Here Are Excellent Remedies for 
Insects and Plant Diseases 
Insecticides and Fungicides 
Ansul Formaldehyde Dust. 
A dust-treatment for the 
sterilization of the soil and 
disinfection of the seed 
against damping-off and 
other root-rots of vege¬ 
tables and flower seedlings. 
Use at the rate of 1^ 
ounces per square foot of 
area 2^ to 3 inches deep; 
for deeper soils, use 2 to 
3 ounces. Full directions on container. 
For the average greenhouse flat 2 feet 
square and between 2 and 3 inches deep, it 
will take 3 ounces of dust per flat, same to 
be thoroughly mixed on the floor before 
placing in the flats. Lb. 
75 cts.; 5 lbs. $2; 25 lbs. 
$5.50; 50 lbs. $9. 
THE NATIONAL ANT 
CONTROL 
Antrol. Kills Ants in the Nest! Antrol is 
easy to use, economical, and safe around 
children and pets. Consists of small glass 
containers from which the worker ants 
carry special Antrol Syrup to their nests 
for food. 
Ready filled Sets, containing 4 Feeders 
filled with Syrup, 40 cts. 
Regular Antrol Cottage Set, with 4 Con¬ 
tainers and one 4-oz. bottle Syrup, 75 cts. 
Syrup, 4-oz. bottle 35 cts.; 1-pt. bottle 
85 cts.; 1-gal. can $3.50. 
Extra Glass Containers, 10 cts. each. 
Antrol Ant and Roach Powder. For 
household use. Produces an immediate 
effect where Antrol cannot be used to 
advantage. 2J^-oz. cans 20 cts. 
Ant Killer Cyanogas. Sim¬ 
ply enlarge entrances of 
nest with pointed stick or 
long-shank screw - driver. 
Adjust spout on can—allow 
small amount of Cyanogas 
to flow into the hole. The 
queen and worker ants are 
killed in a few minutes. Can 30 cts. 
Arsenate of Lead. A pure Arsenate of Lead 
containing 33% arsenic oxide, absolutely 
chemically combined with lead and the 
lowest percentage of “free” or water- 
soluble arsenic. 1-lb. pkg. 30 cts.; 5-lb. 
pkg., 20c. per lb.; 25-lb. pkg., 16c. per lb. 
Atlacide. (Calcium chlorate.) A weed¬ 
killer distinctively different, Atlacide is 
exceptionally effective in killing poison 
ivy. Non-poisonous. Powder form. Apply 
as a spray or as a dust. 
Atlacide Sifter-Top Cans. 1-lb. size 
(kills 100 to 450 sq. ft. weeds) at 50 cts. 
each; 3J4-lb. size (kills 350 to 1500 sq. ft. 
weeds) at $1.50 each; 15-lb. drum (kills 
1500 to 2500 sq. ft. weeds) at $3.50 each. 
Black Leaf 40. A concentrated solution of 
Nicotine Sulphate. Active ingredient, 
Nicotine 40%. For spraying fruit trees to 
destroy soft-bodied sucking insects. 1-oz. 
bottle 35 cts.; 5-oz. bottle $1; 1-lb. bottle 
$2.25; 2-lb. tin $3.25; 5-lb. tin $5.85; 
10-lb. tin $10.60. 
Bordeaux Mixture. Standard remedy for 
fungous diseases. 1-lb. pkg. 25 cts.; 4-lb. 
pkg. 80 cts.: 25-lb. pkg., 16 cts per lb. 
Bor-tox. A preparation of paste that kills 
boring insects when injected into their 
burrows. 2-oz. tubes with spout, 75 cts. 
Cyanogas, (A) Dust. For outside use in 
killing rats, moles, wood-chucks, gophers, 
and ground squirrels. Also for white grubs 
and crayfish in lawns. L£lb. 45c.; lb. 75c.; 
5 lbs. $3; 25 lbs. $10; 100 lbs. $30. Gun for 
applying same, $1.25. (Not mailable.) 
Cyanogas, (G) Fumigant. For greenhouse, 
mushroom, and soil-fumigation. Scatter 
over the greenhouse walks and close the 
house for the night. Generates deadly 
hydrocyanic acid gas which is very effec¬ 
tive in controlling aphis, thrips, white 
fly, and soft scale. 5 lbs. $3; 25 lbs. $10; 
100 lbs. $30. (Not mailable.) 
Fungtrogen. A liquid spray for the control 
of mildew and black-spot. Highly con¬ 
centrated fungicide invisible on the foliage 
or blooms. Fgpt. 75 cts.; pt. $1.25; qt. $2; 
gal. $6. (Not mailable.) 
Lime-Sulphur, Dry. A very effective dor¬ 
mant spray for fruit and shade trees. Lb. 
40 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.50; 25 lbs. $3. 
(Not mailable.) 
Lime-Sulphur, Liquid Concentrated. 
Kills San Jose scale. Dilute with cold 
water—1 gallon makes 10 gallons of spray. 
Spray when trees are dormant. Qt. 40 cts.; 
gal. $1; 5 gals. $3.50. 
Magnesium Arsenate. For the Mexican 
bean beetle. Harmless to foliage. Apply 
as a wet spray, using 6 teaspoonfuls to a 
gallon of water; 2 pounds to 100 gallons 
water. 2-lb. bag 80 cts.; 4 lbs. $1.50; 
8 lbs. $2.75. (Not mailable.) 
Mo Lo. Clears a lawn of moles and field- 
mice in a few nights. Punch a hole in the 
top of the run, drop in one pellet and cover 
lightly; repeat every 8 feet. Mo Lo is 
poisonous—wear gloves. Pkg. 25 cts.; 
lb. (1250 tablets) $18. (Not mailable.) 
Naphthalene Flakes. For thrip on gladiolus 
bulbs. Intermix at the rate of 1 ounce to 
100 corms in a paper bag, box, or barrel. 
Gives complete control of all stages of the 
insect, including the eggs. Dust over bulbs 
at planting-time and cover with soil. 
Lb. 25 cts.; 5 lbs. 75 cts.; 25 lbs. $3.50; 
100 lbs. $12. 
Nico-Fume Liquid. 1-lb. can $2.25; 
4- lb. can $5.75; 8-lb. can $10. 
Nico-Fume Paper. Especially effective 
against aphis (green fly and black fly) and 
against all insects affected by tobacco. 
Nico-Fume is packed in special friction 
top tins. 24 sheets $1.25; 144 sheets $4.50; 
288 sheets $8. 
Nico-Fume (Tobacco Powder). A poison 
for fumigating greenhouses. Active in¬ 
gredient: Nicotine, not, less than 12.5%. 
Full directions with each can. 1-lb. can $1; 
5- lb. can $3.35; 10-lb. can $5.85. 
Para-Dichlorobenzene. The best remedy 
for peach-tree borers. 1-lb. tin 60 cts.; 
5 lbs. $2.50. 
Paris Green. For potato bugs, etc. Lb. 
55 cts.; 5 lbs. $2.50. 
Thirty-one varieties of bugs menace your 
garden. One weapon is all you need to de¬ 
stroy them—Nicotine Pyrox, science's latest 
discovery for plant protection. No more 
messy chemicals to mix—Nicotine Pyrox kills 
all common bugs and controls blight and 
other plant disease. Order Nicotine Pyrox 
today. 10 ozs. 50 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3. 
Plant Spray, Wilson’s O. K. A powerful, 
yet safe and efficient contact insecticide 
for general outside or greenhouse spraying. 
Controls box-mite, thrips, leaf-hopper, 
psylla, aphis, midge, currant worms, 
spruce gall, lace-wing fly, and many other 
insects found attacking flowering plants, 
ornamental shrubs and trees. L£pt. 40 cts.; 
qt. $1; gal. $3; 5 gals. $12; 10 gals. $22; 
25 gals. $50; 50 gals. $90. 
Pomo-Green (With Nicotine). Dust or 
spray for external leaf-eating insects and 
many plant-diseases, also sucking insects. 
Recommended highly for the control of 
black-spot, mildew, and rust on roses, 
carnations, and snapdragons. Lb. 75 cts.; 
5 lbs. $3; 25 lbs. $12. 
Red Arrow Garden Spray. Contains 
Pyrethrum and Rotenone. The all-round 
insecticide for home gardeners. Harmless 
to humans. Deadly to chewing and suck¬ 
ing insects. Does not require soap. Oz. 
35 cts.; 4 ozs. $1; pt. $2; qt. $3.70; gal. $12. 
Scalecide. Spray during winter or early 
spring when trees are dormant. Directions 
on cans. Qt. 60 cts.; gal. $1.40; 10 gals. 
$8.50. 
Semesan. Semesan may 
be applied in dust or 
liquid form to the seed 
before planting. It is 
harmless to the seed but 
deadly to disease organ¬ 
isms that may be on 
the seed. One ounce 
treats 15 pounds of seed. 
Effective in controlling 
damping-off and such 
devastating gladiolus 
diseases as hard rot and scab. 2 ozs. 50 
cts.; lb. $2.50; 5 lbs. $11.75; 25 lbs. $46.25. 
Slug-Shot. The standard remedy for 
currant worms, rose slugs, cabbage worms, 
and almost any soft-shelled insects that 
infest the garden. Lb. 25 cts.; 5 lbs. $1; 
25 lbs. $4; 125 lbs. $18. (Not mailable.) 
Snarol. For cutworms, slugs, sowbugs, and 
grasshoppers. Snarol is a meal, ready for 
immediate use. Not injurious to plants or 
other vegetation when used according to 
directions and is not soluble in water. 
Rain, dew, sprinkling, or moisture does not 
weaken Snarol’s efficiency. 1 L6 lbs. 35 cts.; 
4 lbs. 85 cts.; 15 lbs. $3; 50 lbs. $8. (Not 
mailable.) 
Sulphur, Flowers of. Used to prevent and 
cure mildew on plants. Lb. 20 cts.; 5 lbs. 
75 cts.; 25 lbs. $3; 100 lbs. $12. 
Tobacco Dust. Destroys rose-lice, cabbage 
and turnip fleas, etc. Lb. 20 cts.; 5 lbs. 
75 cts.; 10 lbs. $1; 100 lbs. $5. 
Tree Tanglefoot. A paste preparation for 
painting around the trunks of trees, in the 
form of a band. Caterpillars and other 
crawling pests cannot get over it. Lb. 
60 cts.; 5-lb. can $2.75; 10-lb. can $5.25; 
25 lbs. $11. 
Tree Wound Paint. Prevents decay. A 
residuum, penetrating, antiseptic paint 
that is not affected by heat, cold or mois¬ 
ture. Does not peel, crack or get brittle. 
Stops tree bleeding. Qt. 75 cts.; gal. $2; 
5 gals. $7.50. 
Tri-ogen. A triple-acting spray controlling 
black-spot, mildew, blight, sucking and 
chewing insects on roses. Remains as a 
protection on foliage for a long time. 
Small Kit (sufficient for 25 roses for 
season).$1 50 
Medium Kit (sufficient for 75 roses 
for season). 4 00 
Large Kit (sufficient for 150 roses 
for season). 6 00 
Volck. A spray for scale insects, mealy bugs, 
white flies, red spiders, rust mites, and 
similar insects. Qt. 75 cts.; gal. $2. 
Weed Killer. A clean, odorless, highly con¬ 
centrated liquid, offering a ready, thorough 
and inexpensive method of killing weeds 
or any other undesirable plant growth. 
Simply dilute with water—1 gallon makes 
40 to 50 gallons, sufficient to cover 800 
square feet. Recommended for roadways, 
paths, stone gutters, tennis-courts, etc. 
Qt. 60 cts.; gal. $1.50; 5 gals. $6; 25 gals. 
$25; 55 gals. $40. 
Whale- or Fish-Oil Soap. Kills lice and 
sucking insects on trees, shrubs, plants, 
vines, and roses. Lb. 30 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.25; 
25 lbs. $ 1. 
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THOMAS WOOD & SONS, Inc., Montclair, N. J 
