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Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for J9J5 
The Federal Child Labar Law which became effective Sept. 1, was, 
in the opinion of Curtis Nye Smith, not applicable to the seed or nur- 
sery trades. 
An increased demand for evergreens for window boxes for Winter 
was experienced. 
The wholesale commission flower salesmen of New York City agreed, 
in October, to close their stores wholly every Sunday. 
A new machine soil mixer was offered by the Kastine; Co., of Buf- 
falo, N. Y. 
A new dwarf form of Berberis Thunbergii, called the Box-Barberry, 
was introduced by the Elm City Nursery Co., of New Haven, Conn. 
Nanz & Neuner Co., of Louisville, Ky., showed a stand of blue rib- 
bons that it had won during the 60 years of exhibiting at the State 
shows. 
The newly consolidated Dahlia Society of California held several 
successful exhibitions in San Francisco in the Fall. 
The front page of the Ladies’ Home Journal for November had a 
colored picture showing a military wedding, with church decorations by 
the Hollywood Gardens, Seattle. It was a remarkable advertisement 
for floral decorations. 
The 50th anniversary of the completion of Prospect Park, Brook- 
lyn, N. Y., was celebrated on Oct. 20. 
The Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, was sold and taken posses- 
sion of Aug. 1. 
A contest for an artistic emblem for the F. T. D. was opened in 
November. 
Some of the seed houses adopted the cental system of cataloging 
and selling seeds; that is, by the pound weight. 
