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INSECTS&FUN6US* 
INSECTS THAT EAT PLANTS, FOLIAGE, VEGETABLES, FRUITS, 
FLOWERS, ETC. whether bugs, beetles, worms, caterpillars or slugs, 
are more quickly anrl effectually destroyed with a poisonous insecticide as 
Arsenate of Lead, Paris Green or Hellebore. These if intelligently applied 
according to directions are so dilute as to be harmless to vegetation and to 
animal life, excepting in quantity. Less poisonous stomatic and contact 
insecticides are Bug Death, Fir Tree Oil Soap, Kerosene Emulsion, 
Slug Shot, etc. 
FOR HOUSE AND CONSERVATORY PLANTS the most convenient 
insecticides arc Aphine, Nicoteen and Lemon Oil. 
FUNGUS ON PLANTS, TREES, FRUITS, VINES AND VEGETABLES as 
mildew, spot, dry rot, and rust should be promptly treated with Bordeaux, 
Ammoniated Copper Solution, Fungine or Sulphur. 
THE BEST COMBINED FUNGUS AND INSECT DESTROYERS are 
Bordeaux-Arsenate and Pyrox. 
FOR SCALE ON HARD WOODED PLANTS, SHRUBS AND TREES use 
Kerosene Miscible Oil, or if dormant Lime — Sulphur Solution or Scalecide. 
FOR TREE BORERS use Borowax. For Tree Wounds use Tree Wound 
Paint. 
TO PREVENT CATERPILLARS AND INSECTS CRAWLING UP TREES, ' 
use Sticky Tree Cord, Tree Tanglefoot or Fish Oil Soap. 
INSECTS THAT SUCK THE JUICES FROM PLANTS, FOLIAGE, ETC., 
such as lice, green, black and white aphis or fly, mealy bug, red spider and 
scale, thrust their proboscis into the leaf or stem, consequently are not 
affected by stomach poisons and must be destroyed by contact insecticides. 
Those in powder form kill by closing the breathing pores in the insect’s 
skin; or in fluid form by being absorbed through these pores. The best 
contact insecticides in powder form arc Bug Death. Hellebore, Slug Shot 
and Tobacco Dust. The best in fluid form arc Aphine, Black Leaf 40, 
Fir Tree Oil Soap, Fish (Whale) Oil Soap. Nicoteen (Tobacco Extract), 
Kerosene Miscible Oil. Lemon Oil. “X L All” Liquid Insecticide. 
FOR FUMIGATING CONSERVATORIES AND GREENHOUSES use 
Aphis Punk, Nico-fume, Tobacco Powder or Tobacco Stems; for fluid 
vaporizing use Nicoteen or “X L All” compound. 
FOR UNDERGROUND INSECTS, ants, root lice, grubs, maggots, cut¬ 
worms, etc., use Ant-i-cide, Cutworm Killer, Tobacco Dust, Scotch Soot 
or Vermine. 
FOR ANGLE OR FISH WORMS IN LAWNS, PUTTING-GREENS, 
TENNIS COURTS, ETC., use Henderson's Worm-Killing Grass Food. 
FOR POTATO SCAB, GRAIN SMUTS, DISINFECTING, ETC., use the 
germicide Formaldehyde. 
FOR ANIMAL INSECTS AND PESTS use Cattle Comfort or Thymo- 
C resol. 
ABOUT MAILING 
f Powders, Soaps and Pastes ( those offered by the pound) — non-poisonous — can be sent by Parcel Post if sufficient 
J is added to the prices, to pay postage at Zone Rates (see page 1). 
( Fluids ( those offered by the quart, etc.) and poisonous powders are not mailable. 
APHINE. A powerful insecticide, readily soluble 
in water and applied as a spray, wash or 
dipping solution. It kills green and black fly, 
thrip, red spider, slugs, ants, mealy bug, scale, 
etc. Price, 1 gill, 25c.; K* pint, 40c.; pint, 
65c.; quart. $1.00; gallon, S2.50. 
APHIS PUNK is a wood-pulp paper, in 6x33-inch 
sheets, saturated with 22 1 ■> per cent, nicotine, 
rolled and dried. When lighted it burns 
slowly and is a cleanly, convenient and effectual 
remedy for “smoking” conservatories, etc., 
for green and black fly, thrip, etc. Price, per 
carton of 12 rolls, 00c. ( mail weight, 1 lb.)\ 
per case of 12 cartons, $0.50. 
ANT DESTROYER (non-poisonous), Designed 
Especially for Use on Lawns, Tennis Courts and 
Putting Greens. Positively effectual. This 
product was used successfully for two years on 
the grounds of one of the most famous Golf Clubs 
in America before being offered to the public. 
Directions. The best way is to insert tube of 
squirt can about four or five inches in ant-hill, 
withdraw about one inch and press plunger 
ONCE, press foot on opening to close entrance 
to nest. This will destroy ants and eggs without 
injuring the sod. If a can is not available, a stout 
wire or slender stick may be inserted in the 
opening, withdrawn and about a tablespoonful 
of the liquid poured in. One quart, 45c.; one 
gallon, $1.25; five gallon can, $6.00. 
ANT-I-CIDE. A powder with a repellant odor, 
effective against ants and crawling insects that 
infest lawns. Strew so the surface infested 
will be thoroughly covered. One pound will 
dress about 300 square feet. Price, 1-lb. 
package.25c.; 5-lb. bag,$1.00; 25-lb. drum,$4.50. 
ARSENATE OF LEAD—PASTE. A poison 
taking the place of Paris Green. Its ad¬ 
vantages arc that it adheres to foliage, does not 
readily wash off by rain and does not injure 
tender foliage. It remains suspended in 
solution so that an even distribution can be 
obtained. It is white in color and shows just 
where it has been applied. Price, 1-lb. tin. 
25c.; 5-lb. tin. $1.00; 12-lb. pail. $2.50; 
25-lb. bucket, $4.50; 50-lb: bucket, $8.00; 
100-lb. keg. $14.00. 
ARSENATE OF LEAD, POWDERED. May be 
used either as a dust diluted with hydrated 
lime, plaster or road dust, or as a liquid spray 
with water, lime-sulphur, solution or Bordeaux, 
only half the weight is needed as of the paste 
form. Price, 1 lb., 45c.; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., 
$3.50; 25-lb. lots and over at 30c. per lb. 
‘BLACK LEAF 40.” An effective insecticide 
for sucking insects such as plant lice, aphis, red 
spider, leaf hopper, thrip, etc., sprayed on. 
Dilute 2 teaspoonsful to a gallon of water. It 
also forms a splendid combined spray for both 
insects and fungus with Bordeaux. Price, 
1-oz. bottle. 25c.; La-lb. tin, 75c.; 2-lb. tin, 
$2.50; 10-lb. can, $10.75. 
BORDEAUX—ARSENATE OF LEAD. A com¬ 
bination in proper proportions of these standard 
insecticide and fungicide remedies, thus killing 
insects and eliminating fungus plant diseases at 
one spraying and accomplishing the objects in 
half the time required to spray on separately. 
Quantity required, 1 to 2 lbs. in 10 gallons water. 
Price. 1 lb., 25c.; 5lbs.. SI. 15; 10 lbs., $2.25; 25 
lbs.. $4.75; 50 lbs.. $8.00; 100-lb. keg. S15.00. 
BORDEAUX—PASTE. Ready for use by simply 
adding 1 part to 50 of water. An indis¬ 
pensable fungicide, curing and preventing 
black rot, mildew, blight, rust, scab, and all 
fungoid diseases on fruits and plants. Price, 
1 pint, 30c.; 1 quart, 45c.; 1 gallon, $1.25; 5 
gallons, $5.00. 
BORDEAUX, POWDERED. Requires 1 to 1 y 2 
lbs. to 10 gallons of water as a fungicide spray. 
Price. 1 lb., 35c.; 5 lbs., $1.50, 10 lbs., $2.75. 
BOROWAX. A complete protection against 
tree borers if applied in accordance with in¬ 
structions, at the point where the moth deposits 
its eggs. Quantity required, half to one pint 
to a tree according to size. Price, quart, 35c.; 
half gallon, 60c.; gallon can (boxed), SI.00; 
6 gallons (boxed), S5.00; half-barrel, S20.00; 
barrel, $35.00. 
BUG DEATH. A non-poisonous insect-killing 
powder, for cabbage and tomato worms, 
potato and cucumber bugs, etc. Apply with 
a duster, bellows or powder-gun, at the rate 
of about 12 lbs. per acre. Mail weight, 1X> lbs., 
Per lb. Price, 20c. per lb.; 3 lbs., 45c.; 5 lbs., 
00c.; 12H lbs., $1.25; 100 lbs., $9.25. 
BUG DEATH SHAKER for applying above. 25c. 
CATTLE COMFORT. Protects horses, cattle, 
dogs, etc., from flies, gnats, mosquitoes, horse¬ 
fly and other insects, is healing to sores, 
destroys head lice on fowl, etc. Price. 1 quart, 
50c.; 1 gallon. $1.50; 5 gallons. $0.00. 
COPPER SOLUTION, AMMONIATED. A 
fungicide, the essential ingredient, "Carbonate 
of Copper," being dissolved in ammonia, while in 
Bordeaux it is counteracted by lime. For 
spraying when fruits are nearing maturity, or 
plants in bloom, Copper Solution is usually 
used, as there is no limy sediment left to be 
washed off. One quart is sufficient for 25 gallons 
of spray. Price, 1 quart, 75c.; 1 gallon, $2.25. 
CUT WORM KILLER. A coarse powder for 
sprinkling near the plants to be protected. It 
has an enticing odor and the worms prefer it to 
vegetation. One pound is sufficient for 175 
plants in hills, or 100 feet when in rows. Price, 
1-lb. sprinkler box, 25c. ( mail weight, 2 lbs .); 
5-lb. tins. SI.00 ( mail weight, 6 lbs .); 25-lb. 
drum. $4.00; 100-lb. bag. $12.00. 
TREE WOUND PAINT is an insurance against 
decay, having penetrating, antiseptic and elas¬ 
tic waterproofing qualities. Sun and rain can¬ 
not cause the coating to break from the treated 
wood. Price, Quart, 50c.; gallon, SI.50; 5 gal¬ 
lons, $6.25; 10 gallons, $10.00. 
FIR TREE OIL SOAP. A popular insecticide; 
it frees plants of nearly all insects to which they 
are subject, and for the following it has no 
superior; mealy bug, scale, red spider, aphis, 
thrip, blight, worms and slugs. An ounce makes 
one gallon. Price, H-lb. tin, 30c. ( mail weight, 
1 lb.)\ 2 lbs., 85c. ( mail weight, 3 lbs.) 
FISH OIL SOAP. (Whale Oil Soap.) Makes 
an excellent wash for trees and plants where 
insects and eggs affect the bark, and for smear¬ 
ing on the trunks of trees to prevent worms 
from crawling up. Price, 20c. per lb. (mail 
weight, 2 lbs.) ; 5 lbs., 75c. (mail weight, 6 lbs.)\ 
10 lbs., S1.25; 25 lbs. and over, 10c. per lb. 
FORMALDEHYDE. It is of pronounced effi¬ 
ciency in destroying disease germs affecting 
both animal and plant life, and is successfully 
employed as a preventive of such fungoid 
diseases as potato scab, onion and grain smuts, 
musty corn and other affected seeds, damping 
off of seedlings, club root of roses, etc. The 
dilution for most purposes is 1 lb. (1 pint) to 15 
or 20 gallons of water and 1 to 2 gallons of this 
dilution is required for the treatment of a 
bushel of seed. Price (40 volume %), 1-lb. 
bottle, 50c.; 5-lb. bottle, at 40c. lb.; 10-lb. 
bottle, at 35c. lb.; 50-lb. demijohn, at 28c. lb.; 
132-lb. carboy, at 25c. lb. 
FUNGINE. An effective sulphurated spraying 
remedy for mildew, rust and other blights. 
Does not stain the foliage. Price, half pint, 
40c.; pint, 65c.; quart, $1.00; gallon, $3.50. 
HELLEBORE, Powdered White. For the de¬ 
struction of slugs, worms, caterpillars, etc. 
Less poisonous than Paris Green and Arsenate 
of Lead, and safer to use when fruits or vege¬ 
tables are nearly ripe. Can be used as a powder 
or dissolved, 1 ounce in 3 gallons of water. 
Price, 65c. per lb.; 5 lbs., S3.00 (mail weight, 
1 y 2 lbs. per lb.). 
KEROSENE MISCIBLE OIL. Better than 
Kerosene Emulsion, mixes easier, has greater 
killing power and is especially valuable against 
all soft bodied insects. Can be used on prac¬ 
tically all insects for which Nicoteen is em¬ 
ployed. For Wooly Aphis on apple and thorn 
it is much more effective than Nicoteen. Con¬ 
tains 80% Kerosene. Dilute 1 part. Oil to 16 
parts water. Tender plants 1 part to 36 parts 
water. Price, 1 pint, 20c.; 1 quart, 35.; 1 gal¬ 
lon, 85c.; 5 gallons, $4.00. 
LEMON OIL. An efficient insecticide for all 
sucking insects and soft scales. It is applied as 
a spray or wash and has an agreeable odor. 
Price. H pint, 25c.; 1 pint, 40c.; quart, 75c.; 
V 2 gallon, $1.25; 1 gallon. S2.00. 
LIME SULPHUR SOLUTION. For all Scale 
insects on trees and shrubs, also of benefit for 
such fungus bark diseases as can be treated in 
winter. Must be diluted and applied with a 
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