BEETLE CUTE 



SUPPLIED TO H.M. GOVERNMENT. 



Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, September, 1903. 

 Silver Medal of the Royal Botanic Society, London, March, 1904. 

 Silver Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, July, 1904. 



SUPERIOR TO EVERY OTHER PREPARATION. 



FOR THE EXTERMINATION OF 



BEETLES, COCKROACHES, ANTS, WOODLICE, CRICKETS, etc., 



Copy of letter from Mr. George Ellis, The 'Gardens, 

 Rt. Honble. Viscount Mountgarret, Nidd Hall, Ripley, Yorks. 



Messrs Valls & Co March ,st » ,00 4- 



" Gentlemen, — I beg herewith to give you an account of my trial oi 

 your beetlecute for crickets. I tried it as per directions in some melon 

 houses that were literally swarming with them. The effect was marvellous ; 

 in a short time the houses were free, they had simply disappeared. 

 Please send me on another tin, for which Postal Order enclosed. — I 

 remain, Gentlemen, Yours truly, Geo. Ellis." 



Extract from " The Garden," January 23rd, 1904. 

 By Mr. John Crook, The Oardena, Forde Abbey, Chard, .Somerset. 

 ANTS IN HOTHOUSES. 



" I noticed in your issue of October 24th, in 'Questions and Answers,' 

 that ' A. M. D.' seeks information how to rid the house of these troublesome 

 pests. You there set forth many methods of doing this, most of which I have 

 used with only partial success. In my experience, which extends over 

 many years, I have frequently had to contend with these, and have used 

 a large number of means to get rid of them, none of which gave me 

 satisfaction. 



During the past summer these attacked our fruit in the Peach house, 

 especially some choice gage Plums. I resolved to try the new Valls 

 Beetlecute. This was used according to instructions given on the tin — 

 namely, to sprinkle it on their runs. This was done night and morning 

 for two days, when they all disappeared. I have never seen anything 

 approaching it in results. 



Some few weeks ago the small tropical ant gave us trouble in our 

 stove on some Orchids. The powder was used in the same way, with 

 equally good results, and in our Mushroom house it was equally good to 

 rid us of woodlice." 



Valls Beetlecute has been supplied to many of the principal 

 lines of Steamers. 



Seene— A DRAWING ROOM. 



Hostess to Lady Friend : " Have you many beetles in your house ? " 

 Lady Friend: " I don't think so, as Cook tells me she only sees one or two occasionally." 

 Hostess : " Take my advice and go into your kitchen one hour after the lights are put out 

 and you will find the ' one or two beetles ' represented by one or two hundred. 



"Use Valls Beetlecute and in a few nights every Beetle will be 



exterm i nated." 



DIRECTIONS At night sweep the places where the insects are 



seen or suspected, free from all (food, dust, etc. Sprinkle 

 the powder near the crevices or runs, or put it on small 

 pieces of cardboard or slate, either in kitchens or hothouses. 

 Do this for five or six nights without intermission. You 

 may not see many dead on the floor, most return to their 

 haunts and are dried up. 



Tins, Small, 6d. ; Medium, 1/-; and Large, 2/6. Filled Bellows, 1/- each. 

 Large Stock Tins (and one filled bellows 14/- each. 



RETAIL EVERYWHERE. 



Proprietors: 



VALLS & CO., 



1C «T PCg T LONDON. EC 



