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F. intermedia primulina, with pale canary yellow flowers, 
a seedling which sprang up spontaneously in the Arbore¬ 
tum a few years ago, is one of the most beautiful of these 
hybrid forms. F. europaea, a vigorous hardy plant with 
erect branches, is perhaps less beautiful in flower than 
the Chinese species but is interesting as an European 
representative of a genus otherwise confined to China and 
Korea. There is a collection of Forsythias in the Shrub 
Collection and a large mass of them at the lower end of 
the Bussey Hill Hoad. 
Azaleas. The first of these plants to flower is Rhodo¬ 
dendron mutronulatum (all the Azaleas are now called 
Rhododendrons). It is a tall, perfectly hardy, erect 
shrub with erect slender branches. The flowers are 
rose color and appear before the leaves. It has been in 
the Arboretum tor more than thirty years but has not 
before flowered so freely as it has this spring. There is 
a large group of these plants on the lower side of Azalea 
Path, and although the flowers are beginning to fade it is 
well worth an early visit. Another Azalea from north¬ 
eastern Asia, Rhododendron dahuricum, with rather 
smaller, darker colored flowers than the last to which it 
is closely related, has never flowered so well before in 
the Arboretum. There is a group of these plants on the 
upper side of Azalea Path. 
TENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONNECTICUT 
ASSOCIATION 
The tenth annual meeting of the Connecticut Nursery¬ 
men’s Association was held at Hotel Garde, Hartford, 
Conn., February 18, 1916. Meeting called to order at 
11.25 a. m. with President W. E. Campbell presiding. 
After the President’s address of welcome had been re¬ 
sponded to, minutes of the last meeting were read and 
approved. The report of the Treasurer showing the 
financial condition of the Association to be in first-class 
shape was rendered, his books audited and report ac¬ 
cepted. The report of the standing committee showed 
that nothing had come up during the year to cause them 
any great annoyance, or much work. 
No new business being brought before the Association, 
we opened under the applications for membership. Mr. 
F. B. Kelly, of Manchester was proposed, ballot being 
spread, he was elected to membership. Under election 
of officers, Mr. W. E. Campbell, of Elm City Nursery Co., 
New Haven, was re-elected president; Mr. F. S. Baker, 
of New Haven, was elected vice-president; Mr. F. L. 
Thomas, Gen. Manager of the Pequod Nursery Co., Meri¬ 
den, was re-elected secretary; W. W. Hunt, of Blue Hills 
Nursery, Hartford, re-elected treasurer. Adjourned for 
dinner. 
Meeting again called to order at 2.15 p. m., when the 
following program of entertainment and instruction was 
carried out. Address by W. W. McCartney, ‘'Standard¬ 
ization of Nursery Stock;” address by Prof. Ralph C. 
Hawley, “Results of Our Appearing Before the Federal 
Board in Washintgon, D. C.;” address by .1. R. Barnes, 
“Possibilities of Machinery for Reducing Cost of Labor 
in the Nursery Business;” address by Dr. George P. Clin¬ 
ton, “Heteroecious Rusts Found in Connecticut Nur¬ 
series;” address by Stephen Hoyt, “Is the Motor Truck 
Practical for our Business;” address by Dr. W. E. Brit¬ 
ton, “The Problem of Inspection Quarantine.” 
We were disappointed that two of our expected guests 
and speakers were unable to he present, viz: Mr. Alex. 
Gumming, Jr., Cromwell, who was to speak on “Commer¬ 
cial Handling of Roses,” and W. B. Hatch, who was to 
speak on “Suggestions From an Experienced Landscape 
Gardener.” All speakers were applauded and answered 
many questions relative to their subjects in hand. 
The President made the following appointments: 
Standing Committees for year 1916. Legislative, F. E. 
Coe, New Haven, chairman; Stephen Hoyt, New Canaan, 
J. R. Barnes, Yalesville. Executive, W. W. McCartney. 
New Haven, chairman; Gustave Minge, Hartford, F. S. 
Baker, New Haven. Entertainment, Paul M. Hubbard, 
Bristol, chairman; Charles Turner, Hartford; E. A. Bras- 
si 11, Hartford. Meeting adjourned at 4.20 p. m. 
HOW TO CONTROL FRUIT-TREE LEAF ROLLER 
From New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell 
University. 
A comparatively new pest in the orchards of the State 
is the fruit-tree leaf roller, according to the entomologists 
of the New York state college of agriculture, who have 
just issued a bulletin on the subject. 
The insect was first discovered in this state in in¬ 
jurious numbers in a Genesee county orchard, and has 
since appeared in Monroe county in great numbers, and 
less abundantly in other localities. The pest is very 
erratic in its distribution, and is likely to appear in 
widely separated places. Apples, pears, plums, cherries, 
and, to a lesser extent, peaches, are liable to injury from 
its ravages. 
The college authorities state that the leaf roller is dif¬ 
ficult to control because of its habit of hiding in the open¬ 
ing buds or in rolled leaves. Experiments show that 
the eggs of the leaf roller are susceptible to the effect of 
miscible oils, which, when thoroughly applied, have de¬ 
stroyed from 74 to 92 per cent, of the eggs. The oils 
should be applied in the spring at the active growing 
period of the tree but always before the buds burst, and 
a spray of 1 gallon of the oils to 15 gallons of water is 
recommended, the spraying to be done on a day when 
the temperature is above freezing. The authorities 
state that only one application is necessary. 
Further information concerning spraying and the ma¬ 
terials to be used is given in the bulletin, a copy of which 
may be obtained on application to the New York state 
college of agriculture at Ithaca, New York. 
The proceedings of the 26th annual meeting of the 
Western Association of Nurserymen, which was held 
December 8th, 9th, 1915, at Kansas City, Missouri, is be¬ 
ing distributed among the members. 
It is a closely printed book of 60 pages and contains 
much valuable information. 
T. S. Hubbard Company, Fredonia, New York, have 
just issued their anniversary number and wholesale 
price list, having been in business for fifty years. 
This firm claims to have the largest stock of grape 
vines and small fruits in the country, with every facility 
in the way of concrete storage cellars and packing houses 
to fill orders promptly and in the most efficient manner. 
