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MICHELL’S INSECTICIDES 
Hydroxcide. (Bordeaux arsenical.) Potato 
spray. Controls leaf-eating insects and 
blight on potatoes, tomatoes, vegetables, 
and small fruits. Lb. 40c., 4 Ibs. $1.00. 
Kerosene Emulsion (Liquid Miscible 
Oil). Diluted in water this makes an excel- 
lent spray for all mild forms of scale. 
Dilutes 1 part to 10 parts of water. Qt. 
75c.; gal. $1.75; 5 gals. $6.00. 
Kryocide. Insures protection for vegetables. 
and fruit trees. Simply apply as a dust or 
spray. Lb. 35c.;.4 Ibs. 85c. 
Lemon Oil. A standard insecticide recom- 
mended for destroying thrip, aphis, mealy 
bug, etc. Mpt. 35c.; pt. 60c.; qt. $1.00; 
Vgal. $1.75; gal. $3.00; 5-gal. keg $12.00. 
Lime-Sulphur. Dry. For effective control 
of San Jose scale, apple and pear scab, 
peach-leaf curl, and_ cherry leaf-spot. 
Lb. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00; 25 Ibs. $4.75; 100 Ibs. 
$16.00. 
Lime-Sulphur Solution. A concentrated 
liquid form of this widely used insecticide 
and fungicide for spraying fruit trees. 
Qt. 50c.; gal. $1.25; 5 gals. $4.50; 30-gal. 
bbl. $10.50; 50-gal. bbl. $14.00. 
Molasses, Black. A crude grade of mo- 
lasses, highly favored as a sticker. Gal. 
$1.25; 5 gals. $5.00. 
Mo-Lo Tablets. When placed at intervals 
in the runs, these are very effective in de- 
stroying and driving away moles. Pkg. 25c. 
(Mouse Seed. Safer and more convenient 
than paste or traps. Ready to use. No bait 
required. Pkg. 25c. F : 
Mologen. An odorless powder that elim- 
inates moles from the Iawn in two or three 
days. Safe to use even where pets are kept. 
1-Ib. can 50c.; 114-Ib. can $1.25; 5-Ib. can 
$4.00. 
Naphtha Flakes. Will control thrips, sow- 
bugs, and other earth vermin. Lb. 30c.; 
10 Ibs. $2.30; 25 Ibs. $5.50; 50 Ibs. $10.50. 
Nico-Fume Liquid 
A powerful and highly refined nicotine solu- 
tion that has the twofold advantage of being 
adaptable either for spraying or for fumigat- 
Ing purposes. 
Lb. $2.75; 4 Ibs.. $7.35; 8 Ibs. $13.00; 
40-Ib. drum $56.50. 
Nico-Fume Pressure Fumigator 
Advantageous to greenhouse owners _be- 
cause fumigation reaches every leaf and bud, 
and requires less time and labor than does 
spraying. ‘ 
14-Ib. size 55c.; case Jots of 1 doz. $4.95. 
1-Ib. size, 85c.; case lots of 1 doz. $8.65. 
Nico-Fume Pressure Fumigator Holders 
for hand-directed fumigation with the 
Pressure Fumigator. Each $1.00. 
_ Nicotine Pyrox. It kills both chewing and 
sucking insects, prevents blight and fun- 
gous diseases. 17.6 ozs. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
No Pest, fortified with D.D.T. Effective 
in its control of weevils, slugs, snails, and 
Garden 
other leaf-eating insects. size 
-30c.; 4-acre size $15.00. 
No-Py-Ro. A more effective control of red 
spiders, aphids, thrips and mealy bugs. 
No-Py-Ro contains sufficient wetting 
agents to give excellent coverage of insects 
and plants and will mix readily with hard 
or soft water. Qt. $3.75; gal. $12.00. 


Para-Dichlorebenzene (PTB). The most 
effective remedy for the peach tree borer. 
1 ounce per tree. 1-Ib. can 50c.; 5-Ib. can 
$2.00; 25-Ib. keg $9.50. 
Paris Green. A poisonous powder for potato 
bugs, worms, caterpillars, slugs, etc. Mlb. 
25c.; Ib. 60c.; 4 Ibs. $2.25; 14 Ibs. $6.75. 
Pomo-Green With Nicotine. A leaf-green 
material which can be used as a spray or 
dust, and which affords complete protec- 
tion against black-spot, mildew, leaf-eating 
Insects and aphids. 1 pound makes 4 gal- 
Ions of spray. Lb. 80c.; 5 Ibs. $3.30. 
Pomo-Green without Nicotine. Used asa 
dust only to control plant diseases and leaf- 
ae insects. 1-Ib. can 55c.; 5-Ib. carton, 
Pyrox (Bowker’s). A combined insecticide 
and fungicide for all leaf-eating insects, 
blights, and fungous troubles. Especially 
recommended for potatoes. Mix Pyrox 
with water and spray. The material sticks 
to the leaves even through the hardest 
ep 25 Ibs. $5.75; 50 Ibs. $8.35; 300 Ibs. 
Rabbit Chaser, Lag’s. Spray on plants and 
vegetables to repel rabbits. Will not burn 
or harm plants or rabbits. 4-oz. bottle, 
with directions, 50c. 
Rat Paste (Zelic). The most efficient poison 
for destroying rats, mice, and other ro- 
dents. 2-oz. tube 65c. 
Red Arrow Garden Spray (Pyrethrum 
Soap). A safe, efficient insecticide for use 
against sucking and chewing insects. 1-oz. 
bottle 35c.; Mpt. $1.00; pt. $2.85; qt. 
$5.50; gal. $19.00; 5-gal. can $85.00. 
Red Arrow Garden Dust. 34% Rotenone. 
For the safe control of Mexican bean 
beetles and other insect destroyers of gar- 
den crops. Apply the dust as the msect 
first appears and continue at two-weeks 
intervals. Lb. 65c.;.5 Ibs. $1.50. 
Rotenone Dust (75%). An economical dust 
containing 75/100 per cent of Rotenone, 
one of the most effective contact msecti- 
cides. Controls many types of beetles and 
worms attacking vegetable crops. 1-lb. 
canister 35c.; 5 Ibs. $1.25; 50 Ibs. $10.00. 
Scalecide, diluted 1 gallon to 15 gallons of 
water, may be used on any kind of fruit or 
shade tree that drops its foliage in winter. 
Ot. 75c.; gal. $1.75; 5 gals. $6.35; 10 gals. 
$10.90; 30 gals. $23.75; 50 gals. $36.00. 
Scale Oi}. For dormant spraying of fruit 
trees and ornamentals. Dilution: 1 to 15. 
Qt. 75c.; gal. $1:75; 5 gals. $6.00; 30 gals. 
$23.50; 50 gals. $32.50. 
Selocide. A powerful contact killing agent 
which will kill from 90 to 100 per cent of 
red spiders In one application. Dilution: 
1 to 200. Gal. $3.50; 5 gals. $16.75. 
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Semesan Bel, New Improved. (DuBay.) 
For treating seed potatoes before planting. 
One pound treats 60 to 80 bushels of seed. 
2. ozs. 30c.; Ib. $1.65; 4 Ibs. $5.70; 25 Ibs. 
$33.25; 100 Ibs. $125.00. 
Semesan Jr., New improved. (DuBay.) 
For controlling seed-borne diseases of seed, 
field and sweet corn. 144-oz. pkg. 15c.; 
12-0z. can 56c.; 614 Ibs. $3.75; 25 Ibs. 
$12.50; 100 Ibs. $45.00. 
Semesan Special Fungicide. For the pre- 
vention and control of brown patch and 
other fungous growths on fine turf _and 
golf greens. 5 ozs. 63c.; 6 Ibs. $9.35: 
25 Ibs. $36.00; 100-Ib. drum $135.00. 
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Semesan 
For Flower and Vegetable Seeds, 
also for Lawns 
Semesan may be applied in dust or liquid 
form to the seed before planting. One ounce 
treats 15 pounds of seed. Effective in con- 
trolling damping-off and such devastating 
gladiolus diseases as hard rot and scab. Also 
the most effective means of controlling browa 
patch which attacks the turf of golf-courses, 
tennis courts and lawns. Woz. 10c.; 2 ozs. 
A0c.; 12 ozs. $1.88; 4 Ibs. $9.10; 25 Ibs. $52.50; 
100 Ibs. $198.00. 
Slug Shot 
A standard and safe dust which kills 
beetles, weevils, worms, and Jeaf-eating In- 
sects on vegetable and flowering plants. 1-Ib. 
carton 40c.; 5 Ibs. $1.70; 25 Ibs. $5.50; 125-Ib. 
keg, with a duster $20.00. 
Soap, C. P. ©. A liquid soap-spreader with 
a distinct insecticidal value of its own. 
Dilution: 1 to 50. Pt. 85c.; qt. $1.50; gal. 
$3.50; 5 gals. $12.00. 
Grasselli Spreader 
This is a combined spreading, sticking, and 
wetting agent, designed especially for use with 
agricultural sprays. Pt. 75c.; gal. $4.95; 
5 gals. $23.00. 
Spergon. The first non-metallic organic 
chemical fungicide ever developed for pre-. 
vention of seed decay and damping-off. 
It stimulates growth. It is safe to use and 
is compatible with Jegume bacteria on 
many seeds in many soils. Oz. 25c.; 
5 ozs. $1.00. 
Spor-Go is a copper mildew spray powder 
which contains twice as much copper as 
commercial Bordeaux Mixture. It con- 
trols blight and leaf-spot on potatoes, to- 
matoes, beans, cucumbers, and grapes and 
many other plants. One ounce makes 24% 
gallons of finish spray. It also is used as a 
dormant application on bramble fruits 
such as raspberries, etc. 20-oz. canister 
$1.00; 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
Sulphate of Aiuminum. Used in con- 
junction with Hydrated Lime, this material 
makes a safe and excellent repellent for 
Japanese and Asiatic beetles. 5 Ibs. 50c.; 
10 Ibs. 85c.; 25 Ibs. $1.50; 100 Ibs. $4.00; 
200 Ibs. $7.50. 
Sulphate of Copper. A basic fungicide used 
in making Bordeaux Mixture, or alone to 
control various fungous diseases. Lb. 25c.; 
5 Ibs. $1.00; 10 Ibs. $1.85; 25 Ibs. $4.50; 
100 Ibs. $15.00. 
Sulphur, Flowers of. A high-grade form of 
this standard fungicide and fumigant, 
adapted for either dusting or burning. Lb. 
20c.; 5 Ibs. 75c.; 10 Ibs. $1.40; 25 Ibs. $2.75; 
100 Ibs. $8.50. 
Sulphur, Wettable (Dritomic). It wets 
immediately upon being placed in water 
and will stay in suspension indefinitely. 
Ideal for wet spraying of fruit and or- 
namental trees to control scab-rot, leaf- 
spot, mildew, rust, etc. 2 Ibs. 25c.; 5 Ibs. 
55c.; 50 Ibs. $4.00. at 
Sulrote. Rotenone and sulphur dust for 
control of flower and vegetable garden 
insects. An economical dual-purpose dust, 
smooth, free-flowering, finely conditioned 
for dispersion and adherence. It has three 
functions, as an insecticide, a fungicide, and 
a repellent. Sulrote is effective against a 
wide variety of chewing imsects; it is also 
effective as a contact insecticide against 
aphis, thrips, and similar sucking insects. 
1-Ib. canister 45c.; 4-Ib. bag $1.35. 
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