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not advise the general fumigation of roses and other suppHes usually 

 handled by florists, with the stronger formulas. It is necessary to re- 

 duce the amount to o.io to 0.15 gramme when fumigating stock of this 

 character. I will give further details for the fumigation of greenhouses 

 in future issues if desirable. I will also give an illustrated article soon 

 on orchard fumigation, in answer to several inquiries. 



Although one of the most dangerous poisons known to chemical 

 science, hydrocyanic acid gas will be used more and more each year. The 

 conditions are such that no other treatment kno\vn can be substituted for 

 it. It is cheap, easily generated and safe when applied intelligently. It 

 is invaluable, but there is danger of getting too much of a. good thing. 

 Follow directions with explicit exactness and all will go well. 



Do not apply under any circumstances the old negro's philosophy, 

 who said : "If a quarter pound Paris green \\\\\ kill dem 'tater bugs 

 dead, a half pound will kill 'em deader." I have known intelligent nur- 

 serymen, who have applied too much gas for too long a time, and then 

 wonder why they had injured their stock. The negro's philosophy will 

 not work in either case. If 0.16 to 0.25 gramme cyanide per cubic foot 

 kills the scale, and all other live insects, let that suffice and give them a 

 decent burial. — Orange Judd Farmer. 



COLD STORAGE. 



Mr. Simms : Cold storage has been successful for the past season 

 and it seems as though we need it in our business. 



Mr. McGill introduced the following resolution : 



Resolved, This this Horticultural Society believes that a cold stor- 

 age plant should be established in Bentonville, and that we believe it 

 would be a paying investment. 



Mr. Green: If I had 1,000 barrels of apples I would put them 

 all in cold storage before I would take a dollar a barrel. 



Mr. Eld: My. apples had Bitter Rot so bad last year that I only 

 put 70 barrels in cold storage at Rogers. Put in good and sound ap- 

 ples, but felt doubtful whether cold storage would save them. They 

 came out in good shape, and it is safe to say Bitter Rot will not de- 

 velop in cold storage. If a barrel costs 35 cents, cold storage 50 cents, 

 the apples are worth $1.00 and the labor 15 cents, it brings the cost 

 of a barrel of apples at $2.00 and they have sold readily at $3.00. 



Mr. Davis : I put a mixed lot of apples in storage at Rogers that 



