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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.
The exportation of rabbit skins' from
Australia now exceeds In value over $3,
000,000 annually.
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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.
Their season of bloom is through the
late Summer and Autumn and the indi
vidual blooms last for a long time, both
on the plant and as cut flowers.
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