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HORTICULTURE 



September 12, 1914 



Est. 1765 



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A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., Cambridge, Mass 



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 . CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 

 ■ LONG ISLAND CITY. N. ¥. 



COMMERCIAL SURGERY FOR SICK 

 TREES. 



A cavity in a decayed tree is some- 

 thing like a cavity in a decayed tootti. 

 [f an unreliable tree surgeon who has 

 been called in to save the tree only 

 partially removes the diseased part ot 

 the wood, uses no antiseptic coatings in 

 the cavity and fills it up with cement 

 the tree is no more cured than is a per- 

 son whose decayed tooth has not been 

 properly filled by a dentist. The only 

 difference is that after the tree cavity 

 has been covered, if the work has not 

 been properly done, the tree has no way 

 of making its trouble known except by 

 further decay. 



Within the last decade there has 

 been a great increase in demand for 

 surgeons to repair decaying shade trees 

 but the possibilities of practising fraud 

 in this profession, like the instance 

 just cited, have tempted so many unre- 

 liable people to dabble in the science 

 that tree surgery has fallen somewhat 

 into disrepute. The U. S. Department 

 of Agric.iliure, realizing that commer- 

 cial tree surgery should occupy a high 

 place in the estimation of the public, 

 has recently issued a pamphlet en- 

 titled, "Practical Tree Surgery." where- 

 in suggestions are made for improve- 

 ment along these lines. 



As in all professions, there are re- 

 liable and unreliable men and firms 

 competing for contracts in tree surgery 

 and many individuals who have had 

 faith in tree surgery have lost it 

 through following the advice of unre- 

 liable tree surgeons who claimed to be 

 able to diagnose a case, but whose main 

 interest was to collect a good sum ot 

 jnoney for their work. 



Besides the careless filling ot de- 

 cayed cavities in trees, there are other 

 practices ot certain so-called "tree sur- 

 geons" that do the trees more harm 

 than good. Many of these "surgeons," 

 as well as the people who employ them, 

 do not realize the danger arising from 

 fresh injuries to a tree. Just as a per- 

 son is subject to infection through cuts 

 and scratches, trees are rendered sub- 

 ject to infection by having their living 

 bark torn. Notwithstanding this, many 

 tree surgeons use pruning hooks and 

 climbing spurs and cut fresh gashes in 

 the tree. The use ot climbing spurs 

 should be particularly avoided on trees 

 in vicinities where there is a con- 

 tagious infection. 



The U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 is suggesting a plan that may help put 

 commercial tree surgery on a better 



basis. Owners are urged to have a 

 definite written contract with the tree 

 surgeon they employ, and the follow- 

 ing is suggested as a model for such 

 contract : 



1. No climbing spurs shall be used ou 

 any part of a tree. 



2. The shoes worn by the workmen 

 shall have soft rubber bottoms, 



3. Ordinary commercial orange shellac 

 shall be applied to cover the cut edges of 

 sapwood and cambium within five minutes 

 after the final trimming cut is made. 



4. All cut or shellaced surfaces shall be 

 painted with commercial creosote, followed 

 by thick coal tar. 



5. All diseased, rotten, discolored, water- 

 soaked, or insect-eaten wood shall be re- 

 moved in cavity work and the cavity in- 

 spected by the owner or his agent before 

 it is filled. 



6. Only a good grade of Portland 

 cement and clean, sharp sand in no weaker 

 mixture than 1 to 3, shall be used to fill 

 cavities. 



7. The contractor shal repair free of ex- 

 pense any defects that may appear In the 

 work within one year. 



It the owner prefers to have a cavity 

 filled with asphalt or other material in- 

 stead of cement, the contract can be al- 

 tered accordingly. If it is desirable to 

 substitute some other preparation for 

 shellac, this can be done. Similarly, 

 under certain conditions, various other 

 modifications may be made, al- 

 though alterations in Nos. 1, 2, ,5 

 and 7 should be made with cati- 

 tion. It may so happen that if all in- 

 sect-eaten wood is removed, the tree 

 may be dangerously weakened; under 

 such conditions the diseased matter 

 can be removed to solid wood and the 

 cavity fumigated. Other suggestions 

 along these lines may be found in the 

 pamphlet issued by the Department. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- 

 TEMPLATED. 



Jermyn, Pa. — Burton Parks, rebuild- 

 ing. 



Maquoketa, la. — H. L. Hill, one 

 house. 



Mi not, N. D.— George Valker, three 

 houses. 



Rockford, III. — W. H. Burrows, house 

 24x250. 



Elyria, O.— L. C. Hecock Floral Co.. 

 one house. 



Dayton, O. — F. Mahan, three houses 

 each 18x64. 



Pawtucket, R, I. — Walter S. Sword, 

 one house. 



Orange, Texas — W. H. Stark, addi- 

 tion, 25x30. 



Columbia, Mo. — Wheat Floral Co., 

 houst 20x60. 



I More Red Devil Cutters Used Annually Than All Others Combined 



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1000 BBADT PACKED CBATE8 



STANDARD FLOWER POTS AND BULB PANS 



can be shipped at an hour's notice. Price 



HILFINGER BROS. Pottery, Fort Edward, N.Y. 



ADjust Rolker & Sons, 51 Barclay St.. N. Y. City, AteoU 

 em SPFCIIlTY — lgni Distance nd TrateEimrt 



The best PAPER 

 POT (or ahlppint 

 purposes. Sixes from 

 2 in. to 6 In. 



.\8k year dealer for 

 them. Samples free. 



E. ALLAN PEIRCE, 



401 Oaks St., 



Waltham, Mass. 



r-STANDARD FLOWER 



If your greenhouses are within 500 

 of the Capitol, write us, we can 

 you raonev. 



W. H. ERNEST 

 • 28tli £ M Sts. WashliiKton. 



Bemldji, Minn. — A. E. Webster, 

 house 24x60. 



Mt. Airy, Md. — .Jesse P. King, two 

 houses. 'iiixlGO. 



Baltimore, Md. — T. W. Gray, Catons- 

 ville, two houses. 



Bridgeport, Ct, — Brooklawn Conser- 

 vatories, additions. 



Council Bluffs, la. — L. H. Reams. 

 West End, rebuilding. 



Carson City, Mich. — Carson City 

 Floral Co., one house. 



Sullivan, Ind. — Harry Richmond, 



West street, one house. 



Rocky Ford, Col. — A. Nelson, Rocky 

 Ford Floral Co., one house. 



Long Beach, Cal.— E. W. Burnie, 412 



E. 2uth street, one house. 



Ashtabula, O. — Lake Shore Green- 

 house Co., range of houses. 



Baraboo, Wis. — Wm. Toole & Son, 

 Pansy Heights, house 25x50. 



Battle Creek, Mich.— Battle Creek 

 Sanitarium, vegetable bouse. 



Lafayette, Ind. -Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, Purdue University. 

 Range o£ houses. $30,000. 



St. Elmo, Tenn.— Fred C. Higley, 

 .i(i8 East 33d street, three Lord & 

 Burnham houses each 30x150. 



The Department of Parks of the City 

 of New York, are erecting a range of 

 Kreenhouses consisting of full iron 

 iiaine, bent eave, and semi-iron con- 

 struction, contract for which has been 

 awarded to S. Jacobs & Sons. 



