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in paste form, but now we are able to 

 offer you "Corona Dry" arsenate of lead, 1 

 pound of which is equal in killing- power 

 to 3 pounds of paste. Use "Corona Dry" 

 during- the coming- year and save time, 

 money and trouble in mixing-. For most 

 insects use 1 pound to 50 grallons of water. 

 Don't pay freight on the water in paste, 

 buy the fine, dry powdered "Corona Dry." 



50-lb. drum, wooden fibre, (reinforced), 

 28c. per lb. 10-lb. drum, wooden fibre, (not 

 reinforced), 30c. per lb. 5-lb. drum, wooden 

 fibre, (not reinforced), 35c. per lb. 1-lb. 

 drum, wooden fibre, (not reinforced), 40c. 

 per lb. 



CEDABMIST. — Spray about the house, 

 windows and porches to keep Mosquitoes 

 away. Should be used liberally in public 

 building-s, churches, school houses, stores 

 and offices. Purifies the atmosphere. Use 

 liberally on the head lining- of automobiles, 

 carriagre cushions, robes, etc., as protection 

 against Moths. For Bedbugs spray cracks 

 and crevices in woodwork, especially mould- 

 ings, all cracks and holes in bedsteads, 

 cracks in wooden furniture. This treat- 

 ment repeated occasionally is guaranteed 

 to get rid of these sleep destroyers. Spray 

 a little on the duster before dusting. One 

 tablespoonful to each pail of water makes 

 a most excellent washing fluid and saves 

 soap. For the sick room it neutralizes 

 odors. Splendid as a disinfectant and 

 deodorant where there may be Typhoid, 

 Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, etc. For ridding 

 Fleas from dogs and pet stock, also Flies 

 and Gnats from cattle it has no equal. 

 Prices: 10c. and 25c. per bottle, pint 50c., 

 quart $1.00, gallon $2.75. Can be sent by 

 express only. 



TBEE STICE7. — "Will positively pre- 

 vent all creeping insects from injuring 

 shade and fruit trees. 1-lb. can, 60c.; 3-lb. 

 can, $1.50. 



Aphine has no equal as a general in- 

 secticide for greenhouse and outdoor use. 

 It destroys Green, Black and White Fly, 

 Red Spider, Thrips, Mealy Bug, White and 

 Brown Scale, and does it effectively. It 



does not injure the tenderest flowers or 

 foliage; in fact, it contains some excellent 

 fertilizing qualities, invigorating to plant 

 life. It can be safely applied to fruits and 

 vegetables. Directions for spraying Aphine: 

 For Green and Black Fly, 1 part Aphine to 

 35 to 40 parts water. For White Fly, 

 Thrips, Red Spider, Slugs, Cabbage, Cur- 

 rant Worms, etc., 1 part Aphine to 20 to 

 25 parts water. For Mealy Bugs, White 

 and Brown Scale, 1 part Aphine to 12 to 15 

 parts water. When spraying care should 

 be exercised to reach the stem and under 

 leaf. For dipping, keep plants in motion 

 while applying. For washing plants, apply 

 with a sofi sponge. Aphine is endorsed by 

 eminent entomologists and floriculturists. 

 $2.50 per gallon; $1.00 per quart; 65c. per 

 pint; 40c. per half pint; 25c. per quarter 

 pint. 



"NICO-rUME" — Tobacco Paper Insecti- 

 cide. — For fumigating greenhouses. Is 

 manufactured from a high strength solu- 

 tion of nicotine, and is especially effective 

 against Aphids ("green fly" and "black 

 fly"), Thrips and against all insects af- 

 fected by tobacco smoke. You know the 

 big advantage of having your fumigating 

 paper Fresh. For the ordinary greenhouse 

 (100 feet long by 20 feet wide), 8 or 10 

 sheets will usually furnish a strong fumi- 

 gation; larger or smaller houses in propor- 

 tion. "Nico-Fume" Paper is packed in fric- 

 tion-top tin cans and is sold in the follow- 

 ing sizes: Can containing 24 sheets, 85c.; 

 can containing 144 sheets, $4.00; can con- 

 taining 288 sheets, $7.50. 



PARIS GREEN.— Mixed at the rate of 

 one pound to two hundred gallons of 

 water, it will prove effective against all 

 chewing insects. Put up in 1 pound pack- 

 ages only at 50 cents per pound. This 

 article is liable to fluctuate in price. 



SUXPHUB TOBACCO SOAP.— Destroys 



all kinds of insects on live plants. 25c. 

 per pound box. 



HAMMOND'S SIiUG SHOT.— An excel- 

 lent article for destroying cabbage fleas, 

 green lice, turnip and beet fly, potato bug, 

 grub worm, etc. It is ready for use, and 

 only requires to be dusted on to the plants 

 while they are wet with the dew in the 

 morning; or, when applied in the evening, 

 plants should be watered over the leaves 

 half an hour before the Slug Shot is ap- 

 plied. Five-pound packages, 40c.; in bulk, 

 $7 per 100 pounds. Single pound, 10c. 

 Have Dusters for distributing the above 

 powder. Price, 1 gallon size, 60c.; % gallon 

 size, 50c. 



Hammond's Bellows for Slug Shot, $2,00 

 each. 



KING OF GEBM KIIiIiEBS. — The most 

 powerful disinfectant in the world; odor- 

 less. 25c. per package, 



DAI.MATION INSECT FOWDEB. — Good 



for Roaches, Moths, Ants, etc. Price, 15c. 

 and 25c, per package. 



Use Steckler's Insect Soap on Your Foliage Plants. 



