September 21, 1912 



H E T I C U L T U E E 



413 



CALLAS 



High-Grade — Sand-Grown Bulbs — Free from Disease 

 California's Best. 



1%-liich $30.00 per 1000 l?4-inch $65.00 per 1000 



IVa-inch 50.00 per 1000 2-iiich 85.00 per 1000 



Monster Bulbs $12.00 per 100 



MacRORIE-McLAREN COMPANY 



711 714 Westbank Bide., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Nurseries, SAN MATEO, CAl. 



THE QUARANTINE LAW AND ITS 

 ENFORCEMENT. 



Mr. F. W. Kelsey of New York has 

 sent the following letter, under date 

 of September 10, to Hon. W. M. Hays, 

 Acting Secretary, Department of Ag- 

 riculture, Washington, D. C: 



Dear Sir:— Replyhig to your favor and 

 inquiry of August 2Stli, asking "for advice 

 and suggestions" regarding tlie recently en- 

 acted quarantine law, as tbis Act is now a 

 law we shall all he compelled to make the 

 most of it. whatever hardships, injustice or 

 losses may result. 



The law certainly confers upon the Sec- 

 retary of Agiirulture extraordinary power, 

 which, let us hope, will be exercised with 

 caution and reasonable restraint, ou the 

 principle that great power carries with it 

 equal responsibility. We would respect- 

 fully ask and suggest that the rules and 

 regulations relative to the enforcement of 

 the Act be made as liberal as possible, in 

 order to avoid, as far as may be, unneces- 

 sary burdens on the nursery and plant In- 

 dustry of the country. With this view, 

 can you not include the following points In 

 these regulations; 



First — That a reasonable notice of, say, 

 60 days be given by publication and to In- 

 terested parties, the Nurserymen's and 

 Florists' Associations, etc., before the edict 

 of quarantine is to become effective. 



It is an extraordinary provision of law 

 that an officer of our Government may at 

 any time and without notice other than 

 that of a perfunctory hearing, declare an 

 edict of quarantine against everything and 

 every species of material and from any 

 country, that in his judgment, or the judg- 

 ment "of his board, may deem desirable. 

 Such an act, it seems to us, is wholly un- 

 necessary as applied to the purposes of this 

 Act, and such a provision, we submit, is 

 better adapted to the Bureaucracy of Rus- 

 sia than the administration of law in this 

 country. Without such notice any or ail 

 citizens of the United States may have 

 placed definite orders with foreign corre- 

 spondents, the material for which orders 

 duly shipped, and after such shipment, on 

 or before arrival of the material, be met 

 with the Chinese wall of quarantine pro- 

 hibition, producing utter and Irreparable 

 loss, where all parties in interest may have 

 acted in perfect good faith. 



Such a provision for notice should. In 

 our judgment, have been inserted in the 

 law. As it is not in the law, can you not 

 see that it is included in the rules and 

 regulations, or some method adopted by 

 which the circumstance to which we have 

 referred may be avoided? 



Second — It seems to us In every way 

 practical and desirable to avoid the issu- 

 ance of an application for a permit for 

 each and every invoice for material that 

 any citizen of the United States may wish 

 to obtain from any foreign state or coun- 

 try. The enforcement of such a technical 

 feature of the law would add an enormous 

 burden of detail, consequent loss, and an- 

 noyance to the whole nursery and plant 

 industry, which we believe inuld be and 

 should be avoided. Could not .some form 

 of blanket permit be given to reputable, 

 reliable and responsible istablishments 

 legitimately engaged in the business that 

 would fully answer the requirements of 

 the law and of the Department, on their 

 written assurances that no importation of 

 any quarantine material will be made? 

 Third — We likewise deem it deslralile 



that the rules and regulations governing 

 the .A.ct should include a clearer deflnltion 

 in the matter of notification as in Section 

 Second, and whether such notification of 

 •■the proper State, Territorial or District 

 OlHcial" will be sufficient, as the Act In 

 this respect is somewhat ambiguous, the 

 same as to the inspection clause referred 

 to in Section Four of the Act. 



Fourtli — In the matter of hearings. 

 While this gives a certain publicity to any 

 anticipated quarantine action by the De- 

 partment, it Is a matter of common ex- 

 perience that very many persons — indeed, 

 most persons — will sufier great hardships 

 and serious loss before they will take the 

 time and expense to go to a Government 

 official or officials, where full arbitrary 

 power, as in this Act, is conferred by law, 

 and the administration of the law is in the 

 hands of a Board, as in this instance, 

 where those most Interested, such as the 

 nursery and florists' interests, have not 

 even a minority representative, or any 

 representation, on the official Board. Un- 

 der such conditions pro forma public hear- 

 ings frequently become hearings only In 

 name. We refer to this without prejudice 

 of or to a single member of the Federal 

 Executive Board, for whom we have none 

 other than respect and confidence, but state 

 it as a principle, well known to men who 

 have had experience in business and pub- 

 lic affairs. 



For these reasons we beg to suggest that 

 the provisions of the Quarantine Law be 

 not exercised, excepting after the most 

 careful investigation and thorough deter- 

 mination as to the absolute necessity of 

 such action; and we submit that force Is 

 added to this suggestion when we consider 

 that had such a law been enforced during 

 the past ten years. It would without doubt 

 have resulted In enormous and In many 

 cases needless losses, where the applied 

 remedy would have been, as it will be un- 

 der the present law, unless executed with 

 the greatest caution, worse than the dis- 

 ease. 



The writer has had more than thirty 

 years' experience In the nursery business, 

 is somewhat conversant with legislative 

 matters, and these suggestions are re- 

 spectfully submitted In response to your 

 inquiry in view of the importance of the 

 subject, and because we have full confi- 

 dence in .vour intention and the intention 

 of all of the heads of the Department to 

 carry out the law In fairness and with as 

 little Injustice and loss to citizens as pos- 

 sible. 



Cincinnati, Ohio — The marriage of 

 Miss Beiniger, bookkeeper at Tro- 

 mey's, and Geo. Sutter of Hamilton, 

 Ohio, was solemnized on Tuesday of 

 this week. 



Mr. and Mrs. Julius Schumann of 

 Newport are spending two weeks at 

 Martinsville, Ind. 



Visitors: I. Bayersdorfer, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa.; and Mr. Thomas,, Augusta, 

 Ky^ 



SURPLUS SHRUBS 



FOB r.41.1, PLANTING. 



Large stock of Rose of Sharon; Deutzia, 

 Pride of Rochester; Forsythla ; Splrea, 

 Anthony Waterer; Wei&elias, three va- 

 rieties, 25c. each, Kerria Japonica, 15c. 

 each. Ail F. O. B. Southampton Station. 

 No charge made for packing for cash 

 orders. 



CHAS. I. FRANKENBACH i SONS, Soutliampton, N. Y. 



Horseshoe Brand Lily Bulbs 



The crops of all early f' rclng i:iy bulbs 

 of good quality are very short this year, 

 owing to a lack of rain at the proper time. 

 .\t such times many bulbs of Inferior qual- 

 ity find a ready sale in the market. Those 

 who want good lily bulbs should therefore 

 not delay a day in placing their orders. 

 The following are the revised prices for 

 horseshoe Brand bulbs, the best produced 

 in the World. Immediate delivery. 



lillilCM FORMOSUM. 



Excellent stock — extra In size and quality. 



Size 6/8 In., $20.00 per case of 400 bulbs. 



8/10 In., 25.00 per case of 2.50 bulbs. 



" 9/10 In., 22.00 per ease of 200 bulbs. 



9/11 In., 19.80 per case of 180 bulbs. 



" 10/11 in., 18.00 per case of 150 bulbs. 



" U/ia in., 18.00 per case of 120 bulbs. 



We advise early orders — very limited stock. 



L,IL,HJM GIGANTEUM— (to arrive soon). 

 Size 6/8 In., $16.00 per case of 400 bulbs. 

 7/8 In., 16.00 per case of 350 bulbs. 

 7/9 In., 16.00 per case of 300 bulbs. 

 8/10 in., 22.50 per case of 250 bulbs. 

 9/10 in., 22.00 per case of 200 bulbs. 

 9/11 In., 21.60 per case of ISO bulbs. 

 " 10/11 In., 22.50 per case of 150 bulbs. 

 " 11/13 In., 24.00 per case of 120 bulbs. 

 The above Glganteum are from the finest 

 fields in Japan. Prices on Auratum, Rub- 

 rum, Magnlflcum, Album, etc., etc., upon 

 application. 



FRENCH BCI-BS. 



From the celebrated fields of Martial 

 Bremond, world's largest grower of French 

 Bulbs. 



WRITE FOR PRICES 



on Paper White Grandlflora, French Trum- 

 pet Majors and Freeslas, if Interested. 



Prices are F. O. B. New York City, duty 

 paid, terms three months or 2 per cent, ten 

 days. A special discount of 5 per cent, will 

 be granted only when cash accompanies 

 the order. 



IVyite for the Book of Bulbology . 



Not How Cheap 

 But Bov Good 



Ralph M. Ward & Co. 



71 Murray Street 

 NEW YORK CITY 



August Rolker & Sons 



Import for the wholesale trade: 

 AZALEAS, PALMS. RHODODENDRONS, 

 BAYTREES, ROSES, LILACS, HOLLAND 

 AND .I.4PAN BULBS, LILT OF THE 

 VALLEY, ETC. 



P.O. Box 752 or31 Barclay St., NEW YORK. 



ARAUCARIAS, PALMS, RUBBERS AND 

 FERN BALLS 



SEND FOR PRICES. 



Godfrey Aschmann 



Wholesale Grower and Importer 



1012 W. Ontario St., PHIIADELPHIA, PL 



LOECHNER & CO. 



JAPANESE UUES 



ULY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



PALMS, AZALEAS, &c. 



11 Warren Street, New York, N. Y. 



WriU for quotations 



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HARDY PLANTS 



Contracts made for Seed Growing 



Send for Price list 



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



