Insecticides 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
NEW YORK 
Insecticide and Fungicide Preparations 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE (Liquid). For all fungoid diseases, such 
as mildew and various rots of grapes, etc. Prepared by 
adding one gallon of mixture to 49 gallons of water. 1 gal. 
can $1.25, 5 gal. can $5.00. 
PIR TREE OIL. Sure death to all insect life. Per pt. 75 cts., 
qt. $1.40, half gal. $2.50, gal. $4.25. 
EIR TREE OIL SOAP. For destroying red spider, mealy bug, 
scale, aphis, etc. Per % lb. 20 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.75, 
10 lbs. $3.25. 
PERSIAN OR DALMATIAN INSECT POWDER. Half lb. 30 cts. f 
lb. 50 cts. 
ROSE LEAP EXTRACT OP TOBACCO. A nicotine solution very 
popular among florists. Gal. $1.50, 5 gals. $5.00. 
SLUG SHOT. Destroys all insects injurious to house and garden 
plants, vegetables and fruits of all kinds. Equals Paris green 
where used liberally without the danger from poison. Prices: 
5 lb pkg. 25 cts., 10 lb. 45c., per bbl. of 235 lbs. 4 cts. per lb. 
POSTITE. An excellent preventive for all fungoid diseases. 5 lb. 
pkg. 60 cts. 
GISF1URST COMPOUND. A valuable English preparation for 
green fly, scale, bark lice, mealy bug, red spider, etc. Per lb. 
box 50 cts., per doz. boxes $5.00. 
GRAPE DUST. A preparation to kill the destructive mildew that 
strikes the grape vine, also for like use upon any other plants 
or trees affected with mold, mildew or rust mites, either in 
greenhouses or the open air. 5 lb. pkg. 35 cts., kegs of 100 
lbs. $5.00. 
HELLEBORE. Powdered White Hellebore, for rose slugs, currant 
worms etc. Dust on with gun or bellows while the foliage is 
moist. Per lb. 25 cts. 
LEMON OIL. Furnishes a soapy wash, destructive to all insects 
and scales; at the same time harmless to the tenderest foli¬ 
age and roots. Directions on each can. y a pt. 25 cts., pt. 
40 cts., qt. 75 cts., % gal. $1.25, gal. $2.00. 
NIKOTEEN. Is the cheapest, cleanest and most effective of in¬ 
secticides, and will not injure or discolor delicate plants. It i 
is composed of that element in tobacco which gives it its 1 
value as an insecticide and nothing else. The best extracts 
of tobacco contain from 1V£ to 2% per cent, of nicotine; this j 
preparation contains 40 per cent, of nicotine, and one case of 
ten bottles is equivalent to two thousand pounds of stems, or 
twenty-five gallons of tobacco extract. Bottle $1.50. 
NIKOTEEN APEIIS PUNK. For fumigating this is the most con¬ 
venient and effective article ever offered, and will not injure I 
the most sensitive blooms. Price 60 cts. per boy of 12 rolls, ! 
by mail 75 cts. 
SULPHO-TOBACCO SOAP is a positive 
and convenient exterminator of all kinds 
of insect life on plants either out or in¬ 
doors, and is positively non-injurious to 
the tenderest growth. For domestic 
purposes it is valuable as an extermin¬ 
ator of moths, cockroaches, etc., and as 
a wash for animals infected with vermin 
is superior to any other preparation. 
8 oz. cakes (makes 4 gals.) 20 cts., by 
mail 28 cts., per doz. by express, $2.25. 
SULPHUR POWDERED. A staple preven¬ 
tive for mildew on grapes, roses, etc. 
Lb. 10 cts., 10 lbs. 60 cts., 25 lbs. and 
over 5 cts. per lb. 
TOBACCO STEMS TOR FUMIGATING. 
Clean and free from rubbish. In bales 
of 100 lbs. $1.50 each, 500 lbs. $6.00. 
TOBACCO DUST. If dusted on while the foliage is moist, it de¬ 
stroys rose lice, cabbage and turnip fleas, etc. Spread upon 
the ground it keeps off earth insects and acts as a fertilizer. 
Per lb. 10 cts., 5 lbs. 35 cts., 10 lbs. 60 cts., 100 lbs. $3.00. 
WHALE OIL SOAP. Makes an excellent wash for trees and 
plants; kills insects and eggs on the bark. Per lb. 15 cts., 5 
lbs. 60 cts., 25 lbs. and over 10 cts. per lb. 
How to Destroy Insects, on plants and flowers in the 
garden and the house. A useful book, 25 cts. 
