388 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Horticulture in the Northwestern Agriculturist.— The 

 horticultural columns in this Minneapolis farmers' paper are now 

 in the charge of Mr. E. J. Cutte. Mr. Cutts is a nurseryman of con- 

 siderable experience residing- at Howard Lake, Wright Co., and he is 

 fortunate in being engaged in a business to which he is attached. 

 He is a gentleman of culture and enterprise and will add an element 

 of real value to this useful journal. Mr. Collins is to be congratu- 

 lated in securing so competent a successor to Mr. Clarence Wedge, 

 by whose efforts the horticultural department of this paper was 

 given marked prominence. Mr. Cutts has been for some years an 

 active and useful member of our organization. 



Kerosene Emulsion. — Hard soap, half pound; boiling water, one 

 gallon;'kerosene, two gallons. 



Dissolve the soap in the water, add tlie kerosene, and churn with 

 a pump for 5 to 10 minutes. Dilute four to twenty-five times before ap- 

 plying. Use strong emulsion for all scale insects; for such insects 

 as plant lice, mealy bugs, red spider and thrips, weaker preparations 

 will prove effective. Cabbage worms, currant worms and all insects 

 which have soft bodies, can also be successfully treated. It is ad- 

 visable to make the emulsion shortl}' before it is used. 



The above is the latest formula for this useful preparation as 

 issued b)' the Cornell Agricultural Experiment Station and can be 

 relied upon. 



Our Horticultural Lecturer.— Prof. O. C. Gregg sends infor- 

 mation of a change in the personnel of the lecturer on horticulture 

 in the Farmers' Institute Corps, Mr. E. J. Cutts, of Howard Lake, 

 Wright county, taking the place vacated by the resignation of Mr. 

 Clarence Wedge. Speaking of Mr. Wedge's retirement, Mr. Gregg 

 says: "I deeply regret the loss of Mr. Wedge from our work. His 

 home conditions were such that he concluded he could not continue 

 with us, so we reluctantly parted with him." In another note in this 

 "Corner" reference is made to Mr. Cutts' training in and love for hort- 

 iculture — and we believe he is well fitted to succeed also in this hon- 

 orable and useful position. Mr. Wedge's mantle seems to have fallen 

 upon him, and we expect he will wear it with credit to himself and 

 benefit to the public. 



New Creations in Fruits and Flowers.— The annual catalogue 

 of Luther Burbank, of Santa Rosa, Cal., is one of great value to any 

 one interested in the production of new varieties by the process of 

 hybridization. According to this list his experiments are confined 

 mainly to walnuts, quinces, plums, the small fruits and roses, though 

 other species are not forgotten. His descriptions of new fruits in- 

 clude a raspberry earlier in ripening than the strawberry and one 

 the fruit of which is three times the size of the Gregg; absolutely 

 thornless raspberries, blackberries and dewberries; raspberry- 

 strawberry hybrids, valuable.however, only as a curiosity, and many 

 other objects of interest. A number of acres are being devoted to the 

 work and hundreds of thousands of hybrids and cross-bred seed- 

 lings are being tested. It is claimed to be much the most extensive 



