SSPTEMBEB 19, 1812. 



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THE AVERAGE DATE OF THE FIRST KILLING FROST OF AUTUMN IS NOT 

 FAR AWAY-STUDY THE MAP AND SAVE YOUR STOCK. 



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Chart ehowlng av«rag< 

 dates of first killing frosl 

 In autumn. In the Middle West occ, 

 [the dates of first killing 

 frost for any particular sea- 

 eon may vary fron the average 

 Iby 30 days. In the Northwest 

 land South by abouti 15 days 



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great interest being taken in this state 

 federation. The membership at ]^res- 

 ent consists of the New York Florists' 

 Club, Buffalo Florists' Club, Rochester 

 Florists' Association, Tarry town Hor- 

 ticultural Society, Nassau County Hor- 

 ticultural Society, Tuxedo Horticul- 

 tural Society, Syracuse Rose Society, 

 Syracuse Florists' Association, Albany 

 Florists' Club, and the New York and 

 New Jersey Plant Growers' Associa- 

 tion. 



The treasurer's report showed the 

 payment of the assessments from these 

 societies and that there had been no 

 bill for expenditures up to date. 



Frank R. Pierson gave a detailed 

 report for the committee on legislation 

 and offered important recommendations 

 as to the proper method of securing the 

 appropriation for greenhouses for ex- 

 perimental work in floriculture at 

 Cornell University. Prof. A. C. Beal 

 addressed the meeting on the subject, 

 after which the same was approved. 

 The New York State Vegetable Grow- 

 ers' Association will be invited to join 

 us in the endeavor to secure the appro- 

 priation of $50,000 for the purpose 

 mentioned. 



George E. Thorp made an important 

 recommendation as to the proper meth- 

 od to be adopted to bring about a 

 state appropriation for a horticultural 

 building on the fair grounds in Syra- 

 cuse, and the subject was handled in 

 great style by President Kasting, Dr. 

 Erl A. Bates, George Thorp, Arthur 

 Cowee, Charles Vick and Treasurer 

 Adams. Edmund Van Alstyne, director 

 of Farmers' Institute, New York De- 

 partment of Agriculture, asked permis- 

 sion to address the meeting, promising 

 the support of the Western New York 



Horticultural Society and the Western 

 Pomological Association in the en- 

 deavor to get this new building. A 

 committee of nine will be appointed, 

 three from each society, the State Fed- 

 eration of Florists' Clubs, the Western 

 New York Horticultural Society (or the 

 fruit growers), and the State Vegetable 

 Growers' Association, to take this mat- 

 ter up with the State Fair Commission. 

 Frank R. Pierson, Dr. Erl A. Bates 

 and Charles Vick were appointed by 

 President Kasting to represent the Fed- 

 eration of Florists' Clubs. Charles H. 

 Vick, superintendent of the exhibition 

 of plants and flowers at the fair, and 

 Assistant Superintendent Wm. E. Day 

 were accorded a standing vote of 

 thanks for the highly successful manner 

 in which all arrangements of the ex- 

 hibition had been carried out. 



Wallace R. Pierson, of Cromwell, 

 Conn., gave a stirring address on ' ' Pub- 

 licity." This subject, so ably pre- 

 sented by Mr. Pierson, was received 

 with enthusiasm by all present, every- 

 one realizing that it was an important 

 move in the right direction. 



Upon Mr. Cowee 's motion, the secre- 

 tary was instructed to write the Fair 

 Commission that it was the sense of 

 this meeting that the children be ad- 

 mitted free to have their competition 

 in plants and flowers, on Monday, as 

 had been done in previous years. This 

 permission, it was understood, had been 

 denied them on Monday of this season 's 

 fair. 



The same officers as at present were 

 elected to serve another year and Presi- 

 dent Kasting appointed the same com- 

 mittees. 



The meeting was adjourned to meet 

 in Farmers' week at the Department of 



Agriculture, Cornell University, Ithaca, 

 N. Y. John Young, Sec 'y. 



TO nOHT THBIPS. 



As you frequently give suggestions 

 as to remedies for diseases or pests on 

 plants, I take the liberty of asking 

 you to give me a remedy for thrips on 

 chrysanthemums, or rather a prevent- 

 ive of the pest in this locality, south- 

 em Louisiana. I have a fine stand this 

 year, but fear that it will be attacked 

 by thrips, as it was threatened with 

 them last year, and I should like to 

 take precautions in time to prevent 

 the trouble. M. B. 



About all that I can suggest as a 

 remedy for thrips on mums, or a pre- 

 ventive of the pest, is to spray with 

 a tobacco extract or one of the pro- 

 prietary solutions. Perhaps one of 

 your neighbors can tell you of some 

 remedy that has been tested and did 

 the work effectively in your locality. 



Thrips are a hard pest to fight. You 

 might try the solution used by the 

 Beauty growers indoors to clean off 

 thrips, which is a mixture of Paris 

 green and sugar. The percentage of 

 sugar is not important, so long as it is 

 thoroughly dissolved in the water, but 

 only enough Paris green should be used 

 to tint the water, as any stronger solu- 

 tion will kill the young leaves. 



,»i ,,.. .,:■ Ghas. H. Totty. 



Birmingham, Ala.— It is reported that 

 the Withers-Smith Floral Co., formerly 

 in business at South Highland, in this 

 city, have closed their establishment. 



