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II 1! T I C IT L T U I{ E 



April 19, 1913 



THE TARIF='F. 



{Continui-ii from page 0O2) 



The word "Aznleas" is too vagnc. pi-oli- 

 ahly Azalea Iiidica is meant but it is 

 f^rn-wii ill j;reeiiliouses in winter ouly. All 

 iitluM- varieties of AzaJeas arc growu ont- 

 si(U* in nurseries, and are nursery stoek — 

 not trrieidiuusf plants. 



Tln' terms "greenhouse stork" or "green- 

 lumse plants" are also too inrietinite. Mauy 

 shrubs ami jilanis which lirow in the open 

 air in Soullu'm slates would be known as 

 ■*nurs<-ry st<K'U." Kurt her North — whin'e 

 the Wi-ather is eoidf'r, the same stoek 

 wouhl be ;rruwn in jjrreenhonses and would 

 be known as ■•irn't-iVhousf sto».-k." Thi'se 

 classitiiarions w.uibl pass if the «luty wi-re 

 1 he sanu'. 



Seetinn L'JO rairs •'Si-cillinjrs nf Myrnb- 

 (ilan pluui. .>1 pi*r Itino." Sei-tinn r»rd rates 

 ■■-Myrobnlans" free of duty. It shcaild be 

 spceitieally stated whether Section ."itil re- 

 fers to .Myrobolan seeds, fruit or secilluigs. 



Section :ili<i rates "ETerj^reen shrnlis ami 

 vines 1.". per cent." Seetion Ot'i; rates 

 "KvergreeTi seedlings" free, but places 

 them umler the classitication of "Seeds." 

 The same mistake was made in the last 

 tariff and it took three years auil much 

 expense to j;et a decision from the Board 

 nf Appraisei-s. If it is your intention to 

 ruTUiuue everjrreen seollinirs un the free 

 list, they should not be mentioned in Sec- 

 rion 22t). and should not be classiHeil as 

 "seeds," because evergreen seeds and ever- 

 green seedlings arc* ijnite different arti<'les. 



Section 22u rates "Scfdlings of brinr 

 rose, three years old or less. %\ per lOi^O." 

 also "R(»se phtnts luuhleii, grafted or own 

 roots. 4 ci'uts I'^ach." The prim-ipal "Briar 

 rose" in commerce is Rosa ru;:osa. a shiub. 

 grown from seed and sidd as two or three- 

 year-old. The last tarilf was also indeti- 

 nite ou this puint and only after three 

 years and mm-h t-xpense to importers was 

 it ilecided it is not a rose (see T. D. No. 

 ."i:5H't;i. Vour tariff should ije specific in 

 including Itosa rugosa as a briar rose and 

 <lutiable at $1 per IfMit); it is sold at %\ 

 per KhX). 



Section 210 rates "Hyacinths" as 

 "clumps" instiad of liull)s. the same mis- 

 take was made in last tariff and took yeais 

 to rectify. 



In these items tlu> correct cla-ssitieatinu 

 is vastly more importaid than the rate of 

 duty. When the rlassiticatiou is not clear 

 it opens a large avenue for fraud, the le- 

 sult being that the liishonest firm pays 

 oidy half the duty the honest firm pays, 

 ruder the juesent tariff, honest firms are 

 paying 2-"! pei- cent duty (ui evergreens 

 gmwn Iiy grafting or cuttings, while other 

 firms are getting them in free of duty as 

 •'Kvergreen seedlings." The tariff should 

 111' specific as to what an evergreen seed- 

 ling is. 



We respectfully request that Sections 

 211) and 220 be rewritten. We suggest no 

 changes in the proposed rates of duty, but 

 they should be sjiecific and read as fol- 

 lows: 



Section 219 should read "Oreliids. Palms, 

 Azalea Indica and all other decorative or 

 greenhouse plants and cut fiowers. pre- 

 .■<erved or fresh. '27* per centum advalorum: 

 l>ily of the Valley Pips. Tnlii>s. Narcissus. 

 P.eironia and Ulnxinia Bulbs. %\ per UHld: 

 llyaeiiith Bulbs. Astilbe. Uielytra and LMv 

 of the Valley (lumps. $2.r>«i per Kmmi: Lily 

 Mud ("alia Bulbs. .S.% per Khhi; his. Tauiia 

 and Dahlia Roots and Amaryllis Bulbs .Silo 

 [ler HMHi: all (.thcr Bulbs. P.nllious Boots <M' 

 Torms which are eultivated for their liow- 

 rrs or foliage, 5U cents per KnHK" 



Sei-tion 220 should re id "Stocks, ciittiegs 

 ru' "^eednntrs of .\Iyi-obolaus and St. .Julian 

 Plum. Mahaleb ami Mazzaid Cherry. Pear. 

 Apple and Quinee, .Manelli. MultiHora, 

 Rosa Rugusa and Briar Rose, three vears 

 old or less, $1 per liHM> plants. "Roso 

 plants, budded, grafted or grown on own 

 roots. 4 cents each. Stocks, cuttings and 

 seedlings of all fruit and <u-iiamental tree 

 slirubs and vines comm<uily known as nui'- 

 sery stoek nut specifically proviilerl for in 

 this section, l.'i per eentum advahiruni."* 



Section liu2 should read "Kvergreen seed- 

 lings, four years old or less" — free, other- 

 wise there is nothing to jn-event large ever- 

 green trees, grown from seed, say six feet 

 high, coming in as "Kvergreen seedlings" 

 free of duty. 



Section ."iCl should read "Myrobolan 

 Seeds." scedlin;:s or fruits or whatever 

 you intend to be free of duty. 



The new laritT is fair, equitable ai'd 

 quite ai-ceplable. If you rlo not see fit to 

 make the above-noted corrections, then let 

 MS respectfull.v request that you make the 

 advalorum duties in Sei-tious 2irt and 220 

 the same — either l."i per cent or 2.". per cent 



as there is practically no dilTerenee in 

 these items as you have them classified. 



MICHEL'S SEASONABLE SEEDS AND BULBS 



CINERARIA SEED. 



% Tr. Tr. 



Pkt. Pkt. 



l>"arf Grand Prize, mixed CO $1.00 



.Meil. Tall (iraiiil Prize, mixed .00 1.00 



PRIMULA CHINENSiS SEED. 



.\ll>a MagniHca, White 60 $1.00 j 



Chiswiek. Ked 60 1.00 j 



Keriiiesina Splendens, Crim- i 



son GO 1.00 



Ros.v Morn, Pink 60 1.00 



Duclie§s, White, carmine cen- 

 tre 60 1.00 



Holborn Blue 60 1.00 



>lirheirs Prize Mixture 60 1.00 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGAN- 

 TEA SEED. 



Tr. Pkt. 



T.,ilacina, Pale lilac 50 



Kermesina. Crimson 50 



Rosea, Pink 50 



Alba, White 50 I 



lliliriila. Mixed liO 



BEGONIA BULBS. 



Doz. 100 1000 

 Single, Separate colors.. .40 $2.50 $22.00 



.Single, mixed 30 2.25 20.00 



Double, separate colors.. .63 4.00 35.00 

 Double, mixed cnl.irs .50 3.75 33.00 



GLOXINIA BULBS. 



Mixed Colors ."jO 3.00 27.,50 



CALADIUM BULBS. 



Mamniotb, 11 to 12 in. $1.35 $10.60 $92.50 



First Size. 9 to 11 in.. .85 6.00 52.50 



Seconil .Size, 7 to 9 in.. ..50 .3.50 30.00 



Tliird Size, .5 to 7 in... .30 2.00 16.00 



Al^o all other Seasonable Seeds, 

 Bulbs an<l Supplies for the Florist. 



HENRY F. MICHELL COMPANY 



518 Market Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



PEAS, BEANS. RADISH ) 

 and all Garden Seeds 



<ir«\vers for the Trade 



ana an oaraen oecub ) _ ^^ ^^ 



LEONARD ^^ SEE 



CO. 



ONION SETS 



Write for Prices 



RUSTIC BASKETS 



lO-in. bowl $1.10, doz. $11.00 

 12-iD. bowl $1.25, doz. $13.00 

 14-in. bowl $1.50, doz. $16.00 



Wm. Elliott & Sons 



42 Vesey St., New York 



BEAULIEU 



WOODHAVEN, N. Y. 



Flower and Vegetable Seeds 



Choicest French Strains 



NOTHING BETTER 



NEWS NOTES. 



\V. .\tlee Hur])ee donated a four-acre 

 tract of land. co.sting $:;000. to tlie 

 Doylestown, Pa., school board for a 

 cliildi'en's plaj'groiiud. 



The German KaJi Works have re- 

 moved their offices in Chicago from 

 44.S Monadnock Block to 19(il McCor- 

 mick Hiiilding; telephone Harrison 

 13:;2. 



Abilene. Kan. — Hail destroyed about 

 $.50(1 worth of glass in the two green- 

 houses here on April 4. Heavy rain 

 accompanied the storm whicli was 

 local. 



Sweet Pea Seed 



IS MY SPECIALTY 



Watch my new winter orchid- 

 flowering type. They will be intro- 

 duced this season. I have all the 

 rolorj; — over fiO. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 



Greenhouses: 



BOUND BROOK, NEW JERSEY 



Seed Ranch: 



LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA 



The Everett B.Clark Seed Co. 



GROWERS FOR THE TRADE 



Beans, Peas, Sweet Com. Onion, Turnip. 

 Radish. Beet. Etc. 



f.TfcS""" MILFORD, CONN. 



BULBS and 



HARDY PLANTS 



Contracts made for Seed Crowns 



■Sefui for pri^e list 



E, S. MILLER. WADIK6 RIVER, N. Y. 



ROSES, CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 PLANTS, SEEDS, BULBS 



Send as your wants. We will take onre of 

 tbem. UV supply Htnok nt tnnrket price. 



Catalogue for the asking 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 

 1215 BetzBldg. Philadelphia. 



