Jamiary 30, 1909 



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business, and the result was as fol- 

 lows: Albert M. Herr, president; Fred 

 Burki, vice-president; Pred Dorner, .Jr., 

 treasurer: Richard Witterstaetter, 

 jud,!?p. The ballot for secretary re- 

 sulted in the election of A. F. J. Bauer, 

 W. J. Stewart then read his paper on 

 "The Relationship between Producer, 

 Wholesaler and Retailer." F. R. Pier- 

 son, ,1. C. Vaughan and August Poehl- 

 mann were appointed a committee to 

 prepare resolutions on the death of L,. 

 E. Marnuisee. 



A vote was passed after consideral)le 

 discussion that ninety points must be 

 received on any variety before it can 

 receive the society's gold medal, 

 eighty-eight points for the silver medal 

 and eighty-six for the bronze. H. B. 

 Dorner then proceeded to read his 

 paper on "What the Experiment Sta- 

 tions Are Doing for the Carnation 

 Grower." 



Notes. 



J. A. Peterson made a fine display 

 of decorative foliage and flowering 

 plants. 



F. Dorner & Sons Co. had some 

 choice seedling carnations, H. W. Rie- 

 mans flowering and foliage plants. 



A. Wie.aand & Sons a large variety 

 of flowering plants and artistic floral 

 arrangements. 



The exhibits of The F. R. Pierson 

 Co. of Nephrolepis superbissima and 

 White Killarney rose, of Waban Rose 

 Conservatories of White Killarney, and 

 of Weiland & Olinger of roses and 

 tulips will have more extended atten- 

 tion next week. 



FUMIGATING WITH HYDRO-CY- 

 ANIC ACID GAS. 



So much has been said regarding 

 this matter that it seems almost un- 

 necessary to write further on the sub- 

 ject, but in answer to many queries I 

 take this opportunity of giving my 

 experience, for tie general good, hop- 

 ing that it may result in the preven- 

 tion of, at least some of the difficul- 

 ties which apparently do much to pre- 

 vent its general use among florists . 

 and gardeners. 



We have used it successfully for the 

 past two years, in preference to any 

 ether fumigating agent, with most 

 ularly di:riug the chrysanthemum sea- 

 ularly during the chrysanthmum sea- 

 6on, from the time the plants are 

 boxed, until the flowei-s are cut, we 

 uste it on violets with good results, on 

 tomatoes and melonis. For killing 



white fly it has no equal. In peach 

 houses after the fruit is set, in i-ose 

 houses, in houses of miscellaneous 

 plants aid flowers, calceolarias, cin- 

 erarias, cyclamens, schizanthus, c.allas, 

 Lilium Inrigiflorum, Harrisii, speciosum 

 and candidums, and in carnation 

 houses we have employed it constantly 

 and have never hurt a plant by its 

 use. Many dislike to use it because 

 it is known to- be deadly in its action 

 on all insect life, and also to indis- 

 creet or careless operators, but there 

 is-, absolutely no need to run any risk 

 whnt ever in its application, the only 

 precaution necessary being to get out 

 of the house quickly, and keep out 

 until next morning. 



We always fumigate at night anJ 

 proceed as follows, for a house 50 x 20 

 feet: The house is closed, and the 

 floors dampened. An earthen bowl is 

 used, ana 2 ounces sulphuric acid 

 and 6 ounces of water are put together 

 in the bowl, which is then carried in- 

 to the house and placed en the floor 

 near the center. Be sure that every- 

 thing is all right at this time, and 

 that the door is left open, for a hasty 

 retreat is necessary. TTien add quickly 

 1 ounce cyanide of sodium, and get 

 out of the house quickly, close and 

 lock the dcor and leave it so until 

 next morning. I usually put the cya- 

 nide in the corner of a small box. as 

 it can be readily turned out of this. 

 It is very Important that none of the 

 cj-anide be allowed to get into the 

 mixture of acid and water until the 

 final moment, as this forms the gas 

 which is so destructive and the 

 greatest care must he taken not to 

 breathe any of it while placing the 

 cyanide st the last moment or any 

 ether time. It is also advisable not 

 to stand long over the cyanide itself 

 while preparing it, and for this reason 

 the granulated kind is preferable as it 

 needs less handling. 



In th'e summer time when it is net 

 advisable to keep a house closed all 

 right, an outside door can be thrown 

 open, after the gas has been in the 

 house about four hours, and allowed 

 to remain open an hour before enter- 

 ing; by this time there will be no 

 danger. 



An important matter which is often 

 overlooked, and one of the principal 

 causes of injui-y to plants is that the 

 foliage on the plants themselves must 

 be dry at the time of fumigating, or 

 trouble will surely follow neglect of 

 this precaution. Used in this way we 



have found it safe and efficient, and if 

 any are in doubt about th'e quantity 

 required, I advise such to go slow, 

 using it by degrees until the desired 

 effect is accomplished. I experimented 

 for myii'elf until I found out the neces- 

 sary quantity for each of my houses, 

 and have discarded everything else for 

 fumigating purposes. 



ALFRED J. LOVELESS. 



LIST OF PATENTS. 



;i07,721 Field and Garden Market. 

 Robert G. Boak, Thompson- 

 ville, Mich. 



Aithur W. Metcalfe and 

 John S. D. Shanks, Belfast, 

 Ireland. 

 907,863 Heater. William Norris, 

 Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 

 assignor of one-half to Mur- 

 ray Hamilton Williams, Oak- 

 ville, Canada. 

 1107,9.54 Boiler Compound. Max Beck- 

 er, Mannheim, Germany. 

 90f-',046 Sash Center. Clinton D. 

 Tabor, New Dorp, N. Y., as- 

 signor to Tador Sash Com- 

 pany, Newark, N. .1. 

 908,565. Niuzzie for Boiler Tube 

 Cleaners. Richard W. 

 Hamann, St. Louis, Mo., 

 assignor to Eugene J. 

 Feiner, St. Louis, Mo. 

 908,645. Celery Cultivator. Walter L. 



Bonniey, Batavia, N. Y. 

 908.939. Superheater-Boiler. John E. 

 Bell, New York, N. Y., as- 

 signor to The Baboock & 

 ■Wilcox Company, New 

 York, N. Y. 

 909,361. Sash for Hotbeds and other 

 purposes. William S. Bod- 

 ley, Louisville, Ky., assig- 

 nor to Sunlight Double 

 Glass Sash Co., Incorpo- 

 rated, Louis\iire, Ky. 

 909,463. Sash Operating Mechanism. 

 William Sefton, Elizabeth, 

 N. J., assignor to Hitchings 

 & Company, Elizabeth, N. 

 J., a Coi-poration of New 

 Jersev. 



