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PETER HENDERSON fit CO., MEW YORK 



REMEDIES ^f^ 



ANT DESTROYER. A non-poisonous powder 

 which, sprinkled around their haunts, will destroy 

 or drive away black ants from lawns, trees, plants, 

 houses or other affected locality. Price, ^ lb. can, 

 35c.; 1 lb. can. 60c. 



BORDEAUX IffTXTtTRE. (Standard Formula. 1 

 gallon makes 50 gallons spray.) Ready for use_ by 

 simply adding water. An indispensable Fungicide, 

 curing and preventing black rot, mildew, blight, 

 rust, scab and all fungoid diseases on fruits and 

 plants. Price. 1 pint, 25c.; 1 quart, 40c.; 1 gallon, 

 .Sl.OO; 5 gallons, .S4.50. 



BUG DEATH is a non-poisonous, insect-killing 

 powder, that is in high favor, especially among 

 many southern market gardeners, who use it ex- 

 tensively for cabbage and tomato worms, potato 

 and cucumber bugs, etc. It is applied with a 

 duster, bellows or powder-gun, at the rate of about 

 12 lbs. per acre. Price, loc. lb.; 3 lbs. 35e.; 5 lbs., 

 50c.. 12V lbs., Sl.OO; 100 lbs., S7.00. 



"CATTLE COMFORT" protects horses, cattle, 

 dogs, etc., from flies, gnats, mosquitoes, horse-fly 

 and other insects, is healing to sores, destroys head 

 lice on fowls, etc. Price, 1 quart, 45c.; 1 gallon, 

 ?^1.2.l; 5 gallons. So. 00. 



COPPER SOLUTION, AMMONIATED. A Fun- 

 gicide, the same as Bordeaux Mixture, the essential 

 ingredient, "Cnrbo rente of Copper," being dissolved 

 in ammonia in this, while in Bordeaux it is counter- 

 acted by lime. Bordeaux is the cheaper and most 

 popular for all ordinary purposes, but for late 

 sprayings, when fruits are nearing maturity, or 

 plants in bloom. Copper Solution is usually used, 

 as there is no limy sediment left to be washed off 

 by rain or hand before marketing. One quart is 

 sufficient for 25 gallons of spray. Price, 1 quart, 

 50c.; 1 gallon. -SI. .50. 



FIR TREE OIL. A popular Insecticide for green- 

 house and house plants; it frees plants of nearly 

 all insects to which they are subject, and for the 

 following it has no superior: mealy bug. scale, red 

 spider, aphis (black and green), thrip, blight, 

 worms and slugs, and is also a valuable remedy for 

 animal parasites and insects. * pint is sufiicient 

 for 10 gallons of water. Price, -i pint tin, 40c.; 

 pint. 75c.; quart. .$1.25; 1 gallon, $4.00. 



FIR TREE OIL SOAP. A formula of the above 

 Fir Tree OH. prepared in soap form and preferred 

 by some. It will do all claimed for the fluid prep- 

 aration. .A.n ounce makes 1 gallon. Price. -J lb. 

 tin, 2.5c.; 2 lbs., 7.5c.; 5- lbs., SI. 75; 10 lbs., $3.25. 



FORMALDEHYDE is a comparatively non-poi- 

 sonous microbicide and antiseptic, readily diluted 

 by water in any proportion. It is of pronounced 

 efficiency in destroying disease germs affecting both 

 animal and plant life, and is successfully employed 

 as a preventive of such fungoid diseases as potato 

 scab, onion and grain smuts, musty com and other 

 affected seeds, damping off of seedlings, club root 

 of roses, etc., for the restraining of decay in vege- 

 tables, fruits, etc.. and as an antiseptic wash and 

 spray for bark diseases, canker and wounds in 

 trees, and as a disinfectant for stables, kennels, 

 poultry houses, etc. Crops raised from seeds 

 treated with Formaldehyde snhiiions, in most in- 

 stances give greatly increased yields and health- 

 ier, cleaner and more salable products. The 

 dilution for most purposes is 1 lb. (1 pint") Formal- 

 dehyde to 30 to 45 gallons of water and 1 to 2 

 gallons of this dilution is required for treatment 

 of ev^ry bushel of seed. Specific directions sup- 

 plied with each purchase. Price of Formaldehyde 

 (40 volume %). 1 lb. bottle, 40e.; 5 lb. bottle, @ 

 35e. lb.; 10 lb. bottle, @ 30c. lb.; ,501b. demijohn, 

 (<i 25p. lb.; 132 lb. carbov, @ 23c. lb.; 410 lb. 

 l,aT.-l ('I 20o. lb. 



HELLEBORE, Powdered WMte. For the destruc- 

 tion of slugs, worms, caterpillars, etc. Less poi- 

 sonous than Paris Green and London Purple, and 

 safer to use when fruits or vegetables are nearly ripe. 

 Can be used as a powder or dissolved, 1 oz. in 3 

 gallons of water. Price, 20c. per lb.; 5 lbs., 90c.; 

 10 lbs.. SI .75; 25 lbs, and over, at 16c. per lb. 





HENDERSON'S X. 

 L. POWDER for 

 DOGSandPOUL- 

 TRY. Non-poi- 

 sonous insect pow- 

 der for insects on 

 dogs, cats, chick- 

 ens, etc. Price, 1 

 lb. box. 25c.; S2.50 

 per doz.; postage extra, loc. each. 



KEROSENE EMULSION. Prepared according to 



the most approved formula; ready for use by 

 simply adding water (2S to 50 parts water to one of 

 Emulsion). For cabbage worm, scale on trees, 

 caterpillars, melon louse, rose bugs, green fly and 

 lice of all kinds, all sucking insects, either on 

 plants or animals. Price, 1 quart, 40c.; 1 gallon, 

 $1.00; 5 gallons, .$4.50. 



LIME, SULPHUR AND SALT. A liquid com- 

 pound of the ingredients mentioned, now exten- 

 sively used for all scale insects on trees and shrubs 

 and it is also of benefit for such fungous diseases 

 of the bark, etc., as can be treated in winter. It 

 must be diluted and applied with a spray pump 

 while the trees are dormant, after the leaves have 

 fallen in fall and before the buds swell in spring. 

 It can be used quite strong — say, 1 gallon to 20 

 gallons of water — during December, January and 

 February, but earlier or later than these months 

 it will be safer to dilute it 1 gallon to 40 of water. 

 Price, quart can, 40c.; gallon. .$1.00; 5 gallons, 

 $4.50; barrel of 45 gallons, at 75c. gallon. 



NICOTEEN. .\n extract of tobacco, containing 

 about 40 per cent, nicotine. A most effectual 

 economical and safe remedy for fumigating green- 

 houses. L'se a scant tablespoonful to 1-i pints of 

 water for each pan, which is sufficient, when vapor- 

 ized by placing a hot iron in it, for 600 square 

 feet of floor-space. Price, pint bottle, SI. 50. 



NICO-FUME. A tobacco paper strongly saturated 

 with pure nicotine. It comes in strips, which, sus- 

 pended and lighted, is one of the best, easiest, 

 simplest and least injurious methods of fumigating 

 conservatories and greenhouses for the destruction 

 of aphis and all insects that succumb to tobacco 

 insecticides. One sheet is sufficient for two thou- 

 sand cubic feet or more. Price, air-tight cans 

 of two dozen sheets, 75c., or by mail, 90c.; 1 gross 

 sheets, $3.50; 2 gross sheets, .$6.50. 



PARIS GREEN. A poisonous, insoluble powder, 

 indispensable on the farm or garden for preventing 

 the ravages of potato bugs, codling moth, worms, 

 caterpillars, slugs and bugs. Applied as a powder 

 it should be mixed with plaster or flour, 100 parts 

 to 1 part of Paris Green; in solution mix 1 lb. in 

 200 to 300 gallons water. Price. A lb. 20c.: 1 lb., 

 30c.; 5 lbs.. $1.35; 28 lbs.. $7.00; 100 lbs., .S23.00. 



PERSIAN POWDER OR BUHACH. Henderson's 

 Superior Grade. (Cheap adulterated grades are 

 worthless.) A most effective, non-poisonous, im- 

 palpable powder, so fine that it penetrates the 

 innermost crevices. For ,worms, flies, aphis and 

 almost all kinds of insects it is very effectual, suffo- 

 cating them by filling up the breathing pores. 

 Price, 30c. * lb.; 1 lb., 50c.; 5 lbs.. $2.25. 



"ROSE LEAF." Extract of "Tobacco. Most 

 effectual for the destruction of all insects and scale 

 on plants; a pure, concentrated extract of tobacco. 

 Dilute with from 30 to 150 parts of water. Fidl 

 instructions for the various methods of applying 

 are given in our "Rose Leaf" pamphlet, mailed on 

 application. Pint can, 30c.; quart can, 55c.; gal- 

 lon ran. $1.50. 



ABOUT 

 MAILING 



Poivders and Soaps (tliose 

 offered by the pound)— non- 

 poisonous— can he sent by mail, 

 if loc. per lb. is added to the 

 prices, to pay postage. Fluids 

 (those offered by the quart, 

 etc.) and poisonous powders 

 are not mailahle. 



"SCALECIDE." The latest and best spray for San 

 Jose scale, cottony maple scale and Pear Psylla. 

 It is not poisonous, being simply a mechanical 

 preparation of petroleum oil that instantly -mixes 

 with cold water and is immediately ready to apply; 

 1 gallon of "Scalecide" to 20 gallons of water 

 sprayed on your trees and bushes ^\'ill kill ever\- 

 scale that it reaches without injury to tree or fruit 

 bud if applied in late fall, winter or early spring 

 while the foliage is off. Safe and easy to applv. 

 Price. 1 gallon can. Sl.OO; 5 gallon can. $3.25; 10 

 gallon can, $6.00; 50 gallon barrel, $25.00. 



SLUG SHOT. A non-poisonous powder and a very 

 popular Insecticide; it requires no further mixing 

 or preparation, easily applied and not injurious or 

 dangerous to animals, the person applying it, or 

 fruits and vegetables treated. Very effectu.il in 

 destroying potato bugs and beetles, green and 

 black fly, slugs, worms, caterpillars, etc. Price, 

 per keg of 125 lbs. net. $5.00; per barrel of 235 lbs. 

 net. .S8.50: 10 lb. package, 50c.; 5 lb. package. 3Cc.; 

 in tin canister, with perforated top for applying, 

 25c. each. 



IMPORTED SCOTCH SOFT COAL SOOT. This 



prevents insect ravages and also acts as a stimu- 

 lating fertilizer. L'sed in onion drills, radish beds, 

 cabbage grounds, etc., it checks the attacks of 

 grubs, cut-worms, etc. When scattered lightly, as 

 a top-dressing around plants, it drives away in- 

 sects that hide in the ground by day or lay their 

 eggs near the roots. Price, only in 100 lb. bags, 

 S4.00. 



SULPHUR. Price, 10c. per lb.; 10 lbs., 60c.; 25 lbs. 



and over, at 5c. per lb, 



SULPHO-TOBACCO SOAP. A positive extei^ 

 minator of all insect life on plants in the green- 

 house. Price, 3 oz. box, lOc; 8 oz. box, 20c.; 

 10 lb, box, $3.00. 



"THYMO-CRESOL" EngUsh Cold Water SHEEP 

 DIP. A gallon makes a hundred gallotis fen- most 

 uses. Aworld-famous dip, and, besides, is unex- 

 celled as an internal and external remedy for 

 animal wounds and skin diseases, for killing animal 

 parasites, mixing with whitewash for trees, chicken- 

 houses, kennels, etc. Price, pint can, 50c.; quart 

 can, 80c.; 1 gallon can, $2.25; 5 gallon can, $7.50. 



TOBACCO DUST, Fine. For green and black 

 aphis, fleas, beetles, etc. Splendid fertilizer and 

 preventive for insects in the ground and around 

 roots. Price. 10c. per lb.; 5 lbs., 30c.; lOlbs., 50c.; 

 $2.50 per 100 lb. bag. 



TOBACCO STEMS. For fumigating greenhouses 

 and conservatories, for the destruction of green 

 and black aphis and other insects. Price, 50 lb. 

 bale, 85c.; lUO lbs., $1.50; per ton, S20.00. 



WHALE OIL SOAP. Makes an excellent wash for 

 trees and plants where insects and eggs affect the 

 bark, and for smearing on the trunks of trees to 

 prevent worms from crawling up. Price. 15c. per 

 lb.; 2 lbs., 25c.; 5 lbs., 50c.; 25 lbs., and over at 

 8c. per lb. 



HENDERSON'S FLUID WEED DESTROYER. 



The best, cheapest and safest destroyer of weeds, 

 moss, grass, etc., in garden walks and carriage drivej. 



It completely destroys all weeds, whenever applied, 

 and by its effects on the ground prevents the growth of 

 fresh ones for a year afterwards, thus sa-\-ing an immense 

 amount of labor in hoeing, etc. 



Its application is easy, being in a liquid form and only 

 requiring to be mixed with water and applied with a 

 watering-can. Full directions for use with each package. 



INDESTRUCTIBLE TREE-PROTECTOR. 



Onart Can, makes 6 g-als. 

 Gallon Can, " 23 " 

 5'Gallon Ke?, " 1-5 " 



safficieBt tor I.tO sq. ft $0..S0 



" eno " 1. 25 



•• 3,000 ■' 5.00 



Ver>- effectual for prevent- 

 ing insects, caterpillars, etc., 

 from crawling up the trunks of 

 trees. It consists of a strip of 

 thin brass, 1| inches wide, the 

 lower edge slashed into fringe, 

 with tooth-like perforations 

 above. When tacked around 

 the tree no crawling insect can 

 pass the protector. Price. 

 15c. per foot, 10 feet and over j.- 

 14c. per foot. L 



