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etc., as there are on many other subji cts, as well as men ready and 

 willing to give them the benefit of their experionoe. No gardener 

 worthy of the name but would jump at the opportunity to specialize 

 on any new plant, flower, fruit or vegetable his employer would de- 

 light in. esiiecially when ever.v facilitj' is afforded to secure the de- 

 sired object. 



A.s to literature, there are suih books as llaking a Water Garden, 

 by William Trickcr : Water Lilies and How to (irow Them, by 

 Dr. II. S. Conrad : water gardening, Nymphaea and aquatic plants 

 are extensively treated on in Hailey's Cyclopedia of American Hor- 

 ticulture ; also Dr. Henry S. Conrad's Thesis on the Water Lilies, 

 the most complete work of its kind, besides many horticultural 

 books on magazines without number. 



Often the employer looks to his gardener for suggestions on new 

 l)lants, trees, etc., and it behooves the gardener to be well posted 

 on every subject and at an opportune moment to advocate certain 

 plants. As to tlie simplicity of growing water lilies, nothing is so 

 simple or eas.v. Yes, you say, when you know how ; and you can 

 know how if a little judgment is exercised. 



Their cliief needs are, water, still, not running ; a rich soil, they 

 are heavy feeders; a good rose soil will answer: sunlight and 

 plenty of air if grown indoors. W. Thicker. 



"Can any of your readers recommend a successful 

 remedy for ridding a badly infested house of the cat- 

 tleya fly? I have tried spraying and fumigating and 

 even cutting the fly out of the leaf, but I do not seem 

 to be able to get the better of it. Is hydrocyanic-acid 

 gas safe to use in an orchid house, and would this be 

 effective?" — L. M., Missouri. 



It is futile to cut the leads olf the Cattleya, because a strong 

 plant will outgrow the punctures caused by the Cattleya Fly 

 which does so much harm in many orchid houses. Try and keep 

 your plants strong by an even night temperature. The general 

 run of Cattleya succeed finely in a night temperature of 55 

 degrees. Sprinkle a mi.vture of soot and lime around and under 

 the benches every two weeks. The lly will show itself more in 

 a dry hot atmosphere; therefore try to entice it out as it must 

 be got out of the plant's growth to be killeil. (lose the house 

 down tight and do not damp during the day. Make the ]iipes 

 very hot and fumigate with a strong dose of nicotine lii(uid, not 

 paper, on seven successive niglits. spraying the ])lants over once 

 the next morning. This treatment will bring out the tly and 

 effectively destrov it if perseverance is practic<'d. 



,W. ROBERT FOWKES. Madison, New Jersey. 



"I would like to get some information on the culti- 

 vating of the blueberry, which I understand is finely 

 grown on some of the estates in Massachusetts. They 

 grow to perfection m our section in the wild state, but 

 we do not seem to succeed in cultivating them suc- 

 cessfully. Any information you can give me regard- 

 ing their culture will be appreciated." — U. M., Nova 

 Scotia. 



OF INTEREST TO ALL 



WM. E. THICKER SETTLES IN WEST. 

 Wm. E. Tricker, for the ]3a.st six \ear.s superintendent 

 for the C. H. Totty establishment of Aladison, N. J., re- 

 cently resigned his position there to accept the posi- 

 tion, as manager of the \'aughans establishment at West- 

 ern Springs, 111., for which place he departed from the 

 East on November 1. Mr. Tricker was ]io]nilarly known 

 both among the commercial and private growers in the 

 East. He carries with him their wishes for success in his 

 new field. Mr. Tricker has had a varied and widespread 

 experience in horticulture. He came to Madison, K^ J., 

 from England, where he was su]jerinten(lent for Dr. 

 Whitelev, Ltd., Uxbridge ; previously as foreman for 

 Thos. Rochford, of Turnford Hall, Chestnut, and Jas. 

 Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, London. His earlier exjierience 

 was gained, however, in the L'nited States, being one of 



the J. N. May and Pitcher & Maudcr employees. He is a 

 son of Dr. Trickcr, the Water Lily specialist of Arlington, 

 New Jersey. We feel sure that the Middle West has 

 gained and we have lost, a man of excellent qualifica- 

 tions. 



PHILLIP J. COX CHANGES POSITION. 



We have just learned that Phillip J. Cox, who for the 

 last four years has been happily employed as sales rep- 

 resentative for the Pierson U-I>ar Company, has severed 

 his connection with this concern and accepted a positioa 

 as manager of Hitchings & Company's New York office. 



Mr. F. W. Armitage, general sales manager for the- 

 company, being relieved by Mr. Cox of the direct care 

 of this office, we luiderstand will now divide his time 

 between their various liranch offices, in general sales and 

 promotion work. 



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