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fl P'^esent taking a look about Cuba. Mr. Neville of. Havana tells me 

 P^X .1- K^^ome states to him that the Armand plants wrere returned 

 to tiritfing Bros, and were destroyed by them. Should there be any 

 ^urtner doubt on this subject would it not be well to wire Mr. Krome 

 to investigate the matter here himself, if he has not already done so? 

 1 believe this is all the data I have on the subject. I trust that 

 you will agree with me that the Cuban Government is doing what is 

 necessary to protect the interests of Florida as well as her own, as 

 the work has already cost a considerable sum of money without our 

 tindmg any signs of the presence of the canker. 



If there are any further particulars regarding our work here that 

 are necessary to know for the protection of the Florida interests we 

 are always glad to furnish them so far as we are able. At the same 

 u ®ij , ^°" ^^^® ^^^ ^^'^^^ regarding shipments of plants that we 

 should know for the protection of our interests, I am sure that you 

 Will be very glad to furnish them to us. 



Letter from Wilmon Newell to J. R. Johnston, Oct. 11, 1916. 



I was duly in receipt of your letter of September 23rd, with which 

 you enclosed copy of your letter of that date to Mr. R. E. Althouse, 

 Secretary of the Federal Horticultural Board, regarding the Board's 

 quarantine against citrus in Cuba. I have since received from Mr. Al- 

 thouse a copy of his letter of Oct. 3rd to you. 



I have taken the liberty of sending to Mr. Althouse a copy of 

 your letter of July first, 1916, to me, which I believe fully summarizes 

 the situation with respect to suspected shipments from Florida to 

 Cuba, and do not believe that I am violating any confidences in send- 

 ing him this copy. I have written him that, so far as the shipment 

 to Arniand Bros, is concerned, we are now thoroughly satisfied that 

 this shipment was returned to Miami without any trees being taken 

 out and planted in Cuba, the shipment being destroyed after it 

 reached Miami. Also that we are well satisfied with the careful 

 attention which you have given to the trees on the place of V. Ro- 

 binson. I do not know to what extent the Federal Horticultural Board 

 takes into account the possibility of citrus canker having been in- 

 troduced into Cuba from other places than Florida. It seems that 

 such an introduction from Texas or Louisiana may have been possible 

 and of course there exists also the possibility of its introduction from 

 some other country. I merely mention these as possibilities. 



Letter from J. R. Johnston to Wilmon Newell, Oct. 17, 1916. 



I have your letter of Oct. 11 in answer to mine of Sept. 23 re- 

 garding the Federal Horticultural Board's quarantine against citrus 

 in Cuba. 



I note your reference to the possibility of introduction of citrus 

 canker from other localities than Florida, and will keep that in mind. 



