SAWCO SPECIAL PLANT-FOODS 
NOTE — Fertilizers over $3.00 in value are delivered free within 50 miles of New York Clty 
Emerald Grass Fertilizer. A well-balanced or- 
ganic plant-food for fine lawns, Use 4 pounds per 
100 square feet or 1750 pounds per acre on existing 
lawns and double these quantities for new work. 
5 lbs. 75 cts., 10 Ibs. $1.25, 25 lbs. $2.00, 50 lbs. 
$3.75, 100 lbs. $6.00, 500 Ibs. $27.50, 1000 Ibs, 
$45.00, ton $80.00, 
Genera! Garden Fertilizer. Use 5 pounds per 
100-foot row of vegetables once monthly or 
5 pounds per 100 square feet broadcast on flowers 
and fruits. 5 lbs. 75 cts., 10 Ibs. $1.25, 25 Ibs. 
$2.00, 50 Ibs. $3.75, 100 lbs, $6.00, 500 lbs. $27.50, 
1000 Ibs. $45.00, ton $80.00. 
Bulb Fertilizer. A highly nutritious plant-food 
for Tulips, Crocuses, Hyacinths, and many other 
fall bulbs, also Lilies. Best applied by mixing 
with soil before plaiting bulbs. 5 lbs. 75 cts., 
10 Ibs. $1.25, 25 lbs. $2.00, 50 Ibs, $3.75, 100 Ibs. 
$6.00, 500 Ibs, $27.50. 
FERTILIZERS, MANURES and SOIL INGREDIENTS 
Adco. Add it to garden rubbish, leaves and grass 
clippings to hasten decay and quickly produce 
manure. 714-lb. pkg. $1.00, 25 Ibs. $2.25, 
150 Ibs. $10.50. 
Bonemeal. For vegetables and flowers. Use 5 Ibs. 
per 100 square feet, 2000 Ibs. per acre. 5 Ibs. 
75 cts., 10 lbs. $1.25, 25 Ibs. $2.00, 50 Ibs. $3.75, 
100 Ibs. $6.00, 500 Ibs. $27.50, 1000 Ibs. $45.00, 
ton $80.00. 
Climax Lawn Sand. Eradicates chickweed and 
mouse-ear, 31% lbs. $1.00, 7 lbs. $1.85, 14 Ibs. 
$3.25, 28 Ibs. $6.00, 56 Ibs. $10.00, 
Fertera. Plant-food im tablets for pot-plants. 100 
tablets 75 cts., 1000 tablets $3.50. 
Kem. Complete liquid plant-food. Use 1 table- 
epcontul to 2 quarts of water. Qt. 60 cts., gal. 
1,25. 
Lime, Agriculture Hydrated. Sweetens the soil. 
Use 5 pounds per 100 square feet, 2150 pounds per 
acre. 5 Ibs. 35 cts., 10 lbs. 60 cts., 25 Ibs. $1.25, 
50 Ibs. $2.25, 100 Ibs, $3.50, 500 Ibs. $15.00, 
ton $32.50, 
Limestone, Pulverized. 10 Ibs. 50 cts., 80-lb. 
bag $2.50, 5 bags $10.00, 10 bags $18.00. 
Sheep Manure. Use liberally in the vegetable and 
flower-garden, also as liquid manure; 5 pounds 
per 100 square feet, 2000 pounds per acre. 5 lbs. 
60 cts., 10 lbs. $1.00, 25 Ibs. $1.75, 50 Ibs. $3.25, 
100 lbs. $5.00, 500 Ibs. $23.50, 1000 Ibs. $40.00, 
ton $70.00. 
Take-Hold. A concentrated plant-food, water 
soluble. Ideal for shiftmg pot-grown and bare- 
root plants. Dissolve 3 ounces to 314 gallons 
water or 3 Ibs. to 50 gallons water. 6-0z. bottle 
35 cts., 20 ozs. $1.00. 
Tobacco Fertilizer. Rich in potash. Helps deter 
ei Tg 50 Ibs. $3.00, 100 Ibs. $5.00, 500 Ibs. 
3.50. 
Tobacco Stems. Excellent as a mulch; deters soil 
insects. Use 25 pounds per 100 square feet. Bale 
(about 100 Ibs.) $4.50, 5 bales $18.50. 
Victory Garden Fertilizer. Specially prepared for 
the non-commercial production of vegetables and 
small fruits. 5 Ibs. 65 cts., 10 lbs. $1.00, 25 lbs. 
$1.75, 50 lbs. $3.00, 100 Ibs. $4.75. 
Vitamene (Vitamin B,). Germinates seed earlier 
and cures ill and scrawny plants, 150 tablets, 
HUMUS, PEAT MOSS, ETC. 
Mulch-o-Nure. Mixture of tobacco, peat, and 
plant-foods. Spread 1 inch thick around Roses, 
Grapes, Shrubs, Lilies, etc. Keeps roots cool, 
retains moisture, deters insects. 100 lbs. $6.00, 
500 Ibs. $27.50, ton $75.00. 
Hummus. Soil ingredient, improving its texture, 
increasing its water-holding properties. For reno- 
vating old lawns, 100 pounds to 100 square feet. 
Double this quantity for making new lawns. 
10 lbs. 50 cts., 50 lbs. $1.50, 100 Ibs. $2.50, 
500 Ibs, $10.50, ton $30.00. 
Leaf Mold. Used for preparing Rhododendron 
beds and as an ingredient in potting soil. 100 Ibs. 
$4.50, 500 Ibs. $18.50, ton $50.00. 
Peat Moss, American. A sedge peat far superior 
to imported, Ideal for winter mulching of rose- 
beds, perennials and shrubs. Use liberally when 
making new lawns. 100 Ibs. $3.50, 500 Ibs. 
$16.50, 1000 Ibs. $30.00. 
Peat Moss, Imported. In bales (approximately 
7 bus.) $3.50, 5 bales $16.50, 10 bales $30.00, 
cartons (2 bus.) $1.25. 
Salt Hay. Ideal winter covering for plants. Large 
bale $3.50; 5 bales, $3.00 per bale. 
REMEDIES for INSECTS and FUNGUS 
Ant Balt (Magikil Jelly). Press tube and allow 
Yj inch of the jelly to rest on side of ant-hill. 
Apply every 4 feet around the house, garden, or 
lawn. l-oz. tube 35 cts., 3-oz. tube 85 cts., 
71-02. tube $1.75. 
Ant Powder. Rids lawns and shrubbery of ants. 
Simply dust Mebdy around the infested areas. 
3 ozs. 35 cts., Ib. $1.25. 
Arsenate of Lead. (Powder.) For chewing insects. 
Two level teaspoonfuls to 1 qt. water, 2 Ibs. to 
50 gals. Lb. 40 cts., 4 Ibs. $1.35, 24 Ibs. $5.00, 
48 lbs. $8.50. 
Black-Leaf 40. Nicotine sulphate; for sucking 
insects. One teaspoonful to 1 gal. water, 1 oz. to 
6 gals. Oz. 35 cts., 5 ozs. $1.00, Ib. $2.50. 
Chaperone. (Liquid.) For outdoor use. Spray on 
hedges, garbage cans or other places from whick 
you want to keep dogs away. Rains will not 
reduce its efficacy. Use as is from the bottle in a 
small sprayer. 4 ozs. 50 cts., 12 ozs. $1.00. 
Cyanogas A Dust. Gas kills ants, rats, moles, and 
woodchucks.. Use outdoors only. Lb. 75 cts., 
5 Ibs. $3.00, 25 Ibs. $10.00, 100 Ibs. $25.00. 
Foot Pump for applying same, $7.50. 
Cyanogas Ant Killer. A powder that flows freely. 
se outdoors only. Simply insert spout of can 
and pour into ant hill. Cover hole. 4-oz. can 
30 cts., $3.25 per doz. 
Fish-Oil Soap. For mild forms of scale and soft- 
bodied insects where something stronger cannot 
be used. Good plant-wash. 1 teaspoonful to 
1 quart of water, 1 Ib. to 10 gals. Lb. 30 cts., 
5 lbs. $1.25, 25 Ibs. $4.00, 100 Ibs. $13.00. 
Gator Hives. For crickets, silver-fish, waterbugs 
and roaches. Merely place Gator Hives around 
the premises and you are rid of these pests. Eco- 
nomical; clean to use. No sweeping up messy 
powders. Box of 3 Hives 35 cts. 
Gladiolus Thrip Spray. (Powder.) Effective 
during growing season. Use 1 teaspoonful to 
1 quart water, 1 pound to 10 gallons. Lb. 75 cts., 
5 Ibs. $3.00. 
Hortex. A rotenone dust for sucking and chewing 
Insects, combined with colloidal Sulphur to act as 
a fungicide and lengthen the period of effective- 
ness. Non-poisonous. Lb. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.00, 
25 Ibs. $8.00, 100 lbs. $27.50. 
Kilmice. Tasty impregnated seed bait; poisonous. 
Quickly destroys mice in house or garden. 
2% ozs. 25 cts., 12 ozs. $1.00. 
Kilmdead Spray. Insecticide and plant-wash for 
roses, chrysanthemums, and evergreens; also 
tender plants under glass. Use 2 teaspoonfuls to 
1 qt. water, 1 gal. to 20 gals. Pt. 65 cts., qt. $1.00, 
a $3.00, 5 gals. $10.00, 30 gals. $55.00, 50 gals. 
85.00. 
Magnesium Arsenate. For the Mexican bean 
beetle. 6 teaspoonfuls to 1 gal. water, 2 Ibs. to 
100 gals. 2 Ibs. 80 cts., 4 Ibs. $1.50, 8 Ibs. $2.75. 
Molefurme. A non-poisonous cartridge that liber- 
ates a deadly smoke. Very effective against moles, 
rats, gophers, woodchucks, hornets and wasps. 
Non-injurious to vegetation. Harmless to humans 
and pets. Use 1 cartridge every 15 to 25 feet. Box 
of 6 cartridges 90 cts., 5 boxes $4.25, 10 boxes 
$8.00. (Individual cartridges 20 cts. each.) 
Mole-Nots. Sure death to bulb-eating, root- 
destroymg moles. Pkg. of 8 “nots” 35 cts., 
50 for $1.00, 125 for $2.00. 
Mouse-Nots. A meaty easily hulled treated seed 
bait which appeals to the taste of mice. Pkg. of 9 
“nots” 25 cts., 50 “nots” $1.00. 
Naphthalene Flakes. After setting bulbs, sprinkle 
lightly with flakes and cover with soil. Protects 
bulbs against ravages of moles and field mice. 
tbe: a cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 25 lbs. $5.50, 100 Ibs. 
Para-Dichlorobenzene. For peach borer attack- 
ing trees 4 years and older. One ounce for each 
tree. Lb. 75 cts., 5 Ibs. $3.50, 10 lbs. $6.00. 
Pestex. A powder. Non-poisonous, Repels rabbits 
and squirrels. Keep them away from your garden. 
Simply dust between the rows and in garden 
paths. 1-lb. bottle 65 cts. 
Rotene Insect Spray. Non-poisonous, rotenone- 
pyrethrum spray. Harmless to fruits, vegetables, 
and flowers, humans and animals. For chewing 
and sucking insects. A teaspoonful to 1 gal. water, 
1 oz. to 8 gals. Oz. 35 cts., 4-0z. bottle $1.00, 
pt. $2.50, qt. $4.00, gal. $13.50. 
Senoled. A compound of Jead arsenate and plant- 
food for grub-proofing Iawns and gardens. De- 
stroys Japanese beetles and earthworms. Broad- 
cast at the rate of 3 pounds to 125 square feet, 
25 pounds to 1000 square feet; double these 
quantities for the garden. 5 lbs. $1.50, 25 Ibs. 
$3.00, 100 lbs. $8.00, 500 Ibs. $35.00, ton $125.00. 
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Sulphur, Dusting. 100 per cent pure sublimed. 
For mildew and rust on most plants. Use as a 
dust only. Lb. 35 cts., 5 Ibs. $1.50, 10 Ibs. $2.75, 
25 Ibs. $4.50, 100 Ibs. $15.00. 
Thripco. Controls gladiolus thrip and eggs. Use 
as a dust when storing bulbs—1 oz. to 75 corms, 
1 Ib. to 1000 corms. Treated bulbs are to be 
stored in open paper bags or slightly ventilated 
wood boxes. Lb. 35 cts., 5 Ibs. $1.50, 10 Ibs. 
$2.75, 25 lbs. $6.00, 50 lbs. $10.00, 100 Ibs. $18.00. 
Tobacco Dust, Kilmdead. Clings to the foliage, 
killing sucking and soft-bodied insects, Controls 
chinch-bugs. Use 1 pound per 100 square feet. 
peg cts., 5 lbs. 75 cts., 25 Ibs. $2.00, 100 Ibs. 
Tobacco Stems. For fumigating and placing un- 
der benches. High nicotine content. Bale (about 
100 Ibs.) $4.50, 5 bales $20.00, 20 bales $50.00. 
Tree Tanglefoot. A paste; traps crawling insects, 
gipsy moth, cankerworm, etc. Effective 3 to 
4 months. One pound covers 18 feet 2 inches 
wide. For orchards, vineyards, and shade trees, 
Lb. 90 cts., 10 Ibs. $7.50. 
Zotox. Kills crab grass without destroying Iawn 
grass. A new liquid chemical, kills both the plant 
and seeds of crab grass and checks reinfestation. 
Does away with laborious raking and weeding. 
Mix with water and spray it on. A 16-ounce 
bottle treats 2000 square feet, 16 ozs. $1.50, 
32 ozs. $2.50, 5 lbs. $4.50. 
SAWCO-JAPY 
(Japanese Beetle Milky Disease Spore Dust) 
Destroys the larve or grub of the Japanese 
Beetle which causes severe injury to turf in 
lawns, golf courses, parks, pastures and gardens, 
The bacteria causing the “milky disease” are 
Bacillus Popillee and Lentimorbus. Sawco- 
Japy (milky disease spore dust) contains at 
least 100 million viable spores of either or both 
of the above organisms per gram of product. 
Thoroughly mix one pound of Sawco-Japy 
with two pounds of coarse sand or dry soil and 
apply this mixture uniformly over 4000 sq. ft. 
Brush or water into soil immediately after ap- 
plication to prevent loose dust from being picked 
up by the wind. 
1 Ib. (sufficient for 4000 sq. ft.)....... 
11 Ibs. (sufficient for 1 acre).............80. 
22 Ibs. (sufficient for 2 acres)...........150.00 
. $7.50 
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