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J. M. THORBURN & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF BULBS 



Insecticides and Remedies for Plant Diseases 



Bug Death 



This is a fungicide, insecticide and plant-food com- 

 bined, i-lb. package, 15 cts.; 3-lb. package, 35 cts.; 

 5-lb. package, 50 cts.; i2H-\h. package, $1; lOo-lb. 

 package, I7.50. 



Fir-Tree Oil 



For greenhouse and house plants. Destroys all 

 insects without injuring the plant. Dilute in the pro- 

 portion of I pint to 20 gallons of water. Apply with 

 vaporizer or syringe. Hpt., 40 cts.; pt.. 75 cts.; qt., 

 I1.25; J^gal., I2.25; gal., $4. 



Fir-Tree Oil Soap 



This is the same as the Fir-Tree Oil, but in soap 

 form. Mix at the rate of i ounce to a gallon of water, 

 and apply with bellows or syringe. >^-lb. tin, 25 cts.; 

 2-lb. tin, 75 cts. 



Dalmatian Insect Powder 



Effective against almost all kinds of insects. Per 

 K-lb. box, 30 cts.; per i-lb. box, 50 cts. 



Gishurst's Compound 



A certain remedy for greenfly, scale, mealy bug, etc. 

 Excellent for greenhouse use. Per i-lb. box, 50 cts. 



Hammond's Grape Dust 



For the prevention of mildew on roses, grapes, 

 gooseberries, etc. Apply with bellows. 5-lb. package, 

 35 cts.; lo-lb. package, 60 cts.; 100 lbs., $5. 



Hellebore, Powdered 



An excellent protection from currant w^orms, grape 

 slugs, caterpillars, etc. May be applied dry or mixed 

 in water — i oz. to 3 gallons. Per 2-lb. box, 35 cts.; per 

 i-lb. box, 20 cts.; %-lh box, 12 cts. 



Kerosene Emulsion 



For cabbage worms, scale on trees, caterpillars, 

 melon louse, rose bugs, greenfly, etc., either on plants 

 or animals. Dilute 25 to 50 parts. Qt., 40 cts.; gal., $1. 



Lemon Oil 



For destroying scale, caterpillar, mealy bug, etc. 

 Directions on can. Kpt., 25 cts.; pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 

 cts.; gal., $2. 



A sure destroyer of all 

 J^gal. can, $1 ; gal. can, $2. 



Antipest 



insect pests. 



Qt., 60 cts.; 



Nicoticide 



For fumigating or spraying. Used effectually for 

 greenfly, mealy bug, etc. Does not damage foliage or 

 flowers. Sold in cans as follows: No. i, containing i 

 pt., sufficient for 32,000 cubic feet of space, $2.50 each ; 

 No. 2, containing 14 pt., sufficient for 16,000 cubic feet 

 of space, $1.25; No. 3, containing lb., sufficient for 

 8,000 cubic feet of space, 70 cts. Per gal., $16. Fumi- 

 gators for same, 50 cts. each. 



" Nico-Fume " Tobacco-Paper 



For fumigating greenhouses. "Nico-Fume" is the 

 strongest Tobacco-Paper on the market; does not injure 

 blooms. Packed in special friction-top tins. 24 sheets. 

 75 cts.; 144 sheets, $3.50; 288 sheets, $6.50. 



Nico-Fume Liquid 



For fumigating or spraying. Effective against green- 

 fly, mealy bug, etc. Does not stain nor injure blooms, 

 and leaves no disagreeable odor. For spraying, i to 2 

 teaspoonfuls to a gallon of water, ^pt., 50 cts.; pt., 

 $1.50; ^gal.,$5.5o; gal., $10.50. 



Paris Green 



Mixed at the rate of i lb. to 200 gallons of water, it 

 will prove effective against all chewing insects. Per 

 I-lb. can, 45 cts.; ^-Ib. can, 25 cts.; ]4-^h. can, 15 cts. 

 This article is liable to fluctuate in price. 



Slug-Shot (Hammond's) 



Excellent for destroying cabbage, turnip and beet 

 fly, potato bugs, currant worms, etc. 5-lb. package, 

 30 cts.; lo-lb. package, 50 cts.; 100 lbs., $4. 



Sulphur, Powdered 



Valuable for protecting against mildew on grapes, 

 roses, etc. Per lb., 10 cts.; 10 lbs., 60 cts.; 100 lbs., $4. 



Sulpho-Tobacco Soap 



Dissolve in proportion of 2 ounces to a gallon of 

 water, and apply with a syringe or atomizer. It will 

 destroy rose slugs, aphides, greenfly, bark-lice, etc. 

 Per 3-0Z. box, 10 cts.; 8-oz. box, 20 cts.; lo-lb. box, $3. 



Tobacco Dust. 



If dusted on while the folinge is moist it destroys 

 rose lice, cabbage and turnip fleas, etc. Spread upon 

 the ground, it keeps off all earth insects. Per i-lb box, 

 10 cts.; 5-lb., 30 cts.; lo-lb., 50 cts.; per 100 lbs., $2.50. 



Tobacco Stems 



For fumigating plants infested with greenfly. Per 

 bale of about 100 lbs.. Si. 50 ; 200 lbs., $2.75; 400 lbs., 

 ^4.50. 



"Rose Leaf" Tobacco Extract 



A perfectly pure, highly concentrated extract of to- 

 bacco, most effective for destroying all insects and scale 

 on plants. Pint-cans, 30 cts. ; cjt., 50 cts. ; gal., $1.25. 



Whale-Oil Soap 



For washing trees and destroying all insects on the 

 bark. Per i-lb. box, 15 cts.; 5 lbs., 50 cts.; 10 lbs., 

 90 cts. ; 100 lbs.. $7. 



Bordeaux Mixture, or Fungiroid 



For all fungous diseases. Dry, i-lb. box, 20 cts.; 

 5 lbs. and over at 18 cts. per lb. ; 50 lbs., $7 ; liquid, qt., 

 40 cts. ; gal., $1.25. 



FOR SAN JOSE SCALE 



Horicum (Hammond's). A lime, sulphur and salt mix- 

 ture, entirely free from grit, i gallon makes 25 by 

 adding sufficient water. Qt., 40 cts.; gal., 75 cts. ; 

 gal., $1.25. 



California Wash. (Lime, sulphur and salt.) One gallon 

 makes 25 by adding sufficient water. Qt., 40 cts. ; 

 gal.,$i. 



Scalecide. Petroleum oil that mixes at once with water 

 and stays mixed. No hot water necessary. Add i 

 gallon for every 15 to 20 gallons water. Gal., $1 ; 5 

 gals., $3.25. 



