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HORTICULTURE 



March 29, 1919 



it has reversed itself respecting the 

 importation of bulbs, and that "ex- 

 perts of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture" advised, — though in the past in 

 defending its inconsistent ruling the 

 Federal Horticultural Board claimed 

 that Its decision was reached on the 

 best judgment of experts of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture, — that these 

 bulbs may be safely imported through 

 ordinary precautionary methods, I 

 ask, are this board or the experts on 

 whom it relies really qualified to say 

 what is the best method of steriliza- 

 tion? 



Is its ruling on every plant that has 

 been classed under Quarantine Bill 

 No. 37 to be debarred from importa- 

 tion after June first, not open to 

 doubt? 



I again recommend for your respect- 

 ful consideration, that if the measure 

 in your opinion should not be rescind- 

 ed in its entirety, that its enforcement 

 at least be deferred until the Federal 

 Horticultural Board can investigate 

 the claims of practically the entire 

 horticultural interests of this country 

 of the unreasonableness, unfairness, 

 and unjustifiableness of Quarantine 

 Bill No. 37. 



Respectfully yours, 



M. C. Ebel, Secy. 

 National Association of Gardeners. 



REMOVAL OF FRENCH EMBARGO 

 ON SEEDS. 



A ministerial notice to exporters 

 published March 13, 1919. permits the 

 exportation from France of seeds, ex- 

 cept sugar-beet seed, without special 

 authorization when destined to Eng- 

 land, Belgium, Italy, and the United 

 States. This information is contained 

 in a cablegram of March 20 from 

 American Consul General Thackara in 

 Paris. 



Headquarters for 



PACHYSANDRA 

 TERMINALIS 



50,000 out of 2 H 

 inch pots. 



Write for Prices 



OLD TOWN NURSERIES 



SOUTH NATICK, MASS. 



' M. P. HAEXDLliK, Prop'. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 

 Strong Rooted Cuttings of 

 OCONTO, HARVARD, GLOW, RAZER, 

 POLL.Y ROSE, YONDOTA, HELEN LEE, 

 CHIEFTAIN, CHRYSOLORA, and all 

 Standard Sorts. 



$3.00 per 100, 515.00 per 1000. 



READY NOW. ORDER TODAY. 



I. M. RAYNER, Greenport. N. Y. 



St. Louis — Ernest F. Hoehl, rep. S. 

 S. Skidelsky & Co. Philadelphia; I. 

 Aronson, N. Y. City. 



New York — Phil. Breitmeyer, De- 

 troit; J. P. Ammann, Edwardsville, 111., 

 Pres. of the S. A. P. 



Rochester, N. Y— P. M. Phillips and 

 Mr. Acker, Zanesville, O.. Julius Berg 

 and Milton Selenka, New York City; 

 J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. 



Cincinnati — Jos. Marks, rep. A. Hen- 

 derson & Co., Chicago, 111.; I. Aron- 

 son, New York; B. P. Hensley, 

 Knightstown, Ind., and J. T. Herdegen, 

 Aurora, Ind. 



Chicago — Mrs. E. H. Mazey, Minne- 

 apolis, Minn.; Robt. Miller, Farming- 

 ton, Utah; Geo. Collins, Grand Rap- 

 ids, Mich.: Herman Leitz, New Haven, 

 Ind. 



Philadelphia — George H. Cooke, 

 Washington, D. C; L. M. Seeley, Nor- 

 folk, Virginia; A. G. Bowerson, Lew- 

 iston, Pa.; W. J. Smith, Pittsburgh, 

 Pa.; S. Mortenson, Southampton, Pa.; 

 Mr. Johnson, Memphis, Tenn.; John 

 Farquhar, Boston, Mass.; John F. 

 Horn, Allentown. Pa. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Far Hills, N. J.— H. F. Kerr, of Sum- 

 mit, has purchased the greenhouses of 

 the Grant B. Schley estate. 



Libertyville III. — Gust Leinhardt and 

 Henry Mesenbrink have purchased the 

 greenhouses of the Meredith Flower 

 & Vegetable Co. 



NEW FLOWER STORES. 

 Galesburg III. — I. L. Pillsbury, Ar- 

 cade building. 



Worcester, Mass. — Sam Fierer, 21 

 Pleasant street. 



Chelsea, Mass. — Martin F. Lally, 20 

 Washington avenue. 



Newark, N. J. — Victoris Florist, 66 

 Springfield avenue. 



Charlotte, Mich. — -Jos. Gansbiller, 

 Ferndale Greenhouses. 



Cleveland, Ohio. — A. J. Saywell, 

 East 90th street and Superior avenue. 



Philadelphia, Pa. — Thomas Job, 

 School Lane, near Germantown ave- 

 nue. 



Onion sets took a bad slump last 

 week, especially in red and yellow. 

 So many growers had held back their 

 crop for higher prices and refused 

 even good offers last fall, that when 

 their stock was placed on South Water 

 street, Chicago, the market broke 

 completely. Red and yellow sets are 

 bringing only one dollar per bushel 

 and white ones $2\50. Seed stores are 

 making a special feature of onion sets, 

 retailing at 15c. per pound, while de- 

 partment stores are having special 

 sales at a fraction of that amount. 



Chrysanthemum 

 Cuttings 



Major Bonnaffon, (has. Baser, Oconto, 

 Pacific Supreme and Chrysolora, ready 

 April 1st, $2.50 per hundred. 



Also, Extra Strong Cuttings of Car- 

 nation Matchless, $30.00 per thousand. 



W. D. HOWARD 



MILFORD. 



MASS. 



