. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. AT THE WASHINGTON FLOWER SHOW. Geo. C. Shaffer's Table Decoration of Bonnalion and Yellow Pompon Chrysanthemums plans to enhance our treasury and in- crease our membership. There are too many private and commercial growers who hold themselves aloof. Our com- mittees pass upon the newcomers pointing out those best suited for our purpose. This work alone is of suf- ficient importance to commend this society to every grower. The two dollars annual dues is certainly a trif- ling consideration, when the private gardene
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. AT THE WASHINGTON FLOWER SHOW. Geo. C. Shaffer's Table Decoration of Bonnalion and Yellow Pompon Chrysanthemums plans to enhance our treasury and in- crease our membership. There are too many private and commercial growers who hold themselves aloof. Our com- mittees pass upon the newcomers pointing out those best suited for our purpose. This work alone is of suf- ficient importance to commend this society to every grower. The two dollars annual dues is certainly a trif- ling consideration, when the private gardener from the reports of these committees can select the best for ex- hibition purposes and the florist the best commercial sorts. There ought to be some way to reach all chrysanthe- mum growers and impress upon them our desire for their hearty co-opera- tion. THE TARNISHED PLANT BUG. A very interesting article appeared in last February's number of the Tech- nical World upon parasitic insects, their culture and distribution under the direction of University of Kansas. This article suggested to my mind a possibility of finding a remedy for Lygus pratensis, commonly known as the tarnished plant bug. Letters were written the Department of Agriculture at Washington and the University of Kansas but to no avail. As far as I know we are still in need of an ef- fective remedy for this persistent and destructive little insect. A parasitic fungus is now propagated and dis- tributed among the western farmers to depose the chinch bug. The name chinch bug is often applied to the tar- nished bug, but this is erroneous as the former is distinct and known to entomology as Blissus leucopterus. Throup-hout the middle west the tar- nished bug is found everywhere dur- ing the summer months, puncturing the stem and extracting the sap from a large number of plants and weeds. The chrysanthemum and aster are especially favorite feeding places. It is to be hoped our institutions of re- search will discove
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