J. M. THORBURN & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF BULBS 39 



Insecticides and Remedies for Plant Diseases 



If wanted by mail, add 16 cents per lb. to cover postage 



BUG DEATH. This is a fungicide, insecticide and plant- 

 food combined, i-lb. package, 15 cts.; 3-lb. package, 

 35 cts., 5-lb. package, 50 cts.; i2K-Ib. package, $1; 

 loolb. package, $7.50. 



FIR-TREE OIL. For greenhouse and house plants. De- 

 stroys all insects without injuring the plant. Dilute 

 in the proportion of i pint to 20 gallons of water. 

 Apply with vaporizer or syringe, ^pt., 40 cts.; pt., 

 75 cts.; qt., $1.25; Kgal., $2.25, gal. I4. 



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 a bellows or 

 syringe. ^Ib. tin, 25 cts.; 2-lb. tin, 75 cts. 



DALMATIAN INSECT POWDER. Effective against almost 

 all kinds of insects. ^Ib. box, 30c.; i-lb. box, 50c. 



GISHURST'S COMPOUND. A certain remedy for greenfly, 

 scale, mealy bug, etc. Excellent for greenhouse use. 



1- lb. box, 50 cts. 



HAMMOND'S GRAPE DUST. For the prevention of mil- 

 dew on roses, grapes, gooseberries, etc. Apply w.th 

 bellows. 5-lb. pkg, 35c.; lo-lb. pkg., 6oc.; 100 lbs., $5. 



HELLEBORE. POWDERED. An excellent protection from 

 currant worms, grape slugs, caterpillars, etc. May 

 be applied dry or mixed in water — i oz. to 3 gallons. 



2- lb. box, 35 cts.; i-lb. box, 20 cts.; I4\b. box. 12 cts. 



KEROSENE EMULSION. For cabbage worms, scale on 

 trees, caterpillars, melon louse, rose bugs, greenfly, 

 and lice of all kinds, 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. ^pt., 25 cts.; pt., 40 cts.; 

 qt., 75 cts.; gal., $2. 



ANTIPEST. A sure destroyer of all insect pests. Qt., 

 60 cts.; Kgal. can, $1; gal. can, ^^2. 



NICOTICIDE. For fumigating or spraying. Used effec- 

 tively for greenfly, mealy bug, etc. Does not damage 

 foliage or flowers. Sold in cans as follows: No. i, con- 

 taining I pt., sufficient for 32,000 cubic feet of space, 

 $2.50 each ; No. 2, containing ^pt., sufficient for 16,0 o 

 cubic feet of space, $1.25; No. 3, containing 4 oz. 

 ('/(pt.), sufficient for 8,000 cubic feet of space, 70 cts. 

 Per gal., $15; Kgals., $8.25 each; qts., I4.50 each. 

 Fumigators for same, 50 cts. each. 



••NICO-FUME" TOBACCO-PAPER. For fumigating green- 

 houses. "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. Effec- 

 tive against greenfly, mealy bug, etc. Does not stain 

 or injure blooms, and leaves no disagreeable odor. 

 For spraying, i to 2 teaspoonfuls to a gallon of water. 

 Kpt., sects.; pt., $1.50; Kgal., $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, i-lb. can, 40 cts.; ^-Ib. can, 25 cts.; 14 -\h. 

 can, 18 cts. This article is liable to fluctuate in price. 



SLUG-SHOT (HAMMOND'S). Excellent for destroying cab- 

 bage, turnip and beet fly, potato bugs, currant worms, 

 etc. 5-lb. package, 30 cts.; lo-lb. package, 50 cts.; 

 loo-lb. package, $4.50. 



SULPHUR. POWDERED. Valuable for protecting against 

 mildew on grapes, roses, etc. 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. 3-oz. box, 10 cts.; 8-oz. box, 

 20 cts.; lo-lb. box, $3. 



TOBACCO DUST. If dusted on while the foliage is moist 

 it destroys rose lice, cabbage and turnip fleas, etc. 

 Spread upon the ground, it keeps off all earth insects. 

 Lb., loc; 5 lbs., 35c.; 10 lbs., 60c.; 100 lbs., $2.75. 



TOBACCO STEMS. For fumigating plants infested with 

 greenfly. Bale of about 100 lbs., $1.50; 200 lbs., $2.75 ; 

 400 lbs., $4.50. 



"ROSE LEAF" TOBACCO EXTRACT. A perfectly pure, 

 highly concentrated extract of tobacco, most effective 

 for destroying all insects and scale on plants. Pint 

 cans, 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts.; gal., $1.25. 



WHALE-OIL SOAP. For washing trees and destroying all 

 insects on the bark. i-lb. box, 15 cts.; 5 lbs., 50 cts., 

 10 lbs., 90 cts.; 100 lbs., $7. 



BORDEAUX MIXTURE or FUNGIROID. For all fungous dis- 

 eases. 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. 



X. L. ALL LIQUID INSECTICIDE. For spraying. English 

 preparation ; purely nicotine ; harmless to very deli- 

 cate plants; kills mealy bug, red spider, and all in- 

 sectpests. Pt., 65 cts.; qt., $1; ^gal., $1.75 ; gal., $3.50. 



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., $1. 



Scalecide. Petroleum oil that mixes at once with cold 

 water and stays mixed. No hot water necessary. 

 Add I gallon for every 15 to 20 gallons of water. Qt., 

 40 cts.; gal., |i ; 5 gals., $3.25. 



COOPER'S TREE SPRAY FLUIDS 



The most effective remedies yet discovered for San Jose scale and kindred troubles. No sediment to clog 

 nozzles. Can be mixed instantly with cold water. 



VI FLUID. For winter or spring use on dormant trees. Kills San Jose scale, oyster shell scale, eggs of insects, 

 spores of fungi, mosses and lichens. 



V2 FLUID. For summer use when trees are in bud or leaf. Kills codling worms, oyster-shell scale insect, woolly 

 and all forms of aphis, pear and apple psylla without injury to leaf or blossom. 



One gallon of either fluid mixed with cold water makes 100 gallons of mixture. 



Price of either fluid, qt., $1; ^gal., $1.75; gal., $3; 5 gals., $14 



