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In plant " HARDWARE STORE 385 Roger Williams ku‘lxu Pl In FA LL GARDEN NOTES W M. A. I Franken eMcie ruler that IINEiil2iEiiiEiE Mak nt and and th W" ah plan may Atir et us supply you with your Hardware ' the ph tttrotlil ther s By In 'skt the Deerfield, Ill the spring I. those of mny In ompli s, hyaeinths, printt bloom- preparations where Mer that beautiful tre. every the right idem b tit future the Oil Mops Galv. Pails Dry Mops Ladders toe extrpr order to In As a rs notes, the: a bafnmvu I There are also many of the spring ‘MouanR perennials and roots such las columhine. delphiniurn, iris and lpeonies. also phlox should be included ‘in this tall planting list of plants. The season for planting iris and per onies eonm first. Now in their proper planting season. Perennials and phlox are usually planted in Septem- ber and October. Ineludcd in your notes should be; soil suggestions and observations, as} regard to their best natural advent-1 "PS. To illustrate: Lilies do best} in a protected. yet well drained one." The type of evergreens should be sel-l mod that will thrive best in the par- ticular spot where you wish them to stand. For instance; such varieties as taxis, Douglas fir, Mtzeriana jun- iper and hemlocks do very well in shade. While the junipers thrive best in a well drained and airy location. The, mountain pine and Colorado hlue spruce are two of our most ef. fectivo evergreens, but should be tart-fully located. an that they are in the extreme_edge of the border in order to get full value of their beauty. As a reconsideration of your fall notes, they should include a sort of a barometer for the entire program of the coming year, and right now is rmlly the starting point or begin- ning of your next year's garden pro- gram. at this time for their plantinkn this fall. Ths Mudonna lilies, m the first of the bulb root to be planted in the fall, Shipments from France are nuw arriving and your needs on be taken care of at once. imam s FALL HOUSE-CLEANING Slur! rightumd make your garden dos carefully and make your next ur's ttarden a real pleasure. The Enlargement of Our Store has made it pos- sible to serve you more promptly and efficiently. IS MADE' EASIER WITH NEW Hardware Phone H. P. 4387 equipment Carpet Beaters Scrub Brushes Chamois Spon ges Sparkle THE PRESS 3 Recently a conference was held on ithe subject and the reports of Dr. i. W. Anderson of the University of illlinois and Dr. W. ll. Rankin, chief pathologist of the Bartlett Tree Re- search laboratories, Stamford, Conn., are combined in this pamphlet. Extensive Observation Observations were made over a wide area in the three days spent on the study and several trees were cut down to determine the condition of the roots and trunk. It was apparent that the white oaks in this district rarely attain large size. After reach”- ing the size of twelve to twenty inch- es in diameter. they regularly show, signs of decline and starvation. The clay soil is undoubtedly responsible for this condition of low vigor, for it was noted that the root system spread only a few feet from the base of the trunk. A dying of the top branches, known as stag-head, la a common result of the weakened con- dition. be prevalent. One of these in the scale insect, tisteroleeaniurn variolo- sum commonly known " the pit form. ing golden oak scale, and the other a fungus disease known as oak leaf and twig blight. The golden oak scsle and the fungus disease were found to be commonly severe on the ssme trees. They seem to thrive together and it is believed that the scale in- sect is probably the primary csuse of injury and leads to more abundant infection of the leaf and twig blight fungus. This increased severity of the fungus on the scale infested trees is likely due to the fact that the twig canker stage is favored and thus a larger amount of the fungus is car- ried over winter ready to infect the leaves. On trees not severely dam- aged hy the scale. the twig canker stage was not abundant.. This fungus disease is epidemic in some seasons and causes wide spread defoliation of white oaks. This wns true in this section in 1928, but this sewn only a scattering infection is present and this mainly on the scale injured trees. I Specimens Identified Specimens submitted to Dr. W. P. Flint, chief entomolittist st the Uni, versity of Illinois, were identified as the pit forming golden ask scale. He states that this scale insect cluses serious injury when present in rela- tively small numbers end is one of the most serious factors in weakening trees in the northern Illinois region. Although root rot was suspected as being present and in part responsible tor put of the loss of oak trees in this section, there w" on evidence In addition to the low vigor and re- sulting stag-head. two important pests of the white oak were found to While is has been a matter of re- port for some time that oak trees in the "North Shore" region were dying in large numbers,' no accurate knowl- edge of the cause of their death was ivailnble. Various causes of the in- jury have been suspected, such as an- thracnose, root rot end unsuitable soil conditions. Diseases Found Meeting This Type of Timber on North Shore Described RESULTS OF SURVEY OF OAK TREES HERE An additional taet was noted dur- ine this study. In the laying out of new properties, serious diffieultieg are encountered in keeping the oaks alive. lt is not surprising that trees more or less in the balance as to their re- maining alive are so seriously in, jured when landscaping is attempted. H, for example, the water table is lowered or raised, or it the land is cleared of undergrowth and the soil disturbed, the oaks in this region may die within a year, while under more favorable conditions there would be no harmful results. Preparing the trees before such landscaping opera- tions are begun so that the trees are brought into a state of health is the only way to avoid this diMeulty. Phone Central "" AUGUST SALE of FURS "i CAPITOL BUILDING State ind Randolph Sm. Chicago REBl'llJHNG AND REPAIRING NEW COATS MADE TO ORDER The measures of controlling starva- tion by feeding and of spraying for the oak scale and anthraenmre are not new or experimental. They have been used extensively in other parts of the country as well as on a few estates in the Chicago region. The program for oak trees in this region should include feeding with a well balanced tree food, spraying with a good dormant oil spray and two ap- plications of Bordeaux mixture in the spring. The first of the foliage sprays should be applied when the first leaves are about half grown and the second application should be made about two weeks later. If an: thraenose is epidemic, one or two more applications of Bordeaux may be needed. o.iaatbtts Even though these examples of healthy white oaks on certain proper- ties are abundant enough to prove conclusively that care will make healthy trees of those that are now in very low vigor, the opinion is all too prevalent in this district that it does not pay to spend much effort on the white oaks. Many trees are being ssaerifieed needlessly and at greater expense where replacements are made than it would cost to keep them in healthy condition. _ The three principal causes of the weakening and dyiny of white oak trees in this region are preventable and on many estates visited, the trees were found to be in a high state of vigor, with large dark green leaves and excellent twig growth for the sea- son. In many cases specimen trees were pointed to with pride by the su- perintendent as a. tree which had been in a weakened condition only one or two years ago. obtained that such was the case. In certain trees a small area of the cen- ter of the base of the tree was found to be decaying. This type of decay "results when the tap root dies and in the specimens examined, the amount of decay WIS very slight and of no importance in so far as affect- ing the health of the tree. The lateral roots were found to be healthy, A um" deposit will hold any lumen! till “UNI tor, ANNOUNC1NG OUR Lu" Bloch all [had Thursday, Aug. 28, 1930 Eat-blinked ""