Insecticides and Fungicides 
ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA 
ABEL’S INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES 
Due to fluctuating market, prices on Insecticides and Fungicides are subject to change without notice. 
IiITCKY STBIKE kills all plant insects on your flow¬ 
ers and vegetables, liucky Strike is the revolu¬ 
tionary spay that has created a tremendous sensa¬ 
tion among entomologists, florists, gardeners. In 
the opinion of many, it represents the greatest ad¬ 
vance that has been made in an insecticide. Lucky 
Strike is the kind of spray you have long wanted. 
It contains a substance more deadly to insects than 
anything else ever discovered . . . yet it does not 
harm children, animals, or the plants and the deli¬ 
cate flowers on which it is sprayed. 
1 oz. 35c makes 4-8 gals.; %pt. 75c 
makes 15-30 gals.; ^pt. $1.25 makes 
35-70 gals.; 1 pt. $2.00 makes 70-140 
gals.; 1 qt. $3.75 makes 140-280 gals.; 
1 gal. $12.00 makes 500-1,000 gals. 
LUCKY STRIKE—Concentrated treat¬ 
ment for Boses, Delphiniums, Holly¬ 
hocks, etc. Kills chewing and sucking 
insects both by contact and through 
stomach. Controls mildew, black spot 
and certain fungous diseases. Does not 
disolor or injure tender foliage and blooms. Simply mix with re¬ 
quired amount of water and spray. Kit No. 1 makes 16 qts. finished 
spray 75c; Kit No. 2 makes 64 qts. of finished spray $2.00. 
NO-CBOW. Crow repellant. Birds and animals will 
not bother seed com or other grain treated with 
No-Crow. Protects corn and seeds from rot. Does 
not hinder germination. Not poisonous. One-half 
pint treats 1 bushel, pint treats 2 bushels, quart 
treats 4 bushels, ^pt. 50c; qt. 85c; pt. $1.25; 
gal. $3.50. 
NICO-FUME LIQUID. A highly refined solution of 
free nicotine guaranteed to contain fully 40 per 
cent nicotine. Used for destroying aphis, thrips, 
etc. Lb. $2.25; 8 lbs. $10.00. 
NICO-FUME POWDEE. For fumigating in green¬ 
houses to destroy aphis, thrips, etc. 1 lb. can 
$1.00; 5 lbs. $3.35; 10 lbs. $5.85. 
PABIS GBEEN. Superior quality. Lb. 45c: 5 lbs. $2. 
PABA-DICHLOBOBENZINE (P. T. B.) For peach-tree 
Lb. 45c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.50. 
borers. 
ABEL’S SPECIAL SWEDISH PEAT MOSS (Torf Mull) or 
German Peat Moss. (G. P. M.) Granulated Peat Moss should 
be used liberally about the garden or greenhouses, for pot- 
plants, window boxes, growing bulbs, etc. It is also useful 
for mulching perennial beds, lawns, roses, etc., and mixing 
with sandy or clayey soils. Large bale (13 cu. ft.) covers 
240 sq. ft. 1 inch deep, $3.25; 5 bale lots $3.00 each. 
TRI-OGEN. The all-purpose spray. 
A positive plant protection. This 
complete rose garden spray treat¬ 
ment—Tri-ogen—offers the first 
definite mildew and black spot 
control combined with an insec¬ 
ticide. It kills all insects, in¬ 
cluding the sucking and leaf-eat¬ 
ing types. It remains on foliage, 
repelling subsequent attacks. 
Tri-ogen also stimulates plant 
growth, resulting in fine foliage 
and luxuriant blooms. In four 
sizes: A. Small Kit (makes 16 quarts) $1.50; B. Medium Kit 
(makes 64 quarts) $4.00; 0. Large Kit (makes 32 gallons) $6.00; 
D. Estate Kit (makes 128 gallons) $20.00. 
TREE TANGLEFOOT. The best remedy against caterpillars and 
all tree-crawling insects. 1 lb. 58c: 5 lbs. $2.75. 
VOLCK. A powerful spray, effective on all ornamental and flowering 
plants for control of red spider, aphis, scale, etc, Vi pt. can 35c: 
qt. 75c; gal. $2.00; 5 gals. $6.25. 
WILSON’S O. K. PLANT SPRAY. For inside and outside spraying. 
For aphis, thrip, mealy bug, scale, rose-bugs, and many other 
insects. The only insecticide recommended by the officers of the 
Garden Club of America, ^r^pt. 40c: qt. $1; gal. $3; 5 gals. $12; 
10 gals. $22; 25 gals. $50. 
NICOTINE PYROX. The new 
Improved Pyrox. For the first 
time a spray that kills all garden 
bugs—both sucking and chewing 
insects. Controls diseases such as 
blight and other plant diseases. 
Just mix with water and spray. lO-oz. jars 50c; 5-lb. can $1.76. 
SCALECIDE—the quality miscible oil. Oldest and best known 
dormant or delayed dormant spray for fruit trees and ornamentals. 
Easy and pleasant to use. Use 1 to 15 for all deciduous trees, 1 to 
20 for evergreens. Kills scale, aphis, red mite and other insects 
wintering on the trees. It is a complete dormant spray. Invigor¬ 
ates and kills insects. Fall spraying controls scale, peach leaf 
curl, pear psylla, bud moth case bearer, etc. Spring spraying con¬ 
trols scale, red mite, aphis, red bug, tent caterpillar, leaf miner, 
case bearer, etc. Qt. 65c; gal. $1.55; 5 gals. $5.50; 10 gals. $9.50; 
15 gals. $13.25; 30 gals. $21.50; 50 gals. $29.00. 15, 30, 50 gal. 
drums refund when returned. 
RED ARROW 
INSECT SPRAY 
(PYRETHRUM DERRIS SOAP) 
_ RED ARROW INSECT 
I , I-—SPRAY (Pyrethrum 
Soap). A non-poison- 
ous, efficient insecti¬ 
cide for use against 
sucking and chewing 
insects, such as Mexi¬ 
can bean beetles, Jap¬ 
anese beetles, rose- 
chafers, aphids (plant 
lice), leaf-hoppers, etc. 
Oz. 35c; 4 ozs. $1.00; 
pt. $2.00; qt. $3.70; 
gal. $9.50. 
ROTENONE DUST. For farmers and commercial growers. Contains 
%% Rotenone. Use as a dust or spray. Leaves no poisonous resi¬ 
due. Kills bean beetles and other resistant crop pests. Lb. 15c: 
5 lbs. 65c: 25 lbs. $2.75; 50 lbs. $5.25: 100 lbs. $10.00. 
SLUG SHOT DUST. The safe, non-poisonous, 
dusting Insecticide. Kills chewing insects and 
controls fungus. Harmless to humans, plants 
and vegetables. Kills Mexican bean beetle, 
cabbage worms, beetles, potato bugs, green 
flies, slugs, etc. 1 lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 25 lbs. 
$4.00; 125 lbs. $18.00; 250 lbs. $34.00. 
SNAROL is a ready-prepared meal that you 
simply broadcast on the ground, under vegeta¬ 
tion. Kills cutworms, sowbugs, grasshojjjjers, 
slugs, snails, earwigs, etc. It will not dete¬ 
riorate from rain or sprinkling. Thus it lasts 
longer and is more economical. It is non- 
injurious to vegetation. Prices—1^/^-pound 
packages 35c; 4-pound packages 85c; 15-pound 
bags $3:00; 50-pound bags $8.00. 
SUNOCO SPRAY OIL. For the control of scale 
insects, red spider, aphis, thrip, etc. Cheap, 
effective, and pleasant to handle. Gal. $1.20; 5 gals. $5.00; 15 gals. 
$8.25; 30 gals. $13.80; 50 gals. $19.00. 
TOBACCO DUST. If dusted on while the foliage is moist, it destroys 
rose-lice, cabbage and turnip fleas, etc. Also used as a fertilizer. 
Lb. lOc; 5 lbs. 35c: 10 lbs. 60c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $4.00. 
WEED-KILLER. Used only on paths, drives, gutters, and places 
where no growth is wanted. Dilute 1 gallon with 40 gallons of 
water. Qt. 60c; gal. $1.75; 5 gals. $7. 
MAKES GARDEN PEST CONTROL AS EASY 
AS WATERING YOUR LAWN 
The “Arnold” Gar¬ 
den Hose Sprayer at¬ 
taches to your garden 
hose in place of the reg¬ 
ular nozzle. It consists 
of shutoff, Cartridge 
Chamber and extension 
Nozzle. 
Special Soluble Car¬ 
tridges (P-R Pj^ethrum- 
Rotenone, Colloidal Sul¬ 
phur or Nicotine) fit the 
cartridge chamber. As 
water in hose passes 
through sprayer, cartridge is slowly dissolved to make correct_ spray 
for control. One-half cartridge of each may be used at same time. 
“Arnold Garden Hose Sprayer eliminates for good all measuring, 
mixing, straining, and hard work heretofore associated with spraying 
and makes insect and plant disease control as easy as watering your 
lawn. Price $5.00 complete 
For Insect Control—P-R Cartridges. A combination of Pyrethrum and 
Rotenone for aphis, thrip, red spider and all other eating and suck¬ 
ing insects, non-injurious to humans and pets. 35c each; 6 for $2. 
For Plant Disease Control—Colloidal Sulphur. For mildew, rust, 
scale, black spot and all other plant diseases. 35c each; 6 for $2.00. 
Nicotine. 35c each; 6 for $2.00. 
LUCKY STRIKE STAIN¬ 
LESS COW SPRAY—For 
general Farm and Dairy 
use. ODORLESS. $1.25 
per gal.; 30 gals. $1.00 
per gal.; 50 gals. 95c per 
gal. 
ODOR $1.00 per gal.; 30 
gals, at 75c; 50 gals. 70c. 
LUCKY STRIKE HIGH 
POWER HOUSEHOLD 
SPRAY Kills Plies, Mos¬ 
quitoes, Moths, Bedbugs, 
Roaches, Wasps, Ants and 
many other household in 
sects and their eggs. 
V^pt. 24c: pt. 39c: qt. 
75c: gal. $1.98. 
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