190 



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



lately improved by having an automatic Agitator placed inside. In walking this Agita- 

 tor moves forward and backward, thereby thoroughly mixing the liquid used. Price, 

 complete, $4.50. 



The Lenox Sprayer. 



■£i*-- 



WOODASON'S BEUOWS. 



Double Cone (for insect powder) $3 25 



Single " ; ' " _ _ 125 



Atomizer (for liquid and powder) 2 25 



Pure Pyrethaum Powder for above bellows % lb. box 15c; % lb. 25c ; 1 lb. boxes.. 50 

 Hammond's Bellows for Slug Shot 1 75 



Bureka Exterminator or Torch. This is a very simple, durable, cheap and 

 effective contrivance for destroying caterpillars and all other insects which destroy the 

 trees and other shrubs, also the foliage and the fruit. It is very easy to handle and should 

 be used according to the following directions: 



Place the Exterminator in a receptacle three inches in diameter and five inches high. 

 Pour in enough Kerosene Oil to cover the body of the exterminator; let it soak for 10 or 

 20 minutes, then take it out and place it on a pole from 10 to 20 feet long. When you 

 have this done you are ready to light it. Price, 50c. each. 



Whale Oil Soap. Very effective for washing trees and destroying all insects on 

 the bark; it is also an exterminator of insects and lice on plants and shrubbery. Mix at 

 the rate of one pound of soap to two quarts of hot water, and then add five gallons of 

 cold water; apply with watering pot or syringe; used in this manner it will promptly rid 

 cabbage or any other vegetable plants, also rose bushes and all sorts of fruit trees of the 

 aphides and other insects which so often injure them. Price, 1 pound boxes, 15c In 

 bulk, 10c per pound. 



The following Mixtures have been found to be very effective in destroying 

 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 Cot- 

 tony Cushion Bug, on orange and other fruit trees. 



The following formula will be found one of the best : 



Dissolve half pound of Whale Oil Soap in half 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 

 nine parts of water, and for all other insects one part of the emulsion with fifteen parts 

 of water. This mixture can be very easily made by any person using the above ingre- 

 dients. 



ARSENICAL MIXTURE.— Two pounds of White Arsenic, two pounds of Washing 

 Soda, two gallons of water; mix and boil dovvu to one gallon. Slake two pounds of 

 Quicklime in sufficient of water, strain and add enough of water to make the whole 40 



