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The Florists' Review 



AuGuai! 4, 1921 



Nursery stock m the vicinity of Gp- 

 neva, N. Y., is reported to ho in excellent 

 'ondition by Rice Bros. Co. That dis- 

 trict has been more favored by rain than 

 fiome other localities. 



The summer meeting of the New Jer- 

 sey Association of Nurserymen will be 

 held Wednesday, Au^at 10, at Red Bank, 

 lV. J. Those attending will gather at 

 the Red Bank railroad station at 10:30 

 a, m. Those planniug to go should notify 

 •Secretary-treasurer K. M. Van Gelderen, 

 Long Branch, N. J., as soon as possible. 



The New England Nurseries Co., of 

 Bedford, Mass., has established a Bos- 

 ton office, at 148 State street, with John 

 Kirkegaard in charge. It ia for the bene- 

 fit of those customers who are unable con- 

 veniently to visit the nurseries. The New 

 England Nurseries (Jo. is propagating 

 evergreens and is working up an immense 

 stock of hardy, fhoioo and popular varie 

 ties. 



The Shenandoah Aursvrics, at rtheuan- 

 iloah, la., report having had a most fa- 

 vorable season, with plenty of moisture 

 and hot weather. Nursery stock of all 

 kinds is doing well. In Kansas, near 

 Topeka, where the firm grows its seedlings, 

 there lias also been ])lenty of rain and 

 ■ moisture. A cable from France recently 

 was received to the effect that the growth 

 of nursery stock is much retarded there 

 by dry, hot weather and that No. I grades 

 will be scarce. 



TO CONTEOL SATIN MOTH. 



Introduction of insects from Europe — 

 |)ara9ite enemies — may be necessary to 

 .lid in combating the satin moth, a 

 newly discovered foreign pest that is 

 causing much destruction among the 

 poplar and willow trees over a large 

 area around Boston, Mass. Two of its 

 enemies, insects already introduced into 

 this country to aid in fighting the de- 

 structive gypsy moth, are found to be 

 doing valiant service against the new 

 pest, and the prospect of controlling it 

 by parasites is encouraging, say ento- 

 mologists of the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. It may be neces- 

 sary, however, to bring in from Europe 

 some of its enemies that do not exist 

 licre at the present. 



In circular 167, ''The Satin Moth: 

 .^.n Introduced Enemy of Poplars and 

 Willows," the department gives a re- 

 view of government and state work 

 against the pest since its discovery in 

 this country July 1, 1920, and describes 

 the habits and life of the insect in its 

 various stages. Time has not permitted 

 experiments to find the most effective 

 remedies. The larvse were so nearly 

 full-grown at the time they were first 

 found that spraying did not prove effec- 

 tual. From their present knowledge of 

 the insect, entomologists advised the 

 following treatment: 



Spray poplars and willows as soon as 

 they are in full leaf with arsenate of 

 lead at the rate of ten pounds to 100 

 gallons of water, using soft soap for a 

 ' ' sticker. ' ' If the infestation is severe, 

 it may be necessary to repeat the opera- 



tion in June. If egg clusters are abun- \ 

 dant on the trees in July, spray again 

 with the same material about August 1. 

 If these suggestions are followed and 

 tlie amount of spraying is governed by 

 the density of infestation, satisfactory 

 results should be secured, it is said. 



Although the original source of the 

 infestation cannot be determined, it is 

 thought probable that the insect was 

 brought into this country during the 

 dormant season in crevices of bark on 

 live or dead trees. It is likely that the 

 insect has been in this country seVeral 

 years and has only become abundant 

 enough to spread rapidly during the last 

 two or three years. It is now known to 

 occur over an area of 642 square miles, 

 including sixty townships in Massachu- 

 setts and four in New Hampshire. 



SPRAYING FOR PEAR THRIPS. 



The pear thrips is said to be one 

 of the most destructive pests in the 

 pear orchards of some sections, so that 

 effective control measures developed by 

 the New York Agricultural Experiment 

 Station will be of considerable interest. 



The thrips is difficult to deal with, 

 due to its peculiar wiry structure. 

 These peculiarities render it necessary 

 to apply the spray during the brief pe- 

 riod between the first appearance of 

 the adults in the spring and the opening 

 of the buds. This is usually about the 

 middle or latter }iart of April in the 

 Hudson valley. 



Effective control was secured by 

 making three or four a])|)licatious of 

 a spray mixture containing a high-grade 

 miscible oil or whale-oil soap and nice- 



NURSERY STOCK 



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Field Grown Rotes our Specialty 

 Budded and Own Root 



Write for our Wholesale Trade List 



W. & T. SMITH CO. 



Geneva, N. Y. 



tine sulphate, when applied with a 

 spray outfit capable of maintaining a 

 pressure of from 200 to 300 pounds. 



A detailed account of the experi- 

 ments and of the spray mixture will 

 be found in Bulletin No. 484, which 

 may be had free of charge upon appli- 

 cation to the station, at Geneva. 



PAINESVII.LE, O. 



The unusually hot and dry weather, 

 which has lasted over six weeks, has 

 done considerable damage to the nurs- 

 erymen here. Perennial growers have 

 been the heaviest losers. With little 

 or no rain during this period, the seed- 

 ling stock has suffered greatly, many 

 growers having planted the second 

 time, to no avail. 



Joseph W. Kallay, owner of the Done 

 well Nurseries, has a fine stock of «h6ice 

 evergreens. In this particular lime Mr. 

 Kallay intends to specialize. 



The hardy phloxes of the R. E. Hunt- 

 ington Co., Mentor, O., are now im full 

 bloom, making a splendid showing. The 

 large fields of gladioli are also of good 

 quality. 



C. C. Hallman and family are spend 

 ing their vacation at Detroit, Mich. 



T. R. Norman has returned from an 

 eastern trip, where he visited many of 

 the nurseries. 



Leo Kidd has returned to his duties 

 at Wilson 's Flower Shop, after en.ioy- 

 ing a two weeks' vacation. 



We Thank You 



For your spring trade and 

 will be pleased to serve 

 you for fall 1921 and 

 spring 1922. 



Call and see our growing 

 stock. Visitors always 

 welcome. 



Onarga Nursery Company 



CULTRA BROS^ Managers 

 ONARGA, - ILLINOIS 



WANTED 



We are in the market for Evergreens in small 

 quantities and carload lots in lining out to 8-ft. sizes. 

 Lining out Shrubs, only in the better varieties. 

 Viburnum, all sizes; also Phlox and Peonies. 

 Give prices, varieties and sizes. 



ROCK'S FLOWER GARDENS, 

 Independence, Mo. 



