these columns, jar it doubtless has been reiteratrii huiidicds oj limes l>\ members 

 of the trade. (,has. II . U ard believes the aiisner shoubl br. ") es. 



OT ()Nl,y Wncs ("h:is. AV 

 \\';ifil insist tii;it Die i|Uc 



i;i\i' lici'ii (| i-i-(iin';i;^iiiL;, to s;iy tlic lr;ist., 

 |-]\i'ii \\ oi-fjiii 1 r;i nsiMPit ;it mil >li(Mii'i 



mo- the tliiiij; run Im' iIoiic liy |ii-.t <\i> 



ili<4 it. He even ilc<l;i res tli.'it ■'<';ili 

 tioii, ''(';iii Aiiit'ricM yi'dW t'oniiii is dcstiiicil to prdiliicr lirttrr :(/;i lir L;rf;itly i iii] iin\ fij in tlir iimi' t'litiiir, 



its own .'i/.;il(';is .' ' ' slioiiM lens tliaii I'x'i^iinn and to iin|ii(i\r the wli.-it is tlir outlook in licdLiinin its.'ll'.' 

 lie ;ins\vcrcii in tlic at' cultural inctlioiis as well.'" He "'lidcs 'I'lir tide of war, as it (ddj^ ami tiows. 



tiniiati\i\ Imt lie is man not Ixdii'xc tliat i'xd^ian yi'ow oi'~ lia\r ina\ txcntiialiy sur;^c o\ cr tlio liid^ian 



it'fstiiiji' tin- sincerity of h'aincci (■\(■^ytllin^ alioiit a/aica cul t'l nntiiT. Tlicn tlir a/aira district, 



t inc. 



MorcoNci-, tilt' situation \\itli n'I'cr 



nice to JMdi^ian a/alras is so ini-carioiis. 



his statements iiy inx'est 

 \\\\X lar;^!' sums ot' money 

 in |ire|iai'ations for siij 



son or two may lie torcecl to cleci ji' 

 eitjlier to use .\ merica u u Tow II a/aleas 



]ilyiiiy tlie .\merican dem.and for the is it not, that florists in the next sea 



plants. He has already <-o\ cred a ;^ood 



many aci'es <it' <;roiind at tlie ('otta^e 



(iardens Nurseries, Miireka, <'al., with or j;et alone without aii\'.' 'I'liat 



slat houses, <ilass liouses, I'ranii's an 



other structui't's, Cxiien 



si\(dy e(|ui|i|ied UiV the 



]ii'o|iajiat ion and ^idwiiii; 



ot" a/.ah'as, jukI the work of 



lujildine- is still |ii'ociH'(iinL; 



merrily. As I'ast as new 



space is emdoseij, it is filled 



with sto( k. The liest test 



id' the e(.ii II j iiciicss (d' :i 



ma n 's t'ait h in a l(nsines> 



i<lea is the amount (d' ca|i 



ital he is williiie to use in 



li.ackiije' the idea. 



though it esraped liariii in fiie larly 

 stages (d' the war. iiia\' lie de\:istated. 

 That is nii'iely another of the ^looinv 



p<i-->iiiil i t lev. And, fllon;^h if i-- ||<it sut'e 



to pidpile.sy, it iv v.-it'e and viille to ilii 



a;:ilie the Wiil'sf av well ;iv the lii'^t. 



<'h;i--. W. Ward ^i\es ,'in i n f eicst i ii :^ 



servatioii, let the readi'i- note, iv put account of some of' the e\enf- fh;if IcI 



him f o ellLiaLie III f he ellf el 



ili ve III' ;; row i II i; a /a le;i V ;it 



^f^y^''\ Knreka. He -av-,. Ih-iii 

 wraT i' niii;^ hi- iiariafi\e with 

 .■I ipudatyui from a Lireaf 

 -(dent ist : 



A New Departure. 



• • ' l»ii W hat the ..ther t'el 



lows -.a \ you c;i II 't do. j 

 ha \ e made -UULc ol' III \ 



iiio-t i III port a 111 I li -co\ cries 

 w h I le w iirk i II l; o\ er ^ i mi ml 

 t h:if had. -11 ppo-iMJ ly, lier ii 

 coiill led I la I c 1 1\ ot her-, w ho 



I lecl;i red f here w a - not h i iil; 



-J there,' -;iid the -a-'' "t' 



Mclilo I'aik, 



■ ■ Til i- w a- f h i It \ \ e;i I - 

 the prospects at l''.lll(d<a. a^o. The scene w;is l.-iid 



liut he intimates that the de\ i lopnieiit- in the t'<irni of' ;i ipiestion. It i- not a on the lioiileis of' Lake I'lirt, I'la., in a 

 ;it Kureka lia\i' reaidied smdi a sta^e |iredictioii, luil a cautious ret'ereiice to rei;iou then a pii-fiiie wihh me--. The 



that the\' are ,loW anion;^ the self' e\i the ;^loomy pos-ihilit ies. "'The llliex -;i^e, lit' coll r-e, w ;i - l!.|i-(i|i; the li-teliel 



dent t'atds and are no loiiL;cr ;i mere |iected alw;i\- h.appeii-'' in the pre- was smir hiiinlde -ciihe, who h;i- n- 



matter of' ojiinioii. lie i- lonlident tli.at cut threat war it' nowhere el-i'. Se inosf memliered IMi-nii'- word- and piolited 



the results ;ilread\ att.ai I are a con of tlu' war prophets have lo-t thidr rep li\ them e\ei -iiiee. 



cln-i\e demonstration of' the t'ea-i Id lit v iit.ation-. lint llori-t-' lecc'Ut e\pe ■• • \ nii cannot ^inw .-i/:!!!.-!- -iicc,-- 



nt' his |dan. lie a\ers that he is pro\ iieiic('- in affeiii|itine to import a/ale;i- fully .anywhere e\eept in Heh..; i u in ; \\\r\ 



Prospects at Eureka. 



.\! r. W'a rd 's success 1 n 

 t'ornier iinderfakiuys would 



lU'olialih insure respectful ...r^f-T-mi /^-i- in r- o 



atteiiti(in to his opinion of Azalea Grafts Two Months Old, Two at Left Being Eureka Seedlings 



Here is One of the Slat Houses at Eureka, Covering Three Acres and Housing F"our Hundred Thousand Acaleas. 



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