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REMEDIES 



Our new book, 

 " Injurious Insects and Plant Diseases, with Remedies. 



See details of contents on page 7. 



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REMEDIES FOR INSECTS. 



ANT DESTROYER. 



A non-poisonous powder which will destroy or drive 

 away black ants from lawns, trees, plants, houses or 

 other affected locality. Price, y± lb. can, 50c, or by 

 mail, 60c. 



Dust liberally near haunts. 



CARBOLIC SOAP. 



For freeing animals from insects and washing the 

 bark of trees and plants for scale, lice, etc. Price, 1 lb. 

 cake, 15c, or by mail, 30c. 



Dissolve 2 oz to a gallon of water and apply with brush, 

 sponge or spray. 



CARBONIZED SOAP (Fluid). 



Tor peach, apple and other tree borers, also for wash- 

 ing trees to prevent attacks of animals or vermin. 1 

 gallon cans (makes 12 gallons paint), $1.00 per can. 



COLE'S LIQUID INSECTICIDE. 



A combination of alcohol and other chemicals, for 

 mealy bug, red spider, scale and aphis ; we use it exten- 

 sively in our greenhouses ; it needs no further prepa- 

 ration, and is one of the most convenient and effectual 

 for ladies to use on house plants. Price, Y x pint tin, 

 50c; by mail, 65c 



Apply, undiluted, with a vaporizer. 



FIR TREE OIL. 



The most popular and probably for *' all round " pur- 

 poses the best insecticide in the market for greenhouse 

 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, aud is also 

 a valuable remedy for animal parasites and insects. 

 Price, }i pint tin, 40c; pint, 75c; qt., SI. 40; y x gal., 

 $2.50; gal., $4.25; if by mail, add 25c. per pint. 



Dilute H pint to about 10 gallons of soft or rain water, 

 (for tend'.r plants or young growth make weaker). Spray 

 on with vaporizer, syringe or bellows. 



GUICIDE POWDER. 

 A Combined Fungicide and Insecticide, 



Especially recommended for potato blight, potato rot, 

 mildew, rust, grapevine flea beetle, potato bugs, slugs, 

 codling moths, curculio, strawberry crown borers, etc. 

 This article contains both insecticide and fungicide in- 

 gredients, taking the place of Paris green aud London 

 purple, and saving the cost of one application where 

 fungicide treatment is needed as well. It can be used 

 either as a powder or in solution. 2 lbs. to a barrel of 

 water. Price, 5 lb. pkg., 50c. ; 25 lb. box, $1.75. 



KEROSENE EMULSION (Concentrated). 



For plant lice of any kind, cabbage worm, scale insects 

 on apple, pear, orange, lemon and other trees. Price, 

 1 quart can, 3Jc ; 1 gallon can. 50c; 5 gallon tin buckets, 

 $1.75 ; 50 gallon barrel, $10.00. 



Mix 1 gallon Emulsion to 15 or 20 gallons water, according 

 to strength required. Spray on with syringe or force pump. 



HELLEBORE, POWDERED WHITE. 



For the destruction of slugs, worms, caterpillars, etc. 

 Less poisonous than Paris green and London purple 

 and safer to use when fruits or vegetables are nearly 

 ripe. Price, 25c. per lb. ; or by mail, 40c. 



Dry Application. Dust on dry, or mix 1 lb. with 4 

 lbs. of powdered lime or flour, dust on with powder duster or 

 bellows or gun. 



In Solution. Dissolve 1 oz. to 3 gallons of water ; 

 apply with syringe, pump or vaporizer. 



LONDON PURPLE. 



Very poisonous and equally as efficacious as Paris 

 Green and more soluble in water. Price, 25c lb. ; 10 lb. 

 lots and over at 20c per lb. If by mail, add 15c. per lb. 

 for postage. 



Use in the same way as Paris green. 



PARIS GREEN. 



A poisonous, insoluble powder, indispensable on the 

 farm or garden — for preventing the ravages of potato 

 bugs, codlingmoth, worms, caterpillars, slugs and bugs. 

 Price, 25c per lb.; 10 lbs. and over at 23c per lb. If by 

 mail, add 15c. per lb. for postage. 



Dry Application. Mix with plaster, flour or other 

 dilulant — one part to 100 ; apply with duster, bellows or gun. 



In Solution. Mix 1 lb. to 200 or 300 gallons of water. 

 Apply with pump, syringe or vaporizer. 



Bait. For cut worms, mix 1 oz. with 8 ozs. of syrup ; 

 mix thoroughly with fresh chopped grass or leaves. 



PERSIAN POWDER or BUHACH. 



Henderson's Superior Grade. 



Cheap adulterated grades are worthless. A most effective 

 raort-poisonous impalpable 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, 40c ; 10 lbs. and over, at 35c lb. If by mail, add 

 15c. per lb. for postage. 



Dry. Blow on with a bellows or gun. 



Solution. Dissolve 1 oz. to 3 gallons of water, and 

 apply with syringe or pump. 



QUASSAINE. 



This is a Concentrated Fluid Extract Quassia, held in 

 suspension by Whale Oil Soap — adopted and officially 

 recommended by the State Horticultural Board of 

 Washington, as a cheap and reliable non-poisonous 

 insecticide for hop lice, aphis and all scale insects ; 

 nothing better for rose bushes and house plants. 

 Quart cans (25 gallons wash), $1.00 per can ; 1 gallon 

 cans (100 gallons wash), SI. 50 per can ; 2 gallon cans 

 (200 gallons wash), $2.50 per can. 



THRIP JUICE. 



A concentrated extract, arseniated, destructive for 

 mealy bug, scale, thrips, bark lice, codling moth, can- 

 ker-worm, elm leaf worm, beetles, caterpillars, etc. 

 Price, H pint can, 30c. ; 1 pint, 50c; 1 qt., 75c; 1 gal., 

 $2.00 ; 5 gal. keg, $7.00. 



Mix y z pint to 25 gallons of water and spray on with 

 syringe, vaporizer or pump. 



SLUG SHOT. 



A non-poisonous powder and a very popular insecti- 

 cide — it requires no further mixing or preparation — 

 easily applied and not injurious or dangerous to ani- 

 mals, the person applying it or fruits and vegetables 

 treated. Very effectual in destroying potato bugs and 

 beetles, green and black fly. slugs, worms, caterpillars, 

 etc. (By express or freight only.) Price, per barrel of 235 

 lbs. net, $8.00; in 10 lb. packages, each, 45c ; 51b. pack- 

 ages, 25c; in tin cannister, with perforated top for 

 applying, 25c. each ; by mail, 35c 



Apply with duster, bellows or gun, 10 to 40 lbs. is sufficient 

 for an acre. 



TOBACCO DUST, FINE. 



For green and black aphis, fleas, beetles, etc. Splen- 

 did fertilizer and preventive for insects in the ground 

 and around roots. Price, 10c per lb.: 5 lbs., 35c; 10 lbs., 

 65c; $3.00 per barrel; per ton, $25.00. If by mail, add 

 15c. per lb. for postage. 



For insects on plants, apply with powder duster or bellows. 



For worms or grubs in the soil, apply liberally to the sur- 

 face and rake in, or strew thickly in the drills before planting. 



TOBACCO EXTRACT. 



A powerful extract of tobacco combined with sulphur 

 for destroying plant lice, red spider, and insects of all 

 kinds. Price, }i pt., 30c. ; pt., 50c ; qt., 75c ; gal-, $2.00. 



Dilute 1 part to 10 or more of water and apply with 

 syringe, vaporizer or pump. 



For insects at the root, dilute as above, and apply with 

 watering-pot sufficient to reacli the roots. 



TOBACCO STEMS. 



Indispensable for fumigating greenhouses and con- 

 servatories—for the destruction of green and black 

 aphis and other insects. Price, 50 lb. bale, $1.00 ; 100 

 lb., $1.75; per ton, $2u.00. 



Dampen thoroughly a few hours before using, place about 

 a half pound over a handful of shavings in a fumigator, 

 and light. 



TOBACCO SOAP. 



Effective for green and black aphis, turnip fleas, slugs, 

 bark lice, etc. Price, 35c per lb. ; or by mail, 50c 



Dissolve 2 ozs. in a gallon of water and ajyply with pump, 

 syringe or vaporizer. 



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 lbs., 50c; 25 lbs. and 

 over, at 8c per lb. ; if by mail, add 15c. per lb. for postage. 



For insects on plants, dissolve )i lb. to a gallon of water ; 

 apply with syringe or spraying pump. 



For bark insects, etc., dilute with, water to consistency of 

 thick paint, and apply with brush. 



REMEDIES FOR FLHXGUS, such as Mildew, Rust, Black Rot, Etc. 



COPPERDINE. 



(Ammoniacal solution of carbonate of copper.) 

 A famous remedy for fungoid diseases of plants, par- 

 ticularly for grapes, curing downy and powdery mildew, 

 black rot, scab, etc. Price, quart can, 50c ; 1 gallon 

 cans, $1.50; 10 gallon carboy, $1.35 gal. ; 50 gal. barrel, 

 $1.25 gal. By express or freight only. 



Dilute 1 pint to 10 or 12 gallons of water ; apply with 

 Knapsack sprayer or bellows vaporizer. 



SULFHO-STEATITE POWDER. 

 For lettuce mildew, powdery and downy mildew of 

 the grape, rose mildew and other fungus diseases affect- 

 ing plants under glass. Used as a dust. 5 lb. boxes, 

 60c; 251b. boxes, $2.00. 



GRAPE DUST (HAMMOND'S). 



A non-poisonous powder for the remedy and control 

 of mildew and rot on grapes, gooseberries, roses, etc. 

 Price, 5 lb. pkg., 35c; 100 lb. keg, $5.00. By express or 

 freight only. 



Apply with bellows or powder gun. 



FLOWERS OF SULPHUR. 



For the prevention and destruction of mildew on roses 

 and other plants. Price, 10c per lb. : 10 lbs., 60c. ; 25 lbs. 

 and over, at 5c. per lb.; if by mail, add 15c. per lb. for 

 postage. 



Apply with bellows or gun. 



BORDEAUX MIXTURE. 



(Standard Strength.) 



A valuable and indispensable fungicide for grape 

 growers -thereby insuring larger crops and finer grapes, 

 and preventing failure. A sure cure and preventive for 

 black rot, mildew ana rust, also of great value for other 

 plants suffering with kindred diseases. Price, 20 lb. 

 pks>s., $1.00. By express or freight only. 



Dissolve 10 lbs. to 25 gallons of water, and apply with 

 Knapsack sprayer or vaporizer. 



GUICIDE POWDER. 



A combined fungicide and insecticide. 



(See under " Remedies for Insects.") 



