94 Insecticides 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
INSECTICIDES 
I'Note — Liquids and poisonous powders cannot be sent by mail). 
Directions for using printed on each package. 
Aphis Punk. A convenient form for fumigating. 1 2 rolls (1 box), 60 cents; 
one dozen boxes (one case), £6.50. 
Bordeaux Mixture. (Liquid). For fungous diseases. Directions for 
using on can. Pint, 25 cts.; quart, 45 cts.; gal., $1.25; charges not prepaid. 
Bug Death. For potato bugs and blight; contains no arsenic; does not 
wash off. In comparative tests made on our farms last season Bug Death 
headed the list, not only as an insecticide, but kept the plants in a healthier 
condition and actually increased the yield over all others, while the potatoes 
when dug were healthier, contained more starch, and kept better than others. 
J-lb. package, 15 cents; 3-lb. package, 35 cents; 5-lb. package, 50 cents; 
12J 4 -lb. package, £1.00; 100-lb. keg, $7.00; Charges not prepaid. 
Copper Sulphate (Blue Vitrol). For use in mixing Bordeaux Mix¬ 
ture. etc. Per lb., 15 cents ; 100 lbs., £12.00 ; charges not prepaid. 
Dalmatian Insect Powder. The true “ Persian" insect powder, 
lb., 20 cents; y 2 lb., 35 cents ; lb., 55 cents ; postage paid. 
Dickey’s Duster. For applying not only Bug Death but any other 
insecticide in powdered form, 25 cents each ; charges not prepaid. 
Fir Tree Oil. For all kinds of sucking insects, whether on root, stem or 
foliage, such as Green and Black Fly, Mealy Bug, Scale, Aphis, etc. Valu¬ 
able also for animal parasites and insects. *4 pint, 40 cents ; pint, 75 cents ; 
qt., £1.35 ; gal., £5.00 ; charges not prepaid. 
Hellebore. Pure and fresh ; used largely for currant worms, etc. Pound, 
30 cents; charges not prepaid. 
Kerosene Emulsion. For scale insects, aphis, etc. Quart,50 cents.; 
gal., £1.00; charges not prepaid. 
Nlcofume. A tobacco-paper insecticide for fumigating only. Prices, 
small sizes (24 sheets), 75 cents; medium size (144 sheets), £3.50; large size 
(288 sheets), £6.50; charges not prepaid. 
Nicoticide. (Liquid). Can be used either for fumigating or spraying. 
The strongest extract of tobacco on the market. x / x lb., 70 cts.; J 4 lb., £1*25 ; 
1 lb., £2.50; )4 gallon, £8.50; 8 lbs. (1 gallon), £15.00; charges not prepaid. 
Lamps, complete, 50 cents, postpaid. 
Nikoteen Kills the Bug’S. A thorough exterminator of all injurious 
insects. Pint, £1.50. 
Slug Shot. Non-poisonous powder for Potato Bugs, Cabbage Lice and 
Worms, Currant Worms, etc. 5 lb. package, 30 cents ; charges not prepaid. 
Sulpho-Tobacco Soap. Used as a wash for roses, trees, and house 
plants. Very desirable for insects on animals. 3-oz. cake, 13 cents; 8-oz. 
cake, 30 cents ; postage paid. 
Tobacco Dust (The Black Stuff). Per lb., 25 cents; postage paid. 
Tuxedo. (Liquid). A combination of Bordeaux Mixtureand Paris Green ; 
especially fine for potatoes, reaching bugs and blight at the same time. 
Quart, 20 cents ; gal., 75 cents ; charges not prepaid. 
Vick’s Excelsior Insect Exterminator. Will destroy Striped 
Bugs, Cabbage Lice, Green Cabbage Worms, Potato Bugs, Aphis, Squash 
Bugs, Cockroaches, etc. This powder can be applied most thoroughly, 
economically, and quickly, by means of the bellows we have constructed 
for that purpose. 50 cents per pound, by mail. In lots of five pounds or 
oyer, 35 cents per pound by express at expense of the purchaser. Eight-inch 
Bellows, £1.50. Twelve-inch Bellows. £1.75. The Bellows can be sent only 
by express at expense of purchaser. For use in conservatories and for house 
plants we offer a small zinc Bellows, in two sizes. No. 1, with one ounce of 
Exterminator, 30 cents, postage paid. No. 2, with four ounces of Extermin¬ 
ator, 50 cents, postage paid. 
Whale Oil Soap. Used as a wash for roses, trees, and plants affected 
with insects; )4 lb. box, 20 cents ; 1 lb. box, 35 cents, postage paid. Special 
price on large quantities. 
Miscellaneous Supplies 
Bellows. For applying dry insecticides. Hand-made throughout from 
seasoned wood and best quality sheepskin. Eight-inch, £1.50; 12 in., £1.75. 
Charges not prepaid. 
Dibbles. Used in transplanting, steel point. 35 cents each; 50 cents 
postpaid. 
Garden Lines. Extra heavy cotton, braided, 100 feet long. 60 cents 
each ; 80 cents, postage paid. 
Grass Hooks or Sickles. Each, 6ocents; charges not prepaid. 
Grass Shears. Best quality steel. 75 cents, postage paid. 
Grafting Wax. y lb., 15 cents ; J 4 lb., 25 cents ; lb., 40 cents, postpaid. 
Garden Trowels. Solid steel, best grade only, 50 cents, postage paid. 
Labels. Wooden; painted. Charges not prepaid. 
3) 4 inch, pot, per 1000 .... £0.75 6 inch, pot, per 1000.£1.50 
4 inch, pot, per 1000.90 8 inch, pot, per 1000.4.00 
4 ) 4 inch, pot, per 1000 .... x.oo 3)4 inch, tree, notched, per 1000 1.25 
5 inch, pot, per 1000 . . . . 1.25 3)4 inch, tree, pierced, per 1000 1.25 
Mastlca. For glazing work. A putty-like preparation. Setsquickly. Can 
be used in cold weather, and does not run or crack. Use in putty-bulb or 
machine. Gallon pails, each, £1.25; machines, each, £1.25; charges not prepaid. 
Mol© Traps (The Out O'Sight). It is not complicated, or easy to get 
out of order, easily set without danger to yourself, can be used in hotbeds, or 
without disturbing runway. Full explanation of habits of moles furnished with 
each trap. Price, £1.25, by mail postage paid. By express £1.00, express 
charges not prepaid. 
Plant Tubs. Fibrotta ware, practically indestructible, impervious to 
moisture, light, easy to handle. 12)4-inch, each £1.25; i3)4-inch, each £1.50; 
charges not prepaid. 
Potting Soil. Especially prepared and sifted, per bu. 75 cents; bbl., 
£1.75; charges not prepaid. 
Putty Bulbs. For applying liquid putty,mastica,etc. Each,£i.io, postpaid. 
Pruning Shears. Charges not prepaid. 
No. 1537—8-inch.£0 65 6-inch, Nickle Plated . ... £0 85 
No. 1537 — 8 J 4 -inch. 85 10-inch, Wiss, genuine.2 50 
No. 1538— 8 J 4 -inch.1 00 9-inch, Wiss, genuine.2.25 
Raffia. For tying, per lb., 20 cents; 5 lbs., 80 cents; 10 lbs., £1.50; 
charges not prepaid. 
Syringes. Brass. Charges not prepaid. 
No. A—12-inch barrel, i-spray rose and jet.£2 75 
No. 12 — 14-inch barrel, 2-spray rose and jet.3 75 
No. 11—16-inch barrel, 2-spray rose and jet. 5 5° 
No. 5—18-inch barrel, 2-spray rose and jet.6 50 
Sprinklers. Tyrian. Rubber, made with a perforated detachable top; 
valuable for window gardening, bouquet sprinkling, dampening clothes. 
etc.; postpaid. 
6-ounce size^ straight neck.£0 75 
6-ounce size, bent neck. 35 
8-ounce size, straight neck.1 00 
8-ounce size, bent neck.1 io 
Weeders. Claw, 25 cents; Hazeltine, 30 cents ; Lang, 3ocents ; Brown’s 
Easy, short handled, 70 cents ; postage paid. 
Fertilizers 
Pulverized Sheep Manure. 
This is a pure, natural, odorless 
fertilizer and the most nutritious 
food for all vegetable growth. The best for lawn, garden and greenhouse 
use. Its effect is immediate, lasting, and it can be applied without risk. 
Strewn over and dug into the soil it promotes a rapid, steady growth until 
maturity of the plants. For either flower or vegetable it makes the richest, 
safest and quickest liquid invigorator. On lawns its effect is readily apparent 
£ but if applied in spring or fall will achieve best results. Quantity to an 
acre one ton, 12 lb. to 300 square feet. 6 lbs., 35 cts.; 25 lbs., 75 cents; 
50 lbs., £1.25 ; 100 lbs., £2.00; charges not prepaid. 
Walker’s Floral Fertilizer. A chemically correct flower food for 
house plants. Has no odor, and can be used dry or dissolved in water for 
sprinkling. Small size ( feeds 25 plants six months), 25 cents; large size 
(feeds 25 plants for one year ), 50 cents ; postage paid. 
Nitrate Of Soda (Chili Saltpetre). The best and cheapest form of 
Nitrogen for'plants. Highly concentrated and immediately available. Nothing 
like it to make plants grow. Price subject to market changes. 3 lbs., 30cts.; 
5 lbs., 50 cts.; 10 lbs., 75 cts.; 25 lbs., £1.50 ; 100 lbs., £5.00; charges not prepaid. 
Pure Raw Bone Meal. I lb., 10 cents (by mail 25 cents); 5 lbs., 30 
cents; 10 lbs., 50 cents; 25 lbs., £1.00; 50 lbs., £1.75; joo lbs., £3x0; 
charges not prepaid. 
“Victory” Lawn Mower 
Ball Bearings. Easy to Operate. 
The Best Mower Ever Built. 
The adjustments of the “Victory” Lawn Mowers are the simplest, most 
perfect, and most positive. They cut within 1 y x inches of an obstruction. 
The cutter bars will stay on the ground and cut their full swath clean (other 
short-coupled mowers kick up behind in heavy grass). The mowers are well 
speeded, and bite small and frequent, leaving a beautiful velvety lawn. Ball 
bearings of the highest grade, exact to y x of .10000 of an inch, which reduces, 
the friction astonishingly—even more in a mower than in a bicycle. 
Ten-inch Wheel. Four-Bladed Reels. Ball Bearings. 
14-in. 16-in. 18-in. 20-in. 22-in. 24-in. 
$850 £9 5 ° £10.50 £11.50 £12.75 £13.50 
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