April 2. 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



537 



anything, this Easter must go down In 

 history as the best of all. 



Despite the tact 

 WASHINGTON that Easter came 



as early this year 

 as it can come, the weather was as 

 warm as it generally is in May. There 

 was an ' abundance of all kinds of 

 greenhouse flowers except violets, 

 which were almost entirely out of com- 

 mission and what few were shown were 

 very poor. There were quantities of 

 outside jonquils, but they were of poor 

 quality, and the long-stemmi'd house- 

 grown flowers led in popular demand. 

 There was a predominance of yellow 

 this Easter, among the most attractive 

 of the "yellows" being the hardy aza- 

 leas. They were of fine quality. The 

 concensus of opinion seemed to be that 

 the Easter lily crop was the scarcest 

 in years, and the greater quantity o£ 

 these shown were not up to the stand- 

 ard of quality of former years. Fruit 

 blossom was much missed for cheap 

 decorations. There was a big demand 

 for white roses for altar decoration. 



THIS 



KILLS 



MILDEW 



EVERY 



TIME 



FOR PARTICULARS WRITE 



Benjamin Dorrance 



ROSE QROWERS 

 Dorranceton, Penna. 



The Best 

 Bug KilleraQd 

 Bloom Saver 



F«c PROOF 



Write to 



P.R.PalethoipeCo. 



OWENSBORO. KV. 



Best for Garden Spraying] 



In vegetable or llower garueo, on fruit trees 



"nes ; for whitewashing, fire protection 



v and carriaL,'e "ashing'; wherever you 



, the Ueming- "Perl'et.I Success" save? 



time and trouble and does better wnrk. 



Deming Spray Pumps 



Hand and power, nearly two dozen 

 kinds; designed and tested by practical 

 ffroivers, approved by government and 



Experiment Station experts. Catalogfue 

 anti Spraying Calendar free. We make 

 Pumjis for all uses. Ask your dealer. 



CHARLES J. JAGER CO.' 



281 285 Franklin Slieet. BOSTON 



SCALECIDE 



I Will positively destroy SAN JOSE SCALE and all ' 

 soft bodied sucking insects without injury to the I 

 tree. Simple, more effective and cheaper than 

 Lime Sulphur. Not an experiment. On* giiiion 

 makes 16 to 20 gatlona spraj b j slmi-lj adding water. 



Send for BooKlet, "Orcha«rd Insurance." 

 B. 6. PRAH CO.. 50 CHQRCH ST.. NEW YORK CITY. ! 



Stop the Caterpillars with Strokum; 

 Bind It Around Your Trees 



Do it now. don't wait until tlicy have 

 <i'aAvlecl np and spun their webs in 

 ttie trees, and hatched out by the 

 tlinusands. It is easier to prevent their 

 going up than it is to burn them out after 

 they are up. 



Don't wait until they are dropping down 

 by then- silken threads, to spin their 

 cocoons for another crop — stop the progress 

 of the first crop by banding your trees 

 witli Strolium now. 



Anyone can put Strokum on. and once ou, 

 It remains effective through the entire 

 season. 



Caterpillars or tussock moths can't crawl 

 under it, and won't crawl over it. Better 

 than burlap, cotton or fly paper. Does not 

 disfigure the tree. Does not dry up and 

 stick to bark as .do the smeared-on tar 

 preparations. Strokum is entirely harm- 

 less. iSndorsed by the leading horticultur- 

 ists and tree experts. 



Send $3.00 at once for a sample package 

 of 1.5 pounds, which is enough to band 

 fifteen trees. 3 feet around. Delivered free 

 anywhere East of the Mississippi. 50c. extra 

 West of It. 



Let us mail you t>ur illustrated Itooklet. 



George Stratford Oakum Co. 



164 Cornelison Avenue. JERSEY CITY, N. J. 



Immediately Available Plant Food 



EVERGREEN BRAND FLOWER FERTILIZER 



It permanently enriches the soil. It prevents the on- 

 slaught of plant disease or insect pests. 



Can be used at any time during the growing season. 

 Put up in 12 pound cans, price $2.00 

 For sale by leading jobbers. Address 



D. D. Johnson, 64-66 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



li^riU for further information 



The Mastin Automatic White-wash and Spraying Machine 

 is ReHable, Practical and Durable 



The tank Is made of galvanized sheet steel, and In brass. 



The pump Is of brass throughout, simple and powerful. 



The mixing device keeps the contents of the tank well stirred up from start to 

 finish. ^ , 



When the machine Is filled to within six Inches of the top, a few strokes of 

 the pump will compress enough air In the tank to produce a continuous mlst-Uke 

 spray for fifteen minutes. 



All parts are made to gauge, and may be had for repairs. 



Just the thing for distributing liquid fertilizer In greenhouses. 



Ask your dealer about our EXTENSION HOSE. EXTENSION RODS, and the 

 MASTIN WHITE-WASH NOZZLE for Bordeaux mixture. 

 Sold through Seedsmen, Dealers In Florists' and Poultry Supplies. 



3124 Wert Lake Street 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



J. G. Mastin & Co., 



KILMDEAD 



ThebcstofaUL^ji 



.Dusting or 

 jumi^atiii^ 



26 lb*.. • I .OO 



too ibk.. t a.oo 



^ so lb*.. I.TS 600 lb*.. I4.00 20C 



MARBLE LIMESTONE 



ground to 80 mesh, is the ideal form of 

 lime for most soils. 



Approved by all Experiment Stations. 



No discomforts from its use and no burst- 

 ing of bags. 



CAN BE APPLIED AT ANY SEASON 

 WITHOUT HARM TO GROWING CROPS, 



The fine grinding insures quick results. 



We will accept orders NOW for delivery 

 AFTER April 15th In the order of entry. 



SEND FOR CIRCULAR, 



GET YOUR ORDER IN EARLY. 



THE STEARNS LIME CO., Danbury, Coon. 



