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The Garden Magazine, July, 1922 



Luscious 

 Strawberries 



Fresh fromthe Picking 



THEY add the crowning glory to the 

 home garden plot — the final satis- 

 faction to the perfect meal. Their cul- 

 ture is a pleasure — their flavor a delight. 



Pick Your Own from 



LOVETT'S POT-GROWN 

 STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



Each grown in an individual pot 

 and shipped direct to you from the 

 select stock of America's foremost berry 

 culturista. 



An attractive little book, No. 105, tells 

 about the varieties and their culture. 

 Mailed with pleasure on request. 



J. T. LOVETT 



530 Sycamore Road, Little Silver, N. J. 



Berry growers 



for Almost 



Half a 



Century 



IRISES 



of Superior Merit 



The equal of many new 

 high priced varieties; indis- 

 pensable in an Iris col- 

 lection and worthy of a 

 place in any garden. While 

 not new they are not com- 

 mon; have stood the test 

 of time and been in cul- 

 tivation long enough to 

 permit sale at nominal 

 prices. 



Caprice 



Celeste 



Darius . 



Dorothea 



Eldorado 



Fairy 



Florentina 



Gertrude 



Her Majesty 



Iris King 



Juanita 



Kharput 



Kochi 



Lohengrin 



Loreley 



.30 

 .25 

 .25 

 .25 

 .60 

 .25 

 .25 

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 .30 

 .50 

 .30 

 .25 

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 .35 

 .25 



Mary Garden . .65 



Mme. Chereau .25 



Monsignor . . .45 



Mrs. H.Darwin .25 

 Mrs. Neubrenner .25 



Nibelungen . .30 



Pal Dalmatica .30 



Perfection . . .30 



Prosper Laugier .60 



Quaker Lady . 

 Rhein Nixe 

 Rose Unique . 

 Sherwin Wright 

 Viol Grandiflora 

 Walhalla . . 



.65 

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See our ad in May issue for rare varieties 



(1^ n GROWER OF „, ^j, 



A Peonies & Iriseo A 



Chicago, 111. 



1644 Lakewood Ave. 



WHAT SHADING DOES 



THE effect of withdrawing sunlight was care- 

 fully investigated by J. H. Curley and G. T. 

 Nightingale, at the New Hampshire Experiment 

 Station. Cloth screens of two different thick- 

 nesses were constructed over Apple and Peach 

 trees, and careful comparisons made between 

 these trees and others growing in the open. Simi- 

 lar observations were made with Geranium, Snap- 

 dragon, Buckwheat, Lettuce, Aster, Tomato, 

 Nasturtium, and Egg-plant. In proportion as the 

 plants were shaded it was found that in general 

 the leaves increased in size and decreased in thick- 

 ness. The green color of the foliage was intensi- 

 fied and the surface became distinctly glabrous. 

 The leaves dropped earlier from the shaded trees 

 than from the others. Of particular importance 

 was the effect upon flowering, which was modified 

 by shading and in some cases entirely suppressed. 

 The fruit trees failed to develop flower buds as 

 freely under the shade. In a majority of species 

 studied the shading resulted in a delay in flower- 

 ing of from a few days to more than a month. 



APHIS IN THE ORCHARD 



DWARFED, misshapen apples which display 

 pimpling and red stippling of the surfaces, 

 and the appearance of fruits marred by the sooty 

 fungus which thrives upon the excretions of the 

 lice is evidence of the presence of green aphis in 

 the orchard. 



The eggs of the green aphis are deposited in 

 the autumn, and hatch the following spring. 

 The majority hatch out as color is showing in 

 the leaf tips of the opening blossom buds. De- 

 velopment is rapid, and winged forms of the 

 second generation appear in late May or early 

 June, when there is a migration to other trees. 

 The species breeds continuously throughout the 

 summer, producing many broods. 



They prefer succulent tissues such as exist on 

 terminal growths, water-sprouts, and suckers and 

 are generally present in injurious numbers for 

 more or less extended periods during the summer 

 months in nursery plantings and young Apple 

 orchards. In occasional years destructive out- 

 breaks of the insect occur in bearing orchards. 



Their attacks cause curling of Apple leaves 

 which may result in defoliation of affected 

 branches. Succulent growth often exhibits a 

 dying back of terminal areas. 



The work of this pest and its control have been 

 studied at the Geneva, N. Y., experiment station. 

 The delayed dormant, or bud spray, treatment 

 of lime-sulphur and nicotine sulphate protected 

 bearing orchards until about the middle of June, 

 when there was a reinfestation from winged 

 migrants. Further spraying with nicotine sul- 

 phate and soap, during midsummer resulted in 

 efficient control. Following the treatment, there 

 was noticeable improvement in the condition of 

 apples in most orchards with respect to shape, 

 size, and freedom from reddish discolorations. 



Comparative tests of nicotine sulphate with 

 soap or large amounts of lime indicated few differ- 

 ences in insecticidal qualities of these prepara- 

 tions. The advantages of the lime wash were its 

 deterrent action on the aphids and its cleansing 

 properties to the fruits. The rapid killing with 

 nicotine sulphate in combination with soap and its 

 greater spreading properties point to its superior- 

 ity for large trees. 



PEONIES 



Queens of the Garden 



Do you want to add an at- 

 tractive collection of good 

 peonies to your garden? We 

 grow all the best of the stand- 

 ard varieties besides an excel- 

 lent collection of the rare 

 European and Japanese in- 

 troductions that are as yet 

 not well known in American 

 Gardens. Every Peony we 

 offer is a worth while Peony. 



Write for Catalogue 



JACOB SCHULZ CO., Inc. 



Nurserymen and Landscape Architects 



550 South Fourth Ave., Louisville, Ky. 



Everything For Your Garden At Reasonable Prices 



A Rare New- 

 Seedling IRIS 



J. J. Dean, our own creation, is a very large, tall, 

 handsome bearded bi-color. Standards light violet 

 and falls velvety royal purple. Stock limited, 

 $io each. 



Hexagona purpureo — a natural hybrid no doubt of 

 the type and Fulva. Very much admired by visitors 

 to our gardens this season. A good companion to 

 Dorothy K. Williamson — lighter in tone, Raisen 

 Purple fRidgeway), also much taller growing with 

 us; very airy and graceful. Not suited to locations 

 with severe winter climate. $1.50 each. 



Fulva (cuprea). Tawny brick red. This and 

 above variety suited for planting by pools and 

 streams. 75 cents each. 



New price list mailed upon request 



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In the Garden a Bird Bath is a delightful spot of in- 

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 Many attractive designs are executed in our light 

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 Red, buff and other colors will be made. 

 Our catalogue illustrating 300 numbers will be sent 

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