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Home of the Croft Lily Page Two B R O Q K IN G S -H A R B O R BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT P IL O T , B R O O K IN G S , O R E G O N Suggestions For iBulb Mites is increasing Croft Lily Growing that There bulb mites should Entered as second-class m atter, at the postoffice at Brookings, Ore., March 7, 1946. under the A ct of M arch 3, 1879. M eenbe/i E. P. BREAKEY 0REG State College of Washington Western Washington Experiment Station per P ublish Puyallup, Wash. I ATI 0 N Continued from, last week DEWEY AKERS, Editor and Publisher GENE GOULD, Associate Editor Dieback Disease Control N a tio n « ! A d v r t i t i nq R e p re s e n ta tiv e NEW SPAPEB S E R V IC E . |«n «Will«». o/ the [ • Serving America’» Adv è I I I W Rcnddph — Ch«c«9O I. ■ IR C . \ N«bon«J Edlton«! A«»oc>«*ton) Home Town Newapaper» e r r i C B I • Hdbmek Bldg.. Se* Francbc«. C«L Subscription Rate: Per Year, in Curry County, Oregon.................. $2.50 Per Year, outside Curry County..........................$3.00 Probable Answer To Local Problem! E lsew here in this issue appears an article w ritten by E. P. B reakey, of S ta te C ollege of W ashington experim ent station, in which he set out reasons for the low bud count com plained of in forcing of C roft lilies by florists over the country. Thursday. Unfortunately, many stocks of Croft Easter Lilies carry an in fection of the bud and leaf nema tode. This nematode causes a dis ease known as “dieback” disease of Easter lilies. During the spring months the lower leaves, particu larly of infected plants, become bronzed in appearance and tend to curl under. Later, these may develop brown streaks or a mot tled brownish appearance, be coming completely brown a n d dead. If one of these leaves in the early stage of browning is mac erated (tom or shredded) in a watch-glass or water and allowed to stand a short while, with the aid of a lens many minute worms can be observed, swimming m the water. These worms migrate from one part of the plant to another when the surface of the plant is covered with a film of water, such as it often is during wet weather in the spring. It is doubt less in . . . . this manner . . WI1V Flt*1IV LU that a „u u they ie r spread from one plant to another migation on the of the evidence velopment Joum ai of E c o n X a " be cred 37:377-279, 1 9 4 4 ) ^ ited with being more of a factor trat.on of two in the production of lily bulbs cub,c feet of f j g f than they have been. Certain types for an exposure of 2u ’ of root disintegration or decay 70 degrees Fahr have been traced to no other pos bulbs within two or sible cause than the destructive a fte r digging. . activities of these mites. In turn, Records this seems to bring on a sort of It is advisable for tfe premature ripening of the bulb. to maintain a record ¡» Heavy infestations seem to result which he records such in injury to the basal plate and Planting dates, periods scales. Fortunately, the hot-water- dates of mulching, date formalin treatment will destroy removal, date of spring c- these mites; so will methyl-bro- date of U1 slue Q1 side dressing win, mide fumigation (Breakey, E. p J lizers, date of full Hn. The Effect of Methyl-Bromide Fu- vest date, etc °* MCNTTO« htar&ui h r YOUR How to to ke th e ruts out o f your breokfot w a y . to m oke your kitchen " h o m e / ^ X tor your living room . . . These ore lust a tew o ftS i new ideas furnished d a ily on the Women's le«e of th e home th a t g iv e . you world new. mterpmtld •m p o c tjx ^ y o u ond your fam ily. Use this coupon i ® ' 1 ’rour » H - | I I —7 l n * w E ™ 3 0 Issues — only (U .S . funds) Mr. B reakey places the blam e w here it belongs— upon the shoulders of the distributors, who didn’t properly care for the bulbs from the time these left the fields until they w ere put in the pots. I These w orm s have the ab ility to | j N om e. S treet. Bush's Lily Gardens L ily bulbs from this section of Oregon surpass those grown ! penetrate the le a f tissue and the in ii.i o,h er sections of the cou n try because of the p eeu.iar clim atic S ^ V n o w n P. 0 . BOX 131 conditions. Here, lilies grow “ more n a tu ra lly ” and thereby are more j as “ dieback.” desirable for forcing for E aster. C erta in ly Mr. B rea k ey m inces no » n t W ftfp r F n r m a lin words in this a rticle when he stated that distributors did not heed 1 H a te F ’ P ° r m d ,,n HARBOR, GROW ERS P R IZ E recomm endations made by several experim ents F ortu n ately, w e are able to p ..h i( .k ^ tv x a , , ’ elim inate nem atodes f r o m the n e I dot to<intorm local grow ers of this condi-1 bulbs of our plantin g stock. This tion as practiced by m any distributors, this article is suggested can done b>’ em ploying the as solution to m any local problems, if lily men w ill heed and th o r - ! hoi ? v a te r -forrn^lin treatm ent. oughly organize to meet the situation. 1 “ im ‘ luaiivii. m ersing the bulbs in a w a te r —------- ---------------- bath, w hich is held a t a tem per- OF Croft Crescent City Flection Was “Watched” one hour- Comr» ™ a i ^o m a id » . ____ ” « * * * ” - « hyde <U. S. P .) should be added EA STER P L A N T IN G Tf u ~ . <er a,n t at the sheriff”® race of Del N orte county, C alif., a tfr a e ‘ ed almost as much attention over the nation as did the national election that day If r a d io t im n H ‘ • . . . , * • ' •|U< as an index, then the B lackerby- over race meant m ore than any gubernatorial race. The close vote indicated the tension, probably brought about by tin feud propagated by the Del Norte Tri, „n , I u • f N Im plicate which certain ly w as "out to get B lackerb y.” to the va t at the rate of one P*nt to 25 gallons. The trea tin g Vat should be Provided w ith an autom atic heat control, circula- tion for the b»tb , and should be w ell insulated. Such portable vats or tanks b ave heen designed and constructed- One of tbese tanks w as m an u fac^ r e d for the use of the experim ent station and sev- eral have been b uilt for bulb Residents of Crescent City, especially those who have visited grow ers. It is understood the! .......... . . durl"« P“ ’ «nd t»Iked to ,hc Pilot u. not com pany w ill build others on or der. (N ation al B low er and S heet lik e this sort of publicity. T h ey claim C rescent C ity had a "q u iet" M etal Co., 1129 St. P au l, Tacom a, election, and did not have the arm ed feud, told by the radio. W ash.). It w ill be noted that as soon as the bulbs are placed in the bath the tem p eratu re usually t 1 drops severa l degrees. The ther- J ) m o statica lly controlled heaters F O It 1 ire. A uto and C asu alty w ill bring this tem p eratu re back | up to 110 degrees, u su ally in a To United V eteran s you [ few m inutes, but the one hour owe all you r past, pres TYPING AND I exposure should be counted from ent and f u t u r e service N OTARY PU BLIC the tim e the tem peratu re has benefits. Join and work been restored to 110 degrees. L IL Y STOCK Still have several hundred first class commert Croft E aster lily bulbs, 7s, 8’s 9s, and 10s for; VETERANS and Dependents insurance with somt veterans’ group. See V. U. W. Ac Auxiliary Edith Ott M eets I. O. O. F. H all at Brookings, at 8 p. m. 1st and 3 nJ W ednesdays See our Stock of PITTSBURGH PAfN7$ G L A S S B R O O K IN G S OREGON F o r W indows! —It’s complete! GLASS N 0 W ! W c Zmvr „ poorf *u u AT F or Autom obiles L A S T !! orn am r„ , iu aiirf GLASS F o r A ll Purposes fr u it trees befort C h ristm a s tim e. ALSO, we have hyaeines bulbs. See them af our greenhouse-come any time! Chetco Builders’ Supply Hendry's Qreenkense At the Winchuck Bridge Complete Information 1. 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