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Carbolic Soap. 
For freeing animals from insects and washing the 
bark of trees and plants for scale, lice, etc. Price, 1 1b. 
cake, 15c., or by mail, 25c. 
Dissolve 2 oz. toa gallon of water and apply with brush, 
sponge or spray. 
Carbolized Soap (Fluid). 
For 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, 44 pint tin, | 
60c. 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, and is also 
a valuable remedy for animal parasites and insects. 
Price, 14 pint tin, 40c.; pint, 75c.; qt., $1.40: 44 gal, 
$2 50; gal., $4.25. 
Dilute 14 pint to about 10 gallons of soft or rain water 
(for tender plants or young growth make weaker). Spray 
on with vaporizer, syringe or bellows. 
Fir Tree Oil Soap. 
Especially useful on greenhouse and garden plants 
killing red spider, mealy bug, aphis, etc. In the veg- 
etable garden it is unrivaled for disposing of potato | 
bugs, cabbage worms, currant worms, black fly, ete. 
On trees it destroys the caterpillar, elm-leaf beetle, etc. 
It does not injure fruit or foliage ; there is no danger 
to the person using it, nor are the fruits or vegetables 
on which it has been used in the slightest degree poi- 
soned. One ounce makes a gallon of non poisonous insect- | 
killing liquid. Price, 44 1b. tins, 25c. _ by mail, 30c | 
lbs., 75c., by mail, $1. ‘00. 5 Ibs., $1.75; 10 1bs., $3.25 ; 
20 1bs., $6.00 ; by express only, the purchaser paying carriage. 
Guicide Powder. 
A Combined Fungicide and Insecticide. | 
Especially recommended for potato blight, potato rot, 
mildew, rust, grapevine flea beetle, potato bugs, slugs, | 
eodling moths, curculio, strawberry crown borers, etc. | 
This article contains both insecticide and fungicide in- 
gredients, taking the place of Paris green and 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. 21bs. toa barrel of 
water. Price, 51b. pkg., 50c.; 25 1b. 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, 30c.; 1 gallon can, 50c.; 5 gallon tin 
buckets, $1.75; 50 gallon barrel. $10.00. 
Miz 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, 35c. 
Dry Application. Dust on dry, or mix 1 Ib. with 4 
Ibs. 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 solublein water. Price, 25c. lb., or by 
mnail, 35c. 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, codling moth, worms, caterpillars, 
bugs. Price, 30c. per 1b., or by mail, 40c. per lb. 
Dry Application. Mix with plaster, flour or other 
dilutant—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 
non-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, per 1b., 40c., or by mail, 50c. per 1b. 
Dry. Blow on with a bellows or gun. 
Solution. Dissolve 1 oz. to 3 gallons of water, and 
| apply with syringe 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, 
ete. (By express or Freight only) Price, per keg of 125 
lbs. net, $5.00 ; per barrel of 235 Ibs. net, $8.50 ; in 10 1b. 
packages, each, 50c. ; 5 lb. packages, 30c. : in tin canister, 
with perforated top for applying, 25c. each ; by mail, 35c. 
Apply with duster, bellows or gun. 10 to 40 lbs, ts sufficient 
Sor an acre. 
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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 wasb), $1.50 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, +4 pint can, 30c.; 1 pint, 50c.; 1 qt., 75c.; 1 gal., 
$2.00; 5 gal. keg, $7.00. 
Miz 14 pint to 25 gallons of water and spray on with 
syringe, vaporizer or pump. 
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., or by mail, 20c. 
per lb.» 5 lbs., 35c.; 10 Ibs., 65c.; $3. 00 per barrel. 
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, 3 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 reach 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. 
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 1b.; or by mail, 45c. 
Dissolve 2 ozs. in a gallon of water and apply with pump, 
syringe or vaporizer. 
Whale Oil Soap. 
Makes an excellent wash for trees and plants where 
insects and eggs affect the bark, and forsmearing on the . 
trunks of trees to prevent worms from crawling up. 
Price, 15c. per 1b., or by mail, 25c. per lb.; 2 lbs., 25c., or 
by mail, 45c.; 5 lbs., 50c.; 25 Ibs. and over, at 8c. per lb. 
For insects on plants, dissolve 14 lb. toa gallon of water ; 
apply with syringe or spraying pump. 
For bark: insects, elc., dilute with water to consistency of 
thick paint, and apply with brush. 
REMEDIES FOR FUNGUS, 222s 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 
ean, $1.50; 10 gallon carboy, $1.35 gal. By express or 
Freight only. 
Dilute 1 pint to 10 or 12 gallons of water ; 
Knapsack sprayer or bellows vaporizer. 
apply with 
Flowers of Sulphur. 
For the prevention and destruction of mildew on | 
roses and other plants. Price, 10c. per 1b., or by mail, 
20c. lb ; 10 1bs., 60c.; 25 lbs. and over, at 5c. per lb. 
Apply with bellows or gun. 
Fostite. 
A splendid preventive and cure of fungoid diseases | 
against mildew, black rot, leaf blight, rust, etc , affecting 
vines, fruits and vegetables. It is a powder, and 
should be blown on the plants with a powder-bellows 
or powder-gun, while the foliage is moist, either in the 
morning or evening, or aftersyringing. At the rate of 
25 lbs. per acre for grapevines, for each application, 
is the average quantity required. Price, 5 lb. pkg., 50c.; 
25 lb. box, $2.00; 501b box, $3.50; 100 1b. box, $6.50. 
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 gute. 
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, miidew and rust, also of great value for other 
plants suffering with kindred diseases. Price, 20 lb 
pkg., $1.00. By express or freight only. 
Dissolve 10 Ibs. to 25 gallons of water, and apply with 
Knapsack sprayer or vaporizer. 
Guicide Powder. 
A combined fungicide and insecticide. 
(See under “‘ Remedies for Insects.”’) 
