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eliminated from the premium list and the money added to the com¬ 
mercial sorts which are generally grown and which interest the 
orchard man and the farmer. 
In 1907, it cost $2 to enter a plate of Baldwin apples and the 
first premium was $1.50. ^In 1910, there was no entrance fee foi a 
single plate of Baldwin apples and the first premium was $25. The 
advantage of this change when considered from an educational view¬ 
point will be appreciated when it is seen that the number of plates of 
Baldwin apples in 1907 was 4 and in 1910, 67, an increase of 1575 
per cent. A like increase is shown in other commercial varieties like 
McIntosh, King, Northern Spy apples, Bartlett pears, Elberta 
peaches, etc. 
Additional entries mean a greater number^of exmoitors, more 
interest, and better advertising and attendance. There has been 
shown a much greater interest on the part of county and Grange 
societies. In 1907, but three of these societies made exhibits, while 
in 1910, the fair secured exhibits from eight such organizations. 
Other new features have been added during the past two years, 
for instance, the exhibit of pears and apples in boxes, nursery stock 
and collections of fruits by boys and girls under sixteen years of age. 
The large fruit societies of the State, the New York State Fruit 
Growers’ Association and the Western New York Horticultural 
Society have maintained large and beautiful displays of fruits which 
have added largely to the attractiveness of the department. 
Catalogues Received 
Thomas Meehan & Sons, Dresher, Pa. Price list of young orna¬ 
mental trees, shrubs and vines for planting in nursery rows, 
January ist, 1911. 
Fritsch & Becker, Seed Merchants, Grosstabarz, Germany. 
Special trade list of conifer and other tree seeds. 
Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries, Huntsville, Ala. Price list, 
J anuary, 1911. 
Stark Bros. Nurseries and Orchards Co., Louisiana, Missouri. 
Bulletin No. 71 issued by special service department, of one-year 
trees. 
Fletcher & Harrison Nurseries, Cleveland, Tenn. Price list of 
one year peach, to the trade only. 
R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. 
“Farquhar’s Garden Annual,” 19ii. A large publication of over 
130 pages, fully illustrated. 
Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, Cal. Circular describing Mao-Li- 
Dzi, Chinese climbing plum. 
McHutchison & Co., 17 Murray St., New York City. ‘‘Just 
Bays,” a booklet composed entirely of illustrations. 
Royal Palm Nurseries, Reasoner Brothers, Oneco, Florida. 
Annual catalog for 1911. Cover handsomely decorated with palm 
leaves in colors. 
B. G. Pratt Co., 50 Church St., New York City. ‘‘Orchard 
Dividends,” a pamphlet giving testimonials in regard totheeffici- 
ency of “Scalecide,” with prices. 
Chr. Lorenz, seed grower and merchant, Erfurt, Germany. 
General catalogue for 1911 of vegetable and flower seeds, bulbs, etc. 
Fully illustrated. 
J. K. Henby & Son, Greenfield, Ind., Wholesale trade list. 
Brown Bros. Co., Rochester, N. Y. Wholesale trade list. 
E. Turbat & Co., 69 Route d’Olivet, Orleans, France. Whole¬ 
sale catalogue of Roses and Nursery Stock. 
Mt. Carmel Nursery & Forestry Co., Hartford, Conn. Catalogue 
of Forest Trees. 
Conrad & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. New Floral Guide 1911. 
David W. Thomson, Edinburgh, England. Trade list. 
Knownfield Nurseries, Carlisle, England. Trade list of Trees 
and Shrubs. 
Jacques Hasslach, St. Remy de Providence, France. Seed 
catalogue. 
Dicksons Nurseries, Chester, England. Wholesale catalogue 
of Shrubs and Covert Plants, etc. 
Henry A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Wholesale 
price list of Seeds, Plants and Bulbs for Florists. 
Chase Bros. Co., Rochester, N. Y. Wholesale price list for 19ii. 
John Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, L. I., N. Y. Price list of choice 
Gladioli. 
Alma Nurs., Oudenbosch, Holland. ‘‘A Spring Reminder.” 
Jewell Nursery Co., Lake City, Minn. Wholesale trade list. 
Evergreen Nursery Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Catalogue and 
price list. 
Tennessee Wholesale Nurseries, Winchester, Tenn. Surplus 
List. 
Joseph Harris Co., Coldwater, N. Y. Seed catalogue. 
Chase Nursery Co., Hunstville, Ala. Bulletin No. i, Spirng, 
1911. 
Vick & Hill, Rochester, N. Y. Special list for Spring, 19 tt. 
Peter Henderson & Co., New York. Garden catalogue. 
Correspondence 
PEACH YELLOWS FROM PITS—AN EXPERIENCE 
Editor National Nurseryman. 
Dear Sir: 
Our former State Entomologist for Virginia, Mr. J. L. Phillips, 
has been under the impression that “Yellows” has been sent out 
from the nurseries. While he could not find any “Yellows” in our 
nurseries, or in the orchards in our section, he has stated that it 
must come from seed, and advised us not to get our seed from 
western North Carolina and east Tennesee, where the small or 
natural seed come from, but recommends our getting it from the 
inspected Georgia peach orchards. 
In the summer of 1908 we got 25 bushels of seed from a Georgia 
orchard that was said to be inspected, and we bedded them on our 
grounds the same as we do our other seed. When planting in the 
spring of 1909, we planted one half of a field with kernels of the 
small seed, and then we planted all the kernels from the Georgia 
seed, and then planted the balance of the field with kernels of the 
.small natural seed. We budded these 12 rows in the summer of 
1909 with 12 varieties, one row of each variety; and when we dug 
this fall two-sevenths of all the trees in these rows were affected 
with a large gall or knot from the size of a walnut to that of an egg, 
while on either side of these 12 rows there was not a tree to be found 
with gall. The gall was formed at the ground or just under where 
the kernel started to grow, and our opinion is that fungus growth 
came with the seed, and also that it might be the cause of gall on 
apple coming from the seed. Now had we taken Mr. Phillips’ 
advice and got all of our seed from that source, it would have been 
quite a heavy loss, two-sevenths of 300,000 peach trees. 
In growing peach trees for the past 40 years I have seen three 
blocks that have had the same trouble, and thought it might be in 
the land. Would like to hear from others who have had any 
experience in that line. 
W. T. Hood & Co. 
Richmond, Va. 
WISCONSIN SOCIETY OFFICERS 
The newly elected officers of the Wisconsin State Horti¬ 
cultural Society are: President, D. E. Bingham, Sturgeon, 
Bay; vice-president, C. L. Richardson, Stanley: secretary, 
Frederic Cranefield, Madison; treasurer, L. G. Kellogg, 
Lake Geneva. 
