


The final selection of a bud should not be made too hastily nor 5. Tarnished plant bug. A yellowish brown bug with long 
when it is very small (see Figure 1). It is also advisable to allow proboscis used to puncture young shoots. Control: Hand- 
an alternate bud (see Figure 2) to remain until one is certain of all picking or DDT. 
defects when final selection is made (Figure 3). 6. Grasshoppers. Control: Dusting with arsenical compounds. 
CONTROL MEASURES FOR INSECTS AND DISEASES. INSECTS. 7. Cutworms. Control: Bait. 
8. Slugs, snails, sowbugs and milipeds. Control: Baits. 
1. Leaf tyer. A brown moth emerges at night and lays white 
eggs which hatch into white caterpillars, but later change SEES, 
into a green color. Control: DDT. 1. Rust. Indicated by blisters and exposes dark brown pow- 
der—a mass of spores. Infested leaves should be removed 
2. Aphids, leaf miner, and red Spider. Controlled with sprays and burned. Control: Fermate. 
such as “Vapotone,” "Parathion,” etc. 2. Mildew. It has white powdery appearance. Control: Sul- 
3. lhrips. Control; DDT. phur dust or sprays. 
STAKING. Individual stem should be supported with stake or 
4. Mealy bugs. Control: White oil emulsion sprays. by other means to hold the blooms upright. 
Culture for Bush or Garden Varieties 
Under this heading come small Pompons, small Anemones, This effect is easily cbtained by pinching off centers of all laterals 
Singles and Hardy varieties. These varieties are most effective in three or four times up to Ist or 10th of August. This method: will 
the garden when grown low with as much growth as possible. prevent plants from toppling too freely. 
INDEX 
Admiration.. =)" 24 28 Apricot Glow. 23 Benvlelcih toxiges==ssas saa 18 
Adorabley 23 os. eee 24 Apricot May Wallace 16 Bene lashim cya ee ee 18 
Agnes’ ths ees ees es 7 Arcadiagt 2) eee 27 BerthayOliver =. ae eT: 
Rlabasterss te oe ees 22 Arctic iss.5. (Be eS eee 7 Bessie Witt hee ae rea. eae 7, 
Alameda? 2 eee 16 AiGo eee 2 AAS eee eee Zo Betty 3 i See ee 23 
Albert sWittee ee ee 7 Axviel $525) see heath Cen 18 Béisy.a.2- 2 ee eee 37 
Algiers. =e. fone 25 Armistice" Day. 18 Betty ‘Rose. 2..22 33 28 
IALICGMmLGS tin Chee re ee ee if Ariundelae see BCR e & 37 Birmingh cm eee 18 
Wlleqrous se ae ee 22 Asitid#i2 ae eee 23 Bittersweet/<) 2258 ee 29 
Alpinic: = 2 owe ere Bee. 22 Avalanche Pie iy ee es ate 23 Blacks haw )imee ee 16 
Ambassadotec = =o 16 FAVICON ee ed eee 23 Blancas 2h or be eee ae if 
Ameligg ce ee een 23 Blazing :Gold === = eee 17 
Angelos. tn eer fee eee 26 Barbara Brigham __............_. 37 Bobettes: 34. eee 24 
Anne 2 ee ee 30 Barbara; Farr se 36 Bokharaa- = ee Moor) 23 
Ann “Fulton ts) ee eee 24 Barcarole 22 eee 26 Bonnibel (2035 ee 24 
Rpperticn ee ae ee 18 Benutitul@L cd yy eee eee 28 Bonton ja ae er Seen ee ee 25 
Bridal: Veil oe eee 30 
Brilliance, 3) ee 15 
Bronze Bulkeley _.....___........ 25 
Bronze Charm _.............._... meee Ooh 
Bronze Elsie Kramer... 27 
Bronzerl rick. ee 16 
Bronze Frieda eee ters 27 
Bronze Goldsmith ss. 26 
Bronze Mas’erpiece .._____...... 25 
Bronzew Luxcdo eee 27 
Bunbuge eee ee ee 8 
Burma ee ee es 23 
Butterballst. 2 oe eee 17 
Buttercup Me. ee ee 15 
Butterfly (232 ee ee 8 
