SEED CATALOGUE - 1934 
Insecticides, Etc., Boobs 119 
Sunoco Spray Oil. For the control of aphis, psylla, red spider, 
scale, etc. Gal. $1.25; 5 gals. $5. 
Thrip Juice, Hammond’s. This preparation is very effective 
against aphis, red spider, mealy bugs, and sucking insects generally. 
Pt. 80 cts.; qt. $1.25. 
Tobacco Dust. For burning or dusting; state which is wanted. Lb. 
10 cts.; 5 lbs. 45 cts.; 10 lbs. 75 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.25; 
100 lbs. $4.25. 
Tree Paint. Qt. 85 cts.; gal. $2.50. 
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. Lb. can 60 cts.; 5 lbs. $2.75; 
10 lbs. $5.25. 
Tri -ogen. Complete protection against plant insects and diseases. 
Small Kit $1.50. Medium Kit $4. Large Kit $6. 
Vermine. A soil-sterilizer and germicide. Destroys eel, cut, wire, 
and grub worms, maggots, root-lice and ants. Used one part to 
400 parts water, it does not injure plants, but protects your crops 
against ravages under the soil. Qt. $1; gal. $3.25. 
Volck. The most tender foliage is safe where Volck is used. Coleus, 
cyclamen, evergreens, ferns, orchids and many other types of 
plants can be sprayed with safety. Volck is the most effective 
remedy known for red spider on indoor vegetables. It is used be 
cause it is safe and sure. Two and one-half tablespoons of Volck 
will make 1 gallon of dilute spray. Pt. 55 cts.; qt. 80 cts.; gal. $2.75; 
5 gals. $8. 
Wilson’s O. K. Plant Spray. A powerful yet harmless and efficient 
insecticide for aphis, red spider, mildew, scale, etc., for inside and 
outside spraying. Qt. $1; gal. $3; 5 gals. $12; 10 gals. $22. 
Weed-Killer. For the destruction of weeds and grass on roadways, 
paths, gutters and places where no growth is wanted. One gallon 
diluted makes 40 gallons treating liquid, enough to cover an area 
of 500 to 1,000 square feet. Qt. 55 cts.; gal. $1.75; 5 gals. $6.75; 
30 gals. $33; 50-gal. bbl. $50. 
Sundries 
Bull Dog Clips. For fastening packages, etc. $1 per box. 
Charcoal, Lump. For use in potting. Pk. 65 cts.; bus. $1.50; 
bbl. sack $2.50. 
Charcoal (Ground). Coarse, fine, and powdered. Lb. 10 cts.; 
5 lbs. 35 cts.; 10 Jbs. 60 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Leaf Mold. Pk. 45 cts.; bus. $1.25; bbl. $3. 
Lawn Mower Oil. Pt. 25 cts.; qt. 35 cts.; )^gal. 65 cts.; gal. $1.10; 
5 gals. $4.25. 
Peat, Orchid. Selected. Sack $3.25. 
Jersey. Bbl. $3. 
Moss, Sphagnum, Dry. 5-bbl. bale $4.50. 
Sphagnum, Live. Bbl. $3. 
Green Lump. Bbl. $3.25. 
Green Sheet. $2.25 per 10-Ib. bale. 
Peat. (Imported.) Excellent for mulching rose beds, shrubbery 
and evergreens; also excellent for lawns. 50 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. 
$2.25; bale (about 185 lbs.) $3.50. 
Propagating Sand. Bbl. $3. 
Pebbles. Qt. 10 cts.; pk. 75 cts.; bus. $2.50; bbl. sack $5. 
Soil for Potting. Pk. 40 cts.; bus. $1.50; bbl. $3.25. 
Standard Gardening Books 
For those who seek practical, worthwhile advice 
ASPARAGUS. By Hexamer. Gives all details. $1. 
A LITTLE BOOK OF ANNUALS. A reliable guide through the 
season of annual bloom. Cloth cover $1.75. 
A LITTLE BOOK OF PERENNIALS. Devoted to the general 
principles of growing, using, selecting, and propagating perennials. 
Cloth cover $2. 
BULB BOOK. Tells how to handle to ensure best success. 25 cts. 
THE BOOK OF BULBS. By F. F. Rockwell. Pictures and text 
take you into the garden and show the almost limitless possibili¬ 
ties that bulbs offer. $2 each. 
THE CARE OF ORNAMENTAL TREES. By C. F. Greeves- 
Carpenter. Here is information on all the operations in tree-care. 
$1.25 each. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM MANUAL. Gives all details pertaining to 
chrysanthemum culture. $1.50. 
CLIMBING PLANTS. Written to answer most of the questions 
about suitable climbing plants and ground-covers for various 
purposes. Cloth cover $2. 
DAHLIAS. By F. F. Rockwell. Learn to know the different types 
of dahlias and their uses in your garden, how to plant and grow 
them, what fertilizers to use, how to control pests, how to harvest 
and store the tubers, grow for exhibition, and how to propagate 
and hybridize. Brief and practical. 65 illustrations, 80 pages. 
$1 each. 
EVERGREENS FOR THE SMALL PLACE. To obtain the right 
effect with evergreens requires knowledge of the principles of good 
design, care in selecting the proper sorts, and proper attention 
after they are planted. All of this information will be found in 
this book, clearly and plainly written by one who is himself a 
home-owner and a garden-maker of long experience. $1 each. 
FERTILIZER. By Voorhees. How to make and use. $2.75. 
GARDEN GUIDE (The Amateur Gardeners’ Handbook). Direct, 
simple, and reliable information on vegetable, fruit and flower- 
garden, planning the home grounds, care of lawns, pruning direc¬ 
tions, trees, shrubs, and climbers, bulbs, the rock garden, how to 
propagate plants, etc. Paper cover $1; cloth cover $1.50. 
GLADIOLUS. An indispensable guide to proper planting and care 
of the bulbs for greatest beauty and enjoyment. $1. 
1001 GARDEN QUESTIONS ANSWERED. By Prof. Alfred C. 
Hottes. Do you know —Why peonies do not bloom? Why ever¬ 
greens fail? Why house plants are leggy? Why cut-flowers do not 
keep? Why young fruit trees do not bear? This information and 
other garden facts will be found in this book. Cloth cover $2.15. 
HOME FRUIT GROWER. For the amateur who seeks to grow 
high-quality fruits. Cloth cover $1.65. 
IRISES. By F. F. Rockwell. A handy guide which will bring you 
success with irises and show new uses and effects possible in your 
garden. Describes the dwarf, early, German, Japanese, Siberian, 
water, crested, Spanish, English, Dutch and other types; tells the 
best soils; what fertilizers to use; how to plant; and what care is 
necessary. Tells how to propagate stock for your own use. 54 
illustrations, 80 pages. $1 each. 
LAWNS. By F. F. Rockwell. You will find use for this information 
year after year, for it shows both how to start a lawn right and how 
to keep it smooth and velvety thereafter. Full of suggestions on 
laying out the lawn, grading, fertilizing, planting, care after plant¬ 
ing, weed and pest control, and remaking and repairing old lawns. 
39 illustrations, 87 pages. $1 each. 
MILADY’S HOUSE PLANTS. Tells how to care for palms, ferns, 
rubber plants, fuchsias, Jerusalem cherries and scores of other 
popular house plants, together with advice about the best plants 
to grow indoors. Cloth cover $1.25. 
MODERN MUSHROOM CULTURE. Everyone interested in 
mushroom culture will find this volume an indispensable reference 
work. Well illustrated and bound attractively in cloth. $1.50. 
ROCK GARDENS. By F. F. Rockwell. You can have a rock gar¬ 
den at small cost and great enjoyment if you use this splendid book. 
It shows how to develop a charming and individualistic rockery on 
a tiny plot of ground as well as where space is unlimited. $1. 
HOW TO GROW ROSES. By Pyle, McFarland, and Stevens. 
Makes every step in the culture and care of roses so clear that any 
grower can understand it and succeed with them. A completely 
re-written edition of America’s most popular rose book. 144 pages, 
32 plates in full color, 32 half-tones, and other illustrations. $2 each. 
THE GARDEN NOTEBOOK. Arranged in calendar form, with 
garden directions and suggestions clearly illustrated for each week 
of the year, this new book is truly the amateur’s complete guide 
to gardening success. $1.50. 
THE STANDARD CYCLOPEDIA OF HORTICULTURE. Edited 
by L. H. Bailey. This is the one universal and invaluable authority 
on every horticultural question. Makes a compact but thorough 
presentation of the kinds, characteristics, and methods of culti¬ 
vation of the plants grown in the United States and Canada for 
ornament, for fancy, for fruit, and for vegetables. Formerly in 6 
volumes, but now in three at about half the original price. 5,000 
illustrations, 3,637 pages, 3 volumes, fabrikoid binding. $25. 
SHRUBS. By F. F. Rockwell. Introduction by Lester C. Lovett, 
former President, Eastern Nurserymen’s Association. The home- 
owner will find in this book brief but complete and usable infor¬ 
mation on how to enhance the beauty and value of his place with 
shrubs. $1 each. 
VEGETABLE GARDENING. By Watts. Complete treatise on 
this subject. $2.70. 
