JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
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INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES—Contd. 
Lemon Oil. An oil that is readily soluble in water. It 
destroys insects and parasites of all kinds without injury to 
plants. Much used for palms and other ornamental foliage 
plants. Pt. 50 cts., qt. 80 cts., gal. $2.25. 
London Purple. A most deadly poison against all leaf 
eating insects. For Potatoes use one pound to 100 gallons 
water; for Apple trees, one pound to 150 gallons water adding 
one pound quick lime to prevent burning. Per lb. 20 cts. 
Nicoticide Fumigating Compound. This liquid prepara¬ 
tion is used for destroying green and black fly, thrip, mealy 
bug, red spider, etc. The vapor does not alter the natural color 
or scent of the flowers. Gal. can $15.00, 1 pt. for 32,000 cubic 
feet $2.50, y* pt. for 16,000 cubic feet $1.25, % pt. for 8,000 
cubic feet 70 cts. 
How to Measure the House. To ascertain how many 
cubic feet there are within any greenhouse, etc., multiply the 
length in feet by the breadth in feet, then by the average 
height; the result being the number of cubic feet. 
Fumigators for Vaporizing “Nicoticide. 99 These consist 
of stand, pan and lamp. The set 50 cents. In a large house 
one fumigator should be used for every 5,000 cubic feet, 
distributing them evenly over the house and using all 
simultaneously. 
“ Nico - Fume 99 is especially effective against Aphids 
(“Green Fly” and “Black Fly”) and against all insects affected 
by tobacco. “Nico-Fume” is packed in special friction-top tins 
and is sold as follows: 24 sheets 85 cts., 144 sheets $4.00, 
288 sheets $7.50. 
“Nico-Fume” Liquid. % lb. can 50 cts., 1 lb. can $1.50, 
4 lb. can $5.50, 8 lb. can $10.50. 
Nikoteen. Packed in pint bottles; each bottle contains all 
the nicotine obtained from 200 pounds of tobacco stems. A 
cheap, clean and safe insecticide. Can be applied by fumiga¬ 
tion, or applied locally, diluted as a spray. Pt. bottle $1.50. 
Sterlingworth Anti-Crow Corn Oil is 
a non-poisonous oil for protecting newly 
planted corn from crows and blackbirds. 
Do not kill the crows They eat bugs. 
Corn treated with this Oil will run through 
a seeder. Different and better than tar. 
i-pt. can 25 cts., i-qt. can 40 cts., i-gal. 
can $1.25. 
Soap Spray, Imperial . Contains no mineral poisons, but 
does contain vegetable poisons, harmless to plants, but pecul¬ 
iarly effective against Red Spider on fruit, etc., Rose Bug, 
White, Black and Green Fly, Mealy Bug, 1 hrip, Aphis, and 
other insect pests, on fruits, flowers and foliage. It sticks but 
can easily be washed off fruit before marketing. It does not 
spot leaves. Harmless to animals eating orchard grass. Largely 
used for general tree and shrub spraying against elm-leaf beetle, 
etc. Qt. 55 cts , gal. $1.65, 5-gal. can $6.50. Prices subject to 
change. 
Soap, Fish 0/7 Soap and Potash. 
Breck’s Special. For the destruction of San 
Jose $cale and all sucking insects. Lb. 15 cts., 
14-lb. bucket $1.50. Special prices on kegs 
and casks. 
Soap, Sulpho-Tobacco (Patented). A su¬ 
perior insecticide and fertilizer. Non-injurious 
to the tenderest growth. Kills all insect life 
in the window-garden. Unsurpassed for rose 
bushes. For domestic purpose's it is valuable 
as an exterminator of Moths, Cockroaches, 
Carpet Bugs, and is a superior wash for dogs and all animals. 
Every insect will succumb to this insecticide. 3 -oz. cake 
10 cts., 8 -oz. cake 20 cts. 
Sulphate of Copper (Blue Stone). Lb. 15 cts. Subject 
to market changes. 
Sulphur, Flowers of. Used to prevent and cure mildew 
on plants. Lb. 8 cts., 100 lbs. $6.00. Net. 
Paris Green, Guaranteed Pure. This is the highest 
grade of Paris Green it is possible to make. It is manufactured 
from pure material and is always of uniform quality. Be care¬ 
ful of cheap greens and so-called new methods. These products 
are liable to burn and scorch the leaves. V A lb. 15 cts., % lb. 
20 cts., 1 lb. 35 cts. Subject to market changes. 
Reade 9 s Electric Worm and Ant 
Destroyer. A most effective and quick 
acting liquid preparation, which will destroy 
earth worms, ants and other soil pests. Add 
a gallon to 120 gallons of water, mix well; 
apply carefully and thoroughly with an 
ordinary watering pot. All Golf green 
keepers should have a supply on hand. 1 gal. 
kegs $4-00; 5 g al - ke g s > $ 3 - 5 ° P er g al - 
Sterlingworth Cut Worm Killer is a 
powder for sprinkling near the vegetation 
to be protected, and is so alluring to Cut 
Worms that they are irresistably attracted 
to it. Dead Cut Worms may be seen 
wherever there are Cut Worms and this 
Killer is used. It is non-poisonous, and 
birds, fowl and pets that eat the dead Cut 
Worms are not killed. Do not use poison 
for killing Cut Worms. You may poison 
insect-eating birds. One pound protects 175 plants in hills, 
and 150 lineal feet when in rows. i-lb. box 25 cts., 5-lb. 
tins $1.00, 24-lb. drums $4.00. 
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Tree Tanglefoot. A perfect safeguard for trees, vines and 
shrubs against Gypsy, Brown-tail, and Tussock Moth, Canker 
Worm, Cut Worm, Ants, and other creeping insects. Do not 
heat it but apply it directly from the can. 1 -lb. can 30 cts., 
3-lb. can 85 cts., 10-lb. can $2.65, 20-lb. can $4.80. 
Tree Burlap . 10 inches wide, for girding trees. 5 cents 
per yard, 100 yards 3 cents yard. 
Tobacco Stems . For fumigating. If used as a mulch 
around sweet peas and other plants they prevent the destruc¬ 
tive work of the wire and cut worms. $1.00 per 30-lb. sack, 
$2.50 per bale, $25.00 per ton. Net. 
Tobacco Dust. Fine ground. Can be used for dusting on 
plants, animal and poultry houses, to destroy lice, vermin and 
other insects. Can also be used to fumigate against insects, 
lice, etc. Readily lighted and consumes itself without making 
a flame, throwing off great quantities of smoke. Lb. 10 cts., 
100 lbs. $4.50. 
Vaporite. A fine, dry powder, most effective for killing 
ants, beetles, wire worms, cut worm and similar insects in the 
garden soil. To destroy ants one should dust the Vaporite 
over the ground near the largest ant hills and runs, then wet 
the insecticide down thoroughly with hose or watering pot, that 
it may be driven as far into the soil as possible. To use it 
most effectively against the cut worm, Vaporite should be 
thoroughly worked into the surface soil 5 or 6 days before 
planting time. 15 cts. lb., 5-lb. can 60 cts., 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Slug Shot. Not only acts as an insect destroyer, but it will 
be found to be an excellent fertilizer. 1 -lb. boxes 15 cts., 5-lb. 
pkg. 35 cts., 10-lb. pkg. 65 cts., in bbls. of about 225 lbs., per lb. 
5 cts. 
Vermine. Destroys white grub, cut, eel and wire worms, 
slugs, maggots, root lice and ants. For greenhouses, gardens, 
lawns, tennis courts and golf-links. % pt. 25 cts., %-pt. cans 
40 cts., pt. cans 75 cts., qt. cans $1.00, gal. cans $3.00. 
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