ABEL'S 
INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES 
Due to Fluctuating Market, Prices Are Subject to Change Without Notice 
ARSENATE OF LEAD (Dry). 
leaf-eating insects. Mix 
gallons water. 
1 lb., 60c; 4 lbs., $1.75. 
AVENARIUS 
Will destroy 
2 pounds to 50 



TRACE MARK 
CARBOLINEUM 
AVENARIUS CARBOLINEUM. Kills mites 
or ticks in hen houses. Applied once a 
year. Guaranteed to do the work. It will 
not only kill mites and fowl ticks by direct 
contact, but if sprayed or brushed, it will 
penetrate all cracks and crevices and effec- 
tually stop their propagation and keep away 
these pests. PRESERVES WOOD EVERY- 
WHERE against rot and decay, adding at 
least 100 per cent to the life of fence posts. 
poles, sills, floors, bridge timbers, porches 
and to wood imbedded in concrete. It en- 
ables the use of any kind of wood grown 
on your own wood lot for fence posts mak- 
ing such species as willow and cottonwood 
posts as durable and lasting as the long 
life and expensive species. 
1 gal. $2.25; 5 gal., $9.50. 
BASI-COP DUST NO. 3. Recommended for 
the control of Potato Blight and Potato 
Bugs. Analysis: 14% Basi-Cop (Metallic 
Copper Content 7%); 20% Arsenate of 
Calcium; 66% Tale and Sticker. 
4 lb. bag, 85c. 
BASI-COP (The Original Tri-Basic Copper 
Sulfate). Basi-Cop is recommended for 
every spraying purpose that blue-stone is 
used for. It contains not less than 52% 
metallic copper, twice as much as blue- 
stone, and therefore only half as much 
Basi-Cop is required as bluestone. Basi- 
Cop is neutral, non-acid; goes into suspen- 
sion immediately. 
4 lbs., $1.25. 
BLACK ARROW 5000. Pyrethrum and Sul- 
phur Dust for many insects that attack your 
vegetable garden. A great amount is also 
used in greenhouses. 
2 lbs., $1.50; 5 lbs., $3.20. 
BLACK LEAF 40 (Nicotine 
Sulphate). Destroys aphis, 
thrips, etc. 
1-oz. bottle .................- $ .36 
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BORDEAUX MIXTURE (Dry). 
For all fungoid diseases, mil- 
dew, and various rots of 
grape, etc. 
1 Ib., 50c; 4 lbs., $1.35. 

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BULB PROTEX. Protects bulbs against ro- 
dents and fungi. 
1% oz. pkg., 35c; 16 oz. pkg,, $2.00. 
CALCIUM ARSENATE. For spraying to kill 
potato beetles and cabbage worms, and for 
use on plants having hardy foliage, use 
1% to 2 pounds to 50 gallons water or 2 
tablespoons to 1 gallon water. For dusting, 
dilute with an equal amount of hydrated 
lime and apply with duster. 
1-lb. pack, 25c; 4 lbs., 80c. 
C.P.0. (Insecticidal Soap Spreader). Odor: 
less, non-poisonous, liquid form. Dilute 1 
to 80 to make nicotine, pyrethrum and 
other insecticidal poisons more effective. 
Can also be used without insecticidal pois- 
ons for control of JUNIPER SCALE, many 
forms of aphids and certain other insects 
infesting exer er eane: flowering shrubs, 
fruits and vegetables. 
Pt., 75c; at., $1.30; gal., $3.75; 5 gal., 
$11.75; 10 gal., $21.75. 
COPPER-A-COMPOUND. Very good fungi- 
cide. 45% metallic copper. 
6 lb. bag, $2.25. 
SUPER-COPPER CONCEN- 
TRATED FUNGICIDE can 
quut———=™, be used in place of Bor- 
= deaux Mixture. It does not 
increase transpiration rate 
of the plant. This, plus its 
plant food and stimulating 
value produces earlier and 
better crops. It controls 
fungus diseases equally 
as well, mostly better than 
Bordeaux Mixture. Hlimi- 
nates mixing and clogged 
nozzles. Ideal for cucum- 
bers, pepper, celery, toma- 
toes, carrots, etc. 
Qt., $2.00; gal., $6.75. 
CORNFUME. For the control of the Corn 
Ear Worm. Based on a formula success- 
fully used in tests made by leading Agri- 
cultural Specialists. Economical. Easy to 
apply. The Cornfume pump delivers just 
the right dose in one application. Corn: 
fume is applied just before the corn tassels. 
One application is sufficient for effective 
control. Tasteless and odorless, Cornfume 
does not impart any foreign odor to the 
corn. Harmless and non-poisonous wher 
used in Corn Har Worm control. 
Half pints at 35c; half pint size with 
Cornfume Pump, $1.50. 
CYANOGAS G-FUMIGANT. The positive 
fumigant for greenhouse fumigation, mush- 
room house fumigation, warehouse and flour 
mill fumigation, grain fumigation, seed 
fumigation, fumigation of growing and dor- 
mant nursery stock, soil sterilization (wire- 
worms, millipedes, grubs, and other soil 
inserts). Fumigating bulbs in storage 
(gladioli, narcissi, iris, etc.). Fumigating 
tourists’ camps, summer camps, bunk 
houses (for bedbugs, cockroaches, etc.). 
5 lbs., $3.75. 
DI-NITROL. (Wettable). Di-nitrol is recom- 
mended for control of green and rosy apple 
aphis and, when combined with oil emul- 
sions such as S-W Free-Mulsion, Flo-Mul- 
sion, or Spra-Mulsion, for control of bud 
moth, leaf roller, red bug, red mite, San 
Jose, oyster shell and scurfy scale. For 
bud moth, leaf roller, red bug, European 
red mite, scurfy and oyster shell scale and 
rosy and green aphis use 1 pound of Di- 
Nitrol with a 3 to 4% oil emulsion made 
by adding 4 to 5 gallons of Free or Flo- 
Mulsion to 100 gallons of water in the 
spray tank. When San Jose scale and 
green and rosy aphis only are present use 
2% S-W Free or Flo-Mulsion and 1 pound 
of Di-Nitrol. 
1 Ib., 80c. 
DN DUST NO. 10. For the control of red 
spider mite, thrips, and rust of Carnations. 
10 Ibs., $5.25. 
DOW SPECIAL POTATO SPRAY. Fungi- 
cide and insecticide. 
1 Ib., 45c; 3 lbs., 95c. 
DOWSPRAY 17. Highly effective in con- 
trolling red spider, mite on carnations, 
roses, calla lilies, snapdragons, gardenias, 
azaleas, hydrangeas, ivy and dwarf oranges. 
Very effective spray and remains for five 
or six days. Use at the rate of % lb. to 
100 gal. water. 
1 Ib., $3.75. 
DUPONT DEENATE 50-W. Wettable powder 
for use on agricultural crops, farm animals 
and farm buildings. A Dupont pest control 
product. Active Ingredient DDT at least 
50%. 4 lbs., $2.50. 
DUPONT FERMATE. Fungicide for control 
of certain plant diseases. A DuPont pest 
control product. Active Ingredient Ferric 
Dimethyldithiocarbamate. 
1 lb., 75c; 3 lbs., $3.70. 
DUPONT GARDEN DUST. Contains 5% 
DDT, %% Rotenone, plus Zerlate and 
Fermate. A complete insecticide and fungi- 
cide for garden use. 
8 oz. sifter can, 79c. 
DUPONT ROSE DUST. For mildew and black 
spot on roses. 
8 oz. can, 64c. 
DUPONT SPREADER-STICKER. A combined 
spreading, sticking, and wetting agent 
designed especially for use with agricul- 
tural sprays. 
Pt., $1.25; gal., $6.30. 


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For Insecticides 
SEE THE SEEDSMAN! 
You can buy insecticides in many types 
of stores. 
But there is only one type of store 
where the necessary KNOW-HOW goes 
along with the merchandise. 
A good seedsman isn’t only a merchant. 
He’s a garden doctor, always on the job 
to help you make your home more beauti- 
ful, more fruitful. He KNOWS! 
Therefore, plain common sense says, 
For Insecticides See the Seedsman! 

D-X NICOTINE. A nicotine spray in the 
famous D-X base for unrestricted use 
against insects of flowers and shrubs, as 
well as food crops. Combines with arse- 
nate of lead, making one of the most 
powerful Japanese beetle repellents avail- 
able. Especially effective against hard-to- 
kill insects in the garden. 
1% oz., 50c; % pt., $1.75. 
FISH-OIL SOAP. Commonly known as 
““‘Whale-oil Soap.” Makes an _ excellent 
wash for trees and plants. 
Gal. can, $3.50. 
FLOWERS OF SULPHUR. A staple prevent- 
ative for mildew on grapes, roses, etc. 
Lb., 20c; 5 Ibs., 75c; 10 lbs., $1.40; 25 
lbs., $2.75; 50 lbs., $5.00; 100 lbs., $9.50. 
FUNGTROGEN, the spray for controlling 
mildew and black spot. It is well to spray 
regularly about every five days with this 
preparation in order to prevent mildew and 
black spot from getting control of your 
roses. Use two ounces to the gallon of 
water. It is necessary to control mildew 
and black spot, as they will eventually de- 
stroy the plant, and when Fungtrogen is 
used, not only does it act as a preventative 
and remedy, but each time you spray with 
this material the plants are stimulated to 
better growth and foliage and consequently 
unusually fine blooms. 
Pt., $1.25; qt., $2.00; gal., $6.00. 
GRAPE DUST. To kill mildew of grape- 
vines; also on other plants or trees af- 
fected with mold, mildew, and rust-mites. 
Lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
JAPELLENT is a non-poisonous arsenic-free 
insecticide and repellent that kills Jap- 
anese beetles on contact and protects plants 
against injury. Japellent is harmless to 
humans and animals, but deadly toxic to 
beetles and other leaf-eating insects. It 
leaves an invisible protective film. 
3 oz. can (makes 4 gals.), 50c; 12 oz. can 
(makes 15 gallons), $1.50. 
KRYOCIDE. Natural Cryolite. An effective 
insecticide for many insects. Spray or dust. 
Lb., 38c. aie 
JAPIDEMIC. Milky disease spore dust for 
control of the Japanese beetle. It contains 
the causal organisms of the type A milky 
disease of Japanese beetle larvae or grubs, 
in the spore form. The milky disease of 
Japanese beetle grubs which when intro- 
duced into the larval or grub populations 
spread and builds up to epidemic propor- 
tions by natural processes. 
Lb., $5.00. 
LARVACIDE. The safer fumigant for insect 
and rodent control and soil fumigation. 
Safer because of inseparable tear gas warn- 
ing. Will not burn or explode. Penetrating. 
Used by flour mills, feed mills, warehouses, 
grain elevators, seed storage, stores, fur- 
riers, florists, nurserymen, seedsmen, ceme- 
teries, general farms, dairy farms, etc. 
1 Ib., $1.75. 
LEMON OIL. Destroys mealy bug, scale, red 
spider. 
Pt., 60c; qt., $1.00. 
LIME-SULPHUR (Dry). Widely recommend- 
ed and known as one of the best prepara- 
tions for San Jose scale, oyster-shell scale, 
etc. 
Lb., 45c; 5 lbs., $1.65; 121% lbs., $2.13; 
25 Ibs., $4.25; 100 lbs., $17.00. 
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