quart 
can, 60c.; 1 gallon can, $1.60; 5 gallon can, $6.75, 
Fine. For green and black 
aphis, fleas, beetles, ete. Splendid Fertilizer and 
preventive for insects in the ground and around 
roots. Price, 10c. per Ib.; 5 lbs., 30c.; 10 Ibs., 50c.; 
$2.50 per 100 Ib. bag. 
For fumigating greenhouses 
and conservatories, for the destruction of green 
and black aphis and other insects. Price, 50 1b. 
bale, 85c.; 100 lbs., $1.50; per ton, $20.00. 
INDESTRUCTIBLE TREE- PROTECTOR. Very 
- effectual for preventing in- 
Sects, caterpillars, etc., from 
erawling up the trunks of 
trees. It consists of a strip 
of thin brass, 1% inches 
wide, the lower edge slashed 
into fringe, with tooth-like 
perforations above. When 
tacked around the tree no 
crawling insect can pass the 
protector. Price, 15c. per 
foot, 10 feet and over, 14c. 
= =J3 per foot. 
WHALE OIL SOAP. Makes an excellent 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 Ibs., 50c.; 25 lbs. and over, at 
8c. per Ib. 
FLUID WEED DESTROYER. 
The best, cheapest and safest destroyer of weeds, moss, 
grass, ete., in garden walks and carriage drives. 
It completely destroys all weeds, whenever applied, and 
by its effects on the ground prevents the growth of fresh 
ones for a year afterwards, thus saving an immense 
amount of labor in hoeing, etc. 
Its application is easy, being in a liquid form and only 
requiring to be mixed with water and applied with a 
Full directions for use with each package. 
watering-can. 
makes 6 gals. sufficient for 150 sq. ft..... 
WORM EXTERMINATOR. 
For immediately removing worms of every kind from 
lawns, garden plots, flower pots, etc., without injury to 
the most delicate plant or flower. 
Directions for Use: Mix an ounce of the Extermina- 
tor (about two tablespoonfuls) with one gallon of 
water in a watering-can and use freely in the ordinary 
way of watering. 
The worms will immediately rise to the surface of the 
lawn or pot,and should at once be picked up and burned, 
as ifleft about they would injure birds or fowls. 
Quart Can, 50c. 1-Piat Bottle, makes 10 gallons of liquid pneeer sete ae 50c. 
Gallon Can, 25 600 * $1.25 114-Pint Bottle, «“ 30 $1.00 
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