OCTOBGB 31, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



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been advised by misinformed or preju- 

 diced parties that no nursery stock 

 should be bought in eastern Massachu- 

 setts because of the possibilities of in- 

 fection. Mr. Wyman stated that his 

 firm formerly sold each year several 

 thousand dollars' worth of stock at 

 Loiiox, Mass., but that it now sells noth- 

 ing there on account of the scare. 



There were in all about forty present 

 at the hearing, which was before the 

 fill I board, consisting of W. A. Orton, 

 Peter Bisset, A. F. Burgess and George 

 B. Sudworth. Among those who spoke 

 either for or against the proposed quar- 

 antine of certain sections of New Eng- 

 land against the gypsy moth and the 

 brown-tail moth were J. K. M. L. Far- 

 quhar, A. C. Burnham, Alton Briggs, 

 \\ . H. Wyman, Curtis Nye Smith and 

 \V. J. Stewart, all of Boston; W. A. 

 Vanicek, of the Rhode Island Nurser- 

 ies, Newport, R. I.; W. E. Britton, State 

 Entomologist, New Haven, Conn.; C. R. 

 Pettis, Superintendent of State For- 

 ests, Albany, N. Y.; George Atwood, 

 Chief of the Bureau of Horticulture, 

 Albany, N. Y.; J. P. Buckley, Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture, Maine; W. C. 

 Okane, of New Hampshire, and A. T. 

 Fernald, of the Massachusetts Agricul- 

 tural College, Amherst, Mass. 



The nurserymen strongly opposed the 

 quarantine, producing evidence to show 

 that the gypsy moth is not distributed 

 bj' the shipment of nursery stock from 

 Massachusetts. The nurserymen also 

 object to the interference of the fed- 

 eral government in the matter of com- 

 bating these pests for fear that the 

 state of Massachusetts will withdraw 

 its support, arguing that the state work 

 is superior to what the federal govern- 

 ment could do. It was argued that the 

 government should restrict other ship- 

 ments, such as railroad ties, telegraph 

 poles, old boxes and the movement of 

 lumber trains, automobiles and other 

 conveyances which have been proven to 

 carry the eggs of the pests. Dr. L. O. 

 Howard, of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture, paid tribute to the efficient work 

 of the Massachusetts department to- 

 ward eliminating the pests and said he 

 believed the state inspection certificates 

 are sufficient. The members of the 

 board asked numerous questions, from 

 which it appears that the board will 

 probably accept the Massachusetts in- 

 spections as final. 



Discussion of the scope of what the 

 quarantine may cever included absolute 

 quarantine within the gypsy moth ter- 

 ritory of Christmas trees and decora- 

 tive evergreens, with no restrictions of 

 movement of trees and greens not going 

 beyond the restricted territory; the in- 

 spection and certification of all nursery 

 stock within the territory infested with 

 either the gypsy moth or brown-tail 

 moth. It was maintained that it has 

 l^roven practically impossible to inspect 

 Christmas trees and evergreens, so the 

 <|uarantine against parts of Massachu- 

 setts, New Hampshire and Maine will 

 stand with respect to Christmas greens. 

 The Briggs Fruit and Produce Ex- 

 <'hange, Boston, tried to avoid this, 

 claiming eggs are not carried on con- 

 iferous stock. The entomologists dis- 

 1 roved this. 



The New York delegation favored a 

 strong quarantine against the infested 

 I'oints and admitted the presence of 

 white pine rust. Mr. Fernald, of Mass- 

 J^chusetts, said the state board could 

 iiuthorize additional regulation and a 

 quarantine may result against New 



York pine, because of the New York- 

 ers' activity and efforts for stringent) 

 regulations. 



Dr. Britton showed that no gypsy 

 moth was found in Connecticut this 

 year and asserted that the pest is de- 

 creasing everywhere. 



The Horticultural Board will issue its 

 decisions in the form of a quarantine 

 order within the next few -days. 



NAME OF VIOLET. 



I am sending some violets, flowers 

 and leaves, of a variety I purchased for 

 Princess of Wales. They are not fra- 

 grant and I decided they were Dorsett; 

 The plants are outdoors and are thrifty. 



Will you please enlighten me in the 

 next number of The Review, for I 

 want the. best variety? M. T. 



The flowers were much withered. 

 They seem to be small compared with 

 Princess of Wales and are probably 

 the DorSett variety. You cannot plant 

 any single variety which is so good as 

 the ever reliable Princess of Wales. 

 None of the singles are so fragrant as 

 such doubles as Campbell and Marie 

 Louise, but they have still quite a good 

 perfume. C. W. 



DOUBLE HOLLYHOCKS. 



Could I sow double hollyhocks now 

 and have them in bloom next year? 



R. C. W. 



It is now much too late to sow holly- 

 hocks for flowering next season. The 

 plants should now be quite strong. Sow 

 in July another season. There is a. 

 good annual strain of hollyhocks, how- 

 ever, which you can grow. Start these 

 under glass in February and they will 

 flower the same season, C. W. 



Bockford, HI. — John Bergstrom, who 

 for the last two and a half years has 

 been foreman at H. W. Buckbee's, has 

 opened a flower store at 507 Seventh 

 street. 



Lake Geneva, Wis. — The Lake Geneva 

 Gardeners' and Foremen's Association 

 will hold its eighth annual chrysanthe- 

 mum exhibition at Horticultural hall 

 November 6 and 7. 



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OBITUABY. 



W, F, A, Kendel. 



After a lingering illness, extending 

 over many months, William F. A. Ken- 

 del, younger son of the late A. C. Ken- 

 del, and brother of C. E. Kendel, sec- 

 retary of the American Seed Trade 

 Association, passed away October 22, 

 at his home in Cleveland, O. He en- 

 tered the seed business at 16 years 

 of age and had completed a period of 

 over twenty-four years in the trade 

 when death cut short his activities in 

 the prime of life. He had many friends 

 in Cleveland and elsewhere, being ami- 

 able and of an attractive personality, 

 and his untimely end has been a great 

 shock. He numbered among his friends 

 many of the most prominent and influ- 

 ential people of his city. 



He particularly had the management 

 of the financial end of the business and 

 his rigid»honesty and prompt dealings 

 placed the firm on a high financial 

 basis. His equal will be hard to find. 

 The business, known as A. C. Kendel 's 

 Seed Store, will be continued by the 

 surviving partner, C. E. Kendel, with- 

 out change of the firm name. 



Joshua L Maxwell, 



Joshua Irving Maxwell, aged 88 

 years, who with the Smiths founded the 

 nursery industry about Geneva, N, Y., 

 died October 23, He was born in Onon- 

 daga county in 1824. He was educated 

 at the Auburn academy, and in 1849 

 secured a position as bookkeeper with 

 Adsit & Davis, leading merchants of 

 Hammondsport, which at the time was 

 the head of navigation and a leading 

 market for this section. Mr. Maxwell 

 shipped the first barrel of grapes to 

 New York by canal, but could find no 

 VmarTcet for them. In 1852 Mr. Maxwell 

 removed to Geneva and with his broth- 

 er began the planting of nursery stock. 

 The first planting amounted to less 

 than ten acres. Before the firm re- 

 tired from the nursery business and 

 entered the fruit growing business it 

 was planting over 1,000 acres of nursery 

 stock each season. Besides his nursery 

 and fruit growing business, Mr. Max- 

 well was interested in practically every 

 corporation in Geneva, and was a di- 

 rector in a majority of them. He was 

 one of the oldest directors of the First 

 National Bank. 



John Boss, 



The Review's Los Angeles corre- 

 spondent reports the death of John 

 Ross, the veteran florist and nurseryman 

 of Vermont avenue, Los Angeles, who 

 passed away October 23, at the age of 

 82. Further particulars will be found 

 in the Los Angeles news letter, 



Joseph N, Hodgin, 



At Richmond, Ind., Joseph N. Hodgin 

 died October 27 as the result of paraly- 

 sis. He was known to the trade in 

 Indiana and Ohio as a capable green- 

 house builder, having erected a large 

 number of houses in that section. 



St. Pavd, Minn,— Munich & Wahler, 

 who several months ago bought the 

 greenhouses of Leo Hermes, on Gorman 

 avenue, have made good progress in 

 renovating the houses, but the work is 

 not yet completed and they are exceed- 

 ingly busy. They find business quite 

 satisfactory. 



