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52 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabch 9, 1911. 



ASPARAGUS SEED 



TRUE PLUMOSUS NANUS 

 Wisconsin Greenhouse Grown. 



Not to be compared with tlie Inferior Calit'ornla and 



Florida outdoor Krown seed. 

 1000 seeds, $4.00: 6U0U. $18.75; 10,000, $35.00 



G. H. HUNKEL CO. •.* SEEDSMEN 



MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Mr. Richardson. Do you not take 

 any of them from the Agricultural De- 

 partment? 



Mr. Green. Yes; three seed analysts 

 from the Agricultural Department; in 

 other words, scientific men versed in 

 the testing of seeds. 



Mr. Richardson. You struck this 

 committee at an unfortunate time. We 

 have just had a good deal of experience 

 about getting scientific boards or com- 

 missions. 



Mr. Green. I am sorry for that. We 

 like the scientific fellows pretty well, 

 sometimes; and sometimes we do not. 

 They are like all people; they are prone 

 to error at times. 



Mr. Adamson. I suppose he thought 

 this committee looked like a good group 

 to select hayseeds from. (Laughter.) 



Mr. Green. Gentlemen, speaking se- 

 riously, some such method as that is 

 likely, in my opinion, to prove far more 

 effective for proper regulation of the 

 seed trade of the country — ^of the grass 

 seed trade of the country, as these gen- 

 tlemen [the garden seed dealers pres- 

 ent] wish me to correct myself — than 

 any such hearing as this in the brief 

 time at our disposal. 



Mr. Townsend. Did I understand that 

 improvements are being made all the 

 while; that this is growing better con- 

 stantly by the agitation you and these 

 gentlemen are giving to the subject? 



Mr. Green. I would not like to put it 

 personally that way. But things are 

 growing better by the general agitation. 



Mr. Townsend. The farmers are grad- 

 ually coming to understand that it pays 

 to plant good seeds rather than weeds? 



Mr. Green. Yes; and gradually be- 

 coming more and more willing to pay 

 for them. 



Mr. Esch. How many states have 

 regulations against seed adulteration? 



Mr. Green. I do not know whether 

 there is any gentleman here who could 

 answer that question accurately or not. 

 Mr. Boyles, could you? 



Mr. Boyles. I think Mr. Smith, our 

 attorney, could answer it better than I. 

 Probably there are twelve. I think 

 there were five bills introduced this 

 winter. 



Mr. Esch. Is there any uniformity in 

 the standards fixed by those states? 



Mr. Boyles. A few states have stand- 

 ards fixed, but most of them have not. 

 Most of them have realized the unwise 

 feature of standards. 



Mr. Green. I am perfectly in earnest 

 about this commission. 



The Chairman. You are just wasting 

 breath on it. 



Mr. Richardson. Do not think about 

 a commission. 



Mr. Adamson. I do not think you 

 could pass any sort of a commission bill 

 through the House now. 



The Chairman. In view of the fact 

 that no one can distinguish between 

 many seeds that pay a duty under the 

 tariff bill from those that come in free, 

 we might refer it to the tariff board. 



Mr. Richardson. Take these gentle- 

 men sitting around here; they have 

 plenty of sense and they understand 



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