Improved Sprays and Dusts 
MONOHYDRATED COPPER SULPHATE. For dusting potatoes celery, 
etc., mix 1214 lbs. and 50 lbs. Hydrated Lime. 1234-lb. bags, $1.75; 100 
lbs., $12.00. 
NAPHTHALENE FLAKES. For treating Gladioli. 1 oz. to 100 bulbs. 
1 lb. to bushel bulbs. 1 lb., 15c; 5 lbs., 55c; 10 lbs., $1.00; 25 lbs., $2.40; 
50 lbs., $4.70; 100 lbs., $9.00. 
NICO-FUME (Liquid). For use as a spray or vapor, for controlling 
green fly, aphis, etc., in greenhouses and outdoors. Lb., $2.25; 4 lbs., 
$5.75; 8 lbs., $10.00; 40 lbs., $40.00. 
“NICO-FUME" POWDER PRESSURE (Fumlgator). A tobacco powder 
highly charged with nicotine; splendid for fumigating greenhouses. 
1 lb., 75c; 6-1 lb., $3.75: 12-1 lb. $7.00. 
PARA-DICHLOROBENZENE. The only effective remedy for Peach Tree 
Borers. During September a ring of the crystals is placed on the soil 
around the trunk arid covered by mounding the earth against the tree. 
One ounce is sufficient for each tree. Lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.75. 
PARIS GREEN. A poisonous powder for potato bugs, worms, caterpil¬ 
lars. slugs, etc it mav tie used in liquid form, 1 pound In 50 gallons 
of water. 34 lb., 20c; 34 lb., 35c. 
RED ARROW. (Non-Poisonous). Highly effective against both chewing 
and sucking insects; harmless to the tenderest foliage. Easy to pre¬ 
pare. 1 oz., 35c; 4 czs., $1.00; pt., $2.85; qt., $3.60; gal., $10.70. 
ROTENONE DUST. Control Insects on vegetable crops—leaves no pois¬ 
on residue. Standardized at % °/r Rotenone content. For Mexican Bean 
beetle, asparagus beetle, bean leaf beetle, leaf hopper, blister beetle, 
flea beetle, webworm, cabbage worm, plant lice, thrips, melon worm, 
striped and spotted cucumber beetle, rose slug, tomato horn worm 
and other insects Cse with duster or mix with water as a wash. 15 
to 25 lbs. per acre. Lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 75c; 25 lbs., $3.50. Write for prices 
on larger quantities. 
ROSE DUST. Controls mildew, black spot, fungus and rust affecting 
roses, snapdragons, phlox, carnations, etc. Lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.25; 25 
lbs., $6.25. 
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., $3.00; 125 lbs., $12.50; 
250 lbs., $24.40. 
SNAROL. Kills cutworms, sowbugs, snails, grasshop¬ 
pers, etc. A ready-prepared bait meal. Is not injurious 
to vegetation. 134-lb. pkg., 35c; 4 lbs., 85c; 15 lbs., 
$3.00. 
SULPHATE OF IRON or COPPERAS. A remedy for 
w'eeds on lawns, kills dandelions without injuring the 
grass. Apply liquid with a fine spray. 2 lbs., 1 gal. 
water and strain. 5 lbs., 40c; 10 lbs., 60c; 25 lbs., $1.25; 
50 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., $3.50. 
SULPHUR. Csed for checking mildew. 1 lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 40c; 10 lbs., 70c; 
25 lbs., $1.50; 50 lbs., $2.50; 100 lbs., $4.50. 
SUNOCO SPRAY OIL. For the control of scale, insects, red spider, aphis, 
thrip, etc. Cheap, effective and pleasant to handle. Gal., $1.25; 5 gals., 
$5.00; 15 gp.ls., $6.60; 30 gals., $10.80; 50 gals., $17.00. 
TOBACCO DUST (For Dusting). Splendid fertilizer and preventative for 
insects. 1 lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 35c; 10 lbs., 60c; 25 lbs., $1.25; 50 lbs., $2.20; 
100-lb. bag, $3.75. 
TOBACCO POWDER (Fumigating). Extra strong dust for fumigating. 
5 lbs., 60c; 10 lbs., $1.00; 25 lbs., $1.75; 50 lbs., $3.00; 100 lbs., $10.00. 
TREE TANGLEFOOT. A paste for painting around the trunks of trees, 
in the form of a band. Caterpillars and other crawling pests cannot 
get over it. 1 lb. covers 15 lineal feet of band 2 inches wide. Will last 
three months. 6 ozs., 30c; lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $3.00; 10 lbs., $5.65; 25 lbs., 
$12.CO. 
TREE WOUND PAINT. Is an Insurance against decay, having pene¬ 
trating. antiseptic and elastic water-proofing qualities. Sun and rain 
cannot cause the coating to break from the treated tree. Pint, 50c; 
gal., $2.60. 
VOLCK. A spray for the garden, nursery and greenhouse. Effectively 
controls red spider, mites, white flies, scales, mealy bugs, caterpillars, 
aphis, thrip, etc. *4 pt., 35c; qt., 75c; gal., $2.00; 5 gals., $6.25. 
WEED KILLER—Kills Poison Ivy. Kills all vegetation—roots and all, 
and prevents growth for a year. Simply dilute with forty parts of 
water and apply. Qt., 50c; gal., $1.50; 5 gals., $6.25; 30 gals., $30.00; 
50 gals., $42.50. 
WETTABLE SULPHUR. Controls apple scab with less danger of injury 
to foliage or russeting of fruit. Controls peach brown rot and peach 
scab, cherry leaf spot, berry leaf spot, black spot, mildew and brown 
canker of the rose; also rusts of ornamentals. Can be used as dust 
or spray. 1 tablespoon to gallon of water; 5 to 6 lbs. to 50 gals, of 
water. 1 lb., 25c; 4 lbs., 60c; 24 lbs., $2.25. 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
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Spike Tamp 
An indestructible all'metal 
tool made of quality materials. 
Weight, 13 pounds. Overall 
length, four feet. „„ B1< 
Plate nine inches 
square. Spikes 1% 
inches long. Each, 
#4-50. 
Doo-Klip Grass 
Shear 
Each, $1.50. By mail, $1.60. 
Diamond Point Push Hoe 
A practical tool for 
edging, cultivating and 
weeding. Each 
6'in., 54'in. handle. . $1.50 
7'in., 66'in. handle. 1.75 
8'in., 66'in. handle. 1.85 
Electrimmer 
Trims hedges ten times faster. Can 
also be used for trimming grass in all those- places 
where a lawn mower won’t go. Price, $29.50. Price 
includes 6-ft. rubber-covered cord. Extra cord, 50 ft., 
$2.25; 100 ft., $3.50. 
Pneumatic Tire Garden 
Barrow 
A light, easy-to-push barrow which can be 
wheeled over the finest of lawns without in' 
jury to the sod. 
Body 26 inches long, 19 inches wide at 
wheel end, 22 inches at handle end. Price, 
$16.00. With wooden wheel, $9.00. Pur¬ 
chaser pays transportation. 
Raffia 
For tying, basket-making, and fancy-work. 
Very long and fibrous. 
Natural Color. 35c per lb.; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
Green. 75c per lb.; 5 lbs., $3.50. 
