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WISCONSIN  HORTICULTURE 
  LAWN CLIPPINGS - LET 
THEM LIE DURING NORMAL 
           WEATHER 
   During the summer months when 
the weather is relatively dry, lawn 
clippings should not be removed. 
They dry up quickly and furnish 
a mulch which is beneficial because 
they reduce evaporation and keep 
the soil cooler and more moist. 
During wet weather when the lawn 
makes a rank growth it is some- 
times necessary to remove them. 
   During the summer months do 
not cut the lawn too short. One 
and one-half to two inches is best. 
       THE PEACH CROP 
   Production of peaches in 1944 is 
indicated to be 67,427,000 bushels 
-60 per cent above that of 1943, 
2 per cent above the large crop in 
1942 and 17 per cent above the 10- 
year (1933-42) average. A crop of 
this size would be the third largest 
crop on record being exceeded only 
by the 74,905,000 bushel crop in 
1941 and the 77,846,000 crop in 
1931. 
WISCONSIN                      HORTICULTURE 
        nI  oficial or  d to e Wbl.  "ft  HsWd    l Sfulety 
                         EnrAruasm 1910 
Entered at the poetoffice at Madlcs, Wilsmal, as sbamdadas mater. Acceptance
for mailn at special rete od postage prolidud for in Section 110. Act of
October 3. 
1917. authorized July 15. 1918. 
               Published MonthJy Ecxetieg July by the 
               WISCONSIN STATz HCETawuTuAL Socm-ry 
                    424 University Farm Place 
                       Madison 6, Wisconsin 
                       H. J RAxKwML  , Eitor 
           Secretary Wisconsin State Horticultural Society 
        Office: Old Entomology Bldg, College of Agriculture 
                        Tel. University 182 
Volume XXXIV   JULY-AUGUST, 1944 
Nos. 6-7 
                     TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Orchard News ---------------------------------------------------- 267 
The New Speedsprayer -----------------..----------------------- 268 
Delicious Apple Will Mature Fruit Only From Large Buds -------- 268 
In the Orchard -----------------.-.-----............---------- 270 
Strawberries at Warrens and Alma Center ------------------------ 272 
Wisconsin Beekeeping ------------------     --  --------------273 
Editorials -------------------------------.--.-.----------------- 276 
Apple Slogan Contest -----------   ..........------------ - ------- - 277
Gladiolus Tidings -------------------------..............--- ---- 278 
Garden Gleanings ------------------------------.--------------- 280 
Gardening for the Gullibles                                    281 
Garden  Club News  ............................................-282 
War Service ---------..........................-------------.. 283 
War Service Planting at Camp McCoy --------------------------- 284 
Are You in the Know ?-What Is Your Score? ----------------285 
Comments on Iris Varieties    ------------------------------- 
Winners Garden Club Section National Peony Show --------------.286 
Floribunda Roses -----------------.. .. ..............----------- - 287 
        Officers Wisconsin State Horticultural Society 
Dierry Jtoxes 
   Crates, Bushel Boxes 
   and   Climax    Baskets 
     As Tou Like Them 
We mmnufac*lure the Ewald Patent Fold. 
iag Berry ues of wood veneer that 
give satisBaarrm Brry boa and crate 
materials In' tie K. D. in carload lots 
our specialtlt. We cosataatly carry In 
stock IS-quwta  crates all m   up ready 
for use. eitb* for strawberries or blue- 
berries No arder too small or too large 
'or us to I*ndle.   We can shIp &he 
folding boxei and crates In K. D. from 
Milwaukee. Promptness Is eeesettal in 
handling fruit, and we aim to do our 
part well.  large discount for early 
orders. A postal brings our price list. 
  CUMBERLAND FRUIT 
  PACKAGE COMPANY 
      Dept D. Cunberland. Win. 
     EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
Arno Meyer. Pres .....-.----------- Waldo 
Don W. Reynolds, Vice.Pres.___Sturgeon 
    Bay 
H. J. Rahmlow, Sec .------------- Madison 
E. L. Chambers. Treas .---------- Madisin 
    Term Ending December, iU 
Leland Brown --........... Sturgeon Bay 
R. G. Dawson ---------------- Frankaville 
E. L. White --------------- Fort Atkinson 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
     Term Ending December. 1s44 
Mrs. R. L. Marken --------------- Kenosha 
Jos. L Morawetz -------------- West Bend 
N. A. Rasmussen -    .....----------- Oshkosh 
     Term Ending December. i14 
Virgil Fieidhouse ------------Dodgeville 
N. C. Jacobs ---------------- Sturgeon Bay 
Peter L. Swartz, Jr ...-......... Waukesha 
Prof. J. G. Moore, Chairman Dept. Hor- 
    ticulture -----------------Madison 
R. W. Riggert, Pres. Wis. Nurserymen's 
    Assn. --------------Fort Atklnson 
Walter Diehnelt, Pres. Wis. Beekeepers' 
    Assn - ..------------ Menomonee Falls 
Mrs. R. H. Sewell, Wauwatosa, Pres. 
    W\is. Garden Club Federation 
Subscription to Wisconsin Horticulture is nbtained by membership in the Wisconsin
State Horticultural Society for which the annual dues are $1 per year or
$I.S0 for two 
years. Garden Clubs. Horticultural Scieties, and other Hnrticultural Ornanizati--
are affiliated at a reduced membership rate. Fifty cents of the annual dues
paid I., 
each member is for a year's subscription to Wisconsin Horticulture. 
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