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strating the value of this work in the results cited. The fact that the 
damage from forest fires in New York has been reduced from $800,000 
in looS to less than $5,000 in iqig is the best proof of its importance. 
His account of the Park Preserves, illustrated by beautiful moving 
pictures was most inspiring. 
Will members send in the names and photographs, if possible, of 
historical gardens in their respective neighborhoods? The informa- 
tion, which should be somewhat in detail may be sent to Mrs. Pratt 
who will forward it to the Committee on Historical Gardens. 
The Garden Club of Chestnut Hill, Mass., has been elected to 
membership in the Garden Club of America. Its officers are as 
follows: 
Frcsidenl— Mr. R. M. Saltonstall, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 
Secretary — Mrs. George B. Baker, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 
Treasurer — ISIrs. George Dike, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 
Quarantine No. 37 
Whatever may be our opinion of Quarantine 37 certain of its 
aspects are so illogical and unconsidered that tliey should be 
enumerated without complicating details. 
Quarantine 37 permits the importation of sLx varieties of bulbs, 
provided they are free from "sand, soil or earth." These are Lilies, 
Lilies of the Valley, Narcissus, Hyacinths, Tulips and Crocuses, the 
argument being that these varieties are practically immune. They 
are, and so are more than a hundred other varieties of bulbs, corms, 
rhizomes and tubers which are barred. Another argument sets forth 
the fact that this small percentage of varieties rnay be carefully 
watched but these six varieties constitute 88 per cent of all the bulbs 
imported. The claim may be made that since we may still have 88 
per cent of our bulbs there need be no cause for complaint but the 
fact remains that the remaining 12 per cent are quite as harmless 
and equally needed for good gardening, and that one allowable variety, 
Lily of the Valle}', is the most difficult of all bulbs to examine and the 
most likely, because of its formation, to harbor insects. Scillas, Snow- 
drops, Gladioli, Dahlias and Spanish and English Iris we may not 
have. Neither may we have a valid reason why. 
Quarantine 37 permits stock, cuttings, scions and buds of fruits 
for propagating. If these through proper examination may be kept 
free from pests and diseases, why may not the fruit trees themselves 
or other deciduous trees and shrubs? It permits also Manetti, Multi- 
flora, Briar Rose and Rosa Rugosa, if the roots are free from "sand, 
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