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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 i lb. cans, 40c.; 

 1 lb. can, 75c. 



ARSENATE OF LEAD. A poison rapidly taking the 

 place of Paris green. Its great advantages are that 

 it adheres well to the foliage and spraying does not 

 have to be repeated as it does not readily wash off 

 by rain. It also remains well suspended in solution 

 so that an even distribution can be obtained. It is 

 white in color and shows just whereit has been ap- 

 plied. Its principal advantage lies in the fact that 

 it does not injure tender foliage. Price, 1 lb.. 20c.; 

 5 lbs., 95c.; 10 lbs., $1.80; 20 lbs., $3.60; 100 lbs., 

 $17.00; bulk, 16c. lb. 



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, etc. It is applied with a 

 duster, bellows or powder-gun, at the rate of about 

 12 lbs. per acre. Price, 1.5c. lb.; 3 lbs., 35c.; 5 lbs., 

 50c.; 12i lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs., $7.00. 



BUG DEATH SHAKER for applying above, 65c. 



BORDEAUX MIXTURE. {Standard Formula. 1 gal- 

 lon makes 50 gallons of spray.) Ready for use by 

 simply adding water. An indispensable Fungicide, 

 curing and preventing black rot, mildew, blight, 

 rust, scab and all fungoid diseases on fruits and 

 plants. Price 1 pint, 25c.; 1 quart, 40c.; 1 gallon, 

 $1.00; 5 gallons. $4.50. 



COPPER SOLUTION, AMMONIATED. A Fungicide 

 the same as Bordeaux Mixture, the essential in- 

 gredient, " Carbonate of Copper," being dissolved in 

 ammonia in this, while in Bordeaux it is counter- 

 acted by lime. Bordeaux is the cheaper and most 

 popular for all ordinary purposes, but for late 

 sprayings, when fruits are nearing maturity, or 

 plant's in bloom, Copper Solution is usually used, 

 as there is no slimy sediment left to be washed off 

 by rain or hand before marketing. One quart is 

 sufficient for 25 gallons of spray. Price, 1 quart, 

 oOc; 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, i pint is sufficient 

 for 10 gallons of water. Price, j 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 prep- 

 aration. An ounce makes 1 gallon. Price, ^ lb., 

 tin, 25c.; 2 lbs.. 75c.; 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.25. 



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. 

 Can be used as a powder or dissolved, 1 oz. in 3 

 gallons of water. Price 20c. per lb.; 5 lbs., 90c.; 

 10 lbs., $1.75; 25 lbs. and over, at 16c. per lb. 



HENDERSON'S X. L. POWDER for DOGS and 

 POULTRY. Non-poisonous insect powder for in- 

 sects on dogs, cats, chickens, etc. Price, 1 lb. 

 box, 25c.; $2.50 per doz.; postage extra, 15c. each. 



KEROSENE EMULSION. Prepared according to the 

 most improved formula; ready for used by simply 

 adding water (25 to 50 parts water to one of Emul- 

 sion). For cabbage worm, scale on trees, cater- 

 pillars, melon louse, rose bugs, green fly and lice 

 of all kinds, all sucking insects, either on plants or 

 animals. Price, 1 quart, 40c.; 1 gallon, $1.00; 5 

 gallons, $4.50. 



Powders and Soaps (those 

 ofjered by the pound) — non- 

 poisonous — can be sent by mail, 

 if Ibc. per lb. is added to the 

 prices to pay postage. Fluids 

 (those ofjered by the quart, etc.,) 

 and poisonous powders are not 

 mailable. 



LEMON OIL. An 



efiicient insecticide 



for destroying all 



insects and soft 



scales. It is applied 



as a spray or wash 



and has an agreeable 



odor. 4 pint, 25c.; 



1 pint, 40c.; quart, 75c.; -J gal., $1.25; 1 gal., $2.25; 



5 gal., $10.00. 



LIME SULPHUR AND SALT. A Uquid compound 

 of the ingredients mentioned, now extensively 

 used for all scale insects on trees and shrubs and 

 it is also of benefit for such fungous diseases of 

 the bark, etc., as can be treated in winter. It 

 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 — say, 1 gallon to 20 

 gallons of water — during December, January and 

 February, but earlier or later than these months 

 it will be safer to dilute it 1 gallon to 40 of water. 

 Price, quart can, 40c.; gallon, $l',00; 5 gallons, $4.50 

 barrel of 45 gallons at 75c. gallon. 



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 IJ 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. 



NICOTICIDE. An extract of tobacco used in fumi- 

 gation. The required quantity is placed in a tin 

 dish and evaporated by a spirit lamp, placed 

 underneath. An effectual remedy for insects in 

 the greenhouse, window garden or frames. Price, 

 4 oz. can, 70c.; \ pint, $1.25; pint, $2.50; gallon, 

 $18.00. 



NICO-FUME. A tobacco paper strongly saturated 

 with pure nicotine. It comes in strips, which, sus- 

 pended and lighted, is one of the best, easiest 

 simplest and least injurious methods of fumigating 

 conservatories and greenhouses for the destruction 

 of aphis and all insects that succumb to tobacco 

 insecticides. One sheet is sufficient for two thou- 

 sand cubic feet or more. Price, air tight cans of 

 two dozen sheets, 7.5c., or by mail, 90c.; 1 gross 

 sheets, $3.50; 2 gross sheets, $6.50. 



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 with plaster or flour, 100 parts 

 to 1 part of Paris Green, in solution mix 1 lb. in 

 200 to 300 gallons water. Price, i lb. package, 

 25c.; 1 lb. package, 40c.; 5 lb. package, $1.85; 28 lb. 

 bucket, $8.50; 100 lb. keg, $30.00. 



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. 

 Price, 30c. * lb.; 1 lb., 50c.; 5 lbs., $2.25. 



" 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 30 to 150 parts of water. Full 

 instructions for the various methods of applying are 

 given in our " Rose Leaf " pamphlet, mailed on ap- 

 plication. Pint can, 30c.; quart can, 55c.; gallon 

 can, $1.50; 5 gallon can. $5.00. 



" SCALECIDE." The latest and best spray for San 

 Jose scale, cottony maple scale and Pear Psylla. 

 It is not poisonous, being simply a mechanical 

 preparation of petroleum oil that instantly mixes 

 with cold water and is immediately ready ' > apply; 

 1 gallon of " Scalecide " to 20 gallons of water 

 sprayed on your trees and bushes will kill every 

 scale that it reaches without injxu"y to tree or fruit 

 bud if applied in late fall, winter or early spring 

 while the foliage is off. Safe and easy to apply. 

 Price, 1 gallon can, $1.00; 5 gallon, can $3.25; 10 

 gallon can, $6.00; 50 gallon barrel, $25.00. 



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 effectual in 

 destroying potato bugs, and beetles, green and 

 black fly, slugs, worms, caterpillars, eltc. Price, 

 per keg of 125 lbs. net, $5.00; per barre of 235 lbs. 

 net, $9.00; 10 lb. package, 50c.; 5 lb. package, 30c.; 

 in tin canister, with perforated top for applying, 

 25c. each. 



IMPORTED SCOTCH SOFT COAL SOOT. This pre- 

 vents insects ravage and also acts as a stimulating 

 fertilizer. Used in onion drills, radish beds, cab- 

 bage grounds, etc., it checks the attacks of grubs, 

 cut-worms, etc. When scattered lightly, as a top- 

 dressing around plants, it drives away insects that 

 hide in the ground by day and lay their eggs near 

 the roots. Price, only in 100 lb. bags, $4.00. 



SULPHUR, FLOWERS OF. Price, 10c. per lb.; 10 

 lbs., 60c.; 25 lbs. and over, at 5c. per lb. 



SULPHO-TOBACCO SOAP. A positive extermi- 

 nator of all insect life on plants in the green- 

 house. Price, 3 oz. box, 10c.; 8 oz. box, 20c.; 

 10 lb. box, $3.00. 



TOBACCO DUST, Fine. For green and black aphis, 

 fleas, beetles, etc. Splendid fertilizer and preven- 

 tive for insects in the ground and around roots. 

 Price, 10c. per lb.; 5 lbs., 30c.; 10 lbs., 50c.; $2.50 

 per 100 lb. bag. 



TOBACCO STEMS. For fumigating greenhouses 

 and conservatories, for the destruction of green and 

 black aphis and other insects. Price, 50 lb. bale, 

 85c.; 100 lbs., $1.50; per ton, $20.00. 



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 9c. 

 per lb. 



WILSON'S PLANT OIL. For scale and other insects 

 on palms, house and greenhouse plants. It is well 

 recommended by florists who have used it. It does 

 not injure the plant and kills scale the first applica- 

 tion. Price, i pint, 25c.; pint, 40c.; quart, 75c.; 

 gallon, $2.00. 



X. L. ALL VAPORIZING COMPOUND. An English 

 preparation for fumigating greenhouses. Bottle 

 containing sufficient to fumigate 10,000 cubic feet, 

 $2.25; 20,000 cubic feet, $4.00. 



X. L. ALL LIQUID INSECTICIDE FOR SPRAYING. 



A nicotine preparation for the destruction of mealy 

 bug, red spider and other insect pests. Pint, 65c.; 

 quart. $1.00; I gal., $1.75; gal., $3.50. 



Winter is the Proper Time to Spray Trees, Bushes, &c. 



A complete line of up to date Horse and Hand Power Spraying Pumps and other Spraying Instruments 

 is described, illustrated, and priced in Henderson's Implement Catalogue mailed on application. 



