Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-22

HE summer meeting OF the Ne
brasia State Horticultural So
ciety was held Wednesday and
IEISNS Thursday, July II and y, 1906, in
80 the pavilion in Hanscom park.
in the city o. Omaha. This was in ell re-
spects one Of the most interesting meet
ings ever held by the association. The
program was a timely one. largely de-
voted to the interests Of Horticulture. the
decorative and beautifying features Of the
home grounds and home surroundings,
condition which all nature seemed TO sus-
tain and give a responsive amen to every
utterance OF the speaker suggestive Of
Improvement.
Following the usual formal preliminaries
of opening the meeting. r. c. Peters OF
Dundee. which is a suburban residence dis
trict Of West Omaha, gave very inter-
esting talk on the practical features Of
decorating home grounds with trees, shurbs
and flowers. Mr.. Peters remarks were
instructive and seemingly practical from
the standpoint OF desirable home grounds
improvement It should be read and its
sentiment be planted in the mind Of every
one who has a home that is not well pro-
vided with these adornments and decora-
tive features OF natures gifts to man.
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Chambers Experiment station.
Some results at the Chambers Expert
ment Station" by ]. L. Coppoc of Cham
bers was n review of last years work at
that place in testing of numerous va
rieties Of trees and fruits as to their adapt
ability to insect enemies, etc, in that To-
calty. The various compounds and prepa-
rations for the spraying Of trees we're dis
cussed in Mr.. Coppocs paper, There
seemed 10 develop little difference Of
opinion as to the efficacy Of spraying with
the usual ingredients and mixtures used.
w c. Swan expressed the opinion that as
good results could be had from picking and
destroying the immature apples. showing
insect injury, as soon as such defects APP
pear as can be had by spraying. He ad-
mitted that the attention and labor might
be greater in carrying out this idea. He
pointed to an exhibit Of very nice sound
apples on one Of the exhibition tables as
an illustration Of what he had accomplished
in this direction. Good care of the orchard
in pruning, cultivation, and then trusting
to Providence TO in some mysterious way
cause these injurious insects TO be destroyed
by their insect enemies, or by unfavorable
conditions of development their creation
cease. was suggested as a less expensive
and as sure a plan as spraying. The in
terest IN the spraying preparations recon-
mended by Mr. Coppoc. however. indicated
that the faith in spraying had not all
passed the ambition of the tree grower
Holt county Nebraska. where the Cham
bers experiment station is located, is re-
ported progressing nicely in fruit culture
and exempt from the usual insect enemies
that are so troublesome on the south side
of the state. The experiment station al
Chambers is one OF several that the State
Horticultural society has established in va.
rious parts Of the state for experimental
purposes. They furnish to the tree planter
after they have been in existence five OF
six years, pretty accurate knowledge as tC
the kinds of fruit best adapted to the sol
and climate Of that particular locality.
Care OF Cut Flowers was the subject
detailed very Interestingly by John Bath Of