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ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 
INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES 
ALL PURPOSE 
SPRAYS AND DUSTS 
COPPER-ROTENONE DUST. 
7 Controls many insects and dis- 
eases. Contains 5% copper — 
very effective against tomato 
blights, mildew on flowers and 
other fungus diseases. Also 
has .75% Rotenone and will 
kill many insects — cucumber 
beetle, bean beetle, plant lice, 
etc. Leaves no harmful resi- 
due. 1 Ib. can 60¢; 4 lb. bag 
$1.55. Add 10¢ per lb. for 
postage and packing. 
NEW POMO-GREEN (Spray or 
Dust for Flowers): A green 
colored sulphur product con- 
taining arsenate of lead and 
nicotine; a combined insecti- 
cide and fungicide that is easy 
to apply and leaves no un- 
sightly residue. Controls black 
spot of roses, mildew and many 
chewing and sucking insects on 
roses and other flowers. 1 Ib. 
can $1.00. Add 10¢ for post- 
age. 
CUKE AND MELON DUST. 
A combined insecticide and 
fungicide, containing calcium 
arsenate and copper, for the 
control of cucumber beetles, 
wilt, scab, mildew and leaf 
spot on cucumbers, melons 
and squash. Effective and 
safe. 1 lb. 50¢; 4 Ibs. $1.30. 
Add 10¢ per Ib. for postage. 
POTATOX. Best potato spray or dust for 
controlling both insects and diseases. Con- 
tains DDT and copper fungicide, a combi- 
nation that kills potato bugs, leaf-hoppers, 
aphids, and also controls early and late 
blight and leaf spot. 1 Ib. 65¢; 4 Ibs. $1.85. 
Add 10¢ per Ib. for postage and packing. 
KOLO FRUIT TREE DUST OR SPRAY: 
Formulated for complete insect and disease 
control after the dormant stage. Contains 
sulphur, DDT and arsenate of lead. 3 lbs. 
$1.50. Add 25¢ for postage. 
END O’ PEST: An all purpose garden dust 
that comes in a handy applicator gun. 
10 oz. applicator gun (complete) 98¢; 
10 oz. refill cartridges 75¢ each, prepaid. 
4 oz. Sifter Top Package 35¢ prepaid. 
2 lb. Pouring Spout Pkg. $1.80 not pre- 
paid, add 20¢ for postage and packing. 
TRI-OGEN ROSE SPRAY. A concentrated 
insect and fungicide spray for roses and other 
flowers. Size A Kit composed of three bottles 
of Concentrate which, when properly mixed, 
makes 16 quarts of spray, $2.35 plus 25¢ 
postage. 
ROBSON GIFT CERTIFICATE 
What better gift can one find for 
friends and relatives who are gardeners 
than seeds—a gift that will be enjoyed 
for months to come. Just send us the 
name of the friend and the amount you 
want to give. We will send the Gift 
Certificate together with a copy of our 
catalog to you for presentation. 
TO CONTROL CHEWING AND 
SUCKING INSECTS 
50% DDT SPRAY: A 50% 
wettable powder form of 
DDT for spraying crops, gar- 
dens and orchards. It will 
control all insects listed un- 
der 5% DDT Dust. Also 
controls flies in barns and 
other buildings. 1 lb. 60¢; 
4 lbs. $1.70. Add 10¢ per Ib. 
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5% DDT DUST: For vege- 
tables, flowers, and _ fruit. 
Controls onion and gladiolus thrip, cab- 
bage worms and loopers, leaf-hoppers, corn 
borers and many other pests, 1 Ib. 50¢; 4 
Ibs. $1.10. Add 10¢ per lb. postage. 
ROTENONE DUST OR SPRAY (.75%): Non- 
poisonous insecticide of great value to gar- 
deners. Use on beans for bean beetles, cab- 
bage and cauliflower for worms, and vine 
crops for all insects. 1 Ib. can 50¢; 4 Ib. 
bag $1.10. Add 10¢ per Ib. postage. 
MARVEL SPRAY FOR AFRICAN VIOLETS. 
Controls mealy bugs, mites and thrips, the 
insect pests of African Violets. 4 oz. can 
$1.00. Add 10¢ for postage and packing. 
5% CHLORDANE DUST: New insecticide 
for controlling ants, Japanese beetles, tar- 
nished plant bugs, thrips and many other 
lawn and garden pests. 1 Ib. can 60¢; 4 1b. 
bag $1.55. Add 10¢ per Ib. for postage and 
packing. 
SPIDER MITE DUST or SPRAY. For use in 
controlling spider mites on evergreens and 
red spider on roses. Contains aramite and 
is green in color leaving no unsightly resi- 
due. 1 lb. can 85¢. Add 10¢ for postage. 
BLACK LEAF 40: A concentrated nicotine 
solution for aphis, thrips and red spider; 
also used for delousing poultry, etc. 1 oz. 
(makes 2 to 8 gals. of solution) 40¢; 5 oz. 
$1.20, prepaid; 1 lb. $2.70, add 10¢ postage. 
ARSENATE OF LEAD: Controls most leaf 
eating insects. Can be used on parts of 
plants not to be used for human consump- 
tion. 1 Ib. 60¢; 4 Ibs. $1.70. Add 10¢ per 
Ib. for postage and packing. 
MALATHION SPRAY—50%. New highly 
effective and safe to use spray for many 
hard to kill insects, bean beetles, leaf hop- 
pers, aphids. 4 oz. bottle $1.25. Add 10¢ 
postage. 
MARLATE (50% methoxiclor). New insec- 
ticide for residual spray on farm animals 
and buildings for control of flies, lice and 
mosquitoes. 4 lb. bag $3.65. Add 10¢ per 
Ib. for postage. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
DuPONT SPREADER STICKER: A highly 
concentrated, extremely efficient spreading, 
sticking and wetting agent for use with cer- 
tain insecticides and fungicides. 1 pint 
$1.40, plus 10¢ postage; 1 gal. $8.45, plus 
75¢ for postage and packing. 
CYANOGAS FOR WOODCHUCKS: Safe to 
handle and easy to use; kills in the burrows. 
1 Ib. $1.10. Add 10¢ for postage. 
AMMATE: A new weed killer for use where 
it is desired to kill all vegetation. Ammate 
should not be used on lawns as it will not 
only kill the weeds but will damage the 
grass. 2 Ibs. $1.15. Add 10¢ per Ib. post- 
age. 
TO CONTROL FUNGUS 
DISEASES 
MANZATE: A new fungicide highly effective 
in controlling tomato diseases — early and 
late blight, anthracnose, gray and septoria 
leaf spot. 14 lb. $1.00, prepaid; 3 lb. bag 
$3.75, add 10¢ per Ib. for postage. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE: The standard mix- 
ture recommended for the control of potato 
and tomato blight. Can be used either as 
dust or spray. 1 Ib. 55¢; 4 lbs. $1.40. Add 
10¢ per lb. for postage and packing. 
COPODUST: An effective dust containing 
6% metallic copper for controlling blight on 
tomatoes and potatoes. 1 Ib. 50¢; 5 Ibs. 
$1.40. Add 10¢ per lb. postage and packing. 
ZERLATE: A fungicide that is especially 
recommended as a spray to control early 
blight, leaf spot and anthracnose of toma- 
toes; anthracnose of melons and cucumbers; 
also early blight of potatoes. 3 lbs. (makes 
200 gals. of spray) $2.50. Add 25¢ postage. 
DRY LIME SULPHUR: For dormant spray- 
ing against leaf blister mite and peach leaf 
curl; also, summer spray for apple and pear 
scab. 1 Ib. 70¢; 5 lbs. $3.00. Add 10¢ per 
Ib. for postage and packing. 
SEED TREATMENTS 
ARASAN: Best for most 
seeds. Excellent treat- 
ment for spinach and 
beets; also good for corn, 
vine crops, pepper, and 
many other vegetable and 
flower seeds. Reduces 
decay of seed in the soil 
and protects plants from 
damping off. 34 oz. 25¢; 
8 oz. $1.00, prepaid. 
SEMESAN FOR TREATING VEGETABLE 
SEEDS: Applied to the seed, Semesan 
helps prevent rotting in the soil. 1% oz. 
20¢; 12 oz. $3.40, prepaid. 
SPERGON FOR LIMA BEANS, PEAS, ETC.: 
Protects seed against decay, improves stands 
and actually stimulates growth. 2 oz. treats 
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$2.75, prepaid. 
CERESAN M: Recommended for control of 
covered smut on wheat, oats and barley. 14 
oz. $1.60; 3 Ibs. $4.45. (Add 10¢ per Ib. 
postage). 
SEMESAN BEL FOR SEED POTATOES: 
One pound New Improved Semesan Bel 
treats 50 to 60 bu. of potatoes. 2 oz. 75¢, 
prepaid. 1 Ib. $3.30, 4 lbs. $10.65, add 10¢ 
per lb. for postage and packing. 
LEGUME-AID. For inoculating legume 
seeds. Size Inoculates Price 
Alfalfa and all Clovers{1 bu. 60 Ibs. $ .55 
We bu. 150 1bs. 1.10 
Birdsfoot Trefoil bus 60s bse 
GARDEN PACKET—Inoculates up to 5 Ibs. 
of Peas, Sweet Peas, Lima Beans. Price 15¢. 
ROOTONE 
Rootone stimulates the natural tendency for 
roots to form on slips or cuttings, so that 
rooting takes place in a much shorter time. 
Price: 4 oz. pkg. 25¢; 2 oz. $1.00, prepaid. 
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