W h atever the Bug, M ichell has its Nemesis 
MICHELL’S INSECT DESTROYERS, ETC. 
NICOTINE PYROX. Kills both chewing 
and sucking insects; controls blight and 
other diseases. Just mix with water and 
spray. Lb. 50c.; $1.75 per 5 lbs.; 10 lbs. 
$3.00. 
NIKOTEEN (30 per cent). One of the very 
best forms of tobacco or nicotine prepara¬ 
tions. 1-oz. bottle 30c.; 45c. per 2-oz. 
bottle; J^-Ib. bottle $1.25; $2.00 per lb.; 
4 lbs. $6.00; $11.50 per 8 lbs. 
NIKOTEEN (40 per cent solution). 4 lbs. 
$6.50; $12.50 per 8 lbs. 
PARA-DICHLOROBENZINE. For peach 
tree borers. Full directions on each pack¬ 
age. Can be used successfully only during 
August and September. Do not use on very 
young trees. Ask for descriptive circular. 
1-lb. can 50c.; $2.25 per 5-Ib. can; 10-Ib. 
can $4.00; $9.50 per 25-lb. keg; 100-lb. 
keg $25.00. 
PARIS GREEN. A poisonous powder for 
potato bugs, worms, caterpillars, slugs, 
etc. J^Ib. 20c.; 35c. per J/^Ib.; Ib. 50c.; 
$2.25 per 5 lbs.; $5.00 per 14 lbs. 
PYROX (Bowker’s) . A combined insecticide 
and fungicide for all leaf-eating insects, 
blights, and fungous troubles. Especially 
recommended for potatoes. Mix Pyrox 
with water and spray. The material sticks 
to the leaves even through the hardest 
rains. 25 lbs. $5.00; $7.25 per 50 lbs.; 
100 lbs. $12.50; $30.00 per 300 lbs. 
RAT PASTE (Zelio). The most efficient 
poison for destroying rats, mice, and other 
rodents. 2-oz. tube 50c. 
SCALE OIL. A high-grade refined oil made 
miscible by a chemical saponifying process. 
An efficient spray for controlling scale 
insects, aphis, thrip, red spider, etc. Qt. 70c.; 
$1.25 per gal.; 5 gals. $5.00; $14.50 per 
30 gals.; 50 gals. $20.00. 
POHO-CREEN 
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Porno-Green 
With Nicotine 
A leaf-green all-in-one 
material that can be used 
as either a dust or spray. 
Combined insecticide for 
the control of black-spot 
and mildew on plants and 
shrubs, especially roses. 
Lb. 75c.; $3.00 per 5 lbs. 
Without Nicotine 
Used as a dust only to 
control diseases and leaf¬ 
eating insects only. 1-Ib. can 50c.; $1.75 per 
5-Ib. carton. 
PYRETHRUM POWDER. Valuable as a 
poison for plant-lice, water-bugs, roaches, 
etc., also the strawberry moth. Lb. 50c.; 
$2.25 per 5 lbs.; 10 lbs. $4.00. 
NMi 
Double-acting concentrated Pyrethrum 
Rotenone spray for flowers, plants, vegetables 
and fruits. Harmless to humans and animals; 
does not injure vegetation. 
Pyrote is the ideal insecticide for the home 
gardener, for it can be used with absolute 
assurance of maximum control of all types of 
insects. It is simply diluted with water, ac¬ 
cording to the dilution table, and sprayed 
on flowers, shrubbery, vegetables and fruit to 
control insect infestations. Non-poisonous 
and is not injurious to the most delicate 
plants. 
1 oz.$0 35 
6 ozs. 1 00 
16 ozs. 2 00 
1 qt.$3 50 
1 gal.12 00 
5 gals.50 00 
RED ARROW 
INSECT SPRAY 
(PYRETHRUM SOAP) 
Kills many varieties of insects, yet is abso¬ 
lutely safe to use. A highly concentrated ex¬ 
tract of pyrethrum combined with a special 
soap, which is diluted with water before 
spraying. Oz. 35c.; $1.00 per 3J6 ozs.; pt. 
$2.50; $4.00 per qt.; gal. $12.00. 
REVIVO 
Japanese Beetle Grub Controlled—Crab 
Grass Prevented—The Lawn Fertilized 
A unique scientific preparation that con¬ 
trols the Japanese beetle by destroying the 
beetle grub in the ground. Crab grass is pre¬ 
vented by the application of Revivo; chick- 
weed, plantain and dandelion are stunted in 
growth and have a low rate of germination 
wherever Revivo is used. Rake the dead 
grass off the lawn, and sprinkle Revivo all 
over the ground at the rate of 10 pounds to 
250 square feet, 100 pounds to 2500 square 
feet. Follow this by sowing lawn seed at the 
rate of one quart to 100 square feet. 
2 lbs.$0 35 
10 lbs. 1 25 
25 lbs. 2 50 
100 lbs. 8 00 
500 lbs.37 50 
ROTENONE 
Non-Poisonous Dust 
SEMESAN 
For Flower and Vegetable Seeds, also 
for Lawns 
Semesan may be applied 
in dust or liquid form to 
the seed before planting. 
It is harmless to the seed 
but deadly to disease or¬ 
ganisms that may be on 
the seed. Semesan is such 
a powerful and effective 
disinfectant that seed 
treatment with it is ridicu¬ 
lously low in cost, ranging 
from to 1 cent per 
pound of seed. One ounce treats 15 pounds of 
seed. Effective in controlling damping-off and 
such devastating gladiolus diseases as hard 
rot and -scab. Also the most effective means 
of controlling brown patch which attacks the 
turf of golf-courses, tennis-courts and lawns. 
2 ozs. $0 35 
1 lb. 2 25 
5 lbs. 9 90 
25 lbs. 45 50 
100 lbs.180 00 
Contains 75/100 per cent of Rotenone. 
Controls asparagus, cucumber, bean, Colo¬ 
rado potato, flea, and blister beetles; leaf 
hopper, red spider, cabbage worms, thrips. 
5 lbs. $1.25; $6.00 per 25 lbs.; 100 lbs. $20.00. 
SELOCIDE. Scientific research reveals a 
powerful new killing agent that gives posi¬ 
tive control of red spiders. Also kills the 
eggs and does not harm tender plants when 
properly used. Dilute 1 part to 49 parts of 
water. Qt. $1.30; $3.50 per gal.; 5 gals. 
$16.75. 
SCALECIDE 
The Complete Dormant Spray 
Scalecide, diluted 1 gallon to 15 gallons of 
water, may be used on any kind of fruit or 
shade tree that drops its foliage in winter, 
any time after the leaves drop in the fall 
until they start out in the spring, provided it 
is not colder than 40°. One of the best times 
to spray is in the spring just as the green tips 
of the buds are showing. 
On conifers, spruces, and pines, for pine 
scale, spruce gall, etc., spray with Scalecide 
1 to 20 just before the new growth starts in 
the spring. On evergreens, euonymus, etc., 
spray at the same time with a dilution of 1 
to 25. 
Qt. 65c.; $1.55 per gal.; 5 gals. $5.50; 
$10.50 per 10 gals.; 30 gals. $23.50; $32.00 
per 50 gals. 
SEMESAN, SPECIAL. (DuBay.) A grass- 
disinfectant for brown patch. 5 lbs. $7.00; 
$33.00 per 25 lbs.; 100 lbs. $129.00. 
SEMESAN BEL, NEW IMPROVED. (Du- 
Bay.) For treating seed potatoes before 
planting. One pound treats 16 to 20 bush¬ 
els of seed. 4 ozs. 45c.; $1.50 per lb.; 
5 lbs. $6.75; $31.00 per 25 lbs.; 100 lbs. 
$ 122 . 00 . 
SEMESAN JR., NEW IMPROVED. (Du- 
Bay.) For controlling seed-borne diseases 
of seed field and sweet corn. 4 ozs. 35c.; 
$1.00 per lb.; 5 lbs. $4.75; $21.00 per 
25 lbs.; 100 lbs. $83.00. 
SLUG SHOT 
The standard remedy for 
currant worms, rose slugs, cab¬ 
bage worms, potato bugs, 
Mexican bean beetle, sow bugs, 
etc. A fine powder easily dis¬ 
tributed by a duster or in 
water and sprayed. 1-lb. carton 
25c.; $1.00 per 5 lbs.; $3.00 
per 25 lbs.; 125-lb. keg, with 
a duster, $12.50. 
SLUG SHOT. Liquid. We offer this to those 
who desire to use it as a spray. Oz. 35c.; 
$1.00 per 6 ozs.; 16 ozs. $2.25; $4.00 per 
qt.; gal. $12.00; $55.00 per 5 gals. 
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