JAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES 
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Hellebore. 
Fresh white hellebore. 1 ounce 
Water.. gallons 
Apply when thoroughly mixed. This poison is not so energetic as the arsen- 
ites and may be used a short time before the sprayed portions mature. For 
insects which chew. 
Kerosene Emulsion. 
Hard soap.H Poxmd 
Boiling water. 1 gallon 
Kerosene.. 2 gallons 
Dissolve the soap in the water, add the kerosene, and churn with a pump for 
c to 10 minutes. Dilute 10 to 25 times before applying. Use strong emulsion 
for all scale insects. For such insects as plant lice, mealy bugs, red spider and 
thrips, weaker preparations will prove effective. Cabbage worms, currant 
worms, and all insects which have soft bodies, can also be successfully treated. 
It is advisable to make the emulsion shortly before it is used. 
Kerosene and Water may be used in all cases where kerosene emulsion is 
mentioned. Dilute to the strength recommended for the emulsion in each case. 
It must be applied with a pump having a kerosene attachment. 
London Purple. 
This is used in the same proportion as Paris green, but as it is more caustic 
it should be applied with two or three times its weight of lime, or with the Bor¬ 
deaux mixture. The composition of London purple is variable, and unless 
good reasons exist for supposing that it contains as much arsenic as Paris green, 
use the latter poison. Do not use London purple on peach or plum trees unless 
considerable lime is added. For insects which chew. 
Whale Oil Soap Solution. 
This substance may be used in the same manner as kerosene emulsion. For 
scale insects, it may dc applied in winter at the rate of one and one-half to two 
pounds to one gallon of water, as recommended by Dr. Howard, for summer 
use, the extreme strength is given by Dr. Smith as one pound to four gallons of 
water. 
INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES 
Powders and Soaps can be sent by Mail. Fluids and poisonous powders (Paris Green,) are not 
Mailable, and can be sent by Express or Freight only. _ 
VICK’S EXCELSIOR INSECT EXTERMINATOR. 
Will destroy Striped Fleas, Cabbage Lice, Green Cabbage Worms, 
Potato Bugs, Aphis, Squash Bugs, Cockroaches, etc. Harmless to plants 
or vegetables. Sure death to all plant insects, particularly the Green Cab¬ 
bage Worm. This powder can be applied most thoroughly, economically, 
and quickly, by means of the bellows we have constructed for that purpose. 
About one-half to three-quarters of a pound of the powder should be 
placed in the bellows through the cork opening at the side. A single puff 
over the heart of the Cabbage is sufficient for one application. The bellows 
can thus be worked as fast as a person would ordinarily walk. 
Exterminator, 40 cents per pound, by mail. In lots of five pounds or 
ow 25 c* nts per pound by express at expense of purchaser. 
Eignt-inch Bellows, $1.25. Twelve-inch Bellows, $1.50. The Bellows 
can be sent only by express at expense of purchaser. 
For use in conservatories and lor house plants we offer a small zinc Bel¬ 
lows, in two sizes. No. 1, with one ounce of Exterminator, 20 cents, pre¬ 
paid.’ No. 2, with four ounces of Exterminator, 40 cents, prepaid. 
NIKOTEEN FOR FUMIGATING AND SPRAYING 
The value of tobacco, whether in the form of smoke, dust, or infusion, 
is entirely due to the nicotine it contains. The active principle of tobacco, 
which is the nicotine, is recommended by the United States Department of 
Agriculture and by all horticultural authorities as the best remedy for 
most of the insects that attack plants and flowers. Among the insects 
especially susceptible to nicotine poisoning are the Aphis, or Plant Louse, 
Thrip, Apple Aphis, Black Peach Aphis, Currant Leaf Hopper, Grape 
Vine Leaf Hopper, Rose Leaf Hopper, Mealy Bug, Cucumber Flea Beetle, 
Striped Cucumber Beetle, and Wavy Striped Flea Beetle. 
Directions for Spraying. For most outdoor work and sometimes under 
glass, spraying is resorted to in preference to fumigating. An ordinary 
sprinkling can may be used for applying the spray, but a force pump, 
sprayer, or syringe is preferable. One part of Nikoteeu to 600 parts of 
water is a sufficiently strong spraying solution for all insects except Scale on 
Palms. For Scale the solution may be used one part Nikoteeu to 400 parts 
of water. 
PRICES — Pint bottle (packed), $1.50; five bottles (packed), $7.00; 
ten bottles (packed), $13.00. Express charges not prepaid. 
NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK —It Burns. 
The most convenient way of applying an insecticide ever yet devised. 
No pans required—no heating of iron—no trouble cannot injure the most 
sensitive blooms—very effective. Price, 60 cents per box of 12 rolls. 
Express charges not prepaid. 
BRASS GARDEN SYRINGE. 
No. A—12-inch barrel one spray rose and jet ... .$2 25 
Ho 1—14 “ two spray roses and jet. 3 5 ° 
No". 2—16 " " “ “ . 4 50 
No. 3-18 “ “ " “ .5 00 
Delivered at express office in Rochester. 
Makes Flowers Flourish. u£n < .^rTodi 1 
nourishing , but not too rich to force growth and cause reaction. The one 
che.n.call^cone.cnflower Wa | ker > g EXCelsiOr Brand, noodor 
whatever, and can be used dry or dissolved in water for sprinkling, 
it, and your flowers will flourish and their health will last. 
Small size (feeds 25 plants 6 months), 25 cents. 
Large size (enough for a year), 5° cents. Sent postpaid anywhere. 
Use 
A1B0NETA. 
A concentrated Arsenate of Lead, for all leaf-eating insects. Safe and 
sure. Fruit sprayed with this poison won sixty-three prizes at the N. 
State Fair in 1892. Will not burn and will not wash ofl. For use it is 
mixed with water at the rate of one pound to twenty-five or fifty gallons 
of water. We have it put up in the following packages. 
2 lb. cans.$050 20 lb. tubs. $3 5 ® 
5 “ . 1 2 5 50 “ . 8 50 
10 “ .2 00 100 ..... 16 00 
Express or freight charges not prepaid. 
FIR TREE OIL 
Once Tried, Always Used. For destroying all kinds of insects and 
parasites which infest plants, whether at the roots or on the foliage, such 
as Green and Black Fly, Mealy Bug, Thrip, Red Spider, Brown and White 
Scale, American Blight, Woolly Aphis, Ants, Grubs, Worms, \\ ood. Lice. 
Valuable remedy for animal parasites and insects. One-half pint is suf¬ 
ficient for eight to ten gallons of water. Half pint, 40 cents; pint, 75 cents ; 
quart, $1.25 ; gallon, $4.00; Express charges not prepaid. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE. 
Endorsed by Experiment iStations as reliable and a superior preparation tn 
every respect. This mixture is a scientific preparation and combined in a 
manner heretofore unknown. One quart will make fifty quarts by the addi¬ 
tion of forty-nine quarts of water. As little or much can be used at a time as is 
desired. It is used to prevent Fungus diseases. Leaf Blight, Blight and Scab, 
Mildew, Rot, etc. etc. Put up in patent, non-corrosive cans and delivered at 
freight or express office, Rochester, for 50 cents per quart, $1.00 per gallon. 
VICK’S VELVET LAWN FERTILIZER. 
ODORLESS. 
This is bone reduced to the finest powder or flour with the addition of 
other chemical substances, forming a combination as a fertilizer of the 
highest value. It can be recommended for florist’s use, or for all who 
raise pot plants, to mix with the soil, insuring a strong and healthy growth. 
DIRECTIONS FOR USE AND QUANTITY REQUIRED 
It should be sown broadcast in the spring, summer, or fall, and a 
remarkable improvement will soon be observed. '1 be fertilizer works best 
if applied just before a rain. If applied, however, when the weather is hot 
ancl dry, the application should be made early in the morning or late in 
the evening, and the lawn wet down freely immediately afterwards. 
Use at the rate of about ten pounds for every 300 square feet. 
In bags, 25 pounds, $1.00: 50 pounds, $1.75; 100 pounds, $3.00. 
Express or freight charges not prepaid. 
THE TYRIAN ELASTIC PLANT SPRINKLER. 
Made with a flat button, and perforated, detachable top. Ts valuable for 
Winter Gardening, Bouquet .Sprinkling, Dampening Clothes, etc. 
No. 1, Large size, 10-ouncc, with straight neck, by mail, prepaid, . . . 00 
No. 2, Small size, 6 -ounce, with straight neck, by mail, prepaid, . ... 75 
No. 4, Large size, io-ounce, with bent neck, prepaid,.1 10 
No. 6, Small size, 6-ouncc, with] bent neck, prepaid,8j 
