INSECT, DISEASE AND PEST REMEDIE 
Ant Killer, Cyanogas. Use outdoors only. Pour 
powder through spout into ant hole and seal hole 
quickly. Forms deadly gas. 4 ozs. 40c. 
Ant Jelly Bait, ‘‘Tat.’’ Place a little wherever ants 
gather outdoors. Destroys colony. Tube 35c. 
Ant-Trap, ‘‘Tat.’’ Harmless to children and pets 
Place traps 15 ft. apart. 25c each; $2.75 doz. 
ARSENATE OF LEAD. Kills Japanese beetle 
ubs in the soil. On new lawns apply 35 Ibs. per 
1000 sq. ft. and work to a 3-inch depth. On exist- 
ing lawns, apply 5 Ibs. per 1000 sq. ft. for light 
infestation and 15 Ibs. per 1000 sq. ft. for bad in- 
festation. Mix with 25 times its bulk of soil and 
spread evenly. Apply before June or July. For 
spraying all trees, shrubs against attacks of leaf- 
biting Insects, use 1 Ib. to 50 gals. of water. Lb. 
50c; 4 Ibs. $1.40; 24 Ibs, $8; 48 Ibs. $15.50. 
BLACK LEAF 40. For all sucking insects. Dilute 
2 teaspoonfuls to 1 gal. of water, and spray. 1-oz. 
bottle 35 cts.; 5 ozs. $1; Ib. $2.50; 5 Ibs. $7.40. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE. Controls Tomato Late 
Blight. A copper fungicide for mildew, blight, 
rust, scab, and fungous diseases. Use 1 Ib. to 8 
gals. of water, or if blight is serious, to 5 gals. 
Lb. 45c; 4 Ibs. $1.25; 24 Ibs, $5.50; 48 Ibs. $10.50. 
Chinch-tox (10% activated Sabadilla). Kills 98% 
of chinch-bugs. Mow lawn closely and apply 12 
Ibs. per 1000 sq. ft. of lawn on a hot dry day in 
early June and again in early August to kill both 
broods. 5 Ibs. $2.25; 50 Ibs. $14. 
‘Corn Ear Worm Drops. Apply to tip of ear after 
silk is browned for control ofear worms. 2 ozs. 35c. 
‘Crow Repellent, Stanley’s. Protects corn seed 
from crows, moles, etc. l4pt. (treats a bushel of 
seed) 60c; pt. $1; qt, $1.75. 
Cutworm Killer, No-Pest (with D.D.T.) Circle 
seedlings before night, (treats 300 sq. ft.) 25c. 
‘Cyanogas (A) Dust. Use outside in killing moles, 
rats, woodchucks, white grubs in lawns. Lb. 95c. 
‘Cyanogas (G) Fumigant. Deadly gas destroys 
aphis, thrips, white fly in greenhouse. 5 bs. $3.75. 
D.D.T. 5% and Aero-Mist Sprayer. Plus Pyre- 
thrum. This double-action non-staining spray” 
kills flies, mosquitoes and other household in- 
sects. On plants use Dapspray. Pt. bottle and 
Sprayer, $2.25; refills pt. 75c; qt. $1.35. 
D.D.T. 5% Dust. To control thrip on Gladiolus 
dust plants every 10 days. Before storing over 
winter, dust bulbs and keep in a warm place for 
3 weeks. Lb. 35c; 5 Ibs. $1.25. 
D.D.T. 30%. For garden use. See column at right. 
Dog-Skat. Hang on shrub or evergreen. Emits 
odor dogs dislike. Lasts a year. Tube 25c. 
Earthworms. Kill with 5 lbs. Arsenate of Lead 
mixed with sand per 1000 sq. ft. watered in. 
EVERGREEN. Effective against cutworms, cucum- 
ber beetles, cabbage worms, rose slugs, aphis, 
etc. Non-poisonous pyrethrum spray. Oz. 35c; 
6 ozs. $1.15; pt. $2.45; qt, $4.10. 
Fish-Oil Soap. A summer spray for San Jose scale 
and soft-shelled insects. Lb. 40c; 5 Ibs, $1.60. 
Fruit Spray. A new combination spray for both 
Insect and disease control of all fruits, including 
oh and stone fruits, after the dormant stage. 
ntains D.D.T., Parathion, Zerlate and Sul- 
phur. Use 4 heaping tablespoons to a gallon 
water. Lb. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $5.50. 
Directions on 
each package 
Gladiolus Thrip. See D.D.T. 5% Dust in left 
column or Dapspray in right column. 
Grafting Wax. Easy to use. lb. 45c; Ib, 85c. 
Japanese Beetle Control. See right-hand column. 
Leaf Hoppers spread Yellows. Use Dapspray. 
LIME-SULPHUR, DRY. Convenient to handle, 
will not freeze. For dormant spray use 10 to 
14 Ibs.; for summer spray 2 to 3 Ibs., to 50 gals. 
water. Lb. 40c; 5 Ibs. $1.60; 10 Ibs, $3 
Mole-Nots. Drop one to a hole opened at 6-foot 
Intervals in mole-run. Close holes with soil, 
lightly. In three days flatten run. Box 35c. 
Mosquito Repellent, Skeet-Check. An ointment 
repellent in handy tube, Oz. tube, 35c. 
Mouse-Nots. Non-poisonous to dogs, etc. Box 25c. 
Nico-Fume Powder Pressure Fumigator. De- 
stroys aphis in greenhouses. Wlb. 60c; doz. $6.50. 
Lb. 95c; doz. $9.50. 
Para Dichlorobenzene. Best for peach-borer. If 
you cover it with soil surrounding the tree, it emits 
a heavy gas which descends throughout the root 
growth; destroys borers. Lb. 60c; 5 Ibs, $2.50. 
Poison Ivy. Destroy with Ammate Weed Killer 
or Weedout 2-4-D. See right-hand column. 
Protexall. One-shot spray. See right-hand column 
Rat-Nots. Non-poisonous, squill bait. Box 25c 
Rat-Tu. Contains 25% Antu. Kills rats. Very ef- 
fective. Just sprinkle in runways. 2 ozs. 60c. 
RED ARROW GARDEN SPRAY. Will not stain 
or injure tender flowers. A contact rotenone-pyre- 
thrum-soap spray that kills sucking and chewing 
insects. Oz. 35c; 4 ozs. $1; pt. $2.85; qt, $5.50. 
Rose Dust. New formula. See right-hand column 
ROTENONE DUST 1%. Non-poisonous. Effec- 
tive against bean beetles and other chewing and 
sucking insects. Against chich bugs in lawns use 
25 Ibs. per 1000 sq. ft. Lb. 40c; 5 Ibs. $1.50; 10 
Ibs. $2.75; 25 lbs. $5.75; 50 lbs. $10.75; 100 Ibs. $21. 
Scalecide. For San Jose scale mix 1 gal. to 20 gals 
of water. Use in [ate fall, winter or early spring, 
when foliage 1s off. Qt. 85c; gal. $2; 5 gals. $7.35. 
Semesan. Disinfectant for vegetable and flower 
seeds. 2 ozs. 45c; 12 ozs. $2.10. 
Slug-Shot. For dusting potato bugs, beetles, slugs, 
cabbage worms, etc. Lb. 40c; 5 Ibs. $1.70. 
Spergon. A disinfectant which prevents seed de- 
cay, improves the stand and grows healthier 
crops of limas, peas and corn. Oz. (treats 25-35 
Ibs. seed) 25c; 5 ozs. $1; Ib. $2.40. 
Sulphur, Powdered. Controls mildew. Use as a 
dust. Lb. 25c; 5 Ibs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Sulphur, Wettable. For black-spot and mildew as 
aspray. Combines readily with Arsenate of Lead, 
Nicotine, Rotenone and Pyrethrum sprays. Lb 
25c; 4 Ibs. 75c; 24 Ibs, $3.50. 
Tobacco Dust (Fine). For fumigating, dusting and 
ground insects. Lb. 25c; 5 Ibs. 85c; 25 Ibs. $2.25; 
50 Ibs. $3.50; 100-Ib. bag $6. 
Tree Band Paste. Sticky compound which pro- 
tects tree from creeping insects. One Ib. makes 10 
lineal feet of band. Lb. 80c; 5 Ibs, $3.50. 
TRI-OGEN. (Contains Fermate) Controls black- 
spot, mildew and blight on roses, asters, carnations, 
chrysanthemums, dahlias, delphinium, hollyhocks, 
phlox, snapdragons and others. ' 
Kit A. Enough for 18 roses for the season, $1.50 
Kit B. Enough for 60 roses for the season, $4.00 
NEW GARDEN AIDS 
D.D.T. 30% Dapspray. Plus 1% Rotenone. Unexcelled for killing Flea 
Beetle and destroying Thrip on Gladiolus plants. Before planting, soak 
bulbs in 2 teaspoons Dapspray to a gal. of water. As D.D.T. destroys bees, 
it should not be used on cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, squash, and to- 
matoes or on any part of other vegetable plants to be used as food. Dap- 
spray will control nearly all insects on roses, shrubs, shade trees and flowers. 
Very effective against greenhouse insects. 4 ozs. $1; qt. $4.50; gal, $15. 
PROTEXALL. Use this one-shot spray for most garden insects and diseases. 
From a post-war formula, this combines D.D.T., which kills nearly all in- 
sects except some aphids, bean beetles and red spiders; Rotenone, the most 
effective pre-war, non-poisonous spray fatal to aphids, bean beetles and all 
insects unharmed by D.D.T.; Fermate, greatest post-war discovery in 
fungicides and harmless to all plants; and Sulphur, safest pre-war fungicide. 
Each ounce makes 3 gallons of spray. Oz. 40c; 4 ozs. $1.25; Ib. $3.75. 
Rose Dust. A new formula containing 5% D.D.T., wettable Sulphur, Fer- 
mate (new Fungicide for black spot, mildew and rust) and Parathion 
(Thiophos) (the recent discovery for red mite, aphis and red spider control). 
Use as dust or spray. Handy 10 oz. duster 95c; 2 Ibs. $1.85. 
Tomato Dust. Controls Tomato Late Blight. A combination of tribasic 
copper for all fungous diseases, and calcium arsenate which destroys many 
leaf-eating insects. A two purpose insecticide. Use as a dust or spray. 
2 Ibs. 70c; 5 Ibs. $1.60. 
Weed Killers 
Ammate Weed Killer. For permanent destruction of poison ivy and sumac. 
Spraying the foliage destroys both top growth and root system. It produces 
temporary soil sterility; this may be shortened by applying hydrated lime. 
Ammate is not “selective” and may kill all kinds of plants which it contacts. 
Use 1 Ib. in gallon of water for 100 sq. ft. 2 Ibs. 95c; 6 Ibs. $2.55; 50 Ibs. $12. 
C-LECT Crab Grass Killer. Contains new PMAS (Phenyl mercuric acetate) 
and Bis (2-amino-ethyl) Borate. Apply with sprayer or sprinkling can, 
using 1 fluid ounce (8 teaspoonfuls) per gallon of water for first treatment 
and half this strength for second application 5 days later. Best results ob- 
tained one week after first 80°F. temperature. Can be used at any stage of 
growth. Kills crab grass without injuring desirable [awn grasses. 8 oz. 
(makes 8 or 16 gals.) 85c; 16 ozs. $1.50; gal. (makes 128 or 256 gals.) $9.75. 
Herbicide Weed Killer. Kills weeds and vegetation of all kinds which it 
contacts. It is specially useful for keeping clay tennis courts, driveways, 
and gutters weed free. If thoroughly applied, it usually prevents growth 
for a year under normal conditions. Dilute with water, 1 quart making 
10 gals. of liquid sufficient for 250 sq. ft., 1 gallon making 40 gals. sufficient 
for 1000 sq. ft., and sprinkle. Qt. 75c; gal. $1.95; 5 gals, $8. 
WEEDOUT 2-4-D (Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid). This new hormone weed 
killer kills potson ivy, ragweed, honeysuckle, morning-glory and similar 
weeds. It destroys the root as well as the top growth. It also selectively 
destroys dandelion, plantain, chickweed, bindweed, purslane and many 
other weeds in Jawns without killing the lawn grass. Mix 4 teaspoonfuls in 
each gallon of water or 1 quart to 50 gallons. One gallon of this will treat 
200 sq. ft. Harmless, will-not sterilize the soil. Mpt. $1; qt. $3; gal. $10. 
Zotox. Kills crab-grass plants and seeds without destroying permanent 
lawn grasses. This treatment, when directions are carefully followed, may 
temporarily discolor the turf but after a few days it regains its natural 
color, while the crab-grass is dead. 16 ozs. with 10 gals. water treats 2000 sq. 
ft. Apply after July 15. 8 ozs. $1; 16 ozs. $1.50; 32 ozs, $2.50. 
For Japanese Beetle Control 
Arsenate of Lead Treatment of Lawns. See full description in first column. 
Beetle Traps. With jar, No. 1 70c; No. 4 $1.35. Bait, 1 oz. 20c; 4 ozs. 50c. 
Japellent. A non-poisonous rotenone insecticide and repellent that kills 
Japanese beetles on contact, and protects plants against injury. 3 ozs. 
(makes 4 gals.) 60c; 12 ozs. (makes 15 gals.) $1.65. 
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