July 29. 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



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ou the green — all this for the older 

 people — and there were potato races, 

 bag races, three-legged races and 

 every imaginable form of amusement 

 for the youngsters with prizes for 

 each event. 



Mr. and -Mrs. Barr make an excellent 

 host and hostess and every comfort is 

 looked after. The Barr home is every- 

 thing that any mortal could crave for 

 and there was simply nothing lacking 

 toward the success of the picnic. 



The florist end of the party of course 

 made an inspection of tlie grounds 

 and the nursery end of the 'farm. Mr. 

 Barr is working up a stock of hardy 

 perennials and has an ideal place to 

 demonstrate their value on his lawn. 

 The farm end of this place is equally 

 interesting and his stock of blooded 

 cattle and acres of farm crops made 

 quite an interesting side show. 



The following list of visiting florists 

 is as near complete as the writer 

 could get to it. If any one is missed 

 blame it to my love for the various 

 sports indulged in. T. J. Xolan 

 of the King Construction Co., Dennis 

 T. Connor, of Lord & Burnham Co.. 

 and daughter, E. J. Fancourt of the 

 S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., ilr. and 

 Jlrs. Percy Bernard and Mr. and Mrs. 

 E. C. Marshall of Chester County. 



At an informal meeting of the Club 

 in the evening on the porch, it was 

 decided to hold the flower show this 

 fall in the Heimenze Auditorium on 

 Nov. 9th. 10th and 11th. one-half of 

 the profits to be donated toward th.3 

 procuring of an armory site for Lan- 

 caster big enough to enable us to in 

 vite conventions to this city. 



Albert M. Hebr. 



fashioned T^i-.ifos' harbor — and farm- 

 ers' rest— where the primitive has not 

 yet merged into the ultimate and is 

 the haven of rest for poetic souls. 

 They will surely yearn to return 

 again to this hallowed spot provided 

 the buzz heard "oft in the stilly night 

 was not too strong. 



G. C. W. 



Dutchess County Florists. 



Thirty-eight members of the Dut- 

 chess County Floricultural Society of 

 which William G. Saltford of Pough- 

 keepsie is president, were guests on 

 July 19 of George and David Burgevin, 

 of Kinsston. where they visited tlie 

 extensive plant of Vallentin Burgevin. 

 Inc. Refreshments were served and 

 about 1 o'clock the visitors were taken 

 in automobiles around the Ashokan 

 dam, and on their return, autoed to 

 Lake Katrine where a clam bake and 

 dinner was enjoyed. 



Waretown Rod and Gun Club. 



Comnioi'ore Westcott's bungalow was 

 graced for three days ( from the 21st 

 to the 23rd inst.) with a distinguished 

 company from Washington, under the 

 guidance of William F. Gude. Among 

 those present were Hon. Wm. Kettner. 

 California, and Wm. E. Kenney. Wis- 

 consin. Among the lesser liirhts 

 (although he will object when he 

 hears this) was Walter Brownley of 

 Washinston. The party spent a very 

 pleasant time, enjoying the sea I ri^ezes 

 and rural delights of this unir :r old- 



Essex County Florists' Club. 

 The third annual outing of the Es- 

 sex County Florist Club will take 

 place on "Thursday, Aug. 3. at Berk- 

 eley Heights. N. J. James J. Mc- 

 Laughlin, 181 Clinton avenue, New- 

 ark, N. J., is the secretary. 



TO ERADICATE WILD ONION. 



Along the Atlantic coast region, 

 from Massachusetts to Georgia and as 

 far inland as Jlissouri, the wild onion 

 or wild garlic is found as one of the 

 most noxious weeds. It is most 

 troublesome in small grain fields, 

 lawns, and rastures. 



It is highly important to know how 

 this weed grows, because on a knowl- 

 edge of its life habits is based the 

 best methods for its control or eradi- 

 cation. 



In cultivated fields the plants are 

 likely to be scattered, but in pastures, 

 lawns, and other places that have not 

 been disturbed for several years the 

 plants grow in clusters or clumps. 

 The wild onion ripens in June or July 

 and produces on the top of the stem. 

 1% to 312 feet high, a cluster or clus- 

 ters of aerial bulblets. sometimes er- 

 roneously called seeds. The under- 

 ground portion contains from two to 

 six newlv formed bulbs located at the 

 base of a plant. The aerial bulblets 

 have soft shells and germinate in the 

 fall. Some of the underground bulbs 

 have soft shells and germinate in the 

 fail, while others have hard shells and 

 remain dormant through the winter 

 months, germinating the following 

 spring. 



To rid a cultivated field of wild 

 onions the work must be started in 

 the fall. The object of this work is 

 to destroy the plants from the soft- 

 shell bulbs before they have advanced 

 far enough to produce new bulbs. As 

 soon as the new plants are 12 to 15 

 inches high, or during October and 

 November in the South and November 

 and December in the North, the owner 

 should plow his land fairly deep, be- 

 ing careful to turn under all the 

 onion tops. A plow with a jointer at- 

 tached to the beam will be found con- 

 venient for this operation. Disking 

 the land before it is plowed also helps 

 to bury the tops. This method will 

 get rid of the plants which have grown 

 from the soft-shell bulbs. 



It now remains to get rid of the 

 next crop that may be expected from 

 the slower germinating, hard-shell 



bulbs during the coming spring and 

 summer. Next spring, therefore, the 

 field should be planted in a cultivated 

 crop, corn in check rows being best. 

 Another shallow plowing may be nec- 

 essary in the spring, but ordinarily a 

 disking or two previous to planting 

 will suffice. From the time the farmer 

 is able to go on his land in the spring 

 he should make every effort to keep 

 the garlic from making to)) growth. 

 The best way to do this is to cut off 



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