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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 



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REMEDIES *H 



INSECTS THAT EAT PLANTS, FOLIAGE, VEGETABLES, FRUITS, 

 FLOWERS, ETC. whether bugs, beetles, worms, caterpillars or slugs, are 

 more quickly and effectually destroyed with a poisonous insecticide as Arsenate 

 of Lead. Paris Green or Hellebore. These if intelligently applied according 

 to directions are so dilute as to be harmless to vegetation and to animal life, 

 excepting in quantity. Less poisonous stomatic and contact insecticides are 

 Bug Death. Fir Tree Oil Soap, Kerosene Emulsion. Slug Shot, etc. 



FOR HOUSE AND CONSERVATORY PLANTS the most convenient insecticides 

 are Aphine. Xicoteen, Insect Powder and Lemon Oil. 



FUNGUS ON PLANTS, TREES, FRUITS, VINES AND VEGETABLES as 

 mildew, spot, dry rot, and rust should be promptly treated with Bordeaux, 

 Ammoniated Copper Solution, Fungine or Sulphur. 



THE BEST COMBINED FUNGUS AND INSECT DESTROYERS are Bordeaux- 

 Arsenate and Pyrox. 



FOR SCALE ON HARD WOODED PLANTS, SHRUBS AND TREES use Kero- 

 sene Emulsion, or if dormant Lime — Sulphur Solution or Scalecide. 



FOR TREE BORERS use Borowax. For Tree Wounds use " Electro" Tree 

 Wound Paint. 



TO PREVENT CATERPILLARS AND INSECTS CRAWLING UP TREES, use 

 Sticky Tree Cord, Tree Tanglefoot or Fish Oil Soap. 



INJECTS &FUNGUS1 



INSECTS THAT SUCK THE JUICES FROM PLANTS, FOLIAGE, ETC., such 

 as lice, green, black and white aphis or fly, mealy bug, red spider and scale, 

 thrust their proboscis into the leaf or stem, consequently are not affected by 

 stomach poisons and must be destroyed by contact insecticides. Those in 

 powder form kill by closing the breathing pores in the insect's skin; or in fluid 

 form by being absorbed through these pores. The best contact insecticides in 

 powder form are Bug Death, Hellebore, Insect Powder, Slug Shot and Tobacco 

 Dust. The best in fluid form are Aphine. Black Leaf 40, Fir Tree Oil Soap, 

 Fish (Whale) Oil Soap, Xicoteen (Tobacco Extract), Kerosene Emulsion, Lemon 

 Oil, " X L All " Liquid Insecticide. 



FOR FUMIGATING CONSERVATORIES AND GREENHOUSES use Aphis 

 Punk. Nico-fume, Tobacco Powder or Tobacco Stems; for fluid vaporizing use 

 Xicoteen or "XL All " compound. 



FOR UNDERGROUND INSECTS, ants, root lice, grubs, maggots, cutworms, 

 etc., use Anti-cide, Cutworm Killer, Tobacco Dust. Scotch Root or Vermine. 



FOR ANGLE OR FISH WORMS IN LAWNS, PUTTING GREENS TENNIS 

 COURTS, ETC., use Henderson's Worm-Killing Grass Food. 



FOR POTATO SCAB, GRAIN SMUTS, DISINFECTING, ETC., use the germi- 

 cide Formaldehyde. 



FOR ANIMAL INSECTS AND PESTS use Cattle Comfort or Thymo-Cresol. 



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Ji@= ABOUT MAILING 



Powders, Soaps and Pastes (those offend by the pound) — non-poisonous — can be sent by Parcel Post if sufficent 



is added to the prices, to pay postage at Zone Rates. 



Fluids (those offered fty the quart, tlr.) and poisonous powders are not mailable. 



APHINE. A powerful insecticide, readily soluble 

 in water and applied as a spray, wash or dipping 

 solution. It kills green and black fly, thrips, red 

 spider, slugs, ants, mealy bug, scale, etc. Price, 

 1 gill, 25c; h pint, 40c; pint, 65c; quart, SI. 00 

 gallon, S2.50. 



APHIS PUNK is a wood-pulp paper, in 6 x 36-inch 

 sheets, saturated with 22J per cent, nicotine, 

 rolled and dried. When lighted it burns slowly 

 and is a cleanly, convenient and effectual remedy 

 for " smoking " conservatories, etc., for green and 

 black fly, thrip, etc. Price, per carton of 12 rolls, 

 60c. (mail -weight, 1 lb.); per case of 12 cartons, 

 S6.50. 



ANT-I-CIDE. A powder with a repellant odor, 

 effective against ants and crawling insects that 

 infest lawns. Strew so the surface infested will 

 be thoroughly covered. One pound will dress 

 about 300 square feet. Price, 1 -lb. package, 23c; 

 5-lb. bag, 90c; 25-lb. drum, S4.00. 



ARSENATE OF LEAD— PASTE. A poison taking 

 the place of Paris Green. Its advantages are that 

 it adheres to foliage, does not readily wash off by 

 rain and does not injure tender foliage. It re- 

 mains suspended in solution so that an even dis- 

 tribution can be obtained. It is white in color and 

 shows just where it has been applied. Price, 1-lb. 

 tin, 23c; 5-lb. tin., 90c; 12^-lb. pail, S2.25; 25-lb. 

 bucket, S4.50; 50-lb. bucket, S8.00; 100-lb. keg, 

 S13.00; 300-lb. barrel, S33.00. 



ARSENATE OF LEAD, POWDERED. May be 

 used either as a dust diluted with hydrated lime, 

 plaster or road dust, or as a liquid spray with 

 water, lime-sulphur, solution or Bordeaux, only 

 half the weight is needed as of the paste form. 

 Price, 1 lb., 40c; 5 lbs.. S1.90; 10 lbs., S3.20; 25-lb. 

 box. S7.00; 501b.. S12.50; 1001b.. S23.00. 



"BLACK LEAF 40." An effective insecticide for 

 sucking insects such as plant lice, aphis, red spider, 

 leaf hopper, thrip, etc. Sprayed on dilute 2 tea- 

 spoonsful to a gallon of water. It also forms a 

 splendid combined spray for both insects and fungus 

 with Bordeaux. Price, 1-oz. bottle, 25c; i-lb. tin, 

 75c; 2-lb. tin, S2.50; 10-lb. can, S10.75. 



BORDEAUX— ARSENATE OF LEAD. A combina- 

 tion in proper proportions of these standard insecti- 

 cide and fungicide remedies, thus killing insects 

 and eliminating fungus plant diseases at one 

 spraying and accomplishing the objects in half the 

 time required to spray on separately. Quantity 

 required, 1 to 2 lbs. in 10 gallons water. Price, 

 1 lb.. 23c: 5 lbs., SI. 10; 10 lbs.. S2.00; 25 lbs., S4.25; 

 50 lbs., S7.75; 100-lb. keg, S14.00. 



BORDEAUX— PASTE. Ready for use by simply- 

 adding 1 part to 50 of water. An indispensable 

 fungicide, curing and preventing black rot, mildew, 

 blight, rust, scab, and all fungoid diseases on fruits 

 and plants. Price, 1 pint, 28c; 1 quart, 40c; 1 

 gallon, S1.00; 5 gallons, S4.25; 10 gallons, S8.00. 



BORDEAUX, POWDERED. Requires 1 to 1-J lbs. 

 to 10 gallons of water as a fungicide spray. Price, 

 llb.,32c;51bs.,S1.35;10 1bs., §2.50; 25 lbs., S5.50. 



BOROWAX. A complete protection against tree 

 borers if applied in accordance with instructions, 

 at the point where the moth deposits its eggs. 

 Quantity required, half to one pint to a tree accord- 

 ing to size. Price, quart, 35c; half gallon. 55c; 

 gallon can (boxed), 90c; 6 gallons (boxed), S4. 75; 

 half-barrel, S19.00; barrel, S33.00. 



BUG DEATH. A non-poisonous insect-killing pow- 

 der, for cabbage and tomato worms, potato and 

 cucumber bugs, etc. Apply with a duster, bellows 

 or powder-gun, at the rate of about 12 lbs. per acre. 

 Mail weight, 1£ lbs., per lb. Price, 19c per lb.; 

 31bs.; 40c; 51bs., 55c; 12* lbs., SI. 15; 100 lbs. S8.50. 



BUG DEATH SHAKER, for applying above, 25c 



CATTLE COMFORT. Protects horses, cattle, dogs, 

 etc. from flies, gnats, mosquitoes, horse-fly and 

 other insects, is healing to sores, destroys head lice 

 on fowls, etc. Price, 1 quart, 40c; 1 gallon, SI. 15; 



5 gallons, S4.75. 



COPPER SOLUTION, AMMONIATED. A fungi- 

 cide, the essential ingredient, "Carbonate of Copper" 

 being dissolved in ammonia, while in Bordeaux it 

 is counteracted by lime. For spraying when fruits 

 are nearing maturity, or plants in bloom, Copper 

 Solutionis usually used, as there is no limy sedi- 

 ment left to be washed off. One quart is sufficient 

 for 25 gallons of spray. Price, 1 quart, 60c; 1 

 gallon, S2.00. 



CUT WORM KILLER. A coarse powder for sprink- 

 ling near the plants to be protected. It has an 

 enticing odor and the worms prefer it to vegetation. 

 One pound is sufficient for 175 plants in hills, or 

 100 feet when in rows. Price, 1-lb. sprinkler box, 

 23c. (mail weight, 2 lbs.); 5-lb. tins, 9Cc. (mail weight 



6 lbs.) ; 25-lb. drum, S3.75; 100-lb. bag. SI 1.00. 

 ELECTRO TREE WOUND PAINT is an insurance 



against decay, having penetrating antiseptic and 

 elastic waterproofing qualities. Sun and rain 

 cannot cause the coating to break from the treated 

 wood. Price, quart, 45c; gallon, SI .'40; 5 gallons, 

 S6.00; 10 gallons, S10.00. 



FIR TREE OIL SOAP. A popular insecticide; 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, thrip, blight, 

 worms and slugs. An ounce makes one gallon. 

 Price, Hb. tin, 23c. (mail weight, 1 lb.) 2 lbs., 70c. 

 (mail weight, 3 lbs.) 



FISH OIL SOAP. (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, 13c perlb. (mail-weight, 2lbs.);5 lbs., 55c 

 (mail weight, 6 lbs.) ; 25 lbs. and over at 9c perlb. 



FORMALDEHYDE. It is of pronounced efficiency 

 in destroying disease germs affecting both animal 

 and plant life, and is successfully employed as a 

 preventive of such fungoid diseases as potato scab, 

 onion and grain smuts, musty corn and other af- 

 fected seeds, damping off of seedlings, club root of 

 roses, etc. The dilution for most purposes is 1 

 lb. (1 pint) to 15 or 20 gallons of water and 1 to 2 

 gallons of this dilution is required for the treatment 

 of a bushel of seed. Price (40 volume %), 1-lb. 

 bottle. 36c; 5-lb. bottle, at 33c lb.; 10-lb. bottle, 

 at 28c. lb.; 50-lb. demijohn, at 25c lb.-, 132-lb. 

 carboy, at 23c lb. 



FUNGINE. An effective sulphurated spraying 

 remedy for mildew, rust and other blights. Does 

 not stain the foliage. Prices, half pint, 40c; pint, 

 55c; quart, SI. 00; gallon S3. 50. 



HELLEBORE Powdered White. For the destruc- 

 tion of slugs, worms, caterpillars, etc. Less 

 poisonous than Paris Green and Arsenate of Lead, 

 and safer to use when fruits or vegetables are 

 nearly ripe. Can be used as a powder or dissolved, 

 1 ounce in 3 gallons of water. Price, 50c per lb.; 

 5 lbs., S2.25 (mail weight, l\ lbs. per lb.); 10 lbs. 

 54.00. 



INSECT POWDER. (Persian or Buhach Powder.) 

 Henderson's Superior Grade. (Cheap adulterated 

 grades are worthless.) A most effective, non- 

 poisonous, impalpable powder, that penetrates the 

 innermost crevices. For worms, flies, aphis and 

 almost all kinds of insects it is very effectual; suf- 

 focating them by filling up the breathing pores. 

 Price, 35c | lb.; 1 lb., 65c; 5 lbs., S3. 50 (mail 

 weight, 1} lbs. per lb.). 



KEROSENE EMULSION. Ready for use by simply 

 adding 25 to 50 parts water to one of Emulsion. 

 For cabbage worm, scale on trees, caterpillars, 

 melon louse, rose bugs, green fly, lice and all suck- 

 ing insects, either on plants or animals. Price, 1 

 pint, 18c; 1 quart, 30c; 1 gallon, 80c; 5 gallons, 

 $3.75. 



LEMON OIL. An efficient insecticide for all sucking 

 insects and soft scales. It is applied as a spray or 

 wash and has an agreeable odor. Price, £ pint, 

 23c; 1 pint, 35c; quart, 70c; j gallon. SI. 15; 1 

 gallon, S2.00. 



LIME SULPHUR SOLUTION. For all scale insects 

 on trees and shrubs, also of benefit for such fungus 

 bark diseases as can be treated in winter. Must 

 be diluted and applied with a spray pump while 

 the trees are dormant, after the leaves have fallen 

 in fall and before the buds swell in spring. It can 

 be used quite strong during mid-winter, but earlier 

 or later it will be safer to dilute it 1 gallon to 30 to 

 40 of water. Price, quart can, 25c; gallon 60c; 

 5-gallon can, S2.00; barrel of 50 gallons, 410.00. 

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