Everything for the Garden, Farm and Lawn. 
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INSECTICIDES 
"ABOL" INSECTICIDE, Non-Poisonous — 
Admitted to be the World's Best Pest Destroyer — safe, certain 
and reliable. "Abol" is certainly without equal as a Cure for 
Mildew on Roses and other Plants. It is clean and wholesome 
to handle, has no unpleasant smell, and does not injure paint. 
Hence its great popularity amongst Horticuturists in every 
sphere of life. 
"Abol,, is firmly established, and has been in use in the prin- 
cipal gardens' for many years. Awarded Gold Medal by Special 
Jury at the White City last year. l / 2 Pint, 50 cts.; 1 pint, 90 
b'ta'.; 1 quart, SI. 40. 
Ant Destroyer. R'd your Lawns and Tennis Courts of 
Ants. It only takes about three days to 
do it by putting as much ant destroyer as will lay on a dime to each 
ant hill once a day, usually only three applications are necessary. 
Price, per lb., 85 cts. 
DIRECTIONS FOR ANT DESTROYER.— Take up as much 
of the powder as will lay on a dime, drop same on the Ant Hills and 
do not disturb the Hills until the next day, then you can brush 
them away. You will see the following day if you have destroyed 
them all or not. Should any Hills appear, give them another 
application. Use only on a dry morning when grass is dry and 
the Ants are working. 
Aniline. Aphine will destroy Green, Black and White Fly, 
— — Red Spider, Thrips, Mealy Bug Brown and White 
Scale, without the slightest injury to the tendered flower or foliage 
— it invigorates plant life. A practical insecticide for flower 
growers. Gallons, $3.50; quarts, $1.50; pints, $1.00; half pints, 
75 cts.; i pint, 40 cts. 
Aphis Punk. * s lighted with a match and allowed to burn, 
— — - which it does without flaming; kills aphis 
and thrips very effectively. A box contains one dozen rolls — 
sufficient for fumigating 600 feet of floor space. Pkt., 75 cts. 
Apterite. Apterite is a gray non-poisonous powder which, 
— — - when it comes into contact with soil, gives off a 
vapor. This vapor kills all underground insects such as Wire- 
worms, etc. Apterite is for soil application — not for the leaves 
of the plant. Apterite should be uniformly distributed on the 
s'urface or in the soil among the insects, so that the gas evolved 
may destroy them. 1 lb., 30 cts. 
Arsenate of Lead. For spraying trees and shrubs against 
. the attacks of leaf-biting insects of 
all kinds, especially valuable for spraying to prevent the codling 
moth. It comes in paste form, and dilutes, 1 lb. to 10 gals, water. 
Per lb., 35 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.50; 12H lbs., $2.50. 
Arsenate of Lead (Powdered) . — This form of Arsenate is exten- 
sively used. It is instantly soluble in water and a pound thereof 
goes almost twice as far as two pounds of paste arsenate. Further, 
you do not have to pay transportation charges on water, which 
acts as a preservative in paste arsenate. 1 lb. dilutes to 50 gallons 
of water. 50 cts. per lb.; 
Black Leaf 40. A concentrated solution of Nicotine Sul- 
phate, an excellent spray for black aphis 
sucking insects of all kinds; dilutes 1 part to 900 or 1,000 parts of 
water, according to treatment. Full directions on each package. 
1 oz. 50 cts.; Y 2 lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $4.40. 
Fir Tree Oil. Used for destroying mealy bug, red spider, 
- and mild forms of scale. Also to spray foi 
thrip, green fly, etc. It is diluted in water according to directions 
for various purposes. Per small bottle, 25 cts; y 2 pt., 60 cts.; 
per pint, $1.00; per qt, $2.00; y 2 gallon $3 75. 
Fiincine An excellent remedy for fungous diseases of all 
5 kinds. Per qt., $1.00; per gal., $3.00. 
Gishurst Compound Box - 75 cts : lar s e box - 
Mealy Bug, Green Fly, etc. 
Destroys Red Spider, Scale. 
WEEDS UTTERLY DESTROYED 
By One Thorough Application of 
HERPICIDE 
One thorough application will keep Gutters, Paths, and 
Roadways clear of weeds, Poison Ivy, Grasses, Mosses, Johnson 
Grass, Dandelions, Burdocks, Canada Thistles, etc. 
In Vi Gal. Tins sufficient to make 10 gals, of Liquid— $1 .25. 
In 1 Gal. Tins sufficient to make 20 gals, of Liquid— $2.00. 
In 2 Gal. Kegs sufficient to make 40 gals, of Liquid— $3.60. 
In 5 Gallon Kegs sufficient to make 100 gallons of Liquid — 
$7.00. Full particulars on application. 
Grape Dust- 
-Lb., $1.50. 
_A readily diffusablc, light weight powder. 
Fungicide, very efficient in destroying Mild- 
ews and in preventing Blights in greenhouses or in the open; also 
destroying the Aphis and Black Fly. 5 lb. packages, $1.00; 10 
lb. packages, $2.75. 
Hellebore. "^he ideal material for destroying rose bugs, 
■ currant worms, and other soft-shelled insects 
that infest the garden. It can be applied dry or in liquid form. 
Per lb., 80 cts. 
Pyrethrum Insect Powder— 
Nicoticide 1 P irlt fot 32 .° 00 
cubic feet ,$3.25 ; 
Vi pt., for 16,000 cubic feet, $1.75; 
i pt., for 8,000 cubic feet, $1.00. 
Fumigators for above, 75 cts. 
each. 
Nikoteen. Remedy against 
Aphis, Red Spider 
Thrip, Plant Louse, Mealy Bug 
and other insects. Per pint, $2.00; 
y 2 pint, $1.25; gallon, $14.00. 
Nico-Fume. — Tin cans contain- 
ing 24 sheets, $1.25; 144 sheets, 
$5.50. 
Nico-Fume Liquid. — \ lb., $1.25; 
1 lb., $4.00; 4 lbs., $10.00. 
Soft Soap. Specially selec- 
— ted as an insecti- 
cide. Price, in 2 lb. tins, 75 cts. ; tj| 
4 lbs $1.25; 7 lbs. $2.00. 
Paris Green For potato 
bugs and 
other eating insects, lib., 50 cts.; Fumigators 
Land Salt 0ur land salt being a by-product containing 
- a slight percentage of potash and nitrates 
makes it far superior to common salt for agricultural purposes and 
cheaper. Barrels weighing about 325 lbs. Market price. 
Kill your Weeds with Salt. 
Lime Sulphur Solution — W s f an J ° s <; SraIe ; baI * 
r bee, etc., and spores lodged 
on the bark. Needs only to be diluted with cold water and ap- 
plied while the trees are "dormant before the buds show green at 
the tips in the Spring. 1 gallon makes 10 gallons of spray. 
1 gal. 75 cts.; 2 gals. $1.25; 5 gals. $2.50; 45 gals. $11 00. 
Scaline A Scalecide, Insecticide and Fungicide combined. 
- Used at a strength of one to twenty parts water for 
Scale, one to fifty for other sap sucking insects. An effective 
spray for San JosS and other Scale. Contains no sediment and 
can be applied with the finest spray nozzle. Qt., 75 cts.; gal.. 
$2.50. 
Sulphate of Copper. 
.For destroying fungous diseases 
of all kinds, also used in making 
Bordeaux mixture, and for spraying potato vines in connection 
with Paris Green. Where used as a Bordeaux mixture it requires 
four pounds Sulphate of Copper to 6 pounds Lime, which is diluted 
in 50 gallons of water. Per lb., 20 cts.; 10 lbs., $1.50; 
Sulphur Used principally in greenhouses for checking 
— mildew. It is also used as a preventive and cure 
for San Joso Scale when it is used in connection with lime and salt. 
Per lb., 10 cts.; 5 lbs., 40 cts.; 25 lbs., $1.50; 100 lbs., $5.00 
Slue Shot Tlle standard remedy for currant worms, rose 
— slugs, cabbage worms, and almost any soft- 
shelled insects that infest the vegetable or flower garden. Per 
1 lb. carton (with perforated to dust out) 25 cts.; 5 lbs. package 
50 cts.; 10 lbs. package SO cts. 
Special Shaker for Slug Shot, 40 cts. 
Readeana (Rose Bug Exterminator). — A poisonous prepara- 
tion which dilutes in water. Used for destroying 
rose bugs, green fly, mealy bug, blight, mildew, etc. Sold in 
75 cts., $1.35 and $2.50 bottles. 
Tobacco Dust for dusting only. Excellent for Lettuce and other 
plants to destroy soft, creeping insects. Per lb., 15 cts.; 5 lbs., 
50 cts.; 10 lbs., 80 cts.; 25 lbs., $1.75; 100 lbs., $6.00. 
Tobacco Steins. — For fumigating, mulching and fertilizing these 
are invaluable. The chief fertilizing element in them is the potash. 
They make an excellent top dressing for lawns in winter. Lb., 
5 cts.; 20 cts. per 5 lbs.; per bag, 50 cts. 
Sulpho-Tobacco Soap Ful1 directions with each cake. 
bvig, red spider, etc. 
tion, 25 cts.; 10 lbs 
$3.00. 
Destroys lice, green-fly, mealy 
8 oz. Cake makes 4 gallons prepared solu- 
Cake makes 80 gallons prepared solution. 
