Acme Preparations Are Reliable— Try Them 



INSECTICIDES, continued 



Be sure to include postage on insecticides if wanted by mail. 



Acti-dione PM provides ef- 

 fective control of mildew on 

 many plants. It not only 

 stops mildew but kills the 

 existing fungus growth. 5 

 ozs. $1.20; lOozs. $1.70. 



Acti-dione RZ effectively con- 

 trols most lawn diseases 

 such as brown patch, dollar 

 spot, pifin, etc.; also azalea 

 petal blight. 1.6 ozs. SI. 50; 

 5 ozs. $3.98. 



(VCME ARSENATE OF LEAD 



STANDARD CONTROL FOR EAT- 

 ING INSECTS, damaging fruit and shade 

 trees, vegetables, tobacco, berry bushes, 

 vines, etc. Also for grub-proofing lawns, golf 

 courses, etc. Recommended for crab grass 

 control. 1-lb. carton $1.00; 4 lbs. $2.10. 



DU PONT AMMATE WEED 

 KILLER. An effective chem- 

 ical weed killer for poison ivy, 

 sumac and other tough weeds. 

 Dissolves easily in water. Do 

 not use on lawns. 2 lbs. $1.35; 

 6 lbs. $3.50. 



African Violet Bomb 



Made specifically for indoor use. Kills 

 mealy bugs, mites, aphids, white flies and 

 many other insects. 



NO MESS— NO FUSS. 89c. 



Ortho Aerosols 



Ant and Roach. 12 ozs. 98c. 

 Home and Garden. 15 ozs. $1.59. 

 Indoor Plant. 5 ozs. 89c. 

 Scram Dog Repellent. 12 ozs. $1.49. 

 Leaf Polish Bomb. 89c. 

 Rose and Flower. $1.59. 



Benzene Hexachloride 



(6% Gamma Isomer) 

 Has given e.xcellent results ir 

 the field against many hard-to- 

 kill insects — plum curculio, 

 grasshopper, cotton insects, etc 

 " " $2.45. 



5 lbs 



Black-Leaf 40 



Nicotine Sulphate— 40 per cent 



Nicotine 



Destroys aphis (plant-Iice), 



thrips, leafhoppers. 1 oz. makes 



6 gals. 2 ozs. $1 . 19; 6 ozs. $2.39; 



12 ozs. $3.98. 



ACME BORDEAUX MIXTURE 



Controls many diseases on fruit trees (in- 

 cluding peach leaf curl), vegetables, flowers 

 and shrubs. As Bordeaux is a preventative, 

 spraying should start early, before fungus 

 spores gain foothold. Lb. $1.10; 4 lbs. $2.20. 



"^ BORGO 



Borer Killer 



Borgo penetrates to kill borers 

 and their larvae feeding in the 



cambium and pholen layers of 



IlLgid trees and shrubs. Borgo kills 

 borers after the tree or shrub has 

 been infested. 15-oz. aerosol $1.98; 

 qt. $2.29. 



Blossom-Set — Aerosol 



Stops blossom drop and makes the blossom 

 set fruit. Especially good for tomatoes, 

 beans, cucumbers, squash and eggplant. 

 12-oz. bomb $1.79; 4 oz. 75c. 

 Copper Sulphate (Blue Stone). Lb. 40c.; 



5 lbs. $1.75; 25 lbs. $7.75. 



Acme 72% Chlordane 



Spray 



Crabgrass Preventative 



Widely accepted for crab- 

 grass control. Also kills lawn 

 insects such as ants, chiggers, 

 white grubs, sod webworm; in 

 the flower garden, cutworms, 

 earwigs, slugs, root maggot. 

 8 ozs. $2.00; pt. $3.75; qt. 

 $5.75. . 



40% Chlordane Wettable Powder. 4 



lbs. $3.00. 



A modern fumigant 

 for greenhouse or orch- 

 ard use and for extermi- 

 nation of rodents, vermin, etc. 



25-lb. tins $15.10; 5-lb. tins $4.75; 1-lb. 

 tin $1.50. 



Cyanogas Ant-Killer. 4-oz. can 65c. 

 DOG-CHECK. "The Modern Repellent." 

 The only effective, proved curb to canine 

 habits, needed by all whose neighbors' 

 dogs "visit" and wither flowers, lawns, 

 hedges, shrubs and saplings. 3-oz. bottle, 

 with applicator, 75c.; 8-oz. bottle, with 

 applicator, $1.25. 



Doom 



Controls Japanese beetles. 

 Treat your soil against 

 these pests and save your 

 turf from ruin. Will re- 

 main active in the soil for 

 many years to kill the Japa- 

 nese beetle grubs. 20 ozs. 

 treats 5000 sq. ft. Ask 

 about Doom NOW. 10 ozs. 

 $3.75; 20 ozs. $7.45. 



Dow Crab Grass Killer with Zytron 



No need now to 

 dig crabgrass by 

 hand. Apply Dow 

 Crab Grass Killer 

 just once and be 

 worry-free for the 

 entire season. Stops 



f-^„ crabgrass before it 



'^^0^^ ever starts. Apply 

 4k|^H on established lawns 

 ^■^^^B in early spring. Con- 

 ;Ai^ ^ tains no mercury or 

 fS^*^^^ arsenics; won't harm 

 * ^^^P children, pets or 

 ►>^^ birds. 

 ^ ... , ,i^ * ' Dow Crab Grass 



Killer comes in dry 

 form for spreader 

 application. 20 lbs. 

 covers 2500 sq. ft. 

 $8.95. 



FLEA-NOT POWDER. Kills fleas, ticks, 

 lice and other parasites which infest the 

 skin of dogs and other pets. Harmless to 

 the skin of animals. Easy to use. At- 

 tractive shaker-top can. 35c. 



DU PONT FERMATE. A fungicide highly 

 effective against many fungi, safe on a 

 wide range of plants, and particularly use- 

 ful in the control of certain rose diseases. 

 Can be used as dust or spray. 9 ozs. $1.25. 



DuPont Combination Garden Spray 

 Contains Parzate 



Combined with methoxychlor, this insecti- 

 cide and fungicide spray is recommended for 

 grapes, flowers, ornamental shrubs, vege- 

 tables, fruits, and berries. 10 ozs. $1.89. 



Fumi-Soil Capsules 



The easy method to control nematodes, 

 wireworms, ants, grubs and garden centi- 

 pedes. Just bury capsules 15 inches apart. 

 24 size $1.45; 10() size $3.95. 



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ACP Grass Killer 



TCA 94% kills Berrnuda, Quack, Johnson, 

 Para and other perennial and annual grasses. 

 1 lb. treats approximately 400 sq. ft. of 

 area. 10 lbs. $6.00; IJ^ lbs. $2.50. 



Isotox Garden Spray 



A truly fine, new insect spray 

 containing Lindane. Kills aphis, 

 lawn moth, earwigs, ants, thrips, 

 flies, wireworms, Japanese beetles, 

 lacebugs, and many other pests. 

 Residual kill up to two weeks. 

 4 ozs. $1.19; 8 ozs. $1.98; 16 ozs. 

 $2.98. 



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MOLE KILilR 



Molite Mole Killer 



Directions: Make openings in ridges or 

 mounds with a trowel or stick. Light fuse 

 and insert cartridge horizontally in runway, 

 then seal hole with sod or soil. Also close 

 other openings where gas fumes might es- 

 cape. Use 1 Molite every 10 to 15 feet for 

 best results. 16c. each; $1.80 per doz. 



Methoxychlor 



Du Pont 50%o Technical Methoxychlor 

 Wettable Powder is a residual insecticide 

 with an exceptionally low degree of toxicity 

 to man and other warm-blooded animals. 



I2ozs. $1.85;41bs. $3.95. 



Du Pont Manzate 



Maneb fungicide has proved to be an 

 excellent control of blackspot on roses; also 

 for tomato blight. 6 ounces makes 18 gallons 

 of spray. $1.50. 



ORTHOCIDE Garden Funsicide 



Contains 50% Captan. A wettable powder 

 formulation for the control of certain fungus 

 diseases of many fruits and vegetables, orna- 

 mentals, flowers, lawns, ornamental green- 

 house crops, seeds and for certain soil-borne 

 diseases, i-^lb. $1.39; lb. $2.19. 



Nemagon for Nematodes 



Pratt's Nemagon Spray is an 

 emulsifiable concentrate contain- 

 ing 50% by volume of Nemagon 

 soil fumigant. Nemagon controls 

 nematodes in established turf. It 

 also controls nematodes on roots 

 of certain vegetables, melons, 

 fruits, flowers, shrubs and trees. 

 Pt. $4.00; qt. $7.00. 



ACP Poison Ivy and 



Poison Oak Killers 



containing AMINO TRIAZOLE 



Amizol is a patented material. 

 Tests show it to be the best chemi- 

 cal available for killing poison 

 ivy and poison oak. Does not 

 sterilize the soil. Non-corrosive. 

 16-oz. aerosol $1.95; lb. $4.95. 



Para-Dichlorobenzene. The effective cure 

 for peach-tree borer. 2i^ lbs. $1.95. 



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