June 2, 1917 



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PRECAUTIONS AGAINST A NEMA- 

 TODE DISEASE. 



Greenhouse men in the northwest, 

 particularly in the New England 

 States, New York, Pennsylvania, and 

 New Jersey, are experiencing consid- 

 erable losses as a result of the oc- 

 currence and continued spread of a 

 little known disease. The malady is 

 due to nematodes, or eelworms, one 

 or more species of Aphclenvhiis, which 

 have been found in this country in- 

 fecting violets, strawberries, a num- 

 ber of varieties of begonias, and many 

 species of ferns. In Europe, where it 

 has been known for many years, the 

 disease has been reported as attack- 

 ing forty-eight different species of 

 plants. 



On ferns, begonias, and other plants 

 the trouble affects the leaves, causing 

 them to become discolored — usually 

 brown — in definite areas, which may 

 increase so as to include the entire 

 leaf. It may also produce on straw- 

 berries and violets a slight swelling 

 and distortion of the buds, crowns, 

 and leaves. Diseased plants may be 

 killed or have their market value, 

 quality, and appearance impaired. 



The cause of the disease, thread- 

 like nematodes, from 1-30 to 1-50 of an 

 inch in length, can be seen with slight 

 magnification when a small piece of 

 infected leaf or tissue is teased apart 

 in a few drops of water on glass. By 

 the aid of a compound microscope, the 

 egg, larval, and adult stages of the 

 parasite may be observed within the 

 unbroken diseased leaves, which they 

 enter through wounds or air pores. 

 Active larvae and adults can easily 

 emerge from leaves through these 

 natural openings, stomata, and may 

 be carried to other plants, which they 

 subsequently infect. 



The following measures suggested 

 by specialists of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, United States Department 

 of Agriculture, as methods of control 

 have proven helpful in preventing and 

 in reducing losses from the disease: 



1. Separate the diseased from the 

 healthy plants; then remove from the 

 former and burn all infected parts. In 

 this way the chance of infection in the 

 healthy plants is considerably les- 

 sened and some of the diseased plants 

 can be freed from the pest. 



2. Allow as much ventilation and 

 aeration as possible, and avoid wetting 

 the foliage, as the nematode is readily 

 spread by water. 



3. Propagate by seeds or by the use 

 of parts or all of healthy plants, 

 using soil that has been sterilized by 

 the use of steam or by other means. 



4. Avoid all stock from infested 

 nurseries and regions, and use disease- 

 resistant plants whenever possible. 



5. Partial success in destroying the 

 nematodes by submerging fems in 

 water at a temperature of 50 degrees 

 C. (122 degrees P.) for five minutes 

 has been reported. 



Rutherford, N. J.— Ed. Roehrs is in 

 the hospital in Newark where he 

 underwent an operation for appendici- 

 tis on Tuesday of this week. He is 

 reported as progressing satisfactorily. 



FORCED FRUITS. 



Progressive florists are constantly 

 awake to the desirability of being 

 able to provide something new or dif- 

 ferent from the ordinary for fastidious 

 customers when any special occasion 



E.\iiLY Rivers Nectarine 

 • ■rown li.v Sam Murray. K.ins.is ('it.v. Mci. 



comes up for decorative work. We 

 understand that little trees bearing 

 ripe fruit, grape vines, etc., are fre- 

 quently used for dinner table centre 

 pieces abroad but such things are 

 rarely seen in this country. Sam. 

 Murray of Kansas City has grown 

 such successfully and used them to 

 advantage on occasions when some- 

 thing exclusive was wanted. 



PUBLICATION RECEIVED. 



American Peony Society Bul'etin. 

 No. 4. A valuable 36-page bulletin. 

 The contents are as follows: 



Report fif Directors' Jleetinp : Premium 

 List for 1017 Show: A Pronouuoiug: List 

 of Peon.v Names (14 pages) ; A Letter from 

 M. Lemnine: How to Exhit)it Peonies: 

 Notes Towards the History of the Peony 

 in Ameri<'a — I. From Mr. 0. S. Harrison: 

 Mrs. Hariling's Book ; Xotes from the Sec- 

 retary's Office. 



NEW CORPORATION. 



East Liverpool, O. — Chal Petersen 

 Co., florists; capital stock, $25,000. 

 Incorporators, Chal Petersen. Ruth 

 Petersen, Gwendo'yn Lisk, Sara 

 Golden and John W. Golden. 



Obituary 



Charles H. Fischer. 



Charles H. Fischer, a flower grower 

 of Winfield, N. Y., died suddenly of 

 heart trouble on May 17. aged 50 

 years. He is survived by his wife, 

 two sons and two daughters. He was 

 a man of excellent character and 

 repute. 



Mrs. Carl Wilk. 



Marie Wilk, wife of Carl Wilk, a re- 

 tired florist, died on May 24, at her 

 liome, 220 Clarkson avenue, Flathush, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. Funeral services were 

 held on Sunday. Interment at Ever- 

 green Cemetery. She is survived, in 

 addition to her husband, by five 

 (laughters and one son. She was born 

 in Germany sixty-five years ago and 

 liad lived in Brooklyn for fifty years. 



Alexander Siegel 



We regret to announce the death of 

 Alexander Siegel, who passed away on 

 May 25, after a long and painful ill- 

 ness. He was for several years pro- 

 prietor of the floral department at the 

 Wolf Wilson Drug Co., St. Louis. He 

 was born in Cincinnati and was 63 

 years old when he died. He was a 

 member of the St. Louis Florist Club. 

 The funeral was largely attended and 

 numerous floral offerings were sent. 

 Alex. Siegel was a good fellow in 

 every way and will be missed. 



David I. Saunders. 

 David I. Saunders, a pioneer florist 

 of Washington, D. C, having been en- 

 gaged in that business for nearly a 

 half century, died on May 18 at his 

 residence, 2203 2d street northwest. 

 Mr. Saunders, who was sixty-nine 

 years old, was born in New Haven, 

 Conn., January 16, 1S49. He was the 

 eldest son of the late William Saun- 

 ders, who was connected for many 

 .years with the Department of Agri- 

 culture and superintendent of gardens 

 and grounds. Besides his wife, Mr. 

 Saunders is survived by four sons, a 

 daughter, sister and brother. 



Camden, Me. — There was a large 

 and very attentive attendance at the 

 last regular meeting of the Garden 

 Club on Tuesday afternoon at the 

 Y. M. C. A. J. C. Murdock, gardener 

 at the Chatfleld estate, spoke on "The 

 Home Garden," confining himself al- 

 most exclusively to the vegetable 

 garden and he spoke most interesting- 

 ly. He gave many valuable points 

 on the care of the garden and what to 

 do for specific crops. 



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