J. M. THORB U RN & CO/S CATALOGUE OF BULBS 



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Insecticides and Remedies for Plant Diseases 



(All subject to change in price.) If ordered by parcel post, add postage according to zone. 

 Liquids and a few strong smelling articles cannot be sent by Parcel Post 



$ 2 21 



1 50 



fungous diseases. 



ANTIFEST. A sure destroyer of all insect pests. 



Qt $0 45 I Va-gal. can ....$0 65 



AFHINE. Has no equal for the destruction of 



green, black or white fly, tlirip.s, red spider. 



mealy bug, etc. I'se one part to forty of water. 



Does not injure the most tender plants. 



y.-pt $0 25 ; Pt $0 65 



Ms-pt 40 I Qt 1 00 



Gal. 2 50 



ARSENATE OF LEAD. Does not injure tender 



foliage. 



Lb $0 20 I 5 lbs $0 90 



.Atomizer "Woodahon Liquid' 



Large ^ ^ 



Small 



BORDEAI X MIXTURE. For al 



Dry— 



1-Ib. box $0 35 I 5 lbs $1 60 



Liquid — 



Qt $0 35 ! Gal $1 00 



BIG DEATH. This is a fungicide, insecticide and 

 plant-food combined, and contains neither paris 

 green nor arsenic. 



1 lb. pkg $0 17 I 5 lb. pkg $0 65 



3 lb. pkg 45 I 121/2 lb. pkg. . . 1 20 



Eureka Fumigator — 



Xo. 1 1 50 



No. 2 200 



FIR-TREE OIL. For greenhouse and house plants. 

 Destroys insects without injuring plant. Dilute 

 one pint to twenty gallons of water. Apply witli 

 vaporizer or syringe. 



i/o-pt $0 55 I Ot $1 75 



Pt 1 00 I Va-gal 3 00 



Gal 5 50 



FIR-TREE-OIL SOAP. Mix at the rate of one 

 ounce to a gallon of water, and apply with a 

 bellows or syringe. 



i/o-lb. tin $0 25 I 2-lb. tin $0 7o 



FISH-OIL SOAP. For washing trees and destroy- 

 ing all insects on the bark. 



1 lb. box $0 15 I 10 lbs $1 20 



5 lbs 65 I 100 lbs 10 00 



GRAPE DUST, Hammond's. For the prevention 

 of mildew on roses, grapes, gooseberries, etc. 

 Apply with bellows. 



5-lb. pkg $0 50 I 10-lb. pkg SO 80 



KEROSENE EMULSION. For cabbage worms, 



scale on trees, caterpillars, melon lice, rose bugs, 



etc. Dilute twenty-five to fifty parts. 



Qt $0 40 I 1 gal $1 25 



KER-O-SOAP. 14 oz. can $0 25 



LEMON OIL. For destroying scale, caterpillar. 



mealv bug. etc. Directions on can. 



% pt $0 25 I Qt $0 75 



Pt 40 ' Gal 2 00 



LIME- SULPHUR SOLUTION. California Wash. 



For San Jos^ scale. One gallon makes fifteen by 



adding water. 



Qt $0 40 I Gal $0 75 



5 gals 3 00 



NICOTICIDE. For fumigating or spraying. Ef- 

 fective against green fly, mealy bug. etc. Does 

 not damage foliage or flowers. Sold in cans 

 as follows: 



14 pt. Sufficient for 8.000 cubic feet of space.. $0 60 

 Vi pt. Sufficient for 16,000 cubic feet of space. 1 00 



1 pt. Sufficient for 32,000 cubic feet of space.. 2 00 



Qts 4 00 



Va gals 7 75 



Gals 14 50 



FUMIG.ATORS Each 60 



NICO-FUME TOBACCO PAPER. For fumigating. 

 Does not injure blooms. In tins. 



24 sheets $0 85 ; 144 sheets $4 00 



288 sheets 7 50 



NICO-FI ME LIQUID. For fumigating or spray- 

 ing. Effective against green fly, mealy bug, etc. 

 For spraying, one to two teaspoonfuls to a gallon 

 of water. Lamps, 60 cts. each. 



14 lb $0 50 I 4 lbs $5 50 



Lb 1 50 I 8 lbs 10 50 



PARIS GREEN. Mix at rate of one pound to two 

 hundred gallons of water. Effective against all 

 chewing insects. 



14-lb. can $0 20 ! %-lb. can $0 30 



l ib. can 50 



SCALECIDE. Petroleum oil that mixes at once 

 with cold water and stays mixed. No hot water 

 necessary. Add one gallon for every fifteen to 

 twenty gallons of water. 



Qt $0 40 I Gal $1 00 



5 gals 3 50 



SLUG-SHOT, Hammond's. Excellent for destroy- 

 ing cabbage, turnip and beet flies, potato bugs, 

 currant worms, etc. 



5-lb. pkg SO 40 ' 10-lb. pkg $0 60 



SULPHO-TOBACCO SOAP. Dissolve in propor- 

 tion of two ounces to a gallon of water, and 

 apply with a syringe or atomizer. It will de- 

 stroy rose slugs, aphides, green fly, bark lice, 

 etc. 



3-oz. box $0 10 I 8-oz. box $0 20 



Cartons, large size (8 to 10 lbs.) 3 00 



SULPHUR. POWDERED. Protects against mil- 

 dew on grapes, roses, etc. 



Lb $0 10 I 10 lbs $0 60 



TOBACCO DUST— 



Ordinary Kind. For dusting. 



Lb $0 10 I 10 lbs $0 60 



5 lbs 35 I 100 lbs 3 50 



Stoothoff's "Bla«k Stuff." For dusting. 



50 lbs 2 .50 I 100 lbs $4 00 



Stoothoff's "Fumigating: Kind." For burning. 



50 lbs ?2 50 I 100 lbs $4 00 



TOBACCO STEMS. For fumigating plants. In 

 bales of about 100 lbs. at $1.50 per 100 lbs. 



TREE TANGLEFOOT. A sticky substance applied 

 directly to the bark to protect trees against 

 climbing insect pests. One application remains 

 sticky, fully exposed to weather, three months. 

 One pound will make a band 7 to 8 feet long 

 and about 6 inches wide. 



1-lb. can $0 35 I 10-lb. can $3 00 



3-lb. can 1 00 ' 20-lb. can 6 75 



X-L-ALL LIQUID INSECTICIDE. For spraying. 

 Purely nicotine: harmless to very delicate plants; 

 kills mealy bugs, red spider and all insect pests. 



Pt $0 75 I % gal $2 25 



Qt 1 25 I 1 gal 4 25 



Prepared Fibre 



Imported from Holland. 

 For growing almost any sort of bulb in pots, 

 boxes or hanging baskets, etc. 

 Peck .$0 50 Bushel $1 50 



Thorbum's High Grade Fertilizers, 



All f. o. b., N. Y. 



(.411 subject to change in price) 



Thorburn*s Lawn Fertilizer 



Per ton $50 00 



Rag of 167 lbs.. 5 50 

 Bag of 100 lbs.. 3 75 



50 lbs $2 00 



25 lbs 1 25 



10 lbs 60 



Thorbum's Complete Manure 



Per ton $40 00 



Single bag of 



167 lbs 4 00 



Bag of 100 lbs.. 2 75 



50 lbs $1 65 



25 lbs 1 00 



10 lbs 50 



Pure Ground Bone Meal, No. 1 



Finely Pulverized 



5 lbs $0 50 I 50 lbs $2 00 



10 lbs 75 100 lbs 3 00 



25 lbs 1 25 ' Per ton 40 00 



THOMPSON'S VINE MANURE. Unrivaled for 

 vines, tomatoes, cucumbers, fruit trees, and all 

 foliage, flowering and fruit-bearing plants and 

 outdoor plants of every description. Splendid for 

 lawns, etc. 



Per cwt. (112 lbs.) $7 00 



% cwt. (56 lbs.) 4 00 



