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troduced in 1913 will entirely displace the old Lyon for 
it does not have any Lyon bad habits, the color is better 
and gives more flowers. 
We have never had a black, or a blue rose, but new 
roses give us nearly all the other colors. For the future 
let us have more that will resist mildew, black spot, and 
other fungoid pests. Let us have NEW ROSES, fra¬ 
grant, hardy, and always in bloom. 
A letter received at the office of “The National Nur¬ 
seryman” invites us to go out to the nursery of Martin 
Kohankie. PainesVille, Ohio, to see 40 acres of perennials 
and shrubs in first-class shape. 
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EDWIN LONSDALE 
Although not a nurseryman in the strict sense of the 
term, Mr. Edwin Lonsdale was well known to many in 
the profession, who will hear of his death with deep 
sorrow. 
The late Edwin Lonsdale 
Up until the time of his last illness he was in charge 
of the Burpee Sweet Pea Farms, Lompoc, California. 
Previous to that he had charge of the Girard College 
grounds. For many years he w as in the florist business 
at Wvndmoor. Penna. 
Always an enthusiastic horticulturist of an unusual 
ability and knowledge, he was perhaps the best known 
and best loved man of his time in the florist business. 
Mr. Lonsdale has left behind him something infinitely 
better than wealth—a clean record, a splendid example 
of courage under adversity and the esteem of all who 
came in contact with him. 
Book 
C. S. Harrison has just sent us a copy of his manual 
on the Iris, which gives directions for their propagation 
and care. I here is also a chapter on tlie raising of new 
sorts. 
Practically all nurserymen know of the enthusiasm 
ol Mr. Harrison and know his fund of knowledge on the 
subject of his book. Nurserymen who carry a stock of 
these beautiful plants should not fail to have the manual 
on hand for reference. 
The Iris are all classified and described. Price 25 
cents. 
PRINCIPLES OF FLORICULTURE 
Another of the Rural text books series has been pub¬ 
lished by the MacMillan Company, of New York. The 
author is Edward A. White and the work has been edited 
by L. II. Railey. 
Like the rest of this series, it is an extremely good 
book on the subject and is more in the line of the florist 
than the nurseryman, as it deals exclusively with green¬ 
house culture. It treats the subject from every view 
point, covering glass structures and their arrangement, 
building, heating, plant reproduction, cultivation and 
marketing. It is a book that should find an extremely 
large sale, as there is no other work, with w hich we are 
familiar, that exactly covers the needs of the American 
florist. The price is $1.75. 
BULLETINS OF INTEREST TO NURSERYMEN 
Life History of the Codling Moth in Maine. By E. II. 
Siegler and F. L. Simanton, Entomological Assistants. 
Deciduous Fruit Insect Investigations. Pp. 50, pis. 2, 
figs. 9. Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology. 
(Professional Paper.) August 10, 1915. (Depart¬ 
ment Bulletin 252.) Price 10 cents. 
Of interest to fruit growers in the New England States. 
Dispersion of Gipsy-Moth Larvae by the Wind. By 
C. W. Collins, Entomological Assistant. Gipsy Moth and 
Brown-tail Moth Investigations. Pp. 23, pis. 6, map. 
Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology. Profes¬ 
sional Paper.) August 24. 1915. (Department Bulle¬ 
tin 273.) Price, 15 cents. 
An extended report on one of the important phases of 
gipsy-moth control work, conducted under the direction 
of the Bureau of Entomology, and in co-operation with 
the various States affected. 
Testing Grape Varieties in the Vinifera Regions of the 
United States. By George C. Husmann. Pomologist in 
Charge of Viticultural Investigations. Pp. 157, pis. 10, 
fig. 1. Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry. 
(Professional Paper.) August 6. 1915. Department 
Bulletin 209.) Price, 25 cents. 
Of interest to grape growers throughout the United 
States. 
The Round headed Apple-Tree Borer. By Fred E. 
Brooks, Entomological Assistant, Deciduous Fruit Insect 
