158 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



trees should be used. Anything that tends to break up the uniform con- 

 tinuity will at once destroy it. A straight avenue planted with a variety 

 of trees of varied forms, some broad and spreading, others tall, pointed 

 and spiry, is as much at variance with good taste as would be a Grecian 

 facade furnished with columns embracing all the different orders of 

 architecture. ' ' 



Mr. Bancroft says the "English garden," with its stiff, straight lines, 

 is an abomination. Of course, Mr. Bancroft shows in this statement that 

 he is writing about -i subject with which he is not very familiar. It is 

 the Italian or French garden, or the geometrical garden with its stiff,, 

 straight lines, he means. It is the English style of gardening we call 

 natural gardening, as the English gardeners first broke away from the 

 formal gardening. 



The clumping and grouping on the side of the road on proper places 

 within the adjoining property' line is delightful, but the roads themselves 

 are mostly too narrow to allow any planting of this kind inside their 

 limits. Distant views from the road are very little interfered with if 

 tiees are planted the right distance apart (at least fifty feet) and 

 properly pruned (at least ten feet up when full grown). 



The drying out of the road would be more even on a regular, well 

 planted road than on a road densely planted in spots, consequently the 

 keeping of the road is more economical. 



'Mr. Bancroft's suggestions have been and can be used to best ad- 

 vantage in very hilly or mountainous regions. — W. Vortriede, State 

 Gardener. 



REPORT OF THE RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE. 



At the Emergency State Fruit Growers' Convention, Ontario, Cal., January 30, 19914. 



At the request of the Resolutions Committee, a statement summarizing 

 the best methods now known in the control of the citrus mealy bug and 

 the prevention of its spread has been prepared by Mr. E. 0. Essig, Secre- 

 tary of the Commission of Horticulture, and Mr. R. S. Vaile, horticul- 

 tural commissioner, Ventura County. This statement is thought to be 

 interesting as summarizing the results of this convention. The state- 

 ment follows: 



In reporting to the Committee on Resolutions relative to the control 

 of mealy bugs we desire to consider the subject under two main heads, 

 viz: 



1. In localities where the infestation is limited to a small, definite 



area. 



2. In localities where there is a general infestation covering many 



acres. 

 In either case we would recommend : 



1. A scientific determination of the species. 



2. An accurate inspection of groves and surrounding vegetation to 



determine as nearly as possible the exact distribution and 

 seriousness of the infestation of the species in questoin. 



In the special care of a small definite infestation we would also recom- 

 mend that if possible the pest be extirpated even at the expense of a few 



