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pin, the scratch from a nail, and from other apparently in- 

 significant causes. 



The trouble with Roses is that the thorns prick and break 

 the skin. If, at this time, there is any dirt or impurity on a 

 person's hand, as is often the case when engaged in his work, 

 these impurities enter the blood, and serious results may shortly 

 follow, especially at certain seasons of the year when particular 

 subjects may be more readily inoculated. I do not know of a 

 single case where the trouble can be traced to anything the 

 grower used no matter what has been said to the contrary. 

 Growers are very careful in this matter and poisonous com- 

 pounds are used but little under glass in general practice. 



COMMERCIAL ROSE PACKING 



Box of Chatenay and Killarney Roses packed by Robert Simpson, 



Clifton, N. J., and consigned to Traendly & Schenck, 



131-133 West 28th St., N. Y. City. 



