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ABOUT MAILING. 
a noil-poisonous powaer wmca 
sprinkled around their haunts, will destroy or drive 
away black ants from lawns, trees, plants, houses 
or other affected locality. Price, A lb. cans, 40c.; 
1 lb can. ’ 7K ~ 
ARSENATE OP LEAD. A poison rapidly taking the 
place of Paris green. Its great advantages are that 
it adheres well to the foliage and spraying does not 
have to be repeated as it does not readily wash off 
by rain It also remains well suspended in solution 
so that an even distribution can be obtained. It is 
white in color and shows just where it has been ap¬ 
plied Its principle advantage lies in the fact that 
it does not injure tender foliage. Price, 1 lb., 20c.; 
o lbs., 95c.; 10 lbs, S1.80; 20 lbs., $3.60; 100 lbs., 
SI7.00; bulk. 16c. lb. 
BUG DEATH. Is a non-poisonous, insect-killing 
powder, that is in high favor, especially among 
many Southern market gardeners, who use it ex¬ 
tensively for cabbage and tomato worms, potato 
and cucumljer bugs, etc. It is applied with a 
< I ustcr, bellows or powder-gun, at the rate of about 
12 lbs. per acre. Price, 15c. lb.; 3 lbs., 35c.; 5 lbs., 
50c ; 12-V lbs., SI.00; 100 lbs., S7.00. 
BUG DEATH SHAKER for applying above, 65c. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE. (Standard Formula, 1 gal¬ 
lon makes 50 gallons of spray.) Ready for use by 
simply adding water. An indispensable Fungicide, 
curing and preventing black rot, mildew, blight, 
rust, seal) and all fungoid diseases on fruits and 
plants. Price, 1 pint, 25c.; 1 quart, 40c.; 1 gallon, 
SI.00; 5 gallons, $4.50. 
COPPER SOLUTION, AMMONIATED. A Fungicide 
the. same as Bordeaux Mixture, the essential in¬ 
gredient, " Carbonate of Copper," being dissolved in 
ammonia in this, while in Bordeaux it is counter¬ 
acted by lime. Bordeaux is the cheaper and most 
popular for all ordinary purposes, but for late 
sprayings, 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 
bv rain or hand before marketing. One quart is 
sufficient for 25 gallons of spray. Price, 1 quart, 
50c.; 1 gallon, $1.50. 
Powders and Soaps (those 
offered by the pound) — non- 
poisonous—can be sent by mail , 
if 15c. per lb. is added to the 
prices to pay postage. Fluids 
(those offered by the quart, etc.,) 
and poisonous powders are not 
mailable . 
HENDERSON’S X. L. 
POWDER lor DOGS 
and POULTRY. 
Non-poisonous in¬ 
sect powder for in¬ 
sects on dogs, cats, 
chickens, etc. Price, 
1 lb. box, 25c.; S2.50 per doz.; 
15c. each. 
IN SECTS & FUNGUS'sl 
postage extra, 
FIR TREE OIL. A popular Insecticide for green¬ 
house and house plants; it frees plants of nearlv 
all insects to which they are subject, and for the 
following it has no superior: Mealy bug. scale, red 
spider, aphis (black and green)’, thrip, blight, 
worms and slugs, and is also a valuable remedv for 
animal parasites and insects. £ pint is sufficient 
for 10 gallons of water. Price. A pint tin, 40c.; 
pint, 75c.; quart, $1.25; I gallon, $4.00. 
FIR TREE OIL SOAP. A formula of the above 
Fir Tree Oil, prepared in soap form and preferred 
by some. It will do all claimed for the fluid prep¬ 
aration. An ounce makes 1 gallon, Price, V lb., 
tin, 25c.; 2 lbs., 75c.; 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.25. 
FORMALDEHYDE is a comparatively non-poisonous 
inicrobicide anil antiseptic, of a gaseous nature 
absorbed by water, and may be readily diluted 
in any proportion. It is of pronounced efficiency 
in destroying disease germs affecting both animal 
and plant life, and is successfully employed as a 
preventive of such fungoid diseases as potato scab, 
oinon and grain smuts, musty corn and other af¬ 
fected seeds, damping off of seedlings, club root of 
roses, etc., for the restraining of decay in vege¬ 
tables, fruits, etc., and as an antiseptic wash and 
spray for bark diseases, canker and wounds in 
trees, and as a disinfectant for stables, kennels, 
poultry houses, etc. The dilution for most pur¬ 
poses is 1 lb. (1 pint) Formaldehyde to 15 or 20 
gallons of water and 1 to 2 gallons of this 
dilution is required for treatment of every 
bushel of seed. Price of Formaldehyde (40 vol¬ 
ume %), 1 lb. bottle, 40c.; 5 lb. bottle, @ 35c. lb.; 
10 lb. bottle, (3) 30c. lb.; 50 IV). demijohn, (51 25c. 
lb.; 132 lb. carboy, (fo 23c. lb.; 410 lb. barrel, (a) 
20c. lb. 
HELLEBORE, Powdered White. For the destruction 
of slugs, worms, caterpillars, etc. Less poisonous 
than Paris Green and London Purple, and safer 
to use when fruits or vegetables arc nearly ripe. 
Can be used as a powder or dissolved, 1 oz. in 3 
gallons of water. Price, 20c. per lb.; 5 lbs., 90c.; 
10 tt>9., $1.75; 25 lbs. and ovef, at 16c. per lb. 
KEROSENE EMULSION. Prepared according to the 
most improved formula; ready for use by simply 
adding water (25 to 50 parts water to one of Emul- 
.smn). * I*or cabbage worm, scale on trees, cater¬ 
er iPV melon louse, rose bugs, green fly and lice 
of all kinds, all sucking insects, cither on plants or 
animals. Price, 1 quart, 40c.; 1 gallon, $1.00; 5 
gallons, $4.50. 
LI:MON OIL. An efficient insecticide for destroying 
all insects and soft scales. It is applied as a spray 
or wash and has an agreeable odor. A pint, 25c.; 
I pint, 40c.; quart, 75c.; $ gal., SI.25; 1 gal., $2.25: 
5 gal., $10.00. 
LIME SULPHUR AND SALT. A liquid compound 
oi the ingredients mentioned, now extensively 
used for all scale insects on trees and shrubs and 
it is also of benefit for such fungous diseases of 
the bark, etc., as can be treated in winter. It 
must be diluted and applied with a sprav pump 
while the trees are dormant, after the leaves have 
fallen in fall and before the buds swell in spring. 
It can Vie used quite strong—say, 1 gallon to 20 
gallons of water—during December, January and 
February, but earlier or later than these months 
it will be safer to dilute it 1 gallon to 40 of water. 
Price, quart can, 40c.; gallon, SI .00; 5 gallons, S4.50 
barrel of 45 gallons at 75c. gallon. 
NICOTEEN. An extract of tobacco, containing 
about 40 per cent, nicotine. A most effectual 
economical and safe remedy for fumigating green¬ 
houses. Use a scant tablespoonful to 1A pints of 
water for each pan, which, is sufficient when vapor¬ 
ized, by placing a hot iron, in it for 600 square 
feet of floor space. Price, pint bottle, $1.50. 
NICOTICIDE. An extract of tobacco used in fumi¬ 
gation. The required quantity is placed in a tin 
dish and evaporated by a spirit lamp, placed 
underneath. An effectual remedy for insects in 
the greenhouse, window garden or frames. Price 
4 oz. can, 70c.; A pint, $1.25; pint, $2.50; gallon’, 
$18.00. 
NICO FUME. A tobacco paper strongly saturated 
with pure nicotine. It comes in strips, which, sus¬ 
pended and lighted, is one of the best, easiest 
simplest and least injurious methods of fumigating 
conservatories and greenhouses for the destruction 
of aphis and all insects that succumb to tobacco 
insecticides. One sheet is sufficient for two thou¬ 
sand cubic feet or more. Price, air tight cans of 
two dozen sheets, 75c., or by mail, 90c.; 1 gross 
sheets, S3.50; 2 gross sheets, $6.50. 
PARIS GREEN. A poisonous, insoluble powder 
indispensable on the farm or garden for preventing 
the ravages of potato bugs, codling moth, worms, 
caterpillars, slugs and bugs. Applied as a powder 
it should be mixed with plaster or flour, 100 parts 
to 1 part of Paris Green, in solution mix 1 lb. in 
200 to 300 gallons water. Price, £ lb. package, 
25c.; 1 lb. package, 40c.; 5 lb. package, $1.85; 28 lb. 
bucket, $8.50; 100 lb. keg, $30.00. 
PERSIAN POWDER OR BUHACH. Henderson’s 
Superior Grade. (Cheap adulterated grades are 
worthless.) A most effective, non-poisonous, im¬ 
palpable powder, so fine that it penetrates the 
innermost crevices. For worms, flies, aphis and 
almost all kinds of insects it is very effectual, suffo¬ 
cating them by filling up the breathing pores. 
Price, 30c. £ lb.; 1 lb , 50c.; 5 lbs., $2.25. 
“ ROSE LEAF.” Extract of Tobacco. Most effectual 
for the destruction of all insects and scale on 
plants; a pure, concentrated extract of tobacco, 
dilute with from 30 to 150 parts of water. Full 
instructions for the various methods of applying are 
given in our " Rose Leaf ” pamphlet, mailed on ap¬ 
plication. Pint can, 30c.; quart can, 55c.; gallon 
can, $1.50; 5 gallon can, $5.00. 
“ SCALECIDE.” The latest and best spray for San 
Jose scale, cottony maple scale and Pear Psylla. 
It is not poisonous, being simply a mechanical 
preparation of petroleum oil that instantly mixes 
with cold water and is immediately ready to apply • 
1 gallon of “ Scalecide ” to 20 gallons of water 
sprayed on your trees and bushes will kill every 
scale that it reaches without injury to tree or fruit 
bud if applied in late fall, winter or early spring 
while tlie foliage is off. Safe and easy to apply. 
I rice, 1 gallon can. Si.00; 5 gallon, can, $3.25; 10 
gallon can, $6.00; 50 gallon barrel, $25.00. 
SLUG SHOT. A non-poisonous powder and a very 
popular Insecticide; it requires no further mixing 
or preparation, easily applied and not injurious or 
dangerous to animals, the person applying it or 
fruits and vegetables treated. Very effectual in 
destroying potato bugs, and beetles, green and 
black fly, slugs, worms, caterpillars, etc. Price 
per keg of 125 lbs. net, $5.00; per barrel of 235 lbs! 
net, S9.00; 10 lb. package, 50c.; 5 lb. package, 30c.; 
m tin canister, with perforated top for applvinv’ 
25c. each. 
IMPORTED SCOTCH SOFT COAL SOOT. This pre¬ 
vents insects ravage and also acts as a stimulating 
fertilizer. Used in onion drills, radish beds, cab¬ 
bage grounds, etc., it checks the attacks of grubs 
cut-worms, etc. When scattered iightlv, as a top! 
dressing around plants, it drives away insects that 
hide in the ground by day and lay their eggs near 
the roots. Price, only in 100 lb. bags, $4.00. 
SULPHUR, FLOWERS OF. Price, 10c. per lb.; 10 
lbs., 60c.; 25 lbs. and over, at 5c. per lb. 
SULPHO-TOBACCO SOAP. A positive extermi¬ 
nator of all insect life on plants J n the green¬ 
house. Price, 3 oz. box, 10c.; 8 oz. box 20c • 
10 lb. box, $3.00. ’ ’ 
TOBACCO DUST, Fine. For green and black aphis, 
fleas, beetles, etc. Splendid fertilizer and preven¬ 
tive for insects in the ground and around roots 
Price, 10c. per lb.; 5 lbs., 30c.; 10 lbs.. 50c.; S2 50 
per 100 lb. bag. 
TOBACCO STEMS. For fumigating greenhouses and 
conservatories, for the destruction of green and 
black aphis and other insects. Price, 50 lb bale 
85c.; 100 lbs., SI.50; per ton, $20.00. 
WHALE OIL SOAP. Makes an excellent wash for 
trees and plants where insects and eggs affect the 
bark, and for smearing on the trunks of trees to 
prevent worms from crawling up. Price, 15c. per 
lb.; 2 lbs., 25c.; 5 lbs., 50c.; 25 lbs. and over, at 9c. 
per lb. 
WILSON’S PLANT OIL. For scale and other insects 
on palms, house and greenhouse plants. It is well 
recommended by florists who have used it. It does 
not injure the plant and kills scale the first applica¬ 
tion. Price, £ pint, 25c.; pint, 40c.; quart, 75c • 
gallon, $2.00. 
X. L. ALL VAPORIZING COMPOUND. An English 
preparation for fumigating greenhouses. Bottle 
containing sufficient to fumigate 10,000 cubic feet, 
$2.25; 20,000 cubic feet, $4.00. 
X. L. ALL LIQUID INSECTICIDE FOR SPRAYING. 
A nicotine preparation for the destruction of mealy 
bug, red spider and other insect pests. Pint. 65c.; 
quart, $1.00; £ gal., $1.75; gal., $3.50. 
