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S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 
HYDRANGEAS 
The best plants scorne from earliest cuttings. Order NOW. 
1939 INTRODUCTIONS . 
(Not Patented) 
Regula. Large, white. 
W esphalen. Carmine. Excellent grower. 
Sonnengruss. Rose. Beautiful flowers. 
Rooted Cuttings $50.00 per 100, 2 inch $65.00 per 100. 
RECENT INTRODUCTIONS 
All Top Notchers 
Altoona. Early. Clear pink. 
Europa. Early. Salmon pink. 
Hamburg. Early. Carmine. 
Rosabelle. Midseason. Rose, pink. Large flowers. 
Kunert. Early. Rose pink. Blues fine. 
Schadendorff’s Perle. Midseason. Large, pink. Blues easily. 
Merville. Midseason. Light red. Large flowers. Excellent. 
Rooted Cuttings $10.00 per 100; 2 inch $15.00 per 100; 
3 inch $20.00 per 100. 
Ami Pasquaar. Early. Excellent red. 
Giselherr. Midseason. Dark carmine red. 
Hollandia. Late. Beautiful salmon red. 
Mein Liebling. Early. Dark pink. 
Rooted Cuttings $8.00 per 100, 2 inch $12.00 per 100, 
3 inch $18.00 per 100. 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
E. Moulliere. Early. Best white. 
Trophee. Early. Red. 
Gertrude Glahn. Mi ^season. Dark rose. 
Goliath. Midseason. Giant pink. Blues well. 
Helge. Early. Soft red. 
M. Foch. Early. Deep carmine. 
Niedersachsen. Early. Excellent for blue. 
Deutschland. Early. Sturdy salmon-pink. 
Rooted Cuttings $5.00 per 100, 2 inch $8.00 per 100, 
3 inch $12.00 per 100. 
Fall delivery after October 1st. PER 100 
2 inch, 1 flowering shoot ...$ 8.00 
3 inch, 1 flowering shoot ..._..... 12.00 
4 inch, 2 or more shoots . 25.00 
5 inch, 3 to 5 shoots .._... 35.00 
6 inch, 5 to 8 shoots .... 50.00 
7 inch, 8 or more shoots ....._..... 75.00 
8 inch, 10 or more shoots .-.-. 125.00 
helen merritt (Patented). Brilliant deep rose. (If treated 
Hortense Violet). A seedling cross of La Marne and 
M. Foch. A decided improvement. 
Rooted Cuttings $25.00 per 100, 2 inch $30.00 per 
100, 3 inch $35.00 per 100 
Under patent,—no restrictions for your own prop¬ 
agating, but no sales permitted except as finished 
plants. 
Gus. A fine pink and easily blued. Large, round flower, 
the florets up to 31/j inches. Wilt resistant and early. 
R.C. $16.50 per 100, $140.00 per 1000. 
2*4", $-20.00 per 100, $175.00 per 1000. 
Strafford, A. M. Campbell (Patented). A deep clear, glow¬ 
ing pink; does not fade. Very double flowers, full and 
firm, up to ten inches in size. A very strong grower 
of medium height, with strong, heavy stems, having 
small leathery, and very dark green foliage. Mid¬ 
season. Every shoot with a flower bud. Excellent 
keeper. 
Rooted Cuttings $25.00 per 100, 2!i inch $30.00 per 100. 
True-color pictures of “helen merritt” or “Strafford” on 
request. 
May 10, 193S 
T thought you might he interested in hearing from 
a customer of yours in regard to your improved, 
Erabu Lilies. I must say they are an improvement 
on the old Erabu. My Lilies run from seven to 
fifteen buds and very few splits. 
W. H. Tomlinson 
Dorchester, Mass. 
ROOTONE (Hormone Powder) 
Fungicide, and induces rooting of seeds, cuttings and bulbs 
2 oz., $1.00; 1 lb., $5.00. 
HORMODIN—The Root Forming Chemical 
Save time, money and space by treating your cuttings. 
20 B.T.I. Units (treats 300 to 1000 cuttings) $ 1.00 
60 B.T.I. Units (treats 450 to 1800 cuttings) 2.00 
240 B.T.I. Units (treats 1800 to 7200 cuttings) 5.00 
480 B.T.I. Units (treats 3600 to 14,400 cuttings) 9.00 
960 B.T.I. Units (treats 7200 to 28,800 cuttings) 17.00 
INSECTICIDES 
Hitox. This double active Rotenone 
and Pyrethrum Spray is complete 
with its own spreader. Will not 
sta’n, discolor or burn the most 
delicate plants or flowers. The most 
eificient insecticide we can recom¬ 
mend. Pt. $1.75, qt. $3.00, gal. $9.00. 
Black Leaf “40.” 51bs $5.85, 10 lbs. 
$10.50. 
Lethane 440. Qt. $2.75, gal. $7.00, 
5 gals. $30.00. 
Lethane Spreader. Gal. $1.80, 5 gals. $8.50. 
Loro. Pt. $2.00, gal. $10.50. 
Naphthalene Flakes. Chases every known pest. Harmless 
to plants. Put under pots and benches or in the walks. 
Spread Naphthalene flakes through your Gladiolus now. 
1 lb. to a thousand bulbs. A quick and effective way to 
start vour Glads free from thrip. 50 lbs. $5.50, 100 lbs. 
$ 10 . 00 . 
New Evergreen. Gal. $8.50, 5 gals. $40.00. 
Nicofume Liquid. 8-lb. tin (1 gal.) $10.00. 
Pyrethrum Powder (Pure, no filler). Non-poisonous and 
non-injurious to leaves or flowers, but surely destroys 
moths, millers, leaf rollers or any other insects it con¬ 
tacts. Dust it on with blower. 5 lbs. $3.00, 10 lbs. $5.00, 
25 lbs. $12.00. 
Red A Soap. Increases efficiency of any except arsenical 
sprays. Gal. $1.50, 5 gals. $6.25. 
Red Arrow Insect Spray (Pyrethrum). An excellent con¬ 
tact insecticide. Qt. $2.50, gal. $9.50. 
Selocide for Red Spider. Gal. $3.00; 5 gals., $13.50; 
10 gals.. $24.50; 30 gals., $58.50; 50 gals., $87.50. 
Freight deductible. 
Sulrote. A combined insecticide and fungicide. Plants sus¬ 
ceptible to fungus diseases are also protected against 
many insects when dusted with Sulrote. Very efficient 
in controlling rust, spot on Carnations, black spot, other 
fungus pests, and numerous insects. 5 lbs., $1.25; 
25 lbs., $4.75; 50 lbs., $9.00. _ 
Volck. For greenhouses, nurseries. Gal. $2.00, 5 gals. $6.25. 
Plantobac (Powdered Tobacco, for dusting). % per cent 
nicotine. 100 lbs., $3.00. 
Special 3 Per Cent Nicotine Plantobac. Extra strong. 
Effective and economical for dusting over plants or 
soil. Will kill manv soil inhabitating insects. 10 lbs. 
$2.50, 25 lbs. $5.25,'50 lbs. $9.60, 100 lbs. $16.30. 
F. & I. Best quality shredded Tobacco stems, containing 
all the natural nicotine and fertilizing values. For top 
dressing and to improve soil texture. Kills many in¬ 
sects. 100 lbs. $2.10, 500 lbs. $8.80, 2000 lbs. $34.00. 
All above Tobacco Products, F.O.B. Jersey City 
Baled Tobacco Stems. Prices on request. 
TAT Ant Traps (Thalium Sulphate). Ants are the most 
efficient spreader of mealy bug. First eradicate the 
ants. TAT Ant Traps do it in short order. Boxes of 24 
(box lots only), $-6.00 per box. 
T0-NA CIDE 
Best insecticide to kill insects in the soil and on bulbs. 
25 lbs., $4.00; 50 lbs., $7.00; 100 lbs., $13.00; 
200 or more: $12.50 per 100; F. O. B. New York. 
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
