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printed. Much stock is produced right and the order 
gotten in an unquestionable way, hut when the stock is 
dug the roots are mutilated and the packing is indifferent 
so when the delivery is made the stock arrives in such a 
condition as to make success doubtful? And the customer 
dissatisfied. Production, selling and handling all cost 
money, a dissatisfied customer means a loss to your bus¬ 
iness, a falling down on any one of these points means 
dissatisfied patrons, therefore nearly all business loss 
reflects back again on either or all of these elements that 
are so vitally concerned with “That Order.” 
BULLETINS OF INTEREST TO T1IE NURSERYMAN 
The Eastern Hemlock. By E. H. Frothingham, Forest 
Examiner. Pp. 43, pis. 5. Contribution from the Forest 
Service. February 3, 1915. (Department Bulletin 152.) 
Price, 10 cents. 
This bulletin describes the more important characteris¬ 
tics of hemlock, presents tables of its volume and rate of 
growth, and gives the chief facts regarding its utilization. 
Para-Dichlorobenzene as an Insect Fumigant. By A. 
B. Duckett, Scientific Assistant, Truck Crop and Stored 
Product Insect Investigations. Pp. 7, pis. 2. Contribu¬ 
tion from the Bureau of Entomology. (Professional Pa¬ 
per.) February 10, 1915. (Department Bulletin 167.) 
Price, 5 cents. 
Gives directions for the use of para-dichlorobenzene 
both as an insecticide and as a fumigant. 
Injury by Disinfectants to Seeds and Roots in Sandy 
Soils. By Carl Hartley, Pathologist, Investigations in 
Forest Pathology. Pp. 35, pis. 1, figs. 2. Contribution 
from the Bureau of Plant Industry. (Professional Pa¬ 
per.) February 20, 1915. (Department Bulletin 169.) 
Price, 5 cents. 
Preliminary tests of disinfectants in controlling damp¬ 
ing-off in various nursery soils. 
The European Pine-Shoot Moth; A Serious Menace to 
Pine Timber in America. By August Busck, Entom¬ 
ological Assistant, Forest Insect Investigations. Pp. 11, 
pis. 6. Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology. 
February 9, 1915. (Department Bulletin 170.) Price 5 
cents. 
Gives the life history, habits, and methods of control of 
this insect, which is a menace to pine trees. 
Food of the Robins and Bluebirds of the United States. 
By F. E. L. Beal, Assistant Biologist. Pp. 31, figs. 2. Con¬ 
tribution from the Bureau of Biological Survey. (Profes¬ 
sional Paper.) February 5, 1915. (Department Bulletin 
171.) Price, 5 cents. 
This bulletin discusses the value of robins and blue¬ 
birds as insect destroyers and shows how the small 
damage done by the former may he reduced by supplying 
wild fruits to meet their requirements. It is for general 
distribution. 
Some Common Birds Useful to the Farmer. By F. E. 
L. Beal, Assistant Biologist. Pp. 27, figs. 23. Contribu¬ 
tion from the Bureau of Biological Survey. February 13, 
1915. (Farmers’ Bulletin 630.) 
The habitat, food habits, and economic relation to agri¬ 
culture of more than 50 birds common to farming sec¬ 
tions are discussed in this bulletin. It supersedes 
Farmers’ Bulletin 54. 
THE CUBAN NATIONAL 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
lhe proceedings ol the ninth annual meeting, held at 
Santa Fe, Isle of Pines, February 9lh to 12th, are now be¬ 
ing prepared for publication, and will contain many val¬ 
uable and interesting papers, together with discussion of 
same. Since there are a great many non-resident grow¬ 
ers of citrus fruits and vegetables, who have their groves 
in Cuba and the Isle of Pines, but live in the United 
States, the proceedings of this meeting will he very in¬ 
teresting and useful to them, and anyone wishing to ob¬ 
tain this report may do so by becoming a member of tin* 
Soeiety. All that is necessary is to send the dues, $1.00 
for annual and $10.00 for life membership, to the secre¬ 
tary, Mr. C. A. Beatley, 30 Empedrado, Havana, Cuba. 
The names of such new members will also appeal- in the 
membership list of the report. 
The following is a list of the papers read and discussed 
at the meeting. 
Address of President of Society. 
Crops for Home Use. 
Citrus Diseases at San Pedro, Isle of Pines. 
Grove Cultivation. 
Rebudding Old Citrus Trees. 
Mulching vs. Cultivation. 
Spathodia Campanulata. 
Grapefruit Seedlings as Stocks. 
The Citrus Situation in the Oriente. 
Sweet Potatoes. 
Soil Sterilization. 
The Use of Serum in Hog Cholera. 
Diseases of Poultry. 
Cow s a Side Line in Horticulture. 
Irrigation by Windmills. 
Diseases of Vegetable Crops. 
Banana Diseases. 
Citrus Canker in Florida. 
This Year’s Market Lesson. 
Insects. 
Lemons in the Isle of Pines. 
Varieties of Oranges for the Havana Market. 
Grapes in Oriente. 
What Governments Might Do in Favor of Agriculture 
in General. 
Agricultural Instruction at the University. 
The Provincial Agricultural Schools. 
The Present Work of the Cuban Experiment Station. 
Fertilizer Losses from Leaching. 
Result of Fertilizer Experiments in Citrus Groves. 
Horticulture in the Lesser Antilles. 
Oranges. 
Co-operative Shipping. 
Some Overlooked Fruits and How to Use Them. 
Beans and Peanuts as Crops for Young Orchards. 
Lemons in Oriente. 
Citrus Industry in Santa Lucia. 
Cocoanut Industry in the Guanaja District. 
Transportation. 
Mangoes. 
The results of my February advertisement in tin* Na¬ 
tional Nurseryman were very satisfactory. 
R. II. Hoffman, 
Denton, Texas. 
