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R. H. Shumway-"The Pioneer American Seedsman"—Established 1870 

Fertilizers, Plant Food, Tools, Insecticides, Fungicides and 
7 1686 Shumway’s 


form or another, Ammonia, 
- Phosphoric Acid and Pot- 
= ash, But. the 
« good fertilizer is the pro- 
— portion of each, iIn-*t h-e 
* form it is offered to you, 
» this plant food not only has 
just the right proportion 
but is highly concentrated, 
so that a little goes a long 
se @ ret of 
i VROUND RET Wiipy Pacey 
Supreme Plant Food 
i CEL All Commercial Fertiliz- 
i Poe ers must contain among 
re NT FOOD other things, these three 
: basic chemicals in some 

ee way. Odorless, soluble, 
ia harmless, efficient, easy to 
apply. A wonderful, well balanced tonic for all house 
plants. Sprinkle on the soil in the pot, just enough at 
a time to cover the surface. One pound is enough for 30 
house plants for 3 months. 1 Ib. earton, 35 ets.; 5 Ib. 
bag, $1.50. 
G A valuable general fertilizer, good for 
oa Vigoro house plants, lawns, flowers, vegeta- 
bles, shrubs and trees. Vigoro is easily applied and 
each package contains full directions on how to use it. 
Postpaid, 1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 80c. Not Prepaid, 25 Ibs., 
$1.50; 50 Ibs., $2.50; 100 Ibs., $4.00. 
1683 Shumway’s “Rose Grower” Bone Meal 
Our “Special Brand” Bone ‘has been slightly steamed 
to soften it and is thus quicker in its action. - Analysis: 
Ammonia, 4% to 5% per cent; total phosphoric acid, 
22 to 25 per cent; bone phosphate, 48 to 64 per cent. It 
is ground fine, hence acts quickly. Free from acid. 
1.1b., 30 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., 
90 cts.; 25 lbs., $1.50; 50 lbs., $2.25; 100 Ibs., $4.25. 
1687 Pyulverized Sheep 
Manure 
This high-grade fertilizer en- 
joys great popularity with many 
gardeners because it gives quick 



results and is easy to apply. 
Useful for lawns, vegetables, 
flowers, shrubs and trees. Has- 
ily handled and will not burn 
foliage. 2 lbs., 45 cts.; 5 Ibs., 
70 cts., postpaid. Not prepaid, 
25 lbs., 85 cts.; 50 Ilbs., $1.35; 

100 Ibs., $2.25; 500 Ibs., $9.50. 

1688 Milorganite Fertilizer 
Analysis Total Nitrogen “Organic” 6% 
Available Phosphoric Acid 2% 
Milorganite contains no weed seeds or harmful bac- 
teria, It is safe and easy to use, does not burn _vege- 
tation. Fine for Lawns, Shrubs, Vegetable or Flower 
Garden. It supplies the soil with the elements plants 
need for healthy, continuous growth, 1 Ib., 25 ets.; 5 
Ibs., 80 cts., postpaid. Not prepaid: 25 Ibs., $1.00; 50 
Ibs., $1.65; 100 Ibs., $2.75; 500 Ibs., $12.00. 
Stim-(U)-PLanl 
A remarkable all-year-round fer- 
tilizer in tablet form, odorless, effective 
and easy to use. Applied to plants 
when, where and as needed. 
Growers: of fine flowers, shrubs and 
yegetables use these wonderful little 
tablets. Stim-U-plant increases produc- 
tion, heightens colors and improves the 
quality. They are fine for evergreens 
and all garden and potted plants. Use these tablets on 
all your plantings. Packed in five sizes: 10 tablets, 10 
ets.; 30 tablets, 25 cts.; 100 tablets, 75 ets.; 500 for 
$2.50; 1,000, $3.50. 
1742 Hammond's Slug Shot 
It is harmless to plants, both vege- 
table and flower, yet it is powerfully 
effective against leaf-eating insects 
and fungus. It can be used on vege- 
table plants without fear of harm to 
humans. 
Use SLUG SHOT by dusting on damp 
plants to combat the Mexican Bean 
Beetle, Potato Bug, Cabbage Worm, 
Slugs, Sow Bugs, Army Worm, Currant 
Worms, ete. It is the safest, most ef- 
fective and most economical’ general 
purpose insecticide and fungicide 
available. It is a product proven by 
over half a century of successful use. 1 1b. Round Per- 
forated Tin Top Canister, 37 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.25, postpaid. 
Not prepaid: 5 lbs., 90 cts.; 25 lbs., $3.00; 125 lbs., $12.50. 
1750 Shumway’s Bug Finish 
Recommended as the Best and Surest Killer 
A fine powder, easily distributed by duster. Thor- 
oughly reliable for killing currant worms, potato bugs, 
cabbage worms, lice, slugs, etc. Cheapest and most ef- 
fective remedy. 1 Ib., 25 cts.4 5 Ibs., 90 cts.; 10 Ibs., 
$1.50, postpaid, 
a RED Snr’. 
“= INSECT SPRAY 
» GYRETHRUM SOAP) 

1690 





Red Arrow Garden Spray. 
A. non-poisonous Flower 
and Vegetable Garden 
Spray scientifically blend- 
ing Pyrethrum and _ Rote- 
none with Soap. Simply mix with water: Harmless to 
animals. Kills Red Spider, Mealy Bug, Rose Chafer, 
Mexican Bean Beetle, Aphids (plant lice) and other 
Chewing and Sucking insects. 1 0z., 35 cts.; 4 oz., $1.00; 
1 pt., $2.85; 1 qt., $4.95, postpaid. 
1747 
1676 Black Cat— — Z 
Kills Rats 
“BLACK CAT” is sure death 
to Rats and House Mice, but is 
harmless to Man, Dogs, Cats, 
Baby Chicks, Poultry and all 
Domestic Animals. May be 
safely used in the house, barn 
or poultry house. “BLACK 
CAT” can be mixed with but- 
ter, corn meal, ground meat’ or 
other food. Rats and House 
Mice eat it readily. Easy to use. 
GUARANTEED to kill Rats and 
House Mice, and nothing else, 
when used according to direc- 
tions, 50c per package, post- 
paid. 




For Growing Healthier Plants Greatest Discov- 
ITAMIN oe 
(Pure Crystalline Powder) Years 
Complete instruction in each package, 
1752—20° pellets 
50 cts., postpaid; 1753—100 pellets, a ; 
$1.00, postpaid. 
1725 Acme All Round Spray. 
ihe latest improvement in the insecticide 
field, one product which will combat 
blight and fungus diseases, control suck- 
Ing insects and destroy chewing insects 
In one application. Per %4 Ib., 40 ets; 
1 Ib., 85 ects. 
1726 Acme Dawg-Gone. & ° ¢ } 
away from Evergreens. Remove cap and 
hang tube of Dawg-Gone (opening down) 
in the lower branches of trees at the 
points of approach. The odor slowly 
emanating from the open tube will keep 
dogs at a distance from six months to a 
year winter or summer. Tubes, 35 ets. 
each, or 3 for $1.00. 
1727 < Rid your home and prem- 
Acme Ant-Kill. ises of the embarrassing 
and health-injuring ant nuisance, 
nest. Ant-Kill syrup is sold- in connection with safe 
patented service cups which gives protection to birds, 
chickens, pets and children. Cottage set, 3 oz. refill bot- 
tle and 5 cups, 60 ets. A 
Dry.) For dust- 
1728 Acme Arsenate of Lead. (072 4° spe 
ing. Solves’the problem of controlling practically all 
leaf-eating insects in an efficient manner. 1% Ib,, 30 cts.; 
Ib., 50 cts.3 4 Ibs., $1.25. | : 
(Dry.) The 
1729 Acme Bordeaux Mixture. (22"? ngidias 
for curing and preventing black rot, mildew, blight, leaf 
curl, scab or other fungoid diseases on fruits and plants._ 
ae will make 6 gallons liquid. 1 Ib., 45 ets.3 4 Ibs., 
1730 Acme Rotenone Garden Guard 
A garden insecticide and fungicide for use as a dust. No 
water, no mixing, no muss. For use on cabbage, cauli- 
flower, tomato plants, melon vines, and other vegetables, 
flowers and shrubs. 1 Ib., 45 cts.; 4 Ib. bag, $1.00. 
- F ild 
1731 Wettable Dusting Sulphur. or mildew on 
fungus and similar diseases of plants there is nothing 
quite so satisfactory as sulphur dust. 2 lb. package, 65 cts. 
1732 Acme Lime Sulphur. ath!" ei $i 
secticides for dormant spraying and the destruction of 
fungous parasites on woody plants and shrubs. 1 Ib., 
45 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.75, postpaid. 
A caustic 
1734 Acme Fish or Whale Oil Soap. 4 £2%S¢'¢ 
soap made from pure fish oil, valuable for rose bushes as 
a wash, and for the leaves and bark of plants or trees to 
kill eggs and seale. The ideal spreader, and a remedy 
against aphis. 1 Ib., 45 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.65. 
1735 The old reliable nicotine 
73 Black Leaf 40. spray for aphis of all kinds 
on plants, trees and shrubs. 
Also excellent to rid poul- 
try and poultry houses of lice. 1 oz. bottle (makes 6 gal- 
lons), 1 oz., 40 cts.; 5 oz., $1.25; 1 Ib., $2.50. 
1736 Grape and Rose Dust. £07,,Piack spot on 
dew on grapes and flowers, blight and leaf-eating in- 
sects, 1 lb., 45 ets.; 5 lbs., $1.75. 
1737 Nico-Fume Powder Fumigator. Wii‘ 
ly, burns evenly and will not go out, No>-waste; every 
particle is consumed. It retains its strength indefinitely. 
1 Ib. tin, $1.25; 5 Ib. tin, $4.00; 10 Ib. tin, $7.00. 
1738 Nico-Fume Liquid. ¥.07,fumigating or 
per cent nicotine. :f 
1 Ib., $2.50; 4 Ibs., $6.50, 
173 © A. poisonous insecticide in pow- 
739 Paris Green. der form; for insects which 
chew. % 1hb., 26 cts.; 1 1b., 65 cts. 
j _No crawling insect 
1y20 Tree Tanglefoot. pass a sey of dese tans 
SS 

Keep 
Lights 
glefoot. 1 pound for 12-foot, band, 4 inches wide, 1/16 
ine) thick. 1 Ib. can, 70 cts.; 5 lb. can, $3.10; 10 Ib. can,’ 
$5.75. 
For the control of cutworms, 
snails, 
slugs, 
etc. Non-injurious to vegetation 
1741 Snarol. 
and very economical to use on account of its insolubility 
in water, 
3 lbs., 75 cts. 
Order a Set of These Handy Tools | 

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-1744 Kalite. 
Kill the ants in the - 
hoppers, red mites, 
1751 Greentox. 

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1712 Soft As Kid—Tough As Iron 
Eezy 
Garden 

Gloves 
» A gsoft—pliable—ALL-LEATHER—dirt-proof glove zi: 
- for both MEN and WOMEN—specially adapted for gen- 
eral home use such as: 
GARDEN AND LAWN WORK 
The unusual quality of extreme softness and pliahbil- 
ity_in this all-leather glove is the result of a special | 
processing of a select imported leather, 
As the name implies, these gloves are very HASY TO 
WEAR. So easy to handle objects and use the hands — 
freely. Being all-leather, they are entirely dirt- 
proof and durable. 
lent condition, 
ECONOMICAL. The price is unusually low for an — 
* all-leather glove of these special qualities. 
A. size for MEN and WOMEN. ; 
@ S¢ Per Pair 2 Pair $1.35 Postpaid 
1743 New Evergreen Spray 
The Best Spray for Roses, Shrubs, 
Vegetables and Flowers “i 
1 oz. Bottle Makes 6 Gallons of Spray 
Non-Poisonous Insecticide 
Effective against all plant pests, 
ineluding cucumber and melon bee- 
tles, cabbage worms, rose slugs, leaf 
hoppers, currant worms, ete. Safe 
—Kills only insects—harmless to 
man, live stock, birds and pets. Non- 
injurious—Spray freely on the ten- 
derest plants. Won’t injure the 
ground. Easy to Use—Just mix with 
water and stir. No unpleasant odor. 
Won’t Gum Sprayers—No bad effect 
on metal or rubber. Stays in solu- 
tion and can’t clog sprayers. 1 oz. 

NEW 
EVER GRE 
SPRAY 
KILLS 
INSECTS ON PLANTS 
MSLAUGHLIN GORMLEY 
KING COMPANY — 
eoery 
MinmeeABOLIS : © 
bottle, 35 cts.; 6 oz. can, $1.00; 16 oz. (= ce 
can, $2.25; 1 gallon, $12.00, prepaid. 
fruits and flowers. A non- 
tables, 
in powder form for 
poisonous insecticide 
can be applied with any standard duster. 
3'2 lbs., $1.25; 5 be here ss 
: elf-spreading, 
1745 Kaloil. _thrum spray, mixes freely with hard 
or soft water at all normal temperatures, without using 
soap, heating. or extra handling; a contact insecticide 
Vermicides—POSTPAID 
Wear 
Keep the hands clean and in excel- | 
A better and safer protection for vege- ; 
controlling — 
chewing and eating insects; not to be mixed with water; — 
Y 1 Tb., 35 cts; — 
free-flowing pyre- — 
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which kills most insects such as aphis plant life, leaf 
etc, 
1% o2z., 35 cts.: 6 0z., $1.00. 
This is the New Modern Way to 
Sucking Insects—Without Poison.  _ : 
Greentox is a Super Rotenone Spray containing 
_spreaders, wetting agents and patented fumigants that. 
actually kills insects. This single spray can rid plants, 
(1% oz. makes 11 gallons.) ae 
Kill and Repel Leaf Eating and 

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flowers, vegetables and fruits of practically all the in-.~ 
sects that will attack them. Nonpoisonous to human _ 
beings. E 
O7., 35 ets.; 6 02z., $1.00, postpaid. 
1748 SHEPS PLANT SPRAY 
Get rid of destructive insects. Use SHEPS 
Plant. Spray. Kills and controls both sucking 
and chewing insects but absolutely harmless 
to humans, birds, animals.and pets. Will not 
“purn”’ delicate leaves or flowers. Makes 
green, healthy, lustrous foliage. No soapsud 
solution needed—simply mix with water. 
PRICES POSTPAID 
{Y2-0z. Bottle (makes 4 gals. Spray Solution)... 

8-0z. Bottle (makes {6 gals. Spray Solution) 
Pint Bottle (makes 32 gals. Spray Solution 
Quart Can (makes 64 gals. Spray Solution 

Dubay Seed Disinfectant 
Treat Your Seed and Bulbs : 
Prevent Diseases—Imcrease Profits—Directions in 
: Every Can Cc ¥ 
1760 osts only 1% to 
New Improved Ceresan. $3°*8 omy, % £0 
bushel. Unusually effective in controlling bunt or 
stinking smut of wheat, covered smut and stripe of bar- 
ley, and oat smuts.. Frequently improves the stand and 
yield of grain 1 to 5 bushels per acre. One pound treats 
32 bushels of wheat, oats, or barley. 4 oz., 40 cts.; 1 Ib 
85 cts.; 5 lbs., $3.55. . 
1761 For treating vegetable and flower 
: Semesan. seeds and brown patch in lawns. 
Diseases often reduce germination and result in poor 
stand, lowered quality and reduced yield. Kill these 
harmful disease organisms on the seed before planting. 
One ounce treats 15 to 30 pounds of seed. 1% oz., 10 cts.; 
2 0z., 40 cts.; 1 Ib., $2.40. 
1762 New Improved Semesan Bel. ¥2",.‘"e2; 
potatoes, Potato diseases cause a loss equivalent to the 
yield of 1 acre in every 5 or 6 acres planted. Much of 
this loss can be prevented by treating seed before plant- 
ing with Semesan Bel, the instantaneous dip disinfect- 
ant. One pound treats 16 to 22 bushels of seed. 2 oz., 30 
cts.; 4 oz., 50 cts.; 1 Ib., $1.65; 5 Ibs., $7.00. 
1763 New Improved Semesan Jr. 
and- sweet corn. 
For treat- 
For treating 
seed, field 
Our corn crops are reduced over 80 
million bushels annually by diseases that are carried 
Destroy these costly diseases by treating 
-Use 1% oz. per bushel 
1% 0z.; 20 cts.; 4 0z., 35 cts.; 1 lb., 90 cts.; 5 Ibs., 
on the seed. 
your seed corn with Semesan Jr. 
of seed. 
$3.50. 


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1693 GARDEN TROWEL, 20c 
Handy tool in garden, or green- 
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