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INSECT DESTROYERS, ETC. 



BUa DEATH. 



TO THE FARMERS AND GARDENERS: 



Bug Death is a comparatively new insecticide, having been on the 

 market but three years. If you have made a test of it we rest as- 

 sured that you will be a permanent customer. If to you it is new 

 or unheard of, we would slate that we have testimonials from 

 prominent dealers in the different States as to the practical results 

 derived from the use of Bug Death. 



DIRECTIONS FOR USING IN WATER. 

 Add 121/2 pounds to 80 gallons water, and mix thoroughly. 

 1 pound package, 15 cents: 3 pound package, 35 cents; 

 package, 50 cents; lay, pound package, $1.00, 



5 pound 



PERFECTIOIV SHAKER— 65 cents. 



For applying Bug Death to potato vines. 

 RUBBER ATOMIZER— 75 cents. 



For applying Bug Death to currant bu.shes, cucumber, squash and 

 other small vines, bushes, house plants and poultry. 



PERSIAN INSECT POWDER OR BUHACH. 



A most effective non-poisonous impalpable powder — so fine that it 

 penetrates the innermost crevices — for worms, flies, aphis and almost 

 nil kinds of insects. It is very effectual, suffocating them by filling 

 up the breathing pores. 



Price, per pound, 40 cents, or by mail 55 cents per pound; i/4 

 pound, 15 cents. 



Dny. — Blow on with a bellows or gun. 



Solution.— Dissolve 1 ounce to 3 gallons of water, and apply with 

 syringe or pumj). 



PARIS GREEN. 



% pound, lO cents; pound, 25 cents; by mail. 40 cents. 



LONDON PURPLiE. 



Very poisonous, and equally as efficacious as Paris Green, and 

 More "soluble in water. Use in the same way as Paris Green. 

 1 pound, 25 cents; by mail, 40 cents. 



PURE WHITE HELLEBORE. 



The cheapest and best preparation for destroying rose slugs, cur- 

 rant worms, etc. 



Vt pound, lO couts; pound, 30 cents; by mail, 45 cents per pound. 



LEMON OIL. 



This well-known insecticide has had for some time a marvelous 

 success in England: perfectly safe. and harmless to the tenderest 

 foliage and roots. It effectually destroys mealy bug by syringing or 

 dipping. It also destroys scale, thrip, red spider, black and green 

 fly, caterpillar, American blight, mildew, etc. Dilute with 50 parts 

 water. 



V> pint, 2.5 cents; pint, 40 cents; quart, 75 cents; 1/2 gallon, .i«1.25; 

 garion. ip2.00. ^ 



NIKOTEEN 



Is the most powerful known insecticide, and will be found more 

 economical and convenient than weak tobacco extracts. 

 Price, pint cans, .iit.SO: 5 cans, .^7.00. 



Vaporizing pans, for above, 50 cents; irons, 50 cents; 3 pans, 3 

 irons and 1 hook. l$S.OO. 



APHIS PUNK (Nikoteen). 



Especially designed for use in private places and in houses with- 

 out convenient furnaces for heating irons necessary for vaporizing 

 NIKOTEEN or Tobacco Extract. It is very effective as an insecti- 

 cide. The Punk is lighted with a match and allowed to bui-n, which 

 it does without flaming, at the same time giving off dense white 

 fumes of nicotine that kill aphis and thrip very effectively. 



Per box, 60 cents; per 12 boxes, $6.50. 



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 pre- 

 vent worms from crawling up. 



Price, cake, lO cents; per pound, 15 cents; 5 pounds, 60 cents; 9 

 pounds, $1.00. Large quantities at special prices. 



For insects on iilants, dissolve one-quarter pound 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. 



"THY3IO-CRESOL," ENGLISH COLD-WATER SHEEP DIP. 



A gallon makes a hundred gallons for most uses. A world-famous 

 dip, and, besides, is unexcelled as an internal and external remedy 

 for animal wounds and skin diseases, for killing animal parasites, 

 mixing with whitewash for trees, chicken-houses, kennels, etc. 



Price, pint can, 45 cents; quart can, 60 cents: 1 gallon can, $1.75. 



PINNER'S TOBACCO SOAP. 



Pound, 45 cents; by mail, 55 cents. 



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 po- 



, tato bugs and beetles, green 



I and black fly, slugs, worms, caterpillars, etc. It will be necessary, 

 however, to apply it occasionally, for it does not kill the eggs or 

 prevent them from hatching. The best time to apply it is earlv in 

 the mornmg, particularly for potato bugs, as they do not feed during 

 the night. Apply with duster, bellows or gun. Ten to forty pounds 

 IS sufHcient for an acre. 



5 pound packages, 25 cents; 10 pound packages, each, 45 cents; 

 25 pounds, $1.00. 



FLOWERS OF SULPHUR. 



For the prevention and destruction of mildew on roses and other 

 plants. Apply with bellows or gun. 

 Pound, 10 cents: 5 pounds, 40 cents; 10 pounds, 60 cents. 

 N. B.— If by mail, add 15 cents per pound for postage. 



BORDEAUX MIXTURE. 



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 

 and rust; also of great value for other plants 

 with kindred diseases. 



Per quart, 40 cents; per gallon can, $1.10. 



By express or freight only. Mix one part of 

 this to 50 parts of water. 



BORDEAUX MIXTURE. 



Ready for use by simply adding water. 



1 pound box, price 15 cents, makes 5 gallons spray; 5 pound box 

 price (iO cents, makes 25 gallo ns spray. 



KEROSENE EMULSION (a Paste). 



Ready for use by simi)ly adding water, 25 to 50 parts to one 



Quart, 40 cents; gallon, $1.10; 5 gallons, .$4.50. 



This is strictly an insecticide for plant lice of all kinds, rose bugs 

 cabbage bugs, melon insects, fowl, human and animal lice caterpil- 

 lars, tobacco flies, peach lice, red spiders, green fly and ail suckin" 

 in_spcts. ' 



TOBACCO DUST, FINE. 



For green and black aphis, fleas, beetles, etc. Splendid fertilizer 

 and preventive for mseets in the ground and around roots 



Price, 5 pounds, 20 cents; 20 pounds, 50 cents; 100 pounds, Sl.OO; 

 200 pounds, $1.75: 500 pounds, $3.75. 



For insects on plants, apply with powder duster or bellows 



For worms or grubs in the soil, apply liberally to the surface and 

 rake m, or strew thickly in the drills before planting. 



TOBACCO STEMS. 



Indispensable for fumigating greenhouses 

 and conservatories for the destniction of green 

 and black aphis and other insects. 



5 cents a pound; large quantities, 3 cents a 

 pound. 



Dampen thoroughly a few hours before using 

 place about a half-pound over a handful of 

 shavings in a funiigator, and light. 



5 cents a pound; 100 pounds, $1.00. 



FUMIGATORS. 



^ 2- lieight 16 in., for a house 12x40 



ft., $1.75. 



nnFl'/*^i'«'*;>,?'°- ^' ^c'S^i 20 in., for a house 15x 



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FOR OTHER INSECTICIDES -SEE PAGE 53. 



