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HORTICULTURE 



Juno 29. 1918 



The Waretown Opening. 

 The suvi'iuociith minimi uponinK of 

 Ihc Weslcott biuiKulow on HarnuKUt 

 Hiiy ciinu' off uoi'ording to schedule 

 last week when a Boodly party made 

 ui> of old time friends of the Commo- 

 dore met to meet that gentleman as 

 his guests and to extend to hlin cor- 

 dial anniversary greetings. Three 

 days. June 21st, 22nd and 2;ird were 

 enjoyed with much benefit to all; 

 ."ulling. lishing and drawing In the 

 fresh salt breezes both on land and 

 sea. An unusual feature was that 

 on the 23rd one had to have two over- 

 coats when on the boat and welcomed 

 the log fire in the sitting room. It 

 was the coldest June 23 any of 

 those present could remember. The 

 Commodore looked fine, and showed 

 himself as active at seventy-eight as 

 many of us twenty years younger. 

 Regrets were sent by a number of 

 old timers who from old age or in- 

 firmities or business were not able 

 to take in this delightful occasion- 

 much as they would have liked to 

 spend a day or two with their good 

 old friend. No accidents were report- 

 ed among the auto parties, the train 

 I)arties or on the waves. Everything 

 went ofT nicely, smoothly and accord- 

 ing to schedule. g. C. W. 



PESTS OF CUCUrVIBERS AND 

 MELONS 



Severe losses caused by the melon 

 aphis or "melon louse," can be large- 

 ly reduced and In many cases prevent- 

 ed by the use of control measures up- 

 on the first appearance of the insect. 

 Spraying with nicotine sulphate, which 

 so tar has given the best results, and 

 other methods of combating the pest 

 are described in Farmers' Bulletin 

 914. Control of the Melon Aphis, by 

 F. H. Chittenden, issued by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture. 



Next to the striped cucumber beetle 

 the melon aphis is the most important 

 cucumber insect pest and probablv the 

 most serious enemy of melons and re- 

 lated crops in this country. It works 

 quickly, sucking the juices of the 

 plants and causing them to wither and 

 die. often before insect injury is sus- 

 pected. Whole fields often are de- 

 stroyed in a tew days. 



The melon aphis has more than 40 

 insect enemies which hold it in check 

 in many regions much of the time, but 

 artificial control becomes imperative 

 when weather conditions are unfavor- 

 able to its parasites. 



The old stubs of cabbage plants 

 should never be left standing in the 

 field. They should be pulled up at 

 harvest time and all that show swell- 

 ings on their roots should be carefully 

 burned. This precaution will lessen 

 the disease in badly infected fields and 

 will hold it in check in fields where 

 it appears only in spots. 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



AdvertiMmenU in this Dspartment, Ten C«nU * Line, Net 



ASTKHS 



ASTKIIS^ I1I:NIi1:H.S()Ns invinciiu.k. 

 On.' i.f llir rliH-Hi fi.r rut nowcm. Wlillc. 

 Shell I'lnk. UoMt', I.tivi'iidtT uiiil I'urplr. 

 .><tr..n;; pliiiitB. ».'>.00 piT 1000. ciisli. IIUII.L 

 CKI.ICKV (iAltUKNS, Kiilauiatuo, Mli'li. 



BKOOMAM 



IIKUDMAS I'..l8 100 1.000 



I.nrrnlnc 2Vi In- Jll.OO JlllldO 



(Mni'lnnnll 2Vi In. l.VOO 



MrH. .1. A. I'cterson. 'J"., In. Ltl.ltO 180.00 



■M<lliT 2>.i In. 1!0.00 



Jfl.IIS KiiKMUS I'll, linlberford. N. J. 



Ill I. IIS 



C. KEIU * SONS, UII.LKGOM. Ilollnnil. 



Itullm c.f nil ilfBcrlplloHH. Write for prloi'8. 



NKW YOUK BUANCH. 810 Bridge St. 



CARNATION STAPLES 



Split cnrnntlfins quickly, casllv !in(I 

 chc'iply nionded. rillabury's Ciirnntlon 

 Sinpl..-, 1000 for 35c.; 300O for $1.00 post- 

 paid. I. L. PILLSBURY. Galegburg, 111. 



CHRTSANTREHUH8 



FINE CLEAN STOCK OF BEST KINDS 

 for Klorlsts use. Send us list of wants. 

 Catalogue tree. ELMER D. SMITH & CO.. 

 Adrian. Mlcb. 



CYCLAMEN 



CYCLAMEN: In the following colors. 

 Pure white, white with pink eye, pink, 

 dark red. light red and s.ilinon. 2Mr-ln. 

 pots. $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000: ;)-ln. 

 pots. $10.00 per 100. $95.00 per 1000; 3>,4-4-ln. 

 pots. $20.00 per 100. If only salmon Is or- 

 dered—the price will be 20% higher. 

 ■TfLIUS ROKHRS CO.. Ruth erford, N. J. 



CYCLAMEN: Best strain of Cyclamen 

 grown In 2!4-in. pots. Varieties. Salmon 

 I'lnk, Light Pink. Rlood Red, Bright Red. 

 Pure White and White with Red Eve, at 

 $7.50 per hundred, or $05.00 per thousand. 

 Cyclamen Seedlings, from three to live 

 leaves, $5.00 per hundred, or $4000 per 

 thousand. "Cash with order." .T. H 

 FIESSER. North Bergen, N. J. 



CYCLAMEN: The best new and Im- 

 proved large flowering strains. Salmon 

 pink, light pink, dark pink, blood red. 

 pure white and white margined red. 



Km lOfKi 

 iVit pl.ints. 21.J inch, extra line, 



ready f.ir 4 Inch $S.00 $7.').00 



Note : .Seedlings ship better than pot plants. 



C. ir. LIGGIT. Wholesale Plantsman, 

 325 Bulleti n Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 



DAHLLAS 



Peony Dahlia Mrs. Frederick Grlnnell. 



.Stock For .Sale. 



JOHN P. ROONEY, New Bedford, Mass. 



New Paeony Dahlia— John Wanamaker. 

 Newest, Handsomest, Best. Now color, new 

 form and new habit of growth. Big stock 

 of best cut-flower varieties. Send list of 

 wants to PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, 

 Berlin, N. J. 



Orders booked at any time for Fall or 

 Spring delivery. Wholesnle and Retail. 

 Send tor Catalog. NORTH BORO DAHLIA 

 & GLADIOLUS GARDENS, J. L. Moore 

 Prop., Northboro. Mass. 



DRACAENAS 



DRACAENA TERMINALIS. Clean 



healthy stock out of 2'i Inch pots at $8.00 

 per 100; 3 inch pots at $15.00 per 100; 4 

 inch pots at $25.00 per 100. Cash with 

 order. 



J. H. FIESSER, North Bergen, N. J. 



FLOWER POT.S 



A. ROLKER & SONS, New Y'ork City. 

 Eastern Selling Agents for the York Pot- 

 tery, Pa. Write for prices and terms of 

 pots, pans and fern dishes. Address P. O 

 Box 752. City Hall Station. 



GLASS 



Greenhouse glass, lowest prices. JOHN- 

 STON GLASS CO., Hartford City, Ind. 



Ill DHAXiKAN 



We grow thi'm by llie iicrn and grow Ihcm 

 [■..'!;. .A '"""'Pl-l" c.lle.il.Mi of KHKNCll 

 \ Aim T LS A.Mi OTAKSA. from pm. t„r 

 Nc'pl. delivery. Seiure ytiur needn n<nv and 

 liiive Iheni shipped before frost 

 •'.'"• t.'"- •'' 1" « In. 7ln. 8 In. 



",;, I . ^*'- -"• •■*•'"•• '■'"<•■ <«<•• 



Held grown plantH ..f (iiakHa for Angus! 



Hlllpnient. 25'; leHH 



.1 I- .SCHILLER, TOLEDO, (J. 



ORCIIID8 



HASSALL & CO. Orchid (Jrowers and 

 UiiNers, Southgnli-, i...iHl..n. England. Catt- 

 leyas and Laidio Caiilevas our Hpeclalty 

 One trial order solicited. 



PEONIES 



Peonies. The world's greatest collection. 

 1200 sorts. Send for list. C. BETSCHER 

 Canal Dover, O. 



ROSES 



ROSES. CANNAS AND SHRIBS. 



THE CONARD .V: JONES COMPANV. 



WEST GROVE, PA. 



SPIIACiM'M MOSS 



Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and 

 orchid baskets always on hand. LAGER 

 & HURRELL. Summit. N. J. 



VEGET.VBLE PLANTS 



I.Mle Vegetable Plants Ready : 00.000 late 

 cabbage, cauliflower, Slone tomato, sweet 

 peppers (Bull Noset. celerv (Golden S. B. 

 an. I White Plumei, C. & C. parslev. Ready. 

 $4.(10 per 1000 stRilght or as.sorted ; flOOO for 

 S2000. 



J. W. RAYNEH , Greenport, N. Y. 



'ELERY PLANTS— Golden Self-Blanch- 

 iiit' (French Strain). Also the grand new 

 Kasy lilanching, which Is easy to grow, Hne 

 I'l^nits. ready for the fleld. $2.00 per 1000. 

 .<> i.'i for 0000. cash. BRILL CELERY 

 <;.\unENS, Kalamazoo. Mich. 



4,000,000 Cabbage, Cauliflower, Tomato 

 and Celery plants. Field grown and potted. 

 List free. P. W. ROCHBLLB & SONS, 

 Chester, New Jeney. 



VINES 



Flowering and Foliage Vines, choice 

 collection. Large Specimen, Pot and Tub 

 grown for imniodlnte effect; also Climbing 

 Roses. J. H. TROY, Mount Hlssarlik Nur- 

 sery, New Kocbelle, N. Y. 



WIRE WORK 



WILLIAM E. HEILSCHER'S WIRE 

 WOItKS, 264 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. 



WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



•SITIATION waN'J1:d— By gardener, 

 married. 20 years' experience. Thoroughly 

 understands all branches of the profession 

 outside and under glass. Only good posi- 

 tion eonsldereil where energy and ability 

 eoHiits. No olijection to distance. Prefer 

 P.icin<' Coast or iiiiddl<> west. Address 

 1.1 i'li:.\ l,i;cLi;iii:. Fort Stellacoom, Wash. 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED: A man that Is capable of 

 taking charge of the watering of a large 

 range of greenhouses. Apply In person or 

 letter, with references, to H H BAR- 

 ROWS & SON, No. 264 High St., Whitman. 

 Mass. 



ASSISTANT GARDENER for greenhouse 

 and nntside. Steady position. Board and 

 room provided. Wages $60.00 per month. 

 Private estate about 7 miles form Boston. 

 Address "M. J.," care HORTICULTURE. 



WANTED— Tonng man as assistant In 

 park garden work. Address "J. J.," care 

 HORTICULTURE. 



