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INSECTICIDES, SPRAYERS AND TOOLS 
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Arsenate of Lead 
leaf; does not burn the leaf. Use 1 to 2 lbs. 
to 50 gallons of water (one level tablespoon¬ 
ful to a gallon) for general spraying. By 
mail postpaid, 30c per lb.; 4-lb. pkg. 95c each. 
Not postpaid, 20c per lb.; 4-lb. pkg. 70; case 
(12 4-lb. pkgs.) $7.50. 
Calcium Arsenate ( Arsena te of Lime). 
for Mexican bean bee¬ 
tle, boll weevil and all other leaf-eating 
insects. May be applied dry, mixing 1 part 
calcium arsenate to 7 parts hydrated (air- 
slaked) lime or land plaster; or in water 2 lbs. to 50 gallons of 
water. By mail postpaid, 25c per lb.; 4-lb. pkg. 65c each. 
Not postpaid, 15c per lb.; 4-lb. pkg - . 40c; case (12 4-lb. pkgs.) $4.50. 
Rotenone Dust — Garden Guard. Not poisonous; kills insects 
on vegetation, but leaves no poisonous residue. 
Controls bean beetle, cabbage worm, asparagus, cucumber and 
flea beetles, potato bug, tomato worm, rose slug, leaf hopper, 
thrips, red spider, plant lice and other garden pests. Apply 15 to 
20 lbs. per acre. By mail postpaid, lb. 40c; 4-lb. pkg. $1.00. 
Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 4-lb. pkg. 75c; 25-lb. pkg. $4.20. 
r> • • l —Kills leaf-eating insects like bean beetle, cucumber 
Joaricioe beetle, potato bug and many other garden pests. May 
be applied in water, Va lb. to a gallon, or may be dusted on when 
the plants are wet with dew or rain. Contains no arsenic. 
By mail postpaid, 2)4-lb. pkg. 45c; 5-lb. pkg. 70c; 10-lb. pkg. $1.15. 
Not postpaid, 2*4-lb. pkg. 25c; 5-lb. pkg. 40c; 10-lb. pkg. 75c. 
Black Leaf 40 
40% Nicotine 
'Kills') 
tAphisJ 
—For Sucking Insects and 
Poultry Lice. Kills plant 
lice on roses, shrubbery, 
fruits and vegetables. A 
concentrated solution of 
nicotine sulphate, guaran¬ 
teed to contain not less than 40 per cent of nicotine. A solu¬ 
tion in the proportion of a teaspoonful to a gallon of water, to 
which add three-fourths ounce of soap (4 lbs. to each 100 gal¬ 
lons of solution), will kill the garden pea louse and not injure 
the vine. Mix with 800 times its bulk of water. 
FOB POULTRY LICE paint the tops of the roosts and repeat in 
ten days and your poultry will be completely rid of lice. An 
ounce bottle paints 12 to 15 feet of roost; 1 lb. paints 190 to 
240 feet, costing only 14 c per bird. 
By mail postpaid, 1-oz. bottle 40c; 5-oz. pkg. $1.10; lb. $2.40; 2 lbs. 
$3.50; 5 lbs. $6.15; 10 lbs. $11.00. 
Not postpaid, l oz. 35c; 5 ozs. $1.00; lb. $2.25; 2 lbs. $3.25; 5 lbs. 
$5.85; 10 lbs. $10,60. 
Rordeanv For blights, scab, mildew, etc. —Prevents 
Durucdux nuxiuic blight, scab, rust, mildew, black-rot and 
other fungus diseases of plants and fruits and improves the 
quality and increases the yield. Apply on all vine crops, grapes, 
cucumbers, melons, tomatoes, potatoes and fruit trees, etc. blight 
pounds to 50 gallons water makes a 4-4-50 mixture (3 level table¬ 
spoonfuls to 1 gallon). By mail postpaid, lb. 30c; 4-lb. pkg. 85c. 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 4-lb. pkg. 60c. 
RnvfleaiiY_Ar«enale nf Lparl —Insecticide and Fungicide— 
Bordeaux Arsenate or jueaa 2 in x spray, a combination 
of bordeaux mixture and arsenate of lead in the proper propor¬ 
tions to make a combined fungicide to prevent plant diseases 
and insecticide to kill leaf-eating insects. Mix 6 lbs. to 50 gals, 
water (2 level tablespoonfuls to 1 gallon). By mail postpaid, 
lb. 40c; 4-lb. pkg. $1.15. Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 4-lb. pkg. 90c. 
Arspnate ror Bean Beetle and other Leaf-eating 
magnesium Arsencue i nsec ts —The various State experiment 
stations recommend magnesium arsenate for killing all leaf¬ 
eating insects; their experiments having shown that it burns 
the leaf less than other recommended insecticides. For spraying, 
use 1 pound to 50 gallons of water; for dusting, use 1 pound to 
5 pounds air-slaked lime or fine road dust. By mail postpaid, 
12 -oz. pkg. 45c; 2-lb. pkg. 80c. 
Not postpaid, 12-oz. pkg. 35c; 2-lb. pkg. 60c. 
p • r rp pn — For Leaf-eating Insects. It is a strong poison 
rans vjiccii an( j should be used with care. Mix one pound of 
paris green to 50 pounds of plaster, or with water to 150 
gallons. On vines and tender vegetables use a larger propor¬ 
tion of plaster and water. By mail postpaid, 14 lb. 20c; 1-lb. 55c; 
5-lb. pkg. $2.25. Not postpaid, V4 lb. 15c; 1 lb. 45c; 5-lb. pkg. $2.00. 
London Purple strong, quick-killing insiecticide for all 
garden vegetables, potatoes, tobacco, etc. 
By mail postpaid, 14 lb. 20c; lb. 40c. 
Not postpaid, 14 lb. 15c; lb. 30c. 
EVER <*«" 
EVERGBEEN AND RED ARROW ARE NON-FOISONOUS 
PYRETHRUM SPRAYS. 
For Chewing and Sucking Insects and 
Ants.— For bean beetle, cabbage 
worms, cucumber and squash bee¬ 
tles, potato bug, cutworms, green fly, 
white fly, mealy bug, mites, plant 
SPRAY lice, leaf hopper, rose bugs and chaf¬ 
ers, aster beetle and currant worm. 
Not poisonous. For general spraying (1 part to 800) an ounce 
makes 6 gallons; % pint makes 50 gallons. For ants dissolve 
an inch cube of laundry soap in a gallon of water to which add 
5 teaspoonfuls Evergreen. With this soak the ant hills to a depth 
of several inches. By mail postpaid, oz. bottle, 40c; 6 ozs. $1.10; 
16 ozs. (pint) $2.15. 
Not postpaid, oz. 35c; 6 ozs. $1.00; 16 ozs. $2.00; gallon $11.00. 
For Chewing and Sucking 
l-NON-POISONOUS- 
RED ARROW 
Insects—A non -poisonous 
pyrethrum spray that is 
^.highly recommended for kill- 
GARDEN SPRAY 
ing practically all insects on 
vegetables and flower plants 
or and fruit trees. Recommend- 
PYRETHRUM-ROTENONE W ed f or Mexican bean beetle, 
Japanese beetle, striped cucumber beetle, cabbage and tomato 
worms, squash and potato bugs and aster and dahlia beetles. An 
ounce makes 6 gallons of spray (a teaspoonful to a gallon of 
water) ; % pint makes 50 gallons. By mail postpaid, oz. bottle 
40c; 4 ozs. $1.10; pint $2.65; quart $4.30. 
Not postpaid, oz. 35c; 4 ozs. $1.00; pint $2.50; quart $4.00; gallon 
$ 12 . 00 . 
qi qi . For Leaf-eating In- 
olllg 3uOt sects. Destroys in¬ 
sects, worms and caterpillars on 
vegetables and house plants, 
shrubbery, fruits and flowers. 
Destructive to insects, but harm¬ 
less to man, beast or fowl, and 
does not injure foliage. Apply dry or in water. By mail postpaid, 
1-lb. sifter-top pkg. 35c; 5-lb. pkg. $1.00. 
Not postpaid, 1 lb. 25c; 5-lb. pkg. 75c; 50 lbs. $7.00; 100 lbs. $12.50. 
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F San Jose Scale. —The most generally used 
c-ijuipuur an d very effective remedy for San Jose Scale. 
DRY LIME-SULPHUR —Exactly like lime-sulphur solution ex¬ 
cept that the water has been taken out. For fall and spring 
spraying, use 12 to 15 lbs. to 50 gallons water. Summer spray¬ 
ing, 2% to 3 lbs. to 50 gallons water. By mail postpaid, lb. 40c; 
5 lbs. $1.55; 1214 lbs. $2.45. 
Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 1214 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $3.70; 
100 lbs. $12.00. 
LIME-SULPHUR SOLUTION. —Our solution retains its strength 
indefinitely and does not crystallize if kept from air and freez¬ 
ing. For fall and spring spraying, use 1 gallon to 8 gallons of 
water. For summer spraying, iy 2 gallons to 50 gallons water. 
Qt. 40c; 2 qts. 65c; gallon 90c; 5 gals. $2.75; 10 gals. $4.25; 50- 
gallon barrel $10.50. (No charge for containers.) Cannot be 
mailed. 
For San Jose Scale.— A high-grade miscible oil spray, 
uLtticuuc that iSi one that m i xes perfectly with cold water; it 
is epecially recommended for spraying trees, shrubs, etc., while 
in the dormant state. For San Jose scale it is even more effec¬ 
tive than lime sulphur, and also kills aphis and red mites and 
destroys the eggs and larvae wintering in inaccessible places on 
the bark of trees. It spreads rapidly into cracks and crevices 
and covers rough bark thoroughly. Mix one part scaiecide with 
fifteen parts water. Quart 65c; gallon $1.55; 5 gallons $5.50; 15 
gallons $13.25. 
rains. Use two heaping tablespoonfuls for each 10 gallons of 
It?' for each 100 & allons - By mall postpaid, 2-lb. pkg. 
55CJ 10 IDS. $2.10. 
Not postpaid, 2-lb. pkg. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.75. 
Cut Worm Bait —For cut-worms, sow-bugs, grasshoppers, 
., ,, snails and many other garden pests. By mall 
postpaid, lb. 45c; 3-lb. pkg. 80c. Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 3-lb. pkg. 
60c. 
Fish Oil Scan (Sometimes called Whale Oil Soap).— Effectually 
, * , p destroys the mealy bug and almost all lice on 
both indoor and outdoor plants. Very effective against scale and 
sott-bodied sucking insects. It penetrates the crevices where the 
eggs and larvae are hidden and destroys them. By mail postpaid, 
lb. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.25. 
Kayso casern spreader and adhesive) —Makes the spray 
_ spread, ma ^ es stick and makes it cover a greater sur¬ 
face. Most sprays collect in drops that frequently drop off and 
only the surface that is actually covered is protected. Kayso 
greatly increases the spreading and wetting properties of the 
spray, spreads it evenly over the entire surface of bark, fruit 
and leaves and makes the spray stick persistently regardless of 
T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
