ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA. 
Insecticides and Fungicides 
ABEL’S INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES 
LUCKY STRIKE kills all 
plant insects on your 
flowers and vegetables. 
Lucky Strike is the revo- 
lutionary spray that has 
created a tremendous sen- 
sation among entomolo- 
gists, florists, gardeners. 
In the opinion of many, it 
represents the greatest 
advance that 



American continent. From this peat bog, 
Michigan Peat—Soil Sponge is scientifically 
produced, dried in the sun and stored in 
brick buildings to insure the maintenance 
of uniform quality. This scientifically proc- 
essed peat costs no more than inferior sub- 
stitutes, so when you buy insist on Genuine 
Michigan Peat—soil sponge from Capac. 
$2.75 per bag. 








Treat Berore PLANTING WITH 
SEMESAN 
For Disease PROTECTION 
VEGETABLES, FLOWERS. More vegetables 
and better flowers through controlling dis- 
eases with SEMESAN. 44 oz. 10c; 2 ozs. 
40c; lb. $2.50; 5 lbs. $11.40. Free pam- 
has been made phlet. 
epee. IRSCCt). CORN. Increase your corn yields 3 bushels 
mae a0 ky an acre with SEMESAN JR. 1% oz. 15c; 
Strike is the 
kind of spray 
you have long souay 
wanted. It con- g& ONE QUART. 
lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.00. Free pamphlet. 
POTATOES. 2c a bushel now pays for easy 
Dip Treatment of Seed Potatoes with New 
Improved SEMESAN BEL. 2 ozs. 30c; 
lb. $1.65; 5 lbs. $7.15. Free pamphlet. 
NOo>roNne 
Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. 
ROOTONE, the plant hormone powder. For 
better rooting of cuttings, seeds and bulbs. 
Just dip cuttings into the powder before 
planting. To treat seeds and bulbs, just 
dust with Rootone before planting. ™%oz. 
package 25c; 2 oz. jar $1.00. 
SLUG SHOT DUST. 
tains a sub- aly 
stance more é ioe 
deadly to in- ee 
sects than any- 
thing else ever discovered . . 

‘ . yet it does 
not harm children, animals, or the plants 
and the delicate flowers on which it is 
TRI-OGEN. The all-purpose spray. A posi- 
tive plant protection. This complete rose 
garden spray treatment—Tri-ogen—offers 
the first definite mildew and black spot 
control combined with an insecticide. It 
kills all insects, including the sucking and 
leaf-eating 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; 
C. 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 in- 
sects. 
sprayed. 1 oz. 35c; makes 4-8 gals.; 
% pt. $1.00, makes 15-30 gals.; “%pt. $1.60, 
makes 35-70 gals.; 1 pt. $2.50, makes 70- 
140 gals.; 1 qt. $4.50, makes 140-280 gals.’ 
1 gal. $14.00, makes 500-1,000 gals. 
Crow repellent. 
Birds and animals will not : 
bother seed corn or other The safe, nonpoison- 
grain treated with No-Crow. ous, dusting insecti- 
Protects corn and seeds from cide. Kills chewing in- 
rot. Does not hinder ger- sects and controls fun- 
mination. Not poisonous. gus. Harmless to hu- 
One-half pint treats 1 bush- mans, plants and vege- 




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HAMMOND'S 
SLUG SHOT 


: : 1lb. 50c; Ib. 80c; 5 Ibs. $3.75. 
p tables. Kills Mexican . : : 
Jenene % a bean beetle, cabbage VOLCK. A powerful spray, effective on all 
qt. $1.25 é worms, beetles, potato ornamental and flowering plants for control 
: .20. bugs, green flies, of red spider, aphis, scale, ete. %4pt. can 
slugs, etc. 1 lb. 30c; 35c; qt. 75c; gal. $2.25; 5 gals. $6.50. 
NICO-FUME LIQUID. A highly refined solu- 
tion of free nicotine guaranteed to contain 
fully 40 per cent nicotine. Used for de- 
stroying aphis, thrips, etc. Lb. $2.40; 8 
Ibs. $11.10. 
5 lbs. $1.20. 
SNAROL is a ready-pre- 
pared meal that you 
simply broadcast on 

the ground, — under 
NICO-FUME POWDER. For fumigating in vegetation. Kills cut- 
greenhouses to destroy aphis, thrips, etc. worms, sowbugs, grasshoppers, slugs, 
snails, earwigs, etc. It will not deteriorate 
from rain or sprinkling. Thus it lasts 
longer and is more economical. It is non- 
injurious to vegetation. Lb. 25c; 2% lbs. 
50c; 6 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.50; 50 Ibs. 
$5.50. 
SUNOCO SPRAY OIL. For the control of 
scale insects, red spider, aphis, thrip, etc. 
Cheap, effective, and pleasant to handle. 
Gal. $1.30; 5 gals. $5.25. 
TOBACCO DUST. If dusted on while the 
1-lb. can $1.00; 5 lbs. $3.60; 10 lbs. $6.20. 
NICO-FUME PRESSURE FUMIGATOR. 
Nico-Fume Pressure Fumigator is safe for 
the plants and is the most commonly used 
fumigant. Insects on crops grown in green- 
houses may be controlled by fumigation in 
many instances. This is advantageous to 
greenhouse owners because fumigation 
reaches every leaf and bud, and requires 
less time and labor than does spraying. 
Y%lb. size 45c each; case lots of 1 doz. 

WILSON’S O. K. PLANT SPRAY. [For in- 
side 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. Qt. $1; gal. $3; 5 gals. $12. 
WEED KILLER. Used only on paths, drives, 
gutters, and places where no growth is 
$4.35; 1-lb. size 75c each; case lots of 1 foliage is moist, it destroys rose-lice, 2 é 
doz. $7.35. cabbage and turnip fleas, etc. Also used as lar > omar rt areat Be 40 gallons of 
a fertilizer. Lb. 8c; 5 lbs. 25c; 10 Ibs. LU - 90C; gal. pl.ov. 
ora GREEN. Superior quality. %41b. 20c; 45c; 25 lbs. $1.00; 100 Ibs. $3.00. 
68c. 
Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. 
FRANSBLANTONE 
TRANSPLANTONE. The vitamin-hormone 
stimulant. Vitamin B1 in the most effective 
form. Use on backward house plants or in 
the garden on seedings (flowers or vege- 
tables), shrubs or trees. Speeds up root 
PARA-DICHLOROBENZINE (P. T. B.) For 
peach-tree borers. Lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 
10 lbs. $2.50; 25 lbs. $5.25. 
SQALECIDE. The quality miscible oil. Old- 
est and best known dormant or delayed 
spray for fruit trees and ornamentals. 
Easy and pleasant to use. Use 1 to 15 
for all deciduous trees, 1 to 20 for ever- 
greens. Kills scale, aphis, red mite and 
other insects wintering on the trees. It growth and makes stronger plants. 1 ounce 
is a complete dormant spray. Invigorates makes 1,000 gallons of solution. 1-0z. can 
and kills insects. Fall spraying controls 50c; 3-oz. can $1.00. 
scale, peach leaf curl, pear psylla, bud 
moth case bearer, etc. Spring spraying 
controls scale, red mite, aphis, red bug, 
tent caterpillar, leaf miner, case bearer, etc. 
Qt. 75¢; gal: $1.75; 5 gals. $5.50; 10 gals. 
$9.50; 15 gals. $13.25; 80 gals. $21.50; 
50 gals. $29.00. 15, 30, 50 gal. drums 
refund when returned. 
RED ARROW INSECT SPRAY (Pyrhetrum 
Soap). A nonpoisonous, efficient insecti-' 
cide for use against sucking and chewing 
insects, such as Mexican bean beetles, rose- 
chafers, aphid (plant lice), leaf-hoppers, 
etc. Oz. 35c; 4 oz. $1.00; pt. $2.85; qt. 
$5.00; gal. $16.00. 
ROTENONE DUST. 1% per cent Rotenone 
and other Derris Resins. Carrier with high 
electrostatic charge. For farmers and com- 
mercial growers. Use as a dust or spray. 
Leaves no poisonous residue. Kills bean 
ABEL’S SPECIAL CANADIAN PEAT 
MOSS. Granulated Peat Moss 
should be used liberally about the 
garden or greenhouses, for pot- 
plants, window boxes, growing 

Bemis Erosionet 
bulbs, etc. It is also useful for 
For New Lawns, Weak Lawns, and 
Stubborn Terraces 
Erosionet is a strong, economical open-mesh 
fabric made of tightly twisted paper twine. 
When placed over any seeded surface, its %4- 
inch-square mesh catches and holds seed and 
sod firmly in place. Thus, damaging wash- 
outs from heavy rains are effectively checked 
without cutting off the sunlight. 
Erosionet is quickly and easily applied and 
can readily be removed when the grass has 
become established. One width only — 45 
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. 
Bale $5.00. 

MICHIGAN PEAT MOSS. America’s finest 
—All-American peat. Thousands of years 
ago there was a lake where now stretches 
a huge peat bog at Capac, Michigan. For 
beetle and other resistant crop pests. Lb. centuries the moss grew in the still waters inches. Price, 12¢ per lineal yard in full rolls 
29c; 2 lbs. 55c; 4 lbs. 95c; 25 Ibs. $5.50; until finally the lake disappeared, leaving in (250 yards). Smaller lengths, 14c¢ per lineal 
50 lbs. $10.75; 100 lbs. $20.00. its place the finest peat deposits on the yard. 
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