March 15, 1919 



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interest of the individual to some de- 

 gree. Was it not a natural condition 

 governed by cause and effect? The old 

 law of supply and demand has in the 

 past eventually been the price regu- 

 lator, and is it not safe for the present 

 and future? Cannot our own public- 

 ity in criticism of high prices drive 

 more customers from the counter than 

 all other causes? Why not a united 

 front, facing together the true situa- 

 tion? 



There is a conservation that is not 

 narrow or prejudiced, and there is a 

 liberalism that is not reckless. 



The future is a problem for which 

 no one has the answer. Let us be con- 

 servatively optimistic in believing 

 there has been no time when the need 

 and opportunity has been greater for 

 us to go steadily forward. In the ab- 

 sence and shortage of some items, 

 make the best use of what there is to 

 work with, filling our empty benches 

 with whatever there is at hand, in 

 the faith, that, if well done, the public 

 will value it. 



The conflicting ideals of a radical, 

 restless, unsettled people, need at this 

 hour all the soothing, sweetening, in- 

 spiring influences that have been given 

 to us to mellow them. Let us do it 

 with flowers. Success will follow him 

 who is unafraid. 



A PLEASING FLOWER BASKET. 



A NEW SPRAYING SCHEDULE TO 

 CONTROL SAN JOSE SCALE 



A new spraying schedule for the 

 control of San Jose scale, designed 

 to eliminate the expense of one spray- 

 ing by combining the dormant and 

 first summer sprays in apple orchards, 

 is announced by T. J. Talbert of the 

 University of Missouri College of 

 Agriculture. 



The dormant or San Jose scale 

 spray consisting of commercial lime- 

 sulphur, testing 33 degrees Baume, 

 may be applied to apple trees at a 

 dilution of 1 to 7 or 1 to 8 after growth 

 starts and up until the cluster buds 

 separate and the pink petals of the 

 flower buds begin to show, without 

 material injury to the leaves or 

 flower buds. If this strong spray is 

 applied after the leaves are out and 

 when the buds begin to show their 

 petals, it takes the place of the so- 

 called cluster-bud or first summer 

 spray. It therefore eliminates the 

 cost of labor and materials for one 

 summer application in apple orchards 

 infected with San Jose scale. 



Mr. Talbert admits that this recom- 

 mendation is not in harmony with es- 

 tablished spraying schedules for the 

 control of San Jose scale. Most au- 

 thorities advise that this concentrated 

 spray be used only during the dormant 

 period of the apple tree. A few later 

 publications state, however, that the 

 fruit grower should wait until the 

 buds swell or growth starts in order 

 to obtain the best results. None 

 states, however, that the so-called dor- 

 mant spray for the control of San Jose 

 scale may be applied to apple trees at 

 a later stage of development, without 

 severe injury. In fact it has been the 

 general opinion of entomologists and 

 horticulturists that this strong lime- 



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Progressive florists are constantly 

 striving to keep out of the ruts which 

 so many get into in their floral work 

 and in the material used. Beautiful 

 as a well-arranged basket of roses, 

 carnations, violets or other staple 

 florists' flowers may be, yet the use 

 of the same things continuously soon 

 becomes monotonous and the public 

 are always disposed to favor anything 

 out of the ordinary as a change. The 

 basket shown in our illustration has 

 the pleasing quality of uniqueness 

 combined with simplicity. Ixias, 

 Olivias and adiantum are the material 

 used and it is to be presumed that the 



color of the basket and the handle 

 ribbon were in proper harmony with 

 the tints of the flowers used. How 

 fine it would be if we only could re- 

 produce these floral pictures in their 

 natural colors, for color combination 

 is in many cases their strongest fea- 

 ture. The ingenuity and taste exer- 

 cised by the manufacturers of flower 

 baskets in recent years and the enter- 

 prise of the dealers in such supplies 

 have been a great help to the florist, 

 furnishing him with the wherewithal 

 for the production of artistic efforts 

 that otherwise would be practically- 

 impossible. 



sulphur solution could not be applied 

 just before the fruit blooms appear 

 without danger of serious injury to 

 the leaves and flower buds. 



The fact that the lime sulphur spray 

 for the control of San Jose scale can 

 be used after growth begins and up 

 until the first blossoms appear should 

 be of great value to fruit growers who 

 for any reason have neglected to ap- 

 ply the spray during the dormant 

 season. 



Since it is necessary that the work 

 de done carefully to insure against un- 

 favorable results, Mr. Talbert suggests 

 that the grower try the new schedule 

 on a small block of trees this spring. 



If he finds he has done the work prop- 

 erly the schedule can then be adopted 

 for practice over the orchard gener- 

 ally next year. The strong spray ap- 

 plied at the time recommended is very 

 effective in killing San Jose scale. The 

 late concentrated spray has also been 

 found to be of great value in controll- 

 ing aphids or plant lice, oyster-shell 

 scale, surfy scale. Forbes' scale, spring 

 canker worm, bud moth and other sap 

 sucking and leaf eating insects. This 

 strong solution is also effective in con- 

 trolling apple scab and it is believed 

 to be an important application against 

 other fungous diseases such as Illinois 

 canker, black rot, etc. 



