Washtenaw Horticulture

The monthly Horticultural Society's meeting last Saturday was presided over by President J. Austin Scott. In the absence of Mr. Ganzhorn, Mr. Markham was chosen secretary. The different committees reported. Tliere are still some fruit growers who have postponed paying the email tax they owe to agencies employed for the transportation and distribution of their fruit. A. A. Crozier chairman of the committee on diseases of the peach tree, reported that the commiittee sent twigs of diseased peach trees to .Air. Erwin F. Smith of tlie department of Agriculture at Washington. Prof. Smith answered that he would be here at an early date to investígate the diseased trees. The report of the committee was accepte and the committee requested to continue. The discussion on prevention of washing in vineyards opened by W. F. Bird elicited a good many practical ideas. Mr. Tucker presented to the meeting some apple buds infested by a green ouse, which bores holes into the heart f the bad, like the green grapevine jeetle bores holes into the grapevine )ud. Mr. Tucker is af raid that the erop of early apples at Ypsilanti is already lestroyed. He addressed Prof. A. J. Cook, of the Agr. College, in regard to the remedy, The Prof. recommends kerosene emulsión. Formula: Dissolve in two quarts of water one quart of soft soap, or one-fourth pound of hard soap, by heating to the boiling point, then add one pint of kerosene oil, and stir violently for from 3 to ö minutes. This is best done by pumping the liquid into itself through a small nozzle, so that it sliall 1)0 thoroughly agitated. This mixes the oil permanently so that it will never separate and can bediluted eaaily, at pleasure, by simply .shaking or slightly stirring, after adding the water to dilute it. As these lice seem to infest every apple tree at Ann Arbor and vicinity, perhaps all through the county, the kerosene emulsión should be applied by a forcé pump at once. H. C. Markham exhibited the following best medium and late varieties of potatoes : Empire State, Sylvan, Thunderbolt, White Flower, Bonanza, Morning Star, Fariña and Know Qucen. Many very important matters were discussed, especially by the president, whose experience in tree culture for four-score years is highly appreciated by all horticulturists. E. Bauk, Cor. Sec'y. The man is safe who riseth late II is work to gfO about; The early worm becomes the bait To ciitoh the early trout.- Ex. Way behind in the alphabet - X Y Z. Lex scripta - "Pipase do not handle." Always gets lef t behind - The legacy. Come oU into the aarden, Maude; ome out and watcb me make it. Tve mu two Bpades, three peoks of seeds, And a rake Srith whlch to rake it. Come out, and watch witli wliat deft skill Au [rishman 1 hlre; And help me sit upoD the fence To watch the man perspire. When I waa yonng and tooligh, Mande, I nscil to do that work; And snowed big bllstera on ray hands s prona! y as a Turk ; lint now, although my head ia bakl It's twL'tity times aa foxy, And when tne gentle Bprlng time comes i garden it by prozy. - Si.