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ere from the United States, in view of 

 the fact that such flowers are not 

 Brown in Canada. The people of To- 

 ronto, traveling back and forlh as 

 l're(|iienlly as they do, call for and de- 

 mand tlowers which they have seen In 

 eitlier .Vew York or ChicaRo, and which 

 are not procurable in Toronto. In these 

 cases. It is necessary to Import certain 

 flowers. As roses, carnations, and the 

 general run of retail stock are grown 

 here, there is no necessity for the con- 

 tinuance of these inii>ortations. There 

 are cases, in which some florists 

 cheapen stock by importing quantities, 

 and having them billed in, we under- 

 stand, at much less than the market 

 rate. After having them passed by 

 tlie Customs, they can successfully 

 compete with the Canadian pric-es. 

 making sales at almost the cost that 

 the regular dealers have to l)ay for 

 their stock. 



We believe that there is sufTuienl 

 stock produced in Canada to supply the 

 demand for cut flowers. Of course, dur- 

 ing the heavy demand occasioned by 

 the "Flu" epidemic, flowers were very 

 scarce, not only in Canada, but in the 

 United States. For the general run of 

 business, the stock produced in Canada 

 is sufljcient, and far superior to that 

 produced In the United States. 



"We do not think it would be proper 

 to prohibit the importation of any 

 salable article, which is necessary in 

 Canada. If the invoices of stock were 

 scrutinized carefully, however, it is not 

 likely there would be much importa- 

 tion of any kind of flower that is 

 grown in Canada, as it would be im- 

 possible to sell as low as the home 

 grown with the addition of duty and 

 war tax. 



"The growers would not benefit, it 

 they made the prices as reasonable as 

 they are in the United States. The 

 Canadian growers, with few excep- 

 tions, are putting such exorbitant 

 prices on their stock, that some florists 

 are no doubt finding it more profitable 

 to import flowers. 



It is for that reason that $165,277.00 

 has been spent for flowers in the 

 United States. Probably most of these 

 flowers passed through Montreal and 

 noi Toronto. If the growers of Can- 

 ada would make a price, that would 

 dispose of their stock, it would stop the 

 week-end sales at about one-quarter to 

 one-third of the listed price, and they 

 could dispose of all their flowers daily, 

 and in many cases would not demoral- 

 ize business." 



E. J. Hayward. of Montreal, gives it 

 as his opinion that it would be against 

 the interests of the trade generally if 

 an embargo were placed upon the im- 

 portation of cut flowers. He says that 

 there is not sufficient stock produced 



locally to meet the demands, and that 

 if importations were suddenly pro- 

 hibited, the retailers would be affected 

 (lulte appreciably. He thinks that if 

 restrictions were enforced they might 

 tend to force prices higher and keep 

 the masses at certain seasons from ob- 

 taining the flowers which they want 

 and need. 



Altogether it is much a matter of 

 location, for II. H. Wright, of Ottawa, 

 declares emphatically that In his opin- 

 ion the linportation of cut flowers is 

 not necessary, there being sufficient 

 stock produced to meet the demand. 

 He says that the whole business would 

 be benefited by prohibiting Imports. 



Apparently the general feeling is 

 that Canadian florists should buy as 

 little as possible from the United 

 States, while the exchange on Cana- 

 dian currency is maintained, but that 

 enacting drastic measures to totally 

 prohibit importations would be a great 

 hardship 



The Rock Flower Gardens, Inc., of 

 Kansas City, Mo., has bought 133 acres 

 of land near Independence, paying, it 

 is understood, $fi(),noo. The corpora- 

 tion is a new one. capitalized for $100.- 

 000. and is distinct from The W. L. 

 Rock Flower Co., although Mr. Rock 

 is chairman of the hoard. Wiley Pen- 

 dleton, of Indiana, is the secretary and 

 treasurer. The corporation will devote 

 itself to the growing of flowers in the 

 open, and expects to produce a-sters. 

 gladioli, and dahlias on an enoTTUous 

 scale. 



Michael Dohridnia is rei)orted to 

 have purchased the Conrad Schultz 

 greenhouse of Franklin street. West- 

 erly, R, 1 



DEPARTMENT OF PLANT REGIS- 

 TRATION. 



Geranium "Betty" 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 Theodore H. Townsend. horticulturist. 

 New York State School of Agriculture. 

 Morrisvllle. Madison County. N. Y.. 

 submits for registration the new plant 

 here mentioned. 



Geranium seedling grown at Morris- 

 ville. origin unknown. Plant 12 inches 

 in height, a strong grower and a free 

 bloomer in the spring and summer; 

 has a plain leaf, no zone; flowers four- 

 teen in cluster, single, fine petals; di- 

 ameter of single flower 2Vi in.; flower 

 pink in the bud, opening to pure white, 

 retaining this color. The flowers have 

 red pollen. Originator notes that 

 varieties were crossed here. Including 

 the Geranium and Pelargonium, but 

 the varieties became mixed, and 

 parentage lost. 



The name proposed is "Betty." in 

 honor of the deceased daughter of 



ROSES 



OWN ROOT 



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Kxcrllrnt Condition Now. 



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10.000 A.MKKICAN IIEAITIK8. t'/, Ineb. 



E.VTBA HTKONO I'l^NTS. 



R«nd>- Now. 



(20.00 prr luu, (ItfO.OO prr 1000. 



The above varlellei* ure »c«rrr; bpttrr 



order now. 



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Write for Complete I-lwt of Roue*, 



C. U. LIGGIT 



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 Itulletiii liuildlnK rHll.Al>Kl.l*UIA , 



ORCHIDS 



W* (row and Mil ootl>ln( bat ORCHIDS. 

 If joti arc Id the market for thU r'ntt ut 

 plants w* reBpeetfully •ollclt /our lnq«ljia« 

 •nd order*. Hpeolal llata oa applleatlas. 



LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. 



FERTILIZER - RINO 

 r)I<:i'OSITOR 



I Will INCREASE and IM- 

 PROVE GREATLY thf 

 Ou:intilv .-ind Quality of 

 Polatocs. Corn. Cabbaae. 

 Tomatoes. Just up and 

 tinwri of handle is full 

 Operation — no twistln^r or 

 turninif of handle. Can be 

 used with powdered or semi- 

 powdoreij material. STYLE 

 "A" for Seed or for Plants 

 from € to 10 Inchci high. 

 STYLE -B" for Any Plant 

 up to V3 in. Thick in Stem. 

 Tested and Approved by Ab- 

 ricuUurat Drpannn-nts and 

 Farm Bvirenns. Hold* 25 Ibt* 

 Style A. <7.S0. delivered 

 Style B. S13.50. de<!vorrd. 



Write for Circular 

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Groroe Wil! 



fTh^X ■ R O W N I N I 

 ^ -i'^ Clinton. N. Y. 



ram 



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Professor and Mrs. Frank C. Helyar, 

 the former a director of the school. 



Any person objecting to this regis- 

 tration, or to the use of the proposed 

 name, is requested to communicate 

 with the Secretary at once. Failing 

 to receive objection to the reg^stra- 

 tton, the same will he made three 



weeks from this date. 



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