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H R T I C U L T U K E 



April 7, 1917 



CONCERNING THE PROPOSED PRO- 

 HIBITION OF IMPORTS OF 

 PLANTS. 



At the regular meeting of the New 

 York Florists' Club, March 12th, the 

 following resolution was adopted unan- 

 imously: 



"That the New York Florists' Club pro- 

 tests against the proposed legislation 

 which seelis to stop imports of plants, 

 plant products, and bulbs, as being in- 

 jurious to business— without giving any 

 benefit to the public welfare, and that it 

 looks to the Legislative Committee of the 

 S. A. F. and O. H. to oppose it. 



"And that the Secretary be instructed to 

 send a copy of this resolution to the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee of the S. A. F. prior to 

 their meeting on March ICth, asking them 

 to give full power to the Legislative Com- 

 mittee." 



On March 12th, at their regular 

 meeting the New York & New Jersey 

 Plant Growers' Association adopted 

 practically the same resolution as the 

 above. 



At the special meeting of the Legis- 

 lative Committee of the S. A. F. & O. 

 H., held at the Hotel Biltmore, March 

 15th. the subject was discussed from 

 all angles. A few representative grow- 

 ers such as Julius Roehrs. J. D. Eisele, 

 Wallace R. Pierson, A. L. Miller, Adolf 

 Gude and others were invited and a 

 course of action was decided upon, 

 one of the members being delegated to 

 present the matter to the Executive 

 Committee of the S. A. F. & O. H. 



On March 16th, the Executive Com- 

 mittee of the S. A. F. & O. H. adopted 

 unanimously the following resolution: 



"Whereas, it has come to our notice that 

 an effort is to be made to introduce legis- 

 lation into Congress, seeking to prohibit 

 at some future time the importation of 

 Plants, Bulbs. Plant Products and Nursery 

 Stock of all kinds from every source, and 



Whereas, the Executive Committee of the 

 S. A. F. & O. H. considers such measures 

 not only unnecessary, but injurious to the 

 welfare of its members and to the whole 

 horticultural trade of the United States, 

 therefore be it 



Resolved, That the Chairman of the 

 Legislative Committee of the S. A. F. & O. 

 H. be empowered, and is hereby em- 

 powered, to oppose the proposed legisla- 

 tion, to act according to his judgment in 

 the interests of our Organization at the 

 forthcoming conference, to get what as- 

 sistance he can from any of its members, 

 and to share with the Nurserymen's Legis- 

 lative Committee the expense of employing 

 a trained man to help protect our Joint in- 

 terests." 



The Legislative Committee of the 

 S. A. F. & O. H. is now empowered, 

 and prepared, to meet the committee 

 in charge of the proposed measure at 

 a conference which will probably be 

 called late in June. 



J. McHuTCHISON, 



Member, Legislative Committee. 



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CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The April meeting of the Cincinnati 

 Florists' Society will be held Mondav, 

 April 9th, at Hotel Gibson. 



The Newport. R. I.. Horticultural So- 

 ciety is making plans for a lad'es' 

 night in Music Hall, Tuesday evening, 

 April 24. and preliminary plans for the 

 annual fall flower show, Wednesday, 

 Thursday and Friday, September 5, 6 

 and 7, in the convention hall at the 

 beach, the annual ball to be given on 

 the night of the closing day of the 

 show. The preliminary schedule of 

 prizes for the show will be ready for 

 the consideration of the members at 

 the next meeting. 



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.\n Easter Favorite Grown by A. L. Miller 

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Rutherford, N.J. — The annual flower 

 show at the Julius Roehrs Company 

 greeiahouses took place this year on 

 Saturday afternoon, March 31, and on 

 Palm Sunday, April 1, morning and 

 afternoon, and was very largely at- 

 tended. The magniflcent exhibition of 

 flowers, no doubt the finest of the kind 

 in this country, is the Julius Roehrs' 

 Company's yearly contribution to char- 

 ity in Rutherford and is devoted to the 

 hospital fund of the T, I. A. 



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Pittsburgh is to have a notable flow- 

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 has shied its hat into the ring by se- 

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 flower show managers, Arthur Her- 

 rington of Madison, N. J. The final 

 schedule is out and is a model in its 

 way. Close to $3000 is offered in 

 in-izes besides cups, medals, etc., and 

 commercial and private growers are 

 well cared for. The show is given un- 

 der the auspices of the Garden Club 

 of Allegheny County and practically 

 all of the premiums are contributed 

 by amateur friends of horticulture, 

 clubs, etc. The show will be held in 

 Motor Square Garden, Baum Boule- 

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