July 20. 1918 



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BOSTON. 

 Through the co-operation of P. A. 

 0"Connell, Suffolk cotinty food admin- 

 istrator, and the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, a community market 

 will be opened in Horticultural Hall. 

 July 31. This market will be free for 

 the disposal of surplus products of 

 30,000 patriotic citizens and their war 

 gardens. The market will be open 

 Wednesdays and Saturdays until fur- 

 ther notice. Applicants for space in 

 the market should apply to W. L. 

 Terhune at 29 Mason street. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



The War Trade Board has decided 

 to discontinue the handling of Cana- 

 dian importations under general li- 

 censes, and beginning July 20 all arti- 

 cles the importation of which has been 

 restricted from other countries, will 

 require individual import licenses 

 when imported from Canada and New- 

 foundland. 



ST. LOUIS. 



A "Publicity" meeting took place at 

 the Wm. C. Smith Wholesale Floral Co. 

 July 9th. 



The Fuel Administration orders, ac- 

 cording to Geo. Moore, director of 

 Shaw's Garden, will hit the garden as 

 there will be no flower shows except 

 chrysanthemums next year. Beds will 

 lilossom with turnips and peas instead 

 of phlox and hyacinths. Special dis- 

 pensation has been obtained for 

 enough coal to maintain the perma- 

 nent collections of tropical plants but 

 the growing houses wherein are pro- 

 pagated the bedding plants and the 

 flowers that make up the Easter and 

 Christmas displays will be closed. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 Schenectady, N. Y. — Thieves are 

 said to have entered the flower shop 

 of Julius Eger at 735 State street some 

 time July 7. According to the com- 

 plaint, $21 in cash, which was in an 

 envelope on the desk, was taken. En- 



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trance was gained through a rear win- 

 dow which was not locked. 



Reading, Pa. — The Florists' Associa- 

 tion met last week with Paul Bachman 

 presiding, and the annual outing was 

 discussed. A committee composed of 

 the president, secretary and Harry C. 

 Huesman was appointed to make ar- 

 rangements. The date has been set 

 as the 25th of this month, and the 

 place as the Mountain Springs Asso- 

 ciation home. 



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