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HOKTICULTURE 



February 15, 1919 



"LIFE AND VEGETATION OF THE 



HAWAIIAN ISLANDS." 



(An Illustrated Lecture before tbe Penn- 

 sylvania Horticultural Society, Philadel- 

 phia, February 18th, by J. Otto Thllow.) 



In Mr. Thilow's travels through the 

 Hawaiian Islands, his observations in 

 plant life were so inspiring that he 

 thought it would be of interest to com- 

 pare the wonderful growth of the fern 

 and palm family with those of same 

 varieties under our own care here in 

 the states. 



Although semi-tropic, yet plant life 

 is most spontaneous. The never end- 

 ing bloom of some one or other varie- 

 ty is not tiring because it is varied in 

 character. 



It is well that we should know of 

 the wealth of bloom in our possession 

 in the near Islands of the Pacific. 



A climate most agreeable, every day 

 May day, never cold, never hot, al- 

 ways just so. A boon to the plant 

 lover and a haven for the rest seeker, 

 and sanitorium for the fatigued and 

 ailing. We are hoping to transfer 

 much of our tropical seed product 

 from South American countries to our 

 Hawaiian possessions. 



While other industries have grown 

 to enormous proportions, new devel- 

 opments are meeting with ready re- 

 sponse. Horticulture on its high plane 

 today in Hawaiian Islands, is an evi- 

 dence of great pleasure to be afforded 

 the plant and flower loving visitors 

 from our own and nearby states in 

 years to come. 



Besides the wonders, there is much 

 in geological phenomena of intense in- 

 terest. Extinct craters are now fern 

 forests and palm groves. Many other 

 horticultural industries of vital im- 

 portance to the islanders will be 

 shown and their method explained. 



Public and private gardens with 

 tropical plantings throughout the year. 



The most marvellous and awe in- 

 spiring world wonder is the famous 

 Kilauea fire crater, in one constant 

 boil and excitement. Mr. Thilow suc- 

 ceeded in getting a night picture, 

 wnich depicts in fair measure, this 

 world's greatest wonder- on the Island 

 of Hawaii. 



THE LOCUSTS ARE COMING. 



The 17-year locust or cicada is due 

 to appear in various parts of the coun- 

 try this year. In 1902 this insect ap- 

 peared and caused the terminal 

 branches on limbs of forest trees to 

 die in midsummer and gave the woods 

 a scorched appearance. In some lo- 

 calities much injury was also done to 

 young fruit trees. 



Entomologists suggest, therefore, 

 that it would be well for those con- 

 templating the setting out of fruit 



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trees this spring to take into account 

 the expected appearance of locusts 

 and to provide cheesecloth protection 

 for the young trees or delay planting 

 until another season. 



Arsenical sprays are not serviceable 

 in kiling 17-year locusts because they 

 do not feed on the trees. The injury 

 is caused by the females inserting 

 eggs into the young twigs. This 

 weakens the twig, later causing it to 

 fall to the ground. 



This insect in its immature stage 

 lives in the ground 16 years feeding 

 on vegetable matter, and in the seven- 

 teenth changes to a winged insect 

 which lives only a few weeks without 

 feeding. The locusts will emerge 

 from the ground wherever timber was 

 standing 17 years ago and migrate to 

 nearby trees. Orchards not located 

 near such land will probably be little 

 damaged. The 17-year locusts are 

 harmless to man or animals. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Montreal, P. Q.— F. C. Smith, gar- 

 dener for many years on the estate of 

 Sir William Van Horn, has retired. 



Amherst, Mass. — Prof. A. G. Hecht 

 has been discharged from the service 

 and is now filling his accustomed place 

 in the college work. 



Bridgeport, Ct. — Corp. Francis Rey- 

 nolds has received his discharge from 

 the service and is now again in his 

 old position at the Taunton Flower 

 Shop. 



Somerville, Ont. — Fire broke out on 

 the evening of Jan. 26th in the boiler 

 room of Percy Brillinger's range of 

 bouses and did much damage to the 

 stock. 



Newark, N. J. — The greenhouses of 

 Jas. F. McDonough on Bellevue ave- 

 nue were badly damaged by fire which 

 originated in the boiler room of the 

 range. 



Albany, N. Y— George E. Nagen- 

 gert, Jr., has purchased and will re- 

 move to 806 Washington avenue two 



greenhouses now located at_436 West- 

 land avenue. 



Suffield, Conn. — Fire February' 3, did 

 damage estimated at nearly $4,000 to 

 the greenhouses and boilerroom owned 

 by Earl S. Spaulding on Mapleton 

 avenue. The boilerroom was partly 

 damaged, while one of the green- 

 houses was destroyed. Another green- 

 house nearby was also damaged by 

 water and smoke. The origin of the 

 fire is not known, but it is believed 

 that it started in the chimney. One 

 of the greenhouses was filled with 

 thousands of lettuce plants and the 

 other was filled with cabbage plants. 



VISITORS' REGISTER. 



Cincinnati — I. Bayersdorfer, Phila- 

 delphia. 



New York — W. X Rudd, Chicago: 

 Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rock, Kansas 

 City; Jos. Hill. Richmond. Ind. 



Philadelphia — John Badger, J. Bad 

 ger & Son, Cal.; Martin C. Ebel, Madi- 

 son, N. J.: James Higgins, A. L Ran- 

 dall Co., Chicago. 111. 



Rochester, N. Y.— Ethan A. Coon. 

 Rhinebeck, N. Y.. R. G. Slicker and 

 Edward Almvan of A. L. Randall Co.. 

 Chicago: Stephen D. Green of H. 

 Bayersdorfer & Co.. Phila.; S. W. 

 Morgan, Leroy, N. Y. 



Chicago — John Lapes, Cedar Rapids, 

 la.: F. E. Bonhan, Macomb, 111.; P. M. 

 Peterson, Joliet. 111.; Robt. C. Kerr, 

 Houston, Texas: J. J. Hess, Omaha, 

 Neb.: Rolf Zetlitz, Lima, O.; W. W. 

 Gammage, London, Ont.: J. H. Dunlop. 

 Toronto, Can.; H. Kusik, Kansas City. 

 Mo . : Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Wilcox and 

 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Wilcox of Council 

 Bluffs, la.; Wlii. Hennig, Orion, Mich.; 

 J. J. Karins, rep. H. A. Dreer, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. 



ORCHIDS 



We grow and sell nothing but ORCHIDS. 

 If you are in the market for this class of 

 plants we respectfully solicit your inquiries 

 and orders. Special lists on application. 



LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N.J. 



