January 11, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



61 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The eighth annual report of the Ten- 

 nessee State Entomologist and Plant 

 Pathologist Prof, G. M. Bentley, has 

 been issued. From it we learn that the 

 annual loss in Tennessee from insects 

 destroying crops is as follows: 



Corn $5,558,300 



Wheat 794,900 



Barley 7,600 



Rye 22,400 



Buckwheat 3,800 



Oats 307,100 



Hay and forage crops.^ l,261,8lXi 



Tobacco ^ 530,145 



Nursery stock, flowers and plants. 104,200 



Strawberries 83,579 



Orchards 345.900 



Grapes 1,404 



Forest and timber products 851,100 



19,872,228 



Fifteen nurseries were condemned in 

 1912 and 351 have received state cer- 

 tificates permitting them to sell nurs- 

 ery stock until August 1, 1913. Stoc'; 

 from these nurseries is sold chiefly 

 without the state, less than one-eighth 

 being retained in Tennessee. Trees and 

 ornamental shrubs and vines from 

 Tennessee's nurseries are shipped to 

 all parts of the United States and Can- 

 ada, as well as to England, France. 

 Germany, Spain and Portugal. One 

 hundred and eight nurseries, mostly 

 strawberry plant growers, will have 

 no stock for sale during the season of 

 1912-'13. The continued cold weather 

 in the spring caused strawberries to 

 ripen late in Tennessee. By the time 

 the heavy picking came the prices were 

 very low. Consequently some growers 

 became discouraged and did not con- 

 tinue cultivation. In West Tennessee 

 many plant beds were drowned out by 

 the memorable high water conditions 

 prevailing there in the early spring. 

 There is little doubt that this reduc- 

 tion in numbers of the plant growers 

 will be permanent. 



Copies of this report may be had on 

 application to Prof. G. M. Bentley, 

 Knoxville. Tenn. 



Horticultural Directory for 1913. — 

 This annual publication by the Jour- 

 nal of Horticulture, London, England, 

 has just been received. It is bigger 

 and better than ever. The section 

 devoted to Societies has been recaste 

 and arranged in strictly alphabetical 

 order; the section devoted to Park 

 Superintendents is entirely new; and 

 the names and addresses of American 

 Seedsmen and Nurserymen largely in- 

 creased. Other new features are lists 

 of Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Trades 

 Societies and of the National Feder- 

 ated Association of Fruiterers and 

 Florists. The contents include County 

 Staff Instructors in Horticulture; Vic- 

 toria Medal of Honor in Horticulture; 

 Garden and Post Town Directory; Gar- 

 den and Railway Station Directory; 

 Horticultural Builders, etc.; Fruit. 

 Flower and Vegetable Trades Socie- 

 ties; National Federated Association 

 of Fruiterers and Florists; Parks, Gar- 

 dens and Open Spaces in London; 

 Principal Public Parks in Great Brit- 



imp Soap Spray 



iCffertive one to tliirty-two. 



Single gallons, $1.50 



Eastern Chemical Company 



1BC3ST04M 



Wizard Brand Manure is especially useful to the florist in 

 winter when the crude rough manure supply is wet, frozen and 

 hard to get. 



Sheep or Cattle Manure Pulverized or Shredded 



A kind for every use and in most convenient, effective form. Saves 

 labor, is ready for instant use when most needed and can be de- 

 pended upon. 



One hundred pounds in a bag equals a whole wagon 

 ^|Z<QQ^ load of stable manure. 



Don't fail to specify Wizard Brand when you order 

 and you'll get the best. Your supply house can fur- 

 nish it if you insist, or we ship direct promptly. 



THE PULVERIZED MANURE COMPANY 



31 Union Stock Yards, ■ - CHICAQO. 



U.SED FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN FOR 29 YEARS.' 

 Sold by Seed Deeders of Americsu 



Saves Cnrrants, Potatoes, Cabbase, Melons, Flowers, Trees 

 and Shrubs from Insects. Put up in popular packages at popular 

 prices. Write for free pamphlet on niiss and Blichts, etc., to 



B. HAMMOND, - Fishkill-on-Hudson, New York. 



The BecogmUed Standard Insecticide. 

 Not a cure-all but a specific remedy 

 for all sap sucking Insects Infestlnc 



Slant life such as green, black, white 

 y, thrlps, red spider, mealy bug and 

 soft scales. 

 $1.00 per Quart. tZ.BO per Gallon. 



An inf.tlllble remedy for mildew, rust 

 and bench fungi. Unlike Bordeaux and 

 lime and sulphur it does not stain the 

 foliage but cleanses it. 



>/^E*3IWIir4E 

 A soil sterilizer and vermicide. De- 

 stroys eel, cut, wire and grub worms, 

 maggots, root lice and nnts. Used one 

 part to 400 parts water, it does not In- 

 jure plants, but protects your crops 

 against ravages under the soil. 



$1.00 per Quart. $3.00 per Gallon. 

 All are spraying materials and are 

 effective in the greenhouse and In the 

 garden. 



FOR S.ALE BY SEEDSSTEX. 



tdison, 

 I.J. 



Aphine Manufacturing Co., ""n.' 



Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals 

 M. C. EBEL, General Manager. 



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Soaraoteeit lodcr Ua iDsecUcliti Act. 1910. Serial Ns. 321 

 Save your plants and trees. Just the thing for 

 Greenhouse and outdoor use Destroys Mealy 

 Bug, Brown and White *-cale, Thrip, Red Spider, 

 Black and Green Fly, Mites, Ants, eic. without in- 

 jury to plants and without odor. Used according 

 to directions our standard Insecticide will prevent 

 ravages on your crops by insects. 



Non-poisonous and harmless to user and plant. 

 Leading Seedsmen and Florists have used it with 

 wonderful results. 



Destroys Lice in Poultry' Houses, Fleas on Dogs 

 and all Domestic Pests. Excellent as a wash for 

 dogs and other animals. Relieves mange. 



Elffective where others fail. 



H Pint - - 25o; Flnr - -40c; Oaart - - 7So 



H Oalloo, &1.25; Gallon. 12.00; 5 Gallon Can, 19 



'ID Gallon Can ■ . &17.S0 



Dilute with watt-r jo to so Parts 



For Sale by Seedsmen and Florists' Supply Houses 



If you cannot obtain this from your supply house 

 write us direct 



Lemon Oil Company Dept. K 



ItO W. Lexinii:ten St.. Baltimore. 



Directions on every package 



>ld. 



Cocoanut Fibre Soil 



Trt-f.s inuUlieil with tliis article will 



grow larger fruit, better color, and 



ripen more uniformly than by any 

 other mean*;. We have proved it. 



20th CENTURY PLANT FOOD CO. 



27 & 29 OCEilN ST.. BEVERLY. MASS. 



In ordering good* please add "I Maw 

 it in "HORTICULTURE." 



IMPORTED SCOTCH SOOT 



lOO lb. Bag $3.00 



Wm. EllioU & Sons 



42 Vesey St., New York 



