July 11, 1914 



H R T I C U L T U K E 



43 



H Y CD R^V IM O E A 



We have some o( the largest, finest, and most perfect speci- 

 mens of liydrangeas in half-liai-rels that we have ever seen. 

 IMniits j're .lust <-ominL: inln Muom, and are beautiful syni- 

 nu'li'ii-al spei'iniens covertMi with l.loniu, eacli plant having from 

 one liundred to two Innulrcd rinwers. We have over three 

 liundreil of these fine plants in shape for immediate shipment, 

 ami every plant is a [lerfert spiM'imen. There is nothing so 

 maguilieent for summer decoration as these large hydrangeas. 

 They are very showy. 



.$7..tO, .liKl.OO and $13.00 each — according to size and number 

 of blooms. 



WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES 



If yuu have not. serur.Ml nil iIm> sicmI; tli.it you <an use for 

 planting for wiuter-tloweriug. \\(' still have a very tine stock 

 of the following varieties. ■\^'iiirli we can offer in i)erfect lon- 

 dition. ready for immediate sliipmi'Ut. Stock is gilt-edged in 

 every way — extra strong, heavy plants from 4-iuch pots. If 

 you can use any, we will he ghul to quote low rates. Write 

 us the number vou can use. :iiid we will quote by return mail. 

 Kll.I.AUXKV P.rilli.iiit, Kilhirm'y (Juccn. I'iiik Kilhir- 



EXTRA LARGE SPECIMENS FOR JULY 

 AND AUGUST FLOWERING 



ney, American Heauty. Lady Ilillingdon, Richmond. 

 Mrs. Chas. Rvissell, .Mmo. Cecile lirunner, or Miguon, 

 or Sweetheart. 



FERNS 



There is nothing better fur sumnicr use than the nne varie- 

 ties of NEPIIIUILEPIS. We otter a nice .stock of the follow- 

 ing varieties, well established plants ready for immediate 

 shipment. 

 Nephrolepis elegantissiiiiii iThe Tarrytown Ferni, .'iV,inch, 2.jc. 



each ; 0-inch. .'.Oc. eac-li ; s-iuch, .fl.OO each. 

 Nephrolepis ina.ijnificii, ^'.ij-inch, 2.5e. each. 

 Xephrolepis uiuseosa. :i'._.-lucli. i!3e. each; n-inch, .$1.00 each. 

 Neplii'olepis llarrisii, ll-iiicli, .")0e. each; 12-ineh — very large 



plants. >;.",. no each. 

 Nephrolt'pis liostonieiisis. (Much, 50c. each; lii-inch — very large 



plants, i^.'i.tM) each. 

 Pleris Wimsetti miilliccp> — .i tine hardy fern — 3'^-iuch, 13e. 



each. 

 Small Ferns for Fern I'ans. \ Hue assortment, i'-i-iuch, $4.00 



per 100. 



>ie:rsoim 



T arry-toxj^rt-oi-'-IH c i d sor», IMe>»y "^orU. 



"WAR ON CATERPILLARS." 



Editor HORTICULTURE; 



In your issue of .Tunc 20. on itage SOS. 

 there is an article on "War on Caterpil- 

 lars." What I wish to know very much is, 

 what preparation or method they used. If 

 it is possible for you to state this in yonr 

 next issue of HORTICULTURE, I would 

 greatly appreciate it and also if plant ver- 

 min, such as San Jose scale, etc., are in- 

 jurious to the body if taken in through 

 the food. Hoping that you will be able to 

 otdige me with such information. I am, 

 find will lie greatly indebted to you, 



New York City. J. W. 



The caterpillars particularly re- 

 ferred to in the article in question 

 were the "tent caterpillars" mainly. 

 The method of destroying them in 

 June is to collect the webs iu which 

 tlie caterpillars* congregate and burn 

 them. Early in the spring, before the 

 caterpillars are hatched out the rings 

 of eggs are collected and burned. In 

 many places the school children are 

 paid a bounty, so much i>er hundred 

 rings, and the number collected and 

 destroyed is astonishing, to say the 

 least. 



For the brown tail moth, which 

 makes its web nest in the fall the 

 usual method is to collect the nests in 

 the winter, when after the leaves have 

 fallen they are very conspicuous, re- 

 sembling cotton bolls at a distance. 

 For the gypsy moth, creosoting the 

 egg masses during the winter is com- 

 monly practiced. Finally, for all cater- 

 pillars, spraying the infested trees 

 with arsenate of lead while the cater- 

 pillars are young is a well known and 

 very efficient means of control. 



We have never heard of San Jose 

 scale hurting anyone when eaten on 

 fruit. Probably most of us have un- 

 wittingly eaten lots of them. 



MUSHROOM COVERING. 



To the Editor of HORTICULTURE. 



I sliould esteem it a favor if some 

 grower could inform me. it after lovi'ring 

 .1 mushroom bed with straw. I should 

 leave it on the bed till the crop is finished 

 or do I take it off before the mushrooms 

 appear. 



Yours truly, 



A SUBSCRIBER. 



If "Subscriber" has a crop of mush- 

 rooms due to come in now, it is 

 the very worst time of the year to at- 

 tempt it. As to tlie removal or reten- 

 tion of the straw covering, mucli de- 

 pends on its kind and its depth. If 

 long rough straw or heavily put on it 

 should be removed as soon as the first 

 growths appear. If it was very finely 

 cut up and is not more than an inch 

 or so in thickness, the mushrooms will 

 find their way through it nicely and it 

 may be left on. 



NOTEWORTHY CARNATIONS. 



Among the carnation growers send- 

 ing blooms to Boston, G. Thommen, 

 manager for Backer & Co., Billerica. 

 Mass., has no superior in the quality 

 and quantity of product, as is well 

 known to the local trade. Mr. Thom- 

 men was cutting fine flowers last Octo- 

 ber, and the same plants are still a 

 serried forest of buds and bloom on 

 straight stems three to four feet tall 

 — a most remarkable sight, the only 

 noticeable difference as compared with 

 the winter crop being that the July 

 flowers are not quite so large. The 

 color is extra good and keeping qual- 

 ities excellent. The record for the 

 season on such varieties as White Per- 

 fection. White Wonder, Winsor, Ben 

 ora. etc.. has been fifteen to seventeen 

 flowers per plant. At the time of our 

 visit, Mr. Thommen was throwing out 

 several benches of this splendid plant 

 to make room for the young stock and 

 it did seem wicked to tear them out. 

 The roots were equally as indicative 

 as the tops as to their strudy vigor. 



In reply to a query. Mr. Thommen 

 said that the three cardinal points in 

 successful carnation culture are abso- 

 lute banishment of all insect pests 

 from the start, constant cultivation of 

 the soil and the proper food intel- 

 ligently given. We have a new adver- 

 tiser of sheep manure in this issue, in 

 which some of Mr. Thommen's views 

 on this material as carnation food are 

 given. It is worth reading, and the 

 plants at Billerica are convincing 

 proof of what it can accomplish. 



CATTLEYAS 



Finest Collection in 5 Years 



TRIANAE — First to Sheath, Earliest to 

 Flower. Full formed sheath. Perfect 

 Leads. Heavy Foliage. 



MENDELII— Condition Ferfect. Dormant 

 Leads and splendid leaves. 



LABIAT.\ — Fine Plants, Semi Established. 



Any size. Send for prices. 



FREEMAN ORCHID CO. 



FALL RIVER, MASS. 



OFROMIDS 



Established Plants and 

 Freshly Imported 



Julius Roehrs Co. 



Rutherford, N. J. 



VINCA VAR. 



4 in. Heavy and Long ?14.00 per 100 



4 in. Medinm Long 12.00 per 100 



4 in. Stoclty 10.00 per lOO 



CASH, PLEASJS. 



WILLIAM CAPSTICK, Auburndale, Mass. 



Mention HORTTCDLT0RE when writing. 



FOR FALL DELIVERY. 



GERMAN IRIS in Endless Varieties. 



LILIUMS HENRVI AND TENTIIFOI.niM 



in Endless Quantities, 



Write Us for Prices. 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS 



FLOWERFIELD. L. I.. N. Y. 



ORCHIDS FRESHLY IMPORTED 



We have unii-icked the following in fine 

 condition. CATTLEYAS : Percivalliana, 

 Gaskelliana, speciosissiiua. DENDBO- 



BIl>IS: Formosum, Wardianum, nobile, 

 den>iflorum, Schuitzu. VANDAS: Coer- 

 tilea. Batemannii, Luzonica, Imschootiana. 

 PHALAENOPSIS: amabllis, SchiUeriana. 

 Spal l:n'4iottis plicata. 



Write for Special List No. 56. 

 l.\(iER & IILIRRELL, Summit, N. I. 



ORCHIDS 



Largett Importmri, Exporter; Growart 



and HybriJist* in the World 

 SANDER, 5t. Alban 5, England 



and 368 Broadway, Room 731 

 NEW YORK CITY 



