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        Officers Wisconsin State 
     EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
R. L. Marken Pres ------------- Kenosha 
S. S. Teller, Vice-Pres ...... Ellison Bay 
H. J. Rahmlow, Sec .------------ Madison 
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     Term Ending December, 1940 
M. H. Bingham ----------- Sturgeon Bay 
Clare Fancher --------------- Sturtevant 
Carroll Krippner ----------- Fort Atkinson 
    Term Ending December, 1941 
Mrs. A. Boerner --------------- Cedarburg 
H. C. Christensen ---------------- Oshkosh 
Martin Wiepking ----------Cedarburg 
Horticultural Society 
     Term Ending December, 1942 
Ralph Irwin --------------- Lancaster 
Arno  Meyer---------------- Waldo 
Don Reynolds ---------Sturgeon Bay 
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   ture, Madison 
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   men's Assn., Milwaukee 
Walter Diehnelt, Pres. Wisconsin Bee- 
   keepers' Assn., Menomonee Falls 
Mrs. Charles H. Schuele, Pres. Wis. 
   Garden Club Federation, Wauwatosa 
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               WIscoNsIN STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
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                         Madison, Wisconsin 
                       H. J. RAHMLOW, Editor 
            Secretary Wisconsin State Horticultural Society 
         Office: Old Entomology Bldg., College of Agriculture 
                         Tel. University 182 
Volume XXX                   May, 1940                         No. 9 
                      TABLE OF CONTENTS 
                                                                Page 
Apple Insects of 1940 ----------------------------------------243 
Effect of Sulphur Dust and Sprays on Apple Trees------------- 244 
For Success with Grapes -------------------------------------- 245 
Experiments with Ground Spraying for Combating Apple Scab ---- 246 
Importance of Soil Pore Space to Newly Planted Trees and Shrubs 247 
Are Bees Necessary for Cranberry Pollenization ? -----------------248 
Small Irrigation System Operates on One-Third Gallon of Fuel 
    Per Hour    ------------------------------------------------249 
In The Berry Patch ------------------------------------------250 
Wisconsin Beekeeping    ----------------------------------------252 
Editorials------------------------------------                   256 
Wisconsin Gourd Show     ---------------------------------------257 
The 1940 National Peony Show ---------------------------------257 
Gladiolus Gleanings -------------------------------------------258 
Home and Garden, Mrs. C. E. Strong ----------------------------260 
Wisconsin Garden Club Federation News -----------------------262 
Garden Club Districts ----------------------------------------264 
Federation Treasurer's Report ---------------------------------264 
Sprinkling Plants in Sunshine ---------------------------------265 
May In My Garden -------------------------------------------266 
Control Iris Borer and Root Rot -------------------------------268 
How to Control Cut-Worms -----------------------------------269 
Garden Notes    ------------------------------------------------271 
     EREMURUS! 
Rare Eremurus. (1-2 yr.) $1 per 
10. Yellow, pink, white, assorted. 
      Now booking orders. 
    Russell Lupins 10c each 
        $1.00 per dozen 
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