R. H. Shumway—“The Pioneer American Seedsman”—Rochford, Il. 
Fertilizers, Plant Food, Tools, Insecticides, Fungicides and Vermicides—POSTPAID 
75 TWIST -EMS” 
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3 Boxes $1.00 
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1727 Cyanogas, Ant Killer 
Packed in special 4-oz. metal con- 
tainer equipped with spout for easy ap- 
Plication. Simply shoot it into ant hills 
and no more ant trouble. Gets the ants 
at their source. Price: 55 ets.; 2 for 
$1.60, postpaid, 
1686 Shumway’s 
Supreme Plant Food 
All Commercial Fertiliz- 
ers must contain among 
other things, these three 
basic chemicals in some 
form or another, Ammonia, 
Phosphoric Acid and Pot- 
ash. But the secret of 
good fertilizer is the pro- 
portion of each. In the 
form it is offered to you, 
this plant food not only has 
just the right proportion 
—» but is highly concentrated, 
- so that a little goes a long 
way. A wonderful, well 
, balanced tonic for all house 
plants. 1 Ib. earton, 55 ets.; 
5 Ib, bag, $2.25. : 
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1691 A valuable general fertilizer, good 
VIGORO for house plants, lawns, flowers, 
vegetables, shrubs, and trees. Vigoro is easily applied 
and each package contains full directions on how to 
use it. 1 Ib., 40 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.25, postpaid. Not. pre- 
paid: 25 Ibs,, $1.75; 50 Ibs., $2.75; 100 Ibs., $4.50, 
1688 Milorganite Fertilizer 
Analysis Total Nitrogen “Organic” 6% 
Available Phosphoric Acid 2% 
Jt is safe and easy to use, does not burn vegetation. 
Fine for Lawns, Shrubs, Vegetable or Flower Garden. 
It supplies the soil with the elements plants need for 
meal ten: con tuaous row chs 1 Ib., 40 ects.; 5 Ibs., $1.25, 
postpaid, ot prepaid: 25 Ibs, 1.50; Ibs.. 2.503 
100 Ibs., $4.00. ia ale tl ca 
Stim-@-pcanT 
A remarkable all-year-round fertilizer in 
tablet form, odorless, effective and easy to use. 
Growers of fine flowers, shrubs and vege- 
tables use these wonderful little tablets. Stim- 
U-plant increases production, heightens colors 
and improves the quality. Packed in 3 sizes: 
30 tablets, 35 cts.; 100 tablets, $1.00; 1,000, 
$3.95, prepaid. 
1690 
1742 Hammond’s Slug Shot 
It is harmless to plants, both vege- 
table and flower, yet it is powerfully 
effective against leaf-eating insects 
and fungus, It can be used on vege- 
table plants without fear of harm to 
humans. 
Use SLUG SHOT by dusting on damp 
plants to combat the Mexican Bean 
Beetle, Potato Bug, Cabbage Worm, 
Slugs, Sow Bugs, Army Worm, Currant 
Worms, ete. 1 Ib. Round Perforated 
Tin Top Canister, 60 cts.; 5 Ibs., $2.25, 
postpaid. Not prepaid: 25 Ibs., $5.25. 
INSECT SPR Spray scientifically blend- 
, : xe ing Pyrethrum and Rote- 
none with Soap. Simply mix with water. Harmless to 
animals. Kills Red Spider, Mealy Bug, Rose Chafer, 
Mexican Bean Beetle, Aphids (plant lice) and other 
Chewing and Sucking insects. i oz., 40 cts.; 4 0z., $1.25; 
1 pt., $3.00, postpaid. 
Red Arrow Garden Spray. 
A. non-poisonous Flower 
and Vegetable Garden 
1747 
1689 Crab Grass Killer 
This is a powder. Non-poison- 
ous to humans or animals. One 
application will kill crabgrass and 
chickweed without killing your 
grass. 614 oz. can treats 50x20 or 
1,000 sq. ft. 6/2 oz. can, $1.25; 26 
oz. for $3.25, prepaid. 
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2696: TREE TANGLEFOOT 
Protects all kinds of trees against 
attacks of creeping or 
Treat all your shade and 
climbing 
insects. 
fruit trees with Tanglefoot, A sin- 
nearly 3 
gle application — lasts 
mouths. One pound is sufficient to 
make a band 12 feet long and 4 
inches wide. Complete instructions 
on how to use on every package. 
6 oz. can $1.25; 1 1b. can $1.75, postpaid. 
1737 ARAMITE*—15W 
For Positive Kill of RED SPIDER 
and certain other mites on EVERGREENS, 
ROSES and other NURSERY 
Also Controls Rust & Black Spot Wilt 
FLOWERS, SHADE TREES, ORNAMENTALS, NURS- 
ERY STOCK, and on almonds, apples, beans (dry edible 
and lima), citrus, grapes, peaches, plums, and walnuts. 
Most effective control for RED SPIDER and certain 
other mites ever developed. Safe! Hasy to use! A dry 
wettable powder which mixes readily with water. 
4 oz. makes 1675 gallons spray........ $1.00 
12 oz. makes 50 gallons spray.......... 
Produces a very finely 
divided continuous spray f 
without spitting or stream- 
ing. Fitted with brass noz- 
zle to spray ahead or under 
the leaves. Patented new 
action pump. Holds a quart. Brass syphon tubes. Adapted 
for any spray from fog to solid stream. Handle sehurely 
reinforced. Can not pull off or work loose. Each, $2.00, 
postpaid, 
Sprayer 
$2.00 each 
This is guaranteed to keep dogs and 
other animals away from places they 
are not wanted. 
Harmless to hu- 
1726 _Dogsoff 
3 04. 
Bottle—S85 cts. 
mans, non-poison, 
6 oz. non - inflammable. 
Rit is easily 
for sprayed, clings to 
any ‘surface, does 
$1.50 Wot (deteriorate, 
“Dp IP a Simple instruc- 
OGZOFF”: = tien? on "every 
1683 “Rose Grower” Bone Meal 
Our “Special Brand” Bone has been slightly steamed 
to soften it and is thus quicker in its action. Analysis: 
Ammonia 4% to 5% per cent; total phosphoric acid, 22 
to 25 per cent; bone phosphate, 48 to 54 per cent. 2 Ibs., 
75 ets.; 5 Ibs., $1.25, postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs., $1.50; 
25 Ibs., $2.50; 50 Ibs., $3.50; 100 Ibs., $6.00. 
1728 Acme Arsenate of Lead. (2?") Aon aust: 
ing. 
Solves the problem, of controlling practically all 
leaf-eating insects in an efficient manner. Lb., 85 cts.; 
4 Ibs., $2.50. 
(Dry.) The 
1729 Acme Bordeaux Mixture. (2) 2ingicids 
for curing and preventing black rot, mildew, blight, leaf 
curl, scab or other fungoid diseases on fruits and plants. 
1 lb. will make 5 gallons liquid. 1 Ib., 85 cts.; 4 Ibs., 
$2.50. 
i For mildew on 
1731 Wettable Dusting Sulphur. "or mildew on 
fungus and similar diseases of plants there is nothing 
quite so satisfactory as sulphur dust. 2 Ib. package, 
$1.00. 
4 One of the most de- 
1732 Acme Lime Sulphur. 27egep os ett Se 
secticides for dormant spraying and the destruction of 
fungous parasites on woody plants and shrubs. 1 Ib. 
85 ets.; 5 Ibs., $2.75, pestpaid. 
1735 Black Leaf 40. spray for aphis of all kinds 
on plants, trees and shrubs, Also excellent to rid poul- 
try and poultry houses of lice, 1 oz. bottle (makes 6 gal- 
lons), 1 02. 75 ets.; 5 oz., $1.50; 1 Ib., $2.75. 
For the control of cutworms, snails, 
1741 Snarol. slugs, etc. Non-injurious to vegetation 
and very economical to use on account of its insolubility 
in water. 2% Ibs., $1.25. 
fis x WEEDONE 
TRADE MARK 
One part WEEDONE mixed with 60 parts water and 
sprayed on leaves, kills these and other weeds right down 
to root tips: Poison Ivy, Bindweed (Morning Glory), Rag- 
weed, Yarrow, Plantain, Dandelion, Burdock, Canada 
Thistle, Nettle, ete. It kills weed plants under ground 
as well as above ground, does not sterilize soil. S-oz. 
bottle (makes 3-gal. spray) $1.25; quart bottle (makes 
15-gal. spray), $3.00; 1 gallon (makes 60-gal. spray), 
$7.50, postpaid. 
The old reliable nicotine 
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°® FLORALIFE 
MAKE YOUR CUT FLOWERS 
LAST 5 TO 10 DAYS LONGER 
Double Life of Bouquets with Patented 
FLORALIFE—Just Stir into Water 
Individual Packets—15 cts. Each. 
The Gift Box (15-15c Packets) $1.25 Each. 
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Complete instructioM® how to use this Miracle-Working Powder is 
sent with each order for outdoor and indoor gardeners. 
Snap Dragons grew 6 feet tall with gorgeous long flower- 
ing spikes. It’s really amazing the marvelous results 
obtained with fruits, vegetables and flowers by using this 
new discovery. 
1752—50 Pellets—Makes 800 Gals.—60c Postpaid. 
1753—200 Pellets—Makes 4000 Gals.—$1.25 Postpaid. 
1743 New Evergreen Spray 
The Best Spray for Roses, Shrubs, 
Vegetables and Flowers 
NEW 
1 oz. Bottle Makes 6 Gallons of Spray 
Non-Poisonous Insecticide EVER GREEN 
Effective against all plant pests, ri PRAY: 
including cucumber and melon bee- §& KIELS: 
tles, cabbage worms, rose slugs, leaf INSECTS ON PLANTS 
hoppers, currant worms, ete. Safe 
—Kills only insects—harmless to man, 
Non-injuri- 
freely on the tenderest 
Won’t injure the ground. Easy 
live stock, birds and pets. 
ous—Spray 
plants. 
MELAUGHLIN GO 
ant odor. Won’t gum spray- 
; pz. bottle, 50 cts.; 6 oz. can, 
$1.35; 16 oz. can, $2.75, prepaid. 
1733 Vegetable and Flower Dust 
A nicotine arsenical dust (or spray) for control 
of many common varieties of both suckine and 
leaf-eating insects. May be used on vegetables, 
flowers, shrubs, vines, ete. 1 Ib. cartons, 50c each, 
4 1b. bags $1.25, postpaid. 
1751 This is the New Modern Way to 
Greentox. Kill and Repel Leaf Eating and 
Sucking Insects—Without Poison. 
Greentox is a Stiyper Rotenone Spray containing 
spreaders, wetting agents and patented fumigants that 
actually kills insects. This single spray can rid plants, 
flowers, vegetables and fruits of the insects that will 
attack them. Oz., 50 cts.; 6 oz., $1.25, postpaid. 
1760 Unusually effec- 
New Improved Ceresan. [Unusually effec- 
ling bunt or stinking smut of wheat, covered smut and 
stripe of barley and oat smuts. One pound treats 32 
bushels of wheat, oats, or barley. 4 oz., 60 ets.; 1 Ib., 
$1.45. 5 
For treating vegetable and flower 
1761 Semesan. seeds and brown patch in lawns. 
Diseases often reduce germination and result in poor 
stand,- lowered quality and reduced yield. Kill these 
harmful disease organisms on the seed before planting. 
One ounce treats 15 to 30 pounds of seed. 2 oz., 75 cts.3 
1 Ibs., $2.50, 
1762 New Improved Semesan Bel. 70". "S245 
potatoes. Potato diseases cause a loss equivalent to the 
yield of 1 acre in every 5 or 6 acres planted. Much of 
this loss can be prevented by treating seed before plant- 
ing with Semesan Bel. One pound treats 16 to 22 bushels 
of seed. 2 oz., 60 cts.; 1 Ib., $2.50. 
BAMBOO CANE STAKES 
DYED GREEN, PENCIL THICKNESS 
Ideal for Roses, Dahlias, Perennials, Vegetable Plants 
and Flower Plants and a score of other needs. 
100 
No. > Length 25 50 Postpaid 
1573 2% ft. $1.10 $1.75 $3.00 
FOR OTHER ITEMS—SEE INDEX BELOW 
Item Page | Item Page 
ARASAN .......... 25, 61|MOLE KILLER........ 57 
BERRY. SED}. Sot. ces. 88 | NEEGARDS ........:.. 74 
FIX, BLOSSOM SET 54, 56|NITRAGIN ........... 58 
GARDEN* GUARD. .30, 49| PLANT FOOD......... 40 
GUOV ESC. tactren tetas .cis 2|PLANT BANDS ....... M4 
GOPHER KILLER..... 8|RAT & MICE KILLER.57 
HOTKAPS ores cesiee 57|SEED SOWER......... 58 
LAWN SPRAYER...... 36 | WEEDER & TROWEL. .52 
