86 
T . W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
INSECTICIDES, SPRAYERS AND TOOLS t™ 
No article on this page can be mailed except those quoted “postpaid” 
Arcpnato rtf I Mrl — Bor A11 Deaf-eating- Insects. Sticks to 
oi i^eau the leaf- Use j. to 2 pounds to 50 gallons 
of water (one level tablespoonful to gallon) for general spray¬ 
ing. By mail postpaid, 35c per lb.; 4-lb. pkg. $1.00 each. 
Not postpaid, 25c per lb.; 4-lb. pkg. 75c; case (48 lbs.) $7.35. 
Calcium Arsenate ( Arse iiate of Dime). For Mexican bean beet- 
tie, boll weevil and all other leaf-eating in¬ 
sects. May be applied dry, mixing 1 part calcium arsenate to 7 
parts hydrated (air-slaked) lime or land plaster; or in water 2 
pounds to 50 gallons of water. By mail postpaid, 30c per lb.; 
4-lb. pkg. 75c each. 
Not postpaid, 20c per lb.; 4-lb. pkg. 50c; case (48 lbs.) $5.25. 
Rotenone Dust —Not poisonous; kills insects on vegetation, 
but leaves no poisonous residue. Controls bean 
beetle, cabbage worm, asparagus, cucumber and flea beetles, po¬ 
tato bug, tomato worm, rose slug, leaf hopper, thrips, red spider, 
plant lice and other garden pests. Apply 15 to 20 pounds per acre. 
By mail postpaid, lb. 35c; 5-lb. pkg. $ 1 . 60 . 
Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 5-lb. pkg. 65c; 2S-lb. pkg. $3.00. 
Rotenone-Sulphur Dust 
—A combination insecticide and 
fungicide. Recommended for bean 
beetle, cabbage worm, harlequin bug, red spider, thrips, aphis, 
bollworm, squash borer, melon worm and other leaf-eating in¬ 
sects. Also for powdery mildew, rust, anthracnose, black spot 
and brown canker. By mail postpaid, 4-lb. pkg. $1.00. 
Not postpaid, 4-lb. pkg. 75c. 
Baricide —Kills leaf-eating insects like bean beetle, cucumber 
beetle, potato bug and many other garden pests. May 
be applied in water, % lb. to a gallon, or may be dusted on when 
the plants are wet with dew or rain. Contains no arsenic. 
By mail postpaid, 2*4-lb. pkg. 45c; 5-lb. pkg. 70c; 10 -lb. pkg. $1.15. 
Not postpaid, 2, 14 -lb. pkg. 25c; 5-lb. pkg. 40c; 10-lb. pkg. 75c. 
Magnesium Arsenate For Bean Beetl ® an f other Deaf-eating 
0 Insects —Burns the leaf less than other 
recommended insecticides. For spraying, use 1 pound to 50 gal¬ 
lons of water; for dusting, use 1 pound to 5 pounds air-slaked 
lime or fine road dust. By mail postpaid, 12-oz. pkg. 45c; 2-lb. 
pkg. 80c. Not postpaid, 12-oz. pkg. 35c; 2-lb. pkg. 60c. 
Pari« '—Bor Deaf-eating Insects. It is a strong poison 
and should be used with care. Mix one pound of 
Paris green to 50 pounds of plaster, or with water to 150 
gallons. On vines and tender vegetables use a larger propor¬ 
tion of plaster and water. By mail postpaid, 14 lb. 20c; 1-lb. 55c; 
5-lb. pkg. $2.25. Not postpaid, 14 lb. 15c; 1 lb. 45c; 5-lb. pkg. $2.00. 
London Purple — A stron &. quick-killing insiecticide for all 
r garden vegetables, potatoes, tobacco, etc. 
By mail postpaid, 14 lb. 20c; lb. 40c. 
Not postpaid, V4 lb. 15c; lb. 30c. 
EVER «£ 
EVERGREEN AND RED ARROW ARE NON-FOISONOTXS 
PYRE THRUM SPRAYS. 
For Chewing and Sucking Insects and 
Ants. —For bean beetle, cabbage 
worms, cucumber and squash bee¬ 
tles, potato bug, cutworms, green fly, 
ennA\# white fly, mealy bug, mites, plant 
SrKAY hce, leaf hopper, rose bugs and chaf¬ 
ers, aster beetle and currant worm. 
Not poisonous. For general spraying (1 part to 800) an ounce 
makes 6 gallons; % pint makes 50 gallons. For ants dissolve 
an inch cube of laundry soap in a gallon of water to which add 
5 teaspoonfuls Evergreen. With this soak the ant hills to a depth 
of several inches. By mail postpaid, oz. bottle 35c; 6 ozs. $1 00- 
16 ozs. (pint) $2.00. Not postpaid, gallon $9.50. 
l-NON-POISONOUS-l 
RED ARROW 
GARDEN SPRAY 
Por Chewing and Sucking 
Insects —A non-poisonous 
pyrethrum spray that is 
highly recommended for kill¬ 
ing practically all insects on 
vegetables and flower plants 
and fruit trees. Recommend¬ 
ed for Mexican bean beetle. 
PYRETHRUM-R0TEN0NE W 
Japanese beetle, striped cucumber beetle, cabbage and tomato 
worms, squash and potato bugs and aster and dahlia beetles. An 
ounce makes 6 gallons of spray (a teaspoonful to a gallon of 
water); y 2 pint makes 50 gallons. By mail postpaid, oz. bottle 
35c; 4 ozs. $ 1 . 00 ; pint $2.50; quart $4.00. 
Not postpaid, gallon $12.00. 
Slue Shot For Deaf-eating In- 
B sects. Destroys in¬ 
sects, worms and caterpillars on 
vegetables and house plants, 
shrubbery, fruits and flowers. 
Destructive to insects, but harm¬ 
less to man, beast or fowl, and 
does not injure foliage. Apply dry or in water. By mail postpaid, 
1-lb. sifter-top pkg. 35c; 5-lb. pkg. $1.00. 
Not postpaid, 1 lb. 25c; 5-lb. pkg. 75c. 
Nurserv Volck —For sca l e insects, mealy bugs, white flies, red 
* spiders, rust, mites and similar insects. May 
be used on tender plants in leaf with perfect safety; a suitable 
spray for all plants, flowers, vegetables, berries and shrubs. 
By mail postpaid, y 2 pint 45c; quart $1.00. 
Not postpaid, y 2 pint 35c; quart 75c; gallon $2.00; 5 gallons $6.25. 
Snarol For cutworms, sowbugs, grasshoppers, slugs, snails, ear¬ 
wigs, etc. A ready prepared meal to broadcast under 
vegetation; the pests eat it and are quickly destroyed. By mail 
postpaid, 114 -lb. pkg. 50c; 4-lb. pkg. $1.10. 
Not postpaid, 1*4-lb. pkg. 35c; 4-lb. pkg. 85c. 
Trioeen Destroys Japanese beetles and other leaf-eating insects 
5 like rose slugs, caterpillars, webworm, red spider, plant 
lice, aster beetles, etc.; controls mildew, black spot, canker and 
rust on roses and other plants, yellows, stem rot, delphinium 
blight and fungus diseases on many flowering plants. 
By mail postpaid Not postpaid 
A—Small kit; makes 16 quarts. $1.65 $1.50 
B—Medium kit; makes 64 quarts. 4.25 4.00 
C—Darge kit; makes 32 gallons. 6.40 6.00 
D—Estate size; makes 128 gallons. 20.00 
Tobacco Dust — By maJ1 postpaid, 10 lbs. $ 1 . 00 ; 25 lbs. $1.85; 
50 lbs. $3.10'. 
Not postpaid, 10 lbs. 70c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Pomo-Green with Nicotine A leaf-green all-in-one dust or 
spray for plant lice, beetles, red 
spider, mealy bug, mildew, rust and many other insects and dis¬ 
eases on flowering plants and shrubs. Leaf-green and incon¬ 
spicuous on the foliage. By mail postpaid, lb. 85c; 5 lbs. $3.25. 
Not postpaid, lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.00. 
LETHANE 44Q 
Controls hard-to-kill suck¬ 
ing insects,, mealy bug, 
scale, red spider, mites, 
_ midge, thrips, white fly, 
etc. Quick acting; does not 
deteriorate; economical. By mail postpaid, qt. $3.20; gal. $8.80. 
Not postpaid, qt. $3.00; gal. $8.50. 
Mr*]r»trpn Eliminates moles from lawns; not poisonous to hu- 
5 mans and pets. By mail postpaid, y 2 lb. 60c; 114 -lb. 
pkg. $1.40; 5 lbs. $4.25. Not postpaid, y 2 lb. 50c; 1 ^ 4 -lb. pkg, 
$1.25; 5 lbs. $4.00. 
An effective preventive and remedy 
for mildew, black spot and many 
other fungus diseases of roses and 
other plants. It is a complete spray, 
mixes readily with water and is easy 
to apply. Funtrogen carries its own 
spreader—-simply mix with water 60 parts to one part of Fung- 
trogen. By mail postpaid, y 2 pint 85c; pint $1.40; quart $2.25. 
Not postpaid, y 2 pint 75c; pint $1.25; quart $2.00; gallon $6.00. 
—Por Sucking Insects and 
Poultry Dice. Kills plant 
lice on roses, shrubbery, 
fruits and vegetables. A 
concentrated solution of 
nicotine sulphate, guaran¬ 
teed to contain not less than 40 per cent of nicotine. Controls 
ants on lawns and keeps dogs and cats away from shrubbery. 
May be used in combination with bordeaux mixture, arsenate of 
lead, calcium arsenate, lime sulphur, oil sprays and other stand¬ 
ard insecticides and fungicides. Dilute 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls to a 
gallon of water as directed. 
POR FOUDTRY DICE paint the tops of the roosts and repeat in 
ten days and your poultry will be completely rid of lice. An 
ounce bottle paints 12 to 15 feet of roost; 1 lb. paints 190 to 
240 feet, costing only 14c per bird. 
By mail postpaid, 1-oz. bottle 40c; 5-oz. pkg. $1.10; lb. $2.40; 
2 lbs. $3.40; 5 lbs. $6.00; 10 lbs. $11.00. 
Not postpaid, 1 oz. 35c; 5 ozs. $1.00; lb. $2.25; 2 lbs. $3.25; 5 lbs. 
$5.85; 10 lbs. $10.60. 
Mivfnra Bor blights, scab, mildew, etc. —Prevents 
ourutdux mixture flight, scab, rust, mildew, black-rot and 
other fungus diseases of plants and fruits and improves the 
quality and increases the yield. Apply on all vine crops, grapes, 
cucumbers, melons, tomatoes, potatoes and fruit trees, etc. Eight 
pounds to 50 gallons water makes a 4-4-50 mixture (3 level table¬ 
spoonfuls to 1 gallon). By mail postpaid, lb. 35c; 4-lb. pkg. 85c. 
Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 4 -lb. pkg. 65c; case (48 lbs.) $ 7 . 20 . 
Fi<th Oil Soar* (Sometimes called Whale Oil Soap) — Destroys 
** mealy bug and almost all lice on plants. Effective 
against scale and soft-bodied sucking insects. By mail postpaid, 
lb. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.50. Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.25. 
