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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



other insects which so often injure them. 

 Price, 1 pound boxes, 20c. In bulk 15 

 cents per pound. If sent by mail 9 cents 

 per pound postage must be added. 





Japanese Soluble Insecticide. — This is 

 the safest, surest and best insecticide 

 ever brought before the public. It is a 

 sure remedy for Cabbage worms. Turnip 

 and Beet fleas, Rose lice, green fly, scale, 

 mealy bug, red spider, aphids T etc. For 

 green house, conservatory, garden and 

 field use it has no equal, and is sure 

 death to insects. Sold only in 1 pound 

 packages at 25c. By mail 15 cents extra. 

 Full directions on every box. We are the 

 sole agents for the "United States. 



Formula to Prevent Scab, Beetles and 

 Blight on Potatoes. 



Potato Beetles, Scab, Blight.— First Ap- 

 plication — For Scab, soak seed in corro- 

 sive sublimate solution 2 oz. in 16 gallons 

 of water for 90 minutes. Second Applica- 

 tion. — When beetles or the larvae appear. 

 Paris green 1 pound to 200 gallons of 

 water. Third Application. — Repeat when- 

 ever necessary. Fourth Application. — 

 When blight of the leaves is accompanied 

 by rot of the tubers, Bordeaux. Fifth Ap- 

 plication. — Repeat if necessary. 

 The Following Mixtures Have Been 



Found To Be Very Effective In De- 

 stroying All Parasites and Insects 

 On Fruit Trees. 



Kerosene Emulsion. — This solution is 



used with great success in killing all 

 sucking insects, such as scales, plant lice, 

 and above all the destructive Icterya or 

 Cottony Cushion Bug, on orange and 

 other fruit trees. 



The following formula will be found 

 one of the best: 



Dissolve half a pound of Whale Oil 

 Soap in half a gallon of boiling water, 

 then add one gallon of Kerosene Oil, 

 churn the mixture with a force pump till 

 it forms a cream which thickens upon 

 cooling. For scale insects dilute one part 

 of the emulsion with 9 parts of water. 

 This mixture can be very easily made by 

 any person using the above ingredients. 



Arsenical Mixture. — Two pounds of 

 Y^hite Arsenic, two pounds of Washing 

 Soda, two gallons of water; mix and boil 

 down to one gallon. Slake two pounds 

 of Quicklime in sufficient water, strain 

 and add enough water to make the 

 whole 40 gallons. Now add one pint of 

 the Arsenical Mixture to the 40 gallons of 

 lime water, mix thoroughly, and use as 

 a spray. This is the most effective In- 

 secticide known. 



Bordeaux Mixture. — Dissolve 6 pounds 

 of powdered Sulphate of Copper in 4 gal- 

 lons of boiling water. Slake 4 pounds of 

 fresh Lime in 4 gallons of cold water, 

 mix both solutions slowly and thoroughly 

 and strain them through a fine sieve. 

 Before using dilute ^o 22 gallons with 

 water. 



Carbonate of Copper Mixture. — Dis- 

 solve 3 ounces of Copper Carbonate in 1 

 quart of liquid ammonia and dilute to 

 22 gallons. 



Good's Caustic Whale Oil Soap. — Per 

 barrel lots (about 450 pounds), 7%c. per 

 pound. Less quantity, $1.25 per gallon. 



Empty Cans for Same — 1 gallon, 30c. 

 each; 2 gallons, 40c. each;- 3 gallons, 50c 

 each; 5 gallons, 75c. each. 



Japanese Plant Food and Fertilizer. 

 (Odorless). 

 This is a safe and high grade Plant 

 Food and Fertilizer, prepared especially 

 for potted plants and out-door use. It is 

 truly a wonderful invigorator, producing 

 luxuriant foliage of rich texture, large, 

 perfect and more brilliant flowers and 

 strong, healthy plants. It contains all of 

 the ingredients of plant food necessary 

 for the highest development of plants and 

 flowers. It is very soluble and readily 

 assimilated so that marked improvement 

 is usually noticed in two weeks time. It 

 is nice and dry, and easily applied by 



Steckler's French Market Lettuce is the Best. 



