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



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—OUR BOOK 



Insects and Plant Diseases, wlth R eme " ies - 



j6 pages, illustrated, paper cover. Pi-ice, postpaid, 25c. 



INSECTS &FUNQIJS 



REMEDIES FOR INSECTS,: 



\r\ Destroyer. A non-poisonous pow- 

 der which will destroy or drive away 

 black ants from lawns, trees, plants, 

 houses or other affected locality. 

 Price, J41b. can, 25c; 1 lb. can, 75c. 



Import d German Caterpillar Lime. 



A highly recommended European 

 remedy for the prevention of crawl- 

 ing insects from going up or down 

 the trunks of trees ; prevents the 

 laying of eggs on the bark, and the 

 hatching of those' already laid ; pre- 

 vents borers, scale, etc., and keeps 

 all animals from gnawing the trees - 

 it remains sticky and efficacious 

 from 3 to 5 months, and is easily and 

 cheaply applied. (Little booklet, giv- 

 ing /till information, mailed on appli- 

 cation.) Price, 5 lb. can, $1.00 ; 10 lb. 

 can, $1.75 ; 25 lb. keg, *3.75.' 



Fir Tr^e Oil. The most popular and 

 probably, for "all around" purposes, 

 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, and is also a valuable remedy 

 for animal parasites and insects. 

 Price; y, pint tin, 40c: pint, 75c; qt., 

 $1.40.; J4 gal., $2.50.; gal., $4.25. 



Fir Tree Oil Soap. A formula of the 

 above Fir Tree Oil, prepared in soap 

 form and pre "erred by some. It will 

 do all claimed for the fluid prepara- 

 tion. Price, y~ lb. tins, 25c: 2 lb., 

 75c; 5 lbs . $1.75.; 10 lbs., $3.25.; 20 

 lbs., $6.00. 



Kerosene Emulsion (Concentrated.) 



For plant lice of any kind, cabbage 

 worm, scale insects or apple, pear, 

 orange, lemon and other trees. 

 Price, 1 quart can, 30c; 1 gallon can. 

 50c. ; 5 gallon tin buckets, $1.75.; 50 

 gallon barrel, $10.00. 



Hellebore, Powdered White. For the 



destruction of slugs, 'worms, cater- 

 pillars, etc. Less poisonous than 

 Paris green and London purple, and 

 safer to use when fruits or vege- 

 tables are nearly ripe. Price, 20c. 

 per lb. 



Paris Green. A poisonous insoluble 

 powder, indispensable on the farm 

 or garden — for preventing the rav- 

 ages of potato bugs, codling moth, 

 worms, caterpillars, slugs and bugs. 

 Price, 30c per lb. 



Laurel Green. A combined insecticide and 

 and fungicide. Contains about 6 per 

 cent Arsenic and 10 r er cent. Copper. 

 It do s tin work both of Paris Green and 

 Bo deaux Mixture combined, and saves the 

 labor of applying both s par..ttly It is 

 neutral, and is in a fine powdery 

 condition for dissolving in water or 

 blowing on dry. (Full directions on 

 each package ) It is a deadly poison 

 to the worms and insects that eat it, 

 having all the qualities for that pur- 

 pose that Paris green contains. l:s 

 Copper Salts acts as a preventative against 

 the spread of fungi and the mildews 

 that destroy so much fruit and ruin 

 so many crops. The est of Laurel 

 Green is about half that of Paris 

 Green, and the labor is half, as one 

 spraying serves two purposes. It 

 kills bugs and prevents the rot. 

 Price. 1 lb. pkgs. 15c, $1.25doz.;50 

 lb. keg, $4.00 ; 300 lb. bbl., $18 00. 



Persian Powder or Buhach. Hender= 

 son's Superior Grade, i Cheap adul- 

 terated grades are worthless .) A most 

 effective non-poisonous impalpable 

 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 breath- 

 ing pores. Price, per lb., 40c 



Slug Shot. A non-poisonous powder 

 and a very popular insecticide— it 

 requires no further mixing or pre- 

 paration—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 fly, slugs, 

 worms, caterpillars, etc. Price, per 

 keg of 125 lbs. net, $3.00 ; per barrel 

 of .235 lbs. net, $8.50; in 10 lb. packages, 

 each, 50c; 5 lb. packages, 30c; in tin 

 canister, with perforated top for 

 applying, 25c each. 



Rose Leaf Insecticide. (Extract of 

 Tobaccoi. One of the most effectual 

 articles for the destruction of all in- 

 sects and scale on plants ; a pure 

 concentrated extract of tobacco. 

 Full instructions for the various 

 methods of applying, including 

 testimonials from leading florists, 

 are given in our "Rose Leaf" 

 pamphlet, mailed on application. 

 Pint can, 35c; quart can, 60c, gallon 

 can, $1.75. 



Tobacco Dust, Fine. For green and 

 black aphis, fleas, beetles, etc. 

 Splendid fertilizer and preventive 

 for insects in the ground and around 

 roots. Price. 10c per lb.; 5 lbs. 3?c; 

 10 lbs 50c; $2.00 per 100 lb bag. 



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. 



Whale Oil Soap. Make an excellent 

 wash for trees and plants where in- 

 sects and eggs effect 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. 



REMEDIES FOR FUNGUS, SUCH AS MILDEW, RUST, BLACK ROT, ETC. 



Copperdine. (Ammoniacal solution of 

 carbonate of copper.) A famous 

 remedy for fungoid diseases of 

 plants, particularly for grapes, cur- 

 ing downy and powdery mildew, 

 black rot, scab, etc. Price, per quart 

 can, 50c. ; 1 gallon can, $1.50. ; 10 gallon 

 carboy, $1.35 gallon. 



Fl wers of Sulphur. Price, 10c. per 

 lb.; 10 lbs., 60c Apply with bellows 



or gun. 



Fostite. A famous French prepar- 

 ation, containing silicate of magnesia 

 and copper sulphate, powdered so 

 minutely that when puffed or blown 

 from a power-gun or bellows, it 

 forms a cloud which settles evenly 

 over foliage and plants, and is not 

 only of inestimable value for all 

 fungoid diseases — mildew, black rot, 

 rust, leaf blight, etc. — but it is also a 

 splendid insect destroyer. Price, 5 

 lb. package, 50c; 25 lb. box, $2.00; 

 50 lb. box, $3.50; 100 lb. box, $6.50. 



Bordeaux Mixture. A valuable and 

 indispensable fungicide for grape 

 growers — thereby insuring larger 



. crops and finer grapes, and pre- 

 venting failure. A sure cure and 

 preventive for black rot, mildew 

 and rust, also of great value for 

 other plants suffering with kindred 

 diseases. Price. 1 quart can, 50c; 

 1 gallon can, $1.25; 5 gallon can, $5.00. 



