October 26. 1918 



JI OKTl C ULTURE 



SEED TRADE 



A Dangerous Disease of the Potato. 



What is probably the most serious 

 potato disease known in the world has 

 just been discovered near Hazleton, 

 Pa., in ten small villages, by Prof. J. 

 G. Sanders, Economic Zoologist of 

 Pennsylvania. This is the first ap- 

 pearance of the malady in this country 

 so far as known. 



The infection of the tuber takes 

 place at or near the eye, and there Is 

 rapidly formed a warty growth similar 

 to a piece of cauliflower. Soon the 

 entire potato is covered and changed 

 to a warty mass, which rapidly de- 

 cays in the ground, leaving a brown 

 malodorous pulpy mass similar to a 

 decayed puffball. In this way millions 

 of spores are liberated in the soil, 

 where they remain virulent for at 

 least seven or eight years. Elxperi- 

 ments in Europe show that after rota- 

 tion of crops other than potatoes for 

 six years, the disease reappeared when 

 potatoes were again planted. The 

 disease can be readily transmitted by 

 infected seed, or even by parings from 

 infected potatoes, or by means of 

 manure from animals which have been 

 fed on uncooked infected potatoes. 



Every step possible is being taken 

 by state and federal authorities to 

 combat this disease and to prevent its 

 spread. It will be well, indeed, for all 

 state inspectors to watch closely for 

 its appearance in centres of large con- 

 sumption of potatoes, where imported 

 potatoes may have been used during 

 the past eight or ten years. If one may 

 judge from the total destruction of the 

 potato crop in the affected areas, no 

 more serious pest affecting an import- 

 ant food crop has yet been encoun- 

 tered. 



Imports of Hemp Seed, Canary Seed, 

 and Alfalfa Seed Restricted. 



According to War Trade Board 

 Ruling 231, dated September 16. 1918, 

 hemp seed, canary seed, and alfalfa 

 seed have been placed on the list of 

 restricted imports. All outstanding 

 licenses for the importation of these 

 seeds have been revoked, and impor- 

 tation of canary seed and hemp seed 

 by ocean shipment from abroad has 

 been totally prohibited unless ocean 

 shipment was made on or before 

 September 18, 1918. 



The ruling states further that "no 

 licenses will hereafter be issued for 

 the importation of alfalfa seed for 

 ocean shipment from abroad after 

 September 18, 1918, except for such 

 shipments as the Seed Stocks Com- 



The Godfrey strong roots $2.25 doz. $17.50 per 100 



Aethiopica 6 to 8 Inches circum. 2.50 doz. 22.50 per 100 

 Aethiopica 3 to 4 inches circum. 1.50 doz. 10.00 per 100 

 Freesia Purity H to % in. diam. $1.00 per 100 $7.50 per 1000 

 Dutch and French Bulbs are now here. Send us your list of 

 requirements for special quotations. 



Asparagus plumosus nanus seed $2.50 1000 5000 for $12.00 

 Cyclamen B's Gigantic separate 



colors or mixed 1.00 per 100 $9.00 per 1000 



Sow ninler flowering: .Sweet Peas to foUow ".Mums," and fur sprine 

 and Raster flowering. Full list sent on request. 



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mittee of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture may approve, and application 

 therefor must he submitted to the 

 Seed Stocks Committee for its recom- 

 mendations before action thereon is 

 taken." 



Garden Seed Placed on Conservation 

 List. 



A new ruling has just been issued 

 by the War Trade Board under the 

 terms of which garden and vegetable 

 seeds are placed on the Export Con- 



servation List, effective October 19, 

 1918. Individual licenses, however, 

 are not required for shipments to 

 Canada and Newfoundland when the 

 shipments do not exceed fifty pounds. 



STUMPP & WALTER CO. 



Seeds and Bulbs 



30-32 Barclay Street 

 NEW YORK CITY 



