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WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
August, 1919 
Ulisconsin horticulture 
Published Monthly by the 
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society 
12 N. Carroll St. 
Official organ o £ the Society. 
FREDERIC CRANE FIELD, Editor. 
Secretary VV. S. H. S., Madison, Wis. 
Entered as second-class matter May 13, 1912, 
at tlie postoffice at Madison, Wisconsin, under 
the Act of March 3, 1879. 
Advertising rates made known on application. 
Wisconsin Suite Horticultural Society 
Membership fee, fifty cents, which includes 
twenty-five cents subscription price of Wiscon- 
sin Horticulture. Remit fifty cents to Frederic 
Cranefleld, Editor, Madison, Wis. 
Remit by Postal or Express Money Order. 
A dollar bill may be sent safely if wrapped or 
attached to a card, and pays for two years. 
Personal checks accepted. 
Postage stamps not accepted. 
OFFICERS 
N. A. Rasmussen, President Oshkosh 
J. A. Hays, Vice-President Gays Mills 
F. Cranefield, Secretary-Treasurer Madison 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
N. A. Rasmussen Ex-Officio 
J. A. Hays Ex-Officio 
F. Cranefleld Ex-Officio 
1st Dist., A. Martini Lake Geneva 
2nd Diet., R. J. Coe Ft. Atkinson 
3rd Dist., E. L. KolofT Madison 
4th Dist., A. Leidiger Milwaukee 
5th Dist., Jas. Livingstone Milwaukee 
6th Dist., J. W. Roe Oshkosh 
7th Dist., Win. Toole, Sr Baraboo 
8th Dist., C. M. Seeker Tomah 
9th Dist., L. E. Birmingham Sturgeon Bay 
10th Dist., F. T. Brunk Eau Claire 
11th Dist., Irving Smith Ashland 
BOARD OF MANAGERS 
N. A. Rasmussen F. Cranefleld 
J. A. Hays 
FORT ATKINSON, AUGUST 19 
AND 20 
Most every member in southern 
Wisconsin should attend the sum- 
mer meeting and we are of the 
opinion most of them will do so'. 
There will also he many from the 
north. 
The “Fort” you know is just 
below that famous crossroad Jeffer- 
son Junction and can be reached 
without difficulty. For those who 
own automobiles it’s a joke. The 
roads from everywhere pass thru 
Fort Atkinson and all are state 
highways. 
Our headquarters, the Black 
Hawk Tavern, is one of the best 
hotels in Wisconsin and we have 
PROGRAM SUMMER MEETING 
Fort Atkinson, August 19th, 1919 
Monday Forenoon 
Country Parks : Discussion led by Prof. F. A. Aust, College of Ag- 
riculture, followed by 
W. J. Mayle, Union Grove. 
II. M. Higgins, Seneca, 111. 
W . Ames, Oregon. 
E. II. Niles, Oconomowoc. 
Miss Nellie McDonald, Oconto. 
Mrs. N. A. Rasmussen, Oshkosh. 
L. L. Oldham, Elkhorn. 
Tuesday Afternoon 
Strawberries: Varieties new and old: Discussion led by Herman 
Christensen, Oshkosh. 
A small fruit survey; Prof. R. II. Roberts. 
Insects affecting small fruits. Dr. S. B. Fracker. 
Herbaceous perennials, new and old; a selection that will furnish 
bloom from April until November. Discussion led by W. A. Toole, 
Baraboo. 
Recent investigations in cucumber diseases. S. P. Doolittle, Dept. 
Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin. 
WOMEN’S AUXILIARY 
Program — Monday Afternoon 
Canning fruits and vegetables — Mrs. L. G. Kellogg, Ripon. 
Growing perennials from seed, and how to plant them after you have 
raised them — Mrs. C. E. Strong, West Allis. 
Chickens — Mrs. John Geiger, Oshkosh. 
Child welfare — Mrs. R. J. Coe, Fort Atkinson. 
PREMIUM LIST 
The following premiums are offered for exhibits of flowers and 
vegetables, at the Summer Meeting, Fort Atkinson, August 19 and 20. 
Class I 
1st prize 
2d 
3d 
10 vases of Asters, 1 doz. each 
$3.00 
$2.00 
$1.00 
5 vases of Asters, 1 doz. each 
2.00 
1.00 
.50 
Vase Asters, one color, 1 doz. 
1.00 
.50 
.25 
Display Dahlias, not less than 5 varieties 
5.00 
3.00 
2.00 
Display Pansies 
3.00 
2.00 
1.00 
Display Perennial Phlox, not less than 5 varieties 
3.00 
2.00 
1.00 
Display of Gladioli, not less than 25 blooms 
3.00 
2.00 
1.00 
Display of Annual Garden Flowers 
5.00 
3.00 
2.00 
Display Herbaceous perennials correctly named 
5.00 
3.00 
2.00 
For best specimens Fuchsia, Rex Begonia, Be- 
gonia of any other variety, Sword Fern, As- 
paragus Sprengerii, for each 
2.00 
1.00 
.50 
Best collection native flowers in arrangement and 
variety ; varieties to be shown separately, 
each with card attached giving both common 
and botanical name 
5.00 
3.00 
2.00 
