From PETER HENDERSON & CO., 
NEW YORK 195 
Remedies for Insects and Plant Diseases 
Insects that Suck the Juices from Plants, Foliage, etc., such as lice, green, black and white aphis or fly, mealy bug, red spider and scale, 
thrust their proboscis into the leaf or stem, and are not affected by stomach poisons; so they must be destroyed by contact insecticides. 
der form kill by the prea a mates in the insect’s skin; or in liquid form, by being absorbed through their pores. 
ellebore, Slug Shot and Tobacco Dust. 
powder form are Bug Death 
Those in pow- 
The best contact insecticides in 
The best fluids are Aphine, Nicotine, Fish Oil Soap, Kerosene Miscible Oil. 
Insects that Eat Plants, Foliage, Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers, etc., whether bugs, beetles, worms, caterpillars or slugs, are more quickly 
and effectually destroyed with a poisonous stomachic insecticide such as Arsenate of Lead, or Hellebore. 
are so diluted as to be harmless to vegetation and to animal life. 
Oil, atte Shot, etc. 
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TICKE—Articles prefixed by star must be shipped by Express— 
accordance with zone rates an page 7, if wanted by parcel post. 
*ANSECT (Rose Bug Destroyer). Although 
designed primarily for the rose bug, ANSECT 
is very effective against red spider, aster 
beetle, leaf hopper, mealy bug, most aphids 
(plant lice) and other garden pests. 4 oz., 
30c.; Pint, $1.00; Quart, $1.75; Gallon, $6.00. 
* ANT KILLER. A very effective and much 
needed product for use on lawns, sports 
turf, golf courses, etc. Not mailable. Can be 
shipped by express only. Price, 50c. each tin; 
$5.50 per doz. : 
* APHINE. Very powerful, soluble in water 
applied as a spray, wash or dipping solution. 
It kills aphis, thrip, red spider, slugs, ants, 
mealy bug, scale. Price, 1 gill, 25c.; 14 pt., 
40c.; pt., 65c.; qt., $1.00; gal., $3.00. 
ARSENATE OF LEAD, POWDERED. May 
be used either as a dust mixed with hydrated 
lime, plaster or road dust, or as a liquid 
spray with water, lime-sulphur, solution, or 
Bordeaux, only half the weight is needed as 
of the paste form. Price, 1 lb., 45c., packed 
weight 2 lbs.; 5 lbs.,$2.00, packed weight 6 
lbs.; 10 lbs., $3.50, packed weight 11 Ibs.; 25 
Ibs., $8.00; 100 lbs. $24.00. 
* ARSENATE OF LEAD—PASTE. A poison 
taking the place of Paris Green. Does not 
readily wash off by rain and does not injure 
tender foliage. Price, 1-lb. tin, 35c.; 5-lb. 
tin, $1.50; 10-lb. pail, $2.75; 25-lb. bucket, 
50-lb. bucket, |$9.00z' 100-lb. keg, 
$17.00. 
*“BLACK-LEAF 40.” Ney. effective for 
sucking insects. Price, 1-oz. bottle, 35c.; 14- 
Bee $1.25; 2-Ib. tin, $3.50; 10-lb. can, 
* BORDEAUX & ARSENATE OF LEAD 
PASTE. A combination in proper proportion 
of these standard insecticide and fungicide 
remedies, killing insects and plant diseases at 
one spraying and in half the time required to 
spray on separately. Quantity required, 1 to 
2 lbs. in 10 gallons water. Price, 1 lb., 35c.; 
5 Ibs., $1.65; 10 lbs., $2.75; 25 lbs., $5.50; 
50 lbs , $10.00; 100-lb. keg, $17.00. 
BORDEAUX & ARSENATE OF LEAD POW- 
DER. A COMBINED INSECTICIDE 
AND FUNGICIDE. Kills bugs and prevents 
blight, rot, mildew and fungus in one spraying 
operation. Can be used for wet spraying or 
dry dusting on fruits, vegetables or flowers. 
Complete spray for gardens. One pound 
makes about 7 gallons ready to apply. 1 Ib., 
45c.; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., 
$8.00; 50 Ibs., $15.00; 100 lbs., $24.00. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE, POWDERED. For 
blight, mildew, rust, etc. It has all the advan- 
tages of paste with double the strength. Goes 
twice as far. Used for dry dusting or wet 
spraying. Dilute 1 pound to about 6 gallons 
of water for 3-3-50 formula. Price, 1 lb., 35c., 
packed weight 2 lbs.; 5 lbs., $1.40, packed 
weight, 6 lbs.; 10 lbs., $2.50, packed weight, 
11 Ibs.; 25 lbs., $5.50; 100 lbs., $17.00. 
BUG DEATH. A non-poisonous insect killing 
powder, for worms, Bugs and caterpillars. Ap- 
ply with a duster, bellows or powder-gun, at 
the rate of about 12 lbs. per acre. Price, 25c. 
per lb.; 3 lbs., 60c.; 5 Ibs., 90c.; 1214 lbs., 
$1.65.. For packed weight add one pound. 
SHAKER for applying above, 50c. Packed 
weight, 1 lb. 
*CALCIUM ARSENATE POWDER. For 
dusting use 10 to 15 lbs. to 90 Ibs. of Hydrated 
Lime. For wet ppray ing use 1 to 2% lbs. to 
50 gallons of water, to which should be added 
an ea al amount of L|me. Do not use on 
Peach, Plum or other plants having tender 
foliage. Price, 1 lb., 35c.; 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 
Ibs., $2.00. 
* COPPER SOLUTION, AMMONIATED. A 
fungicide for spraying when fruits are nearing 
maturity, or plants in bloom. One quart Is 
sufficient for 25 sallons of spray. Price, 1 
ee $1.15; 1 gallon, $3.50. 
* CROW REPELLENT. Protects corn from 
rot, also birds and animal pests.such as go- 
phers, squirrels, etc. Does not hinder germi- 
nation. Price, large can, enough for two 
bushels of seed corn, $1.50; small can, enough 
for one bushel, $1.00. 
CUT WORM KILLER. It has an enticing 
odor and attracts worms. One pound is suffi- 
cient for 175 plants in hills, or 100 feet when 
in rows. Price, 1-lb. box, 40c.; 5-lb. box, 
$1.50; 25-Ib. drum, $5.00. For packed weight 
add one pound. 
FISH OIL SOAP. (Whale Oil Soap.) A 
wash for insects and eggs on the bark, and for 
smearing the trunks of trees to prevent worms 
from crawling up. Price, 25c. per lb.; 5 Ibs., 
$1.10; 10 Ibs., $2.00. For packed weight add 
one pound. 5 
FLY SPRAY LIQUID. For protection of 
Horses, Cattle, Dogs and Hogs from Flies, 
Mosquitoes, Fleas, and Lice. A clean 
* FORMALDE 
goid diseases as potato scab, smuts, musty 
corn, damping off of seedlings, club root, etc. 
Price (40 volume per cent), 1-lb. bottle, 50c.; 
5-lb. bottle, $1.50; 9-lb. bottle, $2.50. 
*FUNGINE. An effective sulphurated spray- 
ing remedy for mildew, rust and other blights. 
Does not stain the foliage. Price, half pt., 
40c.; pt., 65c.; qt., $1.00; gal., $3.00. 
* GENERAL DISINFECTANT. Two or three 
times the strength of carbolic acid. Effective 
for veterinary use, for household and for 
cleansing places occupied by cattle, horses, 
dogs, hogs and poultry. Price, 90c. per qt.; 
$2.25 per gal.; $8.00 per 5-gal. can. 
GRAPE DUST. For mold, mildew or rust 
mites, either in greenhouses or open air. 5 
lbs., 85c. : 
HELLEBORE, Powdered White. Less poi- 
sonous than Paris Green and Arsenate of Lead, 
and safer to use when fruits or vegetables are 
nearly ripe. Can be used as a powder or dis- 
solved. 1 ounce in 3 gallons of water. Price, 
doc. per lb.; 5 lbs., $2.50. For packed weight 
add one pound. 
* KEROSENE MISCIBLE OIL. Better than 
Kerosene Emulsion. Is especially valuable 
against all soft bodied insects. Can be used in 
place of Nicotine. Contains 80% Kerosene. 
Dilute 1 part Oil to 16 parts water. Tender 
plants 1 part to 36 parts water. Price, 1 pt., 
50c; 1 qt., 90c.; 1 gal., $2.00; 5 gals., $9.00. 
* LIME SULPHUR SOLUTION. For scale 
insects on trees and such fungus bark diseases 
as can be treated in winter. ilute and spray 
with a spray pump while trees are dormant, 
in fall, winter or spring. Price, qt. can, 45c.; 
gal., $1.15; 5-gal. can, $4.00; barrel of 50 
gallons, $15.00. 
LIME SULPHUR (Powdered). For dormant 
spraying of fruit and shade trees and bushes 
against San Jose and Oyster Shell Scale; also 
for peach leaf curl and brown rot of peaches. 
1 lb. makes 34% to 5 gallons. Price, 1 lb. 
35c.; 5 Ibs., $1.40; 10 lbs., $2.50. For packed 
weight add one pound. 25 lbs., $4.50; 100 
Ibs., $14.00. 
*MO-LO (poisoned cracker). For extermi- 
nating moles and field mice. Price, 25c. box, 
packed weight 2 oz.; $2.50 per doz. boxes, 
packed wee t 2 lbs. 
* NICO-FUME (Liquid). A modern insecti- 
cide for vaporizing and spraying. Per 1% lb., 
Z5c.3 1 lb., $2.25; 4 lbs., $8.00; 8 lbs., $15.00. 
+ NICOTINE SULPHATE SOLUTION 
(Hall’s) AS A SPRAY. Contains 40% of 
actual Nicotine. It is practically non-vol- 
atile and should be used for all outdoor 
spraying and dipping, where Nicotine is effec- 
tive, but should not be used for vaporizing. 
Nicotine Sulphate may be combined wit 
Arsenate of Lead, Lime Sulphur, Bordeaux 
Mixture or oil emulsions. Price, 10-lb. tins, 
$13.50; 2-lb. tins, $3.50; 14-lb. tins, $1.255 
1-oz. bottle, 35c. 
PARA-DICHLORO-BENZINE. For Peach 
Tree Borer. When placed around the base 
of a peach tree, will generate a gas that will 
These, if applied according to directions, 
Less poisonous stomachic and contact insecticides are Bug Death, Kerosene Miscible 
Gannot be mailed. Allow postage on mailable insecticides, in 
kill the borers in that tree. Directions on con- 
tainer. Price, 1 lb., 65c.; 5 lbs., $2.50; 10 lbs., 
$4.00. For packed weight add one pound. 
PYROX. An insecticide and fungicide for eat- 
ing insects, blights, and fungus. Mix with 
water to apply. Price, 1-lb. bottle, 50c.3 5-Ib. 
crock, $1.75; 10-lb. crock, $3.00; 25-lb. crock, 
$6.25; 50-lb. keg, $11.25; 100-lb. keg, $18.00. 
* SCALE DESTROYER (TARGET BRAND). 
Dormant Spray for San Jose and Qyster 
Shell Scale. Highly effective for Leaf Roller, 
tree infesting scale and most soft-bodied suck- 
Ing insects. No disagreeable odor, no clogging 
of nozzle or burning of eyes like Lime Sulphur. 
May be used in spring or fall. Mixes easily 
without sediment. Spreads and creeps into 
crevices of rough bark. Dilute 1 gallon to 20 
gallons of water and it is ready to apply. 
1 gt., 60c.; 1 gal., $1.40; 5 gal., $6.25; 30-gal. 
bbl., $26.00; 50-gal. bbl., $38.00. 
* SCOTCH SOFT COAL SOOT. Used in 
onion. drills, radish beds, cabbage grounds, 
etc., it checks the attacks of grubs or cut 
worms, and drives away insects that hide in 
the ground and lay their eggs near the roots. 
Price, 50-lb. bag., $4.00; 100-Ib. bag, $7.00. 
SLUG SHOT. A non-poisonous powder in- 
secticide; it requires no mixing or preparation, 
easily applied and not injurious to the person 
applying it, or fruits and vegetables. De- 
stroys potato bugs, beetles, green flies, slugs, 
worms, etc. Price, per keg of 125 lbs., net, 
$13.00; per barrel of 250 lbs., net, $23.00; 10- 
Ib. package, $1.10; pel De package, 60c.; in tin 
canister with perforated top for applying, 
45c.; 1-lb. paper cartons, 15c. For packed 
weight add one pound to 1, 5 and 10 Ib. pkgs. 
* SOLOMIA. Solomia is non-poisonous and 
harmless to all but insect life. It can be 
sprayed in dry or rainy weather without affect- 
ing its efficiency. Full directions are printed 
onthetins. Price, pint tin, 85c.; quart can, 
$1.50; gal. can, $4.50. 
* SULCO-V.B. A combined contact insecti- 
cide and fungicide of unusual merit for the 
control of San Jose and other scale insects— 
aphis, white fly, pear psylla, red spider, red 
bug, leaf blister, mite, thrips, citrus rust mite, 
cabbage lice and fungus spores causing peach 
leaf curls, brown or ripe rot of peach and other 
stone fruits, apple and pear scab, smut and 
miidew on various plants, etc. Price, qt., 60c.; 
1 gal., $1.75; 5 gal., $7.00; 10 gal., $12.50; 
30 gal., $25.50; 50 gal., $37.50. 
TOBACCO DUST, FINE. For green and 
black aphis, flea-beetles, etc. Splendid fer- 
tilizer_and preventative for insects in the 
ground and around roots. Price, f5c. per lb.; 
9 lbs., 60c.; 10 lbs., $1.10; 25-lb. bag, $1.50; 
50-lb. bag, $2.50; 100-lb. bag, $4.50. For 
packed weight add one pound to 1, 5 and 10- 
pkgs. : 
TOBACCO POWDER, FUMIGATING. Ex- 
tra strong dust for fumigating. Price, 25-lb. 
bag, $2.00; 50-lb. bag, $3.50; 100-lb. bag, 
$6.00. 
* TOBACCO STEMS. Used for fumigating 
and as a fertilizer. Bale, about 100 lbs., $4.00. 
TREE TANGLEFOOT. No crawling insect 
can pass a_ band of tree tanglefoot. One 
pound for 6-foot band 4 inches wide 1/16 
inches thick. Price, 1 lb., 60c.; 5 lbs., $2.75; 
10 Jbs., $5.25; 25 lbs., $11.00. Add 1 Ib. for 
packed weight. 
* TREE WOUND PAINT is an insurance 
against decay, having penetrating, antiseptic 
and elastic waterproofing qualities. Sun and 
rain cannot cause the coating to break from 
the treated wood. Price, qt., $1.00; gal., 
$2.50; 5 gal., $9.00. ; 
*VERMINE. Kills undergound insects. Use 
1 part Vermine to 400 parts water, thoroughly 
saturating the ground. Price, half pint, 40c.; 
pint, 65c.; quart, $1.00; gallon: $3.00. 
WILSON’S O. K. PLANT SPRAY. For roses, 
chrysanthemums, evergreens, and all plants 
affected with scale or insects, under glass or 
outside. Qt., $1.00; gal. $3.00; 5 gals., 
$10.00; 1% bbl., $50.00; bbl., $90.00. 
Henderson's Spraying Calendar tells time to spray, how to make solutions, etc. Sent free on application. 
