58 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW TORlv.-WITOLESALE CATALOGUE INSECTICIDES. 



E give below a list of vegetables, fruits, trees and plants, 

 in italics the insects or diseases that usually attack them, fol 

 lowed by one or more numbers. To find out what remedy to use, 

 refer to a corresponding number under the heading of "Remedies 

 for Insects," or "Remedies for Fungus." For instance, if an insect 

 is attacking your Asparagus, by referring to the listof vegetables 

 you will find that it is probably the beetle that is causing the 

 devastation ; the numbers following Asparagus beetle are 9 and 

 13. By reference to the corresponding numbers under "Remedies 

 for Insects" you will find that Paris green in solution or -Slug Shot 

 blown on in powder form are the remedies to apply. 



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" Injurious Insects and 

 Plant Diseases, With 

 Remedies." 



PRICE, 25c. POSTPAID. 



INSECTS & FUNGUS* 



For Insects, etc, troubling- Garden 

 Vegetables. Use for Asparagus, beetle. 9 or 

 13; Bean. rust. 23, 24 ; Cabbage and Cauliflower, 

 worm or slug, %, 11, 13; cutworm, 10 ; flea beetle. 8, 

 14, 16, 13 ; maggot, 15, 17. Carrot, worm, 9, 13. Cel- 

 ery, worm. 9, 13, 11 ; rust, 21, 24. Corn, cutworm, 

 10; borer, 10; worm, 6, 13. Cucumber, worm, 6, 13; 

 beetles, 8. 13. Egg VXoxA, potato bug, 8, 9, 13. En- 

 dive and Lettuce, worm, 11, 13. Melon, Squash 

 and Pumpkin, worm, 6, 13; bugs and beetles, 8, 13; 

 root borer. 15; leaf rust, 24, 23. Onion, maggot. 15, 

 17. Parsley and Parsnip, worm, 8, 9, 13. Potato, 

 bug, 8, 9, 13 ; blight, 23, 24. Radish, flea beetle, 8, 14, 



16, 13; maggot, 15, 17. Sweet Potato, sawfly worm, 

 6,8,11,13. Tomato, worm, 6, 13. Turnip, flea bee- 

 tle, 13, 16, 8; maggot, 15, 17. 



Small Fruits. Cranberry, worm, 8, 9. Currants, 

 Gooseberries, Raspberries, worms, 6, 7, 8. 13 ; lea/ 

 hoppers, 11. 13; rust and mildew, 21, 22, 23, 24. 

 Grapes, slug, 9,8,7,6,13; flea beetle, 9, 8, 13, 16; 

 thrip, 14; rose chafer, 11, 13; black rot, scab, mildrtv 

 and rust, 21, 23, 24. Strawberry, slugs and worms, 

 6, 7, 13 ; leaf roller, 6, 7 ; root louse, 15, 17. 



Fruit & Ornamental Trees & Shrubs- 



Bark louse, 3, 4, 5, 20 ; caterpillar, slugs, worms, 2, 9, 



13; beetles, aphis, 14, 3, 4; curculio, 9; rose chafer, 

 11 ; borers, 2 ; mildew and leaf rust, 22, 23, 24 ; scale, 

 2, 3, 4, 5, 14. 



Flowering and Ornamental Plants 



Aphis or green fly, 11, 18, 16, 14, 13 ; worms, slugs and 

 caterpillars, 11, 9. 8,-6. 13; rosebug or chafer . 11, 13; 

 leaf hoppers, 19, 13, 14 ; red spider, 3, 4, 14 ; mealy- 

 bug and scale, 3, 4, 5, 14; blue root louse, 15, 17; 

 thrip, 3, 4. 14; leaf rust and mildew, 21, 22, 23, 24. 

 Hollyhock Disease, 21, 24. 



Cotton. Worm, 9, 13. 



Lawns. Ants,\. 



REMEDIES -FOR INSECTS.: 



ANT DESTROYER. 



A non-poisonous powder which will destroy or 

 drive away black ants from lawns, trees, plants, 

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

 22c, 1 lb. can, 70c. 



No. 1. Sprinkle it around near the haunts. 



Imported German Caterpillar Lime. 



A highly recommended European remedy for the 

 prevention of crawling insects from going up or 

 down the trunks of trees ; prevents the laying of 

 eggs on the bark, and the hatching of those already 

 laid ; prevents borers, scale, etc., and keeps all ani- 

 mals from gnawing the trees ; it remains sticky and 

 efficacious from 3 to 5 months, and is easily and 

 cheaply applied. {Little booklet, giving full infor- 

 mation, mailed on application.) Price : 5 lb. can. 90c; 

 10 1b. can, $1.55; 251b. keg, $3.40; 50 lb. keg, $6.10; 

 100 lb. keg, $11.50. 



No. 2. Apply with a paddle and spread evenly with 

 a hard brush, leaving the lime % inch thick. For 

 crawling insects, a ring op it 4 inches wide around the 

 tree will suffice. Lomplete instructions with each 

 package. 



FIR TREE OIL. 



The most popular and probably, for " all round ' 

 purposes, the best insecticide in the market for 

 greenhouse 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. Price, J4 pint tin, 

 85c.; pint, 65c; qt., $1.25; % gal., $2.25; gal., $4.00. 



No. 3. Dilute l /i pint to about 10 gallons of soft or 

 rain water {for tender plants or young growth make 

 weaker). Spray on with vaporizer , syringe or bellows. 



FIR TREE OIL SOAP. 



A formula of the above Fir Tree Oil, prepared 

 in soap form and preferred by some. It will do all 

 claimed for the fluid preparation. Price, % lb tins, 

 20c: * lbs., 70c; B lbs., $1.65 ; 10 lbs., $8.fS; 20 lbs., 

 ffi.OO ; by express only, the purchaser paying carriage. 



No. 4. One ounce mazes a gallon of non-poisonous 

 insect-killing liquid. Apply with syringe or bellows. 



Kerosene Emulsion (Concentrated). 



For plant lice of any kind, cabbage worm, scale 

 insects on apple, pear, orange, lemon and other 

 trees. Price. 1 qt. can, 25c; 1 gal. can, 45c; 5 gal. 



tin buckets, $1.60. 



No. 5. Mix 1 gallon Emulsion to 15 or 20 gallons 

 water, according to strength required. Spray on with 

 syringe or force pump. 



HELLEBORE, POWDERED WHITE. 



For the destruction of slugs, worms, caterpillars, 

 etc. Less poisonous than Paris green and London 

 purple, and safer to use when fruits or vegetables 

 are nearly ripe. Price, 18c. lb., 



No. 6. Dry Application. Dust on dry, or mix 1 

 lb. with 4 lbs. of powdered lime or flour ; dust on with 

 powder duster, bellows or gun. 



No. 7. In Solution. Dissolve 1 oz. to 3 gallons of 

 water ; apply with syringe, pump or vaporizer. 



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. Price, 22c. lb., 



No. 8. Dry Application. Mix with plaster, flour 

 or other dilutant — -1 part to 100; apply with duster, 

 bellows or gun. 



No. 9. In Solution. Mix 1 lb. to 200 or 300 gallons 

 of water. Apply with pump syringe or vaporizer. 



No. 10. Bait. For cut worms, mix 1 oz. with 8 ozs. 

 of syrup ; mix thoroughly with fresh chopped grass or 

 leaves. 



PERSIAN POWDER OR BUHACH. 



Henderson's Superior Grade. 



Cheap adulterated grades are worthless. A most 

 effective «o«-poisonous impalpable powder — so fine 

 that it penetrates the innermost crevices — for 

 worms, flies, aphis, and almost all kinds of insects 

 —it is very effectual — suffocating them by filling 

 up the breathing pores. Price, per lb., 35c, 



No. 1 1 . Dry. Blow on with a beUows or gun. 

 No. 12. Solution. Dissolve 1 oz. to 3 gallons of 

 water, and apply with syringe or pump. 



SLUG SHOT. 



A non-poisonous powder and a very popular in- 

 secticide—it requires no further mixing or prepar- 

 ation — easily applied and not injurious or danger- 

 ous to animals, the person applying it, or fruits and 

 vegetables treated. Very effectual in destroying 

 potato bugs and beetles, green and black fly, slugs, 

 worms, caterpillars, etc. (By express or freight* 

 only.) Price, per keg of 125 lbs. net, $4.75; per bar- 



REMEDIES FOR FUNGUS 



SUCH AS MI 



COPPERD1NE. 



(A mmoniacal solution of carbonate of copper.) 



A famous remedy for fungoid diseases of plants, 

 particularly for grapes, curing downy and pow- 

 dery mildew, black rot, scab, etc. Price, qt. can, 

 45c; 1 gal. can, $1.40; 10 gal. carboy, $1.30 gal. By 

 c cpress or freight only. 



No. 21. Dilute 1 pint to 10 or 12 gallons of water; 

 • ipply with knapsack sprayer or bellows vaporizer. 



FLOWERS OF SULPHUR. 



Price, 8c. per lb., 10 lbs.. 50c. 



No. 22. Apply with bellows or gun. 



FOST1TE. 



A famous French preparation, containing silicate 

 of magnesia and copper sulphate, powdered so 

 minutely that when puffed fir blown from a pow- 

 der-;run or bellows, it forms a cloud which settles 

 evenly over foliage and plants, and is not only of 

 inestimable value for all fungoid diseases — mildew, 

 black rot, rust, leaf blight, etc. — but it is also a 

 splendid insect destroyer. It is a powder. Price, 

 51b. package, 45c; 25 lb. box, $1.90; 50 lb. box, 

 $3.35; 1001b. box, $6.00. 



No. 23. Blow on with a powder-6ello7vs or powder- 

 gun, while the foliage is moist, either with dew or a f- 



rel of 235 lbs. net, $8.00 ; in 10 lb. packages, each, 

 45c; 51b. packages, 25c; in tin canister, with per- 

 forated top for applying, 20c. each ; 



No. 13. Apply with duster, bellows or gun. 10 to 

 40 lbs. is sufficient for an acre. 



ROSE LEAF INSECTICIDE. 

 Extract of Tobacco. 



One of the most effectual articles for the destruc- 

 tion of all insects and scale on plants ; a pure con- 

 centrated extract of tobacco. Full instructions for 

 the various methods of applying, including testi- 

 monials from leading florists, are given in our 

 "Rose Leaf" pamphlet, mailed on application. 

 Pint can, 30c; quart can, 55c; gallon can, $1.65; 5 

 gallon can, $5.50. 



No. 14. Dilute with from 30 to 150 parts of water, 

 according to the delicacy of the plants to be treated, and 

 apply with spraying bellows cr syringe with spraying 

 nozzle. 



No. 15. Dilute as above, and apply with watering 



pot sufficient to reach the roots. 



TOBACCO DUST, FINE. 



For green and black aphis, fleas, beetles, etc 

 Splendid fertilizer and preventive for insects in the 

 ground and around roots. Price, 8c. per lb. 5 lbs., 

 [SOc.JlO lbs., 55c; $2.50 per barrel. 



No. 16. For insects on plants, apply with powder 

 duster or bellows. 



No. 17. For worms or grubs in the soil, apply lib- 

 erally to the surface and rake in, or strew thickly in 

 the drills before planting. 



TOBACCO STEMS. 



Indispensable for fumigating greenhouses and 

 conservatories — for the destruction of green and 

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

 85c; 1001b., $1.50 ; 2,0001b., $19.00. 



No. 18. Dampen thoroughly a few hours before 

 using, place about a half pound over a handful of 

 shavings in a fumigator, and light. 



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. 12c. lb. 2 lbs. 20c; 5 l bs., 

 45c; 25 lbs. and over, at 7c. per lb' * 



No. 19. For insects on plants, dissolve % lb. to a 

 gal/on of water ; apply with syringe or spraying pump. 



No. 20. For bark insects, etc., dilute with water to 

 consistency of thick paint, and apply with vrush. 



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LDEW, RUST, BLACK ROT, ETC. 



ter syringing. At the rate of 25 lbs. per acre for 

 grapevines, for each application. 



BORDEAUX MIXTURE. 

 A valuable and indispensable fungicide for grape 

 growers — thereby insuring larger crops and finer 

 grapes, and preventing failure. A sure cure and 

 preventive for black rot, mildew and rust, also of 



freat value for other plants suffering with kindred 

 iseases. Price, 1 qt. can, 45c; 1 gal. can, $1.15; 5 

 gal. can, $4.75. By express or freight only. 



No. 24. Dissolve 1 gallon to 50 gallons of water, 

 and apply with knapsack sprayer or vaporizer, or 

 pump with vaporizing nozzle. 



