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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION S Importance of Controlling Increase of Codling Moth THIS peat has gotten such a foothold In some sections o the country and conditions' are so favorable for Its multi plication, that every means must be taken to keep it under control. Spraying alone It not doing the work in some ot our worst sections. In a survey of the codling moth con ditions ot one county we found that the per cent of damaged fruit, including wormy and stung, averaged from 3.5 per cent to 66 per cent, with the average be tween 30 and 10 per cent. Yet a close estimate shows that this county alone has spent in spraying during the past season, $136,000. . We do not want to minimize the neces sity of thorough spraying, but rather to Impress upon the growers having badly Infested orchards, the importance of other control methods. ' The most important ot these are the scraping and banding of trees. As all fruit growers know, the larvae of this insect Winter over very largely under the rough bark ot the tree trunks. A thorough scraping of these at this time of the year will destroy a large per cent of the larvae. The Summer brood of larvae go under the same rough bark to pnpate, so If the trees are scraped now and cloth bands placed about the tree be fore the Summer larvae begin to pupate, the larvae will go under these and can be destroyed. Much can be done toward keeping this pest in check by this work. This was pretty conclusively brought out in our codling moth survey work the past Fall. - A summary of our counts on banded and unhanded orchards is decidedly in favor ot the banded orchards enough to make it well worth the extra work and expense. In one of our experimental orchards, ?ne plot with five sprays and bands gave 0 per cent cleaner fruit than another plot with seven sprays and no bands. Does it pay? George M. List, Colorado Agri cultural College. Forcing, Storage and Curing Gladiolus Corms ALTOGETHER too much stress Is laid on the necessity for drying or curing bulbs before storing. The more drying and curing there Is done, the greater the loss of vitality, and only enough drying should be practiced to free the bulb of surplus moisture contained In the skin or husk, so there will be no tendency to moid. After that the bulbs can be stored hi thin layers safely In a reasonably dry air at a temperature of 32 degrees F. to 40 degrees F., for almost an Indefinite period. It is not our Idea to stigRest that no drying be done, but to caution against overdoing the matter. A comparatively slight drying is ail that Is really neces sary, especially if this Is done in full sun shine and a full circulation of air. Sun shine tends to not only dry out the husk quickly, but it Is a great purifier and germicide and kills mold spores and cer tain forms of fungus growth. The sun also tends to eliminate various scab dis eases and rots, and is a valuable help In preventing troubles of this kind. The storage of gladiolus" corms has not been given the care and attention in the past that it should have had, and very little is known on the subject except as the practical details have been worked, out by each Individual himself. It Is suggested that storage under refrigera tion is the right place for gladiolus bulbs, and If thoy are so stored we believe that thoy may be carried, as before suggested, at the temperatures slated for almost an Indefinite period and practically without deterioration. It would seem that bulbs might be held over after digging in the Fall until the next Fall, for forcing during the Winter. This is only by way of suggestion, but someone will doubtless mnke the experi ment. It is well known that plant life which Is retarded in this way by cold storage at uniform temperatures, and held past Its natural season of growth may be forced much more quickly; lily of the valley pips especially are a good il lustration, and there seems no good rea son whv the same principle will not ap ply to the forcing of the gladiolus. If this method is properly worked out, we may expect, within the next few years to gee many different varieties used for forcing, and the gladiolus will thus be come an all-the-yoar-around flower. Gordon Notes. Where Bprajing Is practiced, It is not necessary to spray until the tree Is drenched. Stop spraying just before the dripping begins. The low-down, handy wagon Is of great value in the orchard. Those wagons are easily loaded. The tires are wide and can be taken Into fields where the ground is too soft to use narrow-tired wagons. A good way to get after the tent cater pillar is to put on an old mitten and gather them by hand. 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U-IKEMCn ft CHA&rfcKD0fl5 Mfmni DuildintC adwY sAAeeerJe tf II Portland, Oregon Delivered, everywhere in the state, for Free Trial Write for actual photographs of this and other new models. Flowering Plants That "Make Good" MANY people at this season ot the year are considering what flower ing plants they shall put In their gardens. The average housewife, who has not much time to spare on the mat ter, the child who Is just becoming in terested In growing plants, and the teach er who is laying out a school garden for the benefit of her pupils will undoubtedly welcome some simple suggestions along this line. The United States Department of Agriculture's specialist particularly . recommends as satisfactory and easily grown flowers, the ageratum, the nas turtium, the petunia, the California poppy, and the zinnia. Here are a few pointers on each of them : Ageratuni. The ageratum is one of the few blue flowers we have. In its form it some what resembles the heliotrope but has no odor. Ageratums grow well upon al most all soils and through a wide range of climate. For that reason many com binations with them are possible. The plants are neat, bushy and erect, and produce a profusion of brush-like flowers throughout the season. The dwarf blue sorts make fine borders and are much used where contrasting color effects are desired. For early bloom the seed should be sown in cold frames or in boxes In the house early In the season (March), but for Summer and Fall bloom the seeds may be sown In April or early in May In well-prepared beds In the open. Seeds sown In August will produce good plants for Winter flower ing. Nasturtium. The largo seeds of the naturtlum re quire to be planted much deeper than the fine seeds of the petunia. Sow them In rows where the plants are to grow, placing the seeds about six inches apart In tho row and cover them about an inch deep. When all plants are up, thin so that they stand a foot apart it the soli Is rich; if rather thin, It will be as well to allow them to stand at the planting distance. The plants should be given clean culti vation to induce rapid growth. If planted in the open at the same time that beans are planted, very satisfactory results will follow. For earlier bloom plant In ad vance of this date in hotbeds, cold frames or window boxes. Petunia. While the petunia grows readily and rapidly from seeds sown in the open about corn-planting time, earlier bloom can be secured by sowing the seed in window boxes or hotbeds and transplant ing the plants once before placing them in the open. For localities north of New York the most satisfactory method of handling these plants will be to start the seeds in window boxes about April 1, and to trans fer the young plants to the open when the weather permits about the middle of May. The seeds are very small and should not be covered with earth In the ordinary way. They should be sown on the surface and brought In contact with the earth by firming It with a board. California Poppy. The eschschultzla, or California poppy, Is an annual of striking character both as regards the form and color ol Its flow ers, which are bright and rich la their tints of yellow and orange. The plants average about a foot in height, have at tractive silvery foliage, and produce their large poppy-like flowers quite lavishly from early Spring until frost. The Beeds of eschscholtzla may be sown in window boxes or in a hotbed in March, or in the open where the plants are to bloom as soon as the soil Is In fit con dition, In April or May In the latitude of New York. In latitudes south of New York the seeds may be sown In the Autumn for early bloom. The plants en joy a rich loam and should be allowed about five or six inches of space in the row. When used in beds they may be sown broadcast. Zinnia. The zinnia is easily grown from seed sown In the open ground. When sown in April the plants will bloom abundantly and continuously through the entire sea son. During the month ot August zinnias are at their best. To secure large flow ers and a profusion of bloom tho plants must be given ample room for full de velopment, as well as an abundant sup ply, of food. Strong, rich soils suit the zinnia. It the seeds are sown in a dwelling house or In a hotbed In March and the young plants are pricked out once or twice before being placed In their per manent situations, more satisfactory re sults will be secured than from outdoor sown seeds unless equal care in thinning or transplanting is given. In addition to their use in the school garden, zinnias can be used for groups, beds, borders, garden lines and Summer hedges. "Their average height is 1 1-2 feet. The-zinnia is a rather large, formal flower whose colors range through the shades of red and yellow. 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