July 25, 1914 



HORTICULTUBE 



107 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE. 

 The Holland Park Show. 

 In brilliant weather the Royal Hor- 

 ticultural Society held its summer 

 show at Holland House, Kensington, 

 on May 30th and the two following 

 days. As usual at this fixture orchids 

 made a brilliant display, some fine 

 specimens being staged by Sir George 

 Holford, Sir Jeremiah Colman. two 

 leading amateur growers; and by the 

 trade growers, Sanders & Son, Charles- 

 worth & Co., Stuart Low & Co., Man- 

 sell & Thatcher, and others. Roses 

 were a strong section. Amousst the 

 novelties was the new White Rambler, 

 raised by Rev. J. H. Pemberton The 

 chief rosarians were well represented. 

 Carnations also made a gay array, 

 these being contributed by H. Burnett, 

 A. F. Button, Engelmann, Stuart Low 

 & Co., Cutbush & Son. Douglas. Vouns 

 & Co., etc. Sweet peas were seen to 

 perfection from Dobbie & Co.. Sutton 

 & Sons, King & Sons, Hobbies, Ltd., 

 and others. Interest was aroused in 

 the fruit trees laden with attractive 

 produce shown by Veitch & Son. The 

 Coronation cup, for the best exhibit 

 was won by Wallace & Co., Colchester. 

 Essex, for a water garden and Jap- 

 anese iris. The Clay challenge cup for 

 a new rose possessing the true old 

 rose scent went to W. Paul cS: Son. for 

 Queen of Fragrance. 



Manuring Experiments With Sweet 

 Peas. 



At a recent meeting of the Scottish 

 Horticultural Association in Edin- 

 burgh, Robert Fife, of Dobbie and Co., 

 gave an account of the results of ma- 

 nurial experiments with sweet peas in 

 1913. With nitrogenous manure alone 

 the result was only slightly better 

 than with no manure, but the leaves 

 were of a darker green and the 

 nodules were but sparingly developed 

 on the roots: with superphosphate of 

 lime the leaves were large, dark green, 

 and the plants were of strong growth, 

 with an abundance of nodules on the 

 roots. With sulphate of potash the 

 leaves w^ere small and dark green, the 

 plants were of moderate growth, with 

 a plentiful development of nodules on 

 the roots. The best result was ob- 

 tained with nitrogen, phosphate, and 

 potash in combination. In the last 

 mentioned trial the addition of magne- 

 sia or sulphate of iron made no appre- 

 ciable difference. 



A New Gardening Monthly. 



The gardening publications on this 

 side have now received an addition in 

 the shape of a monthly, under the title 

 of "My Garden, Illustrated." The new- 

 comer is a creditable specimen of the 

 printer's art, the color work being par- 

 ticularly good. It should appeal to a 

 wide circle. 



W. H. Adsett. 



HARTFORD PARK GARDENS. 



TO REPEL THE ARMY WORM. 



Letters, telephone messages, and in- 

 dividual callers have been soliciting 

 aid from the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture to stop the advance of the 

 hordes of army worms that threaten 

 their fields of wheat, oats. corn, timo- 

 thy, blue grass, and other grasses. 

 There seems to be a general outbreak 

 of this pest throughout the North, 

 east of the Rocky Mountains. These 

 worms are emerging from eggs laid 



Peren-xi-\l Gardens, Elizabeth Park, Habtford, Conn. 



Hartford, Conn., has one of the finest 

 park gardens in this country. It was 

 laid out and planted under the di- 

 rection of Theodore Wirth, now super- 

 intendent of Minneapolis' Park System, 

 but at that time filling a similar posi- 

 tion in Hartford. Under his succes- 

 sor, George W. Parker and his assistant 



Alex. Cumming, Jr., it has been well 

 cared for and a tew weeks ago was 

 the Mecca -for the members of the 

 American Rose Society who visited it 

 especially to inspect the rose garden, 

 which we illustrated at that time. The 

 accompanying picture shows a portion 

 of the hardy perennial section at Eliz- 

 abeth Part. 



by moths that apparently swarmed up 

 from the Southwest. Great numbers 

 of these moths have been noticed in 

 the vicinity of Washington during the 

 past montli, hundreds of their broken 

 wings having been seen near the Union 

 Station. Lawns in the capital are be- 

 ing overrun by this pest. 



How Worms May Be Destroyed. 



It the worms have not yet attacked 

 a field the most practical way to keep 

 them out is to plow furrows in front 

 of them, throwing the furrows in the 

 directions toward which they are trav- 

 eling. The worms will fall into the 

 furrow and when this is full they may 

 be killed either by dragging a log back 

 and forth in the furrow or by destroy- 

 ing the worms in holes previously dug 

 at intervals of 20 feet in the bottom of 

 the furrow. Kerosene poured on them 

 in the holes will destroy them. 



If the worms are already in the field 

 the fallowing mixture which will at- 

 tract the worms and destroy them 

 should be spread about: 



1 pound of paris green (poisonous), 

 50 pounds of wheat bran, 

 Juice of one-half dozen oranges. , 

 Bring this mixture to a stiff dough 

 by the use of dilute molasses and scat- 

 ter it amongst the worms. Care should 

 be taken to keep this dough from chil- 

 dren or domestic animals. Clean cul- 

 tivation, rotation of crops, cleaning up 

 of fence corners, close pasturage, and 

 the burning over of waste grass land 

 in the spring or fall, are good mea- 

 sures to prevent a recurrence of the 

 army worm . 



What to do for Lawns. 

 For small areas like lawns and pri- 



vate grounds, the poison bait men- 

 tioned above may be used. Equally 

 efficient is the application of a spray 

 of one pound arsenate of lead dissolved 

 in 25 gallons of water. If the powdered 

 arsenate of lead is more easily obtain- 

 able, one pound of this may be mixed 

 with 8 pounds of flour and dusted on 

 the grass where the worms are feeding. 

 It must be remembered that arsenate 

 of lead is a deadly poison to men and 

 animals, as well as to army worms. 



NEWPORT SHOW. 



The premium list of the mid-summer 

 exhibition of the Newport Garden Club 

 and Newport Horticultural Society to 

 be held at "Belcourt", August 13-15, 

 has been issued. The combined prize 

 lists of the two organizations is a 

 tempting one for any one having the 

 goods to show. The affair comes off 

 at one of the finest of the noted New- 

 port private estates at the height of 

 the gay season and will be viewed by 

 the elite of the country who make their 

 summer sojourn at the famed watering 

 place. There will be the possibilities 

 of big business for those who put up 

 worthy exhibits, and for those who 

 appreciate fine garden and greenhouse 

 products there will be plenty to ad- 

 mire in the finished productions of the 

 skillful gardeners who preside over the 

 magnificent private estates which New- 

 port boasts. Intending exhibitors can 

 procure copies of the premium list 

 from the secretary of the Committee 

 of Arrangements, William Gray, Belle- 

 vue Ave., Newport, R. I. 



Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Troy and son of 

 New York, are in California on their 

 way to the British Northwest. 



