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CONNECTICUT SCALE REGULATIONS. 
In his report for 1903, Professor W. E. Britton, State Ento¬ 
mologist of the Connecticut Experiment Station, says: 
“ The desirability of fumigation laws has been discussed in 
nearly all the states of the Union, and in many cases such 
laws have been enacted. Fumigation is not an infallible 
remedial treatment for the San Jose scale, as in several cases 
insects have come through it alive, but if properly conducted 
it is the surest method that w r e can at present recommend for 
destroying the scale and saving the trees. The expense is not 
great in the larger nurseries where a proper outfit is instated 
for the purpose. Eight of the larger nurseries are now pro¬ 
vided with regular fumigating houses and several now are more 
now being built. The entomologist and his assistants try to 
encourage this as much as possible and give advice and infor¬ 
mation regarding the proper method of construction and 
operation. 
“It is not improbable that a compulsory fumigation law 
may soon be passed in Connecticut. It should be considered 
carefully, however, and not prepared in haste. Many such 
laws provided for the fumigation of all nursery stock without 
explaining what is meant by the term ‘nursery stock.’ In 
the writer’s opinion, it is quite unnecessary to fumigate her¬ 
baceous plants and conifers. All fruit stock, and such other 
deciduous trees and shrubs as are attacked by the scale, 
should be fumigated. The law should either distinctly specify 
what kinds are to be fumigated, or it should be left to the 
discretion of the officer in charge of the work.” 
R. T. O. 
CO-ORDINATION IN HORTICULTURE. 
That the new society for Horticultural Science promises 
practical results for the nurseryman is shown by the fact 
that Prof. L. C. Corbett of the department of agriculture in 
his remarks on co-operation in horticulture said: “ In variety 
testing, a uniform scheme of note-taking must be adopted 
throughout the country. The information thus gained would 
be of immense importance not only to the growers, but to the 
seedsmen and the nurseryman, who could with better con¬ 
fidence recommend different varieties for different localities. 
These remarks apply equally to decorative plants, which are 
constantly more and more grown as the taste for home adorn¬ 
ment is developing. Very little is at present known in regard 
to the fitness of our common ornamental shrubs and trees 
for districts outside the middle and the New England states. 
A flood of inquiries for this kind of information is constantly 
coming in, but there is as yet no adequate means of supplying 
it. The society for horticultural science, drawing as it does 
its patronage from every part of this country, may be an im¬ 
mensely important factor in the accumulation of information 
of this character.” 
Acting on the suggestion a permanent committee on the 
co-ordination of horticultural work was appointed, at the last 
meeting. 
R. T. O. 
The National Nut Growers’ Association will hold its 3rd Annual 
Conventien at St Louis, October 26th to 28th. The energetic presi¬ 
dent of the association is planning for a lively and instructive meeting. 
SPECIAL REPORT OF AMERICAN 
POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
TO BE MADE. 
Based Upon Studies Made In the Horticultural Hall, Loulsana 
Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Mo. A Study 
of Varieties of Fruits. 
It was first proposed to call a meeting of the society for the express 
purpose of taking advantage of the peculiar opportunities afforded by 
the Exposition for a study of fruits in relation to influences of soil, 
latitude and location. A canvass of our members showed that 
the great majority was in favor of dispensing with the meeting and 
having the work done by committees. To this end competent coni- 
committees have been appointed to take up the study of the lead¬ 
ing classes of fruits. These committees are attacking their tasks 
systematically and with a spirit of thoroughness. The reports of these 
committees, together with the incident discussion, will constitute 
the Report. These papers and discussions will be brought together 
and published, and we shall have for distribution to the members of 
the society a document of great value. Among the topics to be pre¬ 
sented will be studies of groups or types of fruit; promising varieties of 
apples, pears, peaches, plums, and the like; quality of fruit as in¬ 
fluenced by cold storage; quality as influenced by elevation; appear¬ 
ance influenced by altitude; the ideal home of the Ben Davis; the 
ideal home of Spy; where should we grow Elberta, and many of simi¬ 
lar character. 
THE COMMITTEES. 
We are greatly indebted to Chief of Agriculture and Horticulture, 
Frederic W. Taylor, for his hearty co-operation in furthering the 
work of the committees. This he has done by including among the Ex¬ 
position jurors a large number of the members of the society’s 
committeemen. The work of the juror is furnishing invaluable oppor¬ 
tunity for the collection of important data. Mr. John T. Stin¬ 
son, Superintendent of Pomology, is not only aiding the committee¬ 
men, but also actively engaged in the collection of information upon 
the commercial phases of cold storage with special reference to the 
apple. The personnel of the committees has been carefully con¬ 
sidered so that each group of men may be looked upon as experts in 
the particular field which they represent. 
COMMITTEES IN CHARGE OF SPECIAL REPORT OF 
AMERICAN POMOLOGTCAL SOCIETY. 
Apple —Stinson, J. T.. Missouri; Close, C. P., Delaware; Craig, 
John, New York; Green, S. B., Minnesota; Hansen, N. E., S. Dakota. 
Cherry —W. T. Macoun, Ottawa, Canada; Supt. S. Haven Exper¬ 
iment Station, Michigan; Little, E. E., Iowa. 
Pear —-S. A. Beach, Geneva. N. Y.; W. C. Barry, Rochester, N. 
Y.; Maynard, S. M., Massachusetts; Brackett, G. B., Washington, D.C. 
Plum —Waugh, F. A., Massachusetts; Kerr, J. W., Maryland; Wat- 
rous, C. L., Iowa; Hedrick, U. P., Michigan. 
Pk vch —Whitten, J. C., Missouri; Taft, L. R., Michigan; Price, R. 
H., Virginia; Heikes, W. F., Oklahoma. 
Grape —Munson, T. V., Texas; Hussman, G. C., California; Pettit 
Murray, (Winona), Canada; Green, W. J., Ohio. 
Nuts —Taylor, W. A., Washington, D. C.; Van Deman, H. E., 
Virginia; Burnette, F. H., Louisiana. 
Tropical Fruits —Hume, H. H., North Carolina; Berckmans, L. 
A., Georgia; Kimball, F. C., National City, Cal.; Stiles, W. C., Chico 
Cal. John Craig, Ithaca, N. Y., Secretary. 
BUSINESS MOVEMENTS. 
The Cottage Garden’s Company of Queens, Long Island, was in¬ 
corporated at $100,000 on August 9th. The incorporators are C. 
W. Ward and Mrs. Ward, J. C. Go wing, Marius Matheron and Jos¬ 
eph Dauphin. The company is organized for the purpose of carrying 
on a general florist and nursery business and such manufacturing as 
may be connected therewith. The president is C. W. -Ward, W. S. 
Ward vice-president and’J. C. Gowing, Secretary and Treasurer. 
