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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



JULT 21, 1910. 



expected, and the bulbs will not aver- 

 age so large a size as in seasons of 

 longer growth, but the flowering qual- 

 ity will doubtless be excellent; the 

 stock certainly will force better than 

 last season. Shipments will go forward 

 this year considerably earlier than in 

 1909. 



WOBK OF SEEDSMEN'S ATTORNEY 



From the records of the American 

 Seed Trade Association it appears that 

 sixteen bills affecting seedsmen were 

 introduced in congress and state legis- 

 latures during the last legislative year. 

 The counsel for the association, Curtis 

 Nye Smith, of Boston, had arranged 

 for early information of these and 

 President J. C. Bobinson in his annual 

 address, speaking of the work of coun- 

 sel, said: "All of these were promptly 

 reported — that is, within a day or two 

 after their filing — to the officers of this 

 association and to members residing in 

 the state affected by the bill. In some 

 cases of states distant from Boston 

 telegrams announcing the filing of bills 

 were sent. 



"A year ago last April the Michigan 

 seedsmen received first information 

 from counsel about a Michigan seed 

 bill, which was promptly and satisfac- 

 torily amended. First information from 

 counsel was likewise received in July 

 and August of highly objectionable seed 

 bills in Georgia and Alabama. Both 

 bills were killed through the efforts of 

 local seedsmen. This promptness is pre- 

 cisely one of the things desired, for it 

 enables interested seedsmen to busy 

 themselves in objecting to the bill at 

 the outset, when their arguments have 

 some effect. You will recollect that 

 formerly some of these bills, notably 

 the New Hampshire seed law, became 

 laws before the seed trade even heard 

 of the bills. Moreover, counsel gave ad- 

 vice about the various objections to 

 these bills, how to amend, the legal ef- 

 fect of the bills, or parts thereof, etc., 

 thus materially assisting our members. 

 In one state the officer in charge of the 

 bill had a correspondence with counsel 

 in regard to objections to a seed bill, 

 and these letters disclose an assent of 

 the officer to our counsel's arguments. 

 At any rate — whether due to this cause 

 or to others, I am not prepared to say — 

 the bill died in committee. 



"In preparing for the important con- 

 ference at Boston in December, 1909, 

 between the committees of this associa- 

 tion and of the Official Seed Analysts 

 In regard to the uniform state seed bill, 

 your committee asked counsel to pre- 

 pare a bill of this nature. This he did, 

 after studying the laws of the various 

 states and countries. This bill, with 

 alterations, was finally adopted by both 

 committees and by the convention of 

 analysts and is known as the "Boston 

 Bill." Counsel also prepared a federal 

 bOl on similar lines, but adaptable to 

 the requirements of federal legislation. 

 Connsel also attended the meeting of 

 yonr legislative committee at Chicago, 

 in February. 



"It is perhaps not improper to insert 

 in this report that counsel, at the ex- 

 pense of a kindred association, visited 

 Nashville, Tenn., and argued a matter 

 of some importance to seedsmen before 

 the attorney-general of Tennessee, and 

 seenred a reversal of an objectionable 

 order of the commissioner of agricul- 

 ture of that state. 



"Statutes of all the states affecting 



NOTICE: 



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PANSY SEED, CROP OF 1910 



Wiboltt** Danish Exhibition. This is the best mixture of pansies that can 

 be obtained. Florists will find it an unequaled mixture for sowing, on account of the 

 endless varieties, enormous size and rich coloring of the flowers. $25.00 per lb., 

 $2.00 per oz., postpaid. Cash with order. 



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PLANTS and BULBS 



for Florists' forcing: Azaleas. Rhododendrons, 

 Lilaf», etc.; Romans, Valleys, Lilies, etc.. imported 

 to order; delivery. Fall season 1910. Address 



AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. 31 Baixlay St, or P. 0. Box 752 NEW YORK 



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the sale of seeds have been collected 

 and seedsmen desiring copies of these 

 can secure them. Cases regarding the 

 non-warranty, disclaimer clauses, etc., 

 can also be obtained. Opinions on the 

 constitutionality of seed laws have been 

 drawn up by counsel, and, in case seeds- 

 men desire to contest certain seed laws, 

 the brief can be supplied. 



"As to counsel's confidential work 

 for members, I am not in a position to 

 speak except from hearsay. I under- 

 stand he is called upon more and more 

 as his work becomes known to members. 

 He has tried and won several cases for 

 seedsmen and has given opinions, saving 

 members the cost of employing attor- 

 neys. Outside of circular letters con- 

 cerning legislative bills, counsel wrote 



830 letters on business of members be- 

 tween April 1, 1909, and May 16, 1910. ' ' 

 Probably no other association of busi- 

 ness men in this country, and certainly 

 none other with so low an annual mem- 

 oership fee as $15, provides an attorney 

 specially versed in its line who may be 

 consulted without cost by any member 

 and at any time. 



CATALOGUES BECEIVED. 



Electric Hose & Eubber Co., Wilming- 

 ton, Del., greenhouse hose; S. S. Pen- 

 nock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 

 weekly price list of cut flowers and 

 supplies; M. Herb, Naples, Italy, bulbs 

 and seeds; Wm. Elliott & Sons, New 

 York, N. Y., pot-grown strawberry and 



