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()(ls of S(‘(*iii'iii^‘ claims agaiiisl I'ailways, which w(‘ Ix'- 
licv('(l jiisl. Some of tlu'sc claims hav(‘ Ixm'ii luriK'd 
down hy I’ailways si'viMal limes, imlil lioally they w(M(' 
jilaccd ill Ihc hands of an cllicicnt man who si'cukmI scI- 
Ilenient. Such a depailnuMil mainlaim'd w hi'ia' claims 
may he jii'esiMiled in a proix'r and foreeful manner, w ill 
save to lh(' nuMnlx'rs of th(‘ association, the writer be¬ 
lieves, S(*V(‘ral limes the cost of maintaining it. The 
writer also believes tlial such a deparlnuMit would help 
increase the membership of the association to a eonsid- 
erahle (h'gree. 
A eommilt(‘(‘ should !)(' appointiMl at th(‘ coming (lon- 
vi'nlion w ilh powu'r to act, hiri' a pioper man, si'curi' tlu‘ 
projier place, and eommenee doing liusiiu'ss hefori' an- 
othei' season foi' shipping is at hand. If the association 
thinks this st(*p is going too far. loo fast and loo soon, a 
committees at least should be ajipointed for the pui jiose of 
making a complete and detailed re'port as to the expense 
of maintaining such a dejiarlmenl, the advantages to be 
derived, and rejiort at tiu' next meeting of the association, 
reeomuKMxling projier party for the position, if it is de¬ 
cided to maintain a dcjiartment of this kind. 
I trust the association will consider this proposition 
seriously and adopt it unanimously. 
liesjieetfully yours. 
The Jewell Nuiisetsy Co., 
by E. A. Smith, Vice PresidenL 
HEPELLINC. MOLES. 
A w riter to the Florists’ Exchange makes the follow ¬ 
ing statement regarding rejielling moles. 
My flower beds and lawns were in bad shajie on ae- 
eount of the moles burrow ing in every direction. I tried 
traps and watched early, midday and late to catch them, 
without success. Someone advised me to try Castor 
beans, Hicinus cotnnninis. It seemed ridiculous to me, 
but I did try it, and at distances of aliout 20 feet apart 
along the line of burrow , carefully made a small hole and 
droj)ped in a “bean.” In the flower beds I allowed the 
jilants to grow" to about 2 feet high, and then cut them 
down. On the lawn I cut the grass and Castor plants 
same as usnal. For the jiast two years I have not had a 
mole on the place and the burrow ing stopped as soon as 
tbe “beans” were placed in tlu' runs. This was my ox- 
{lerience: it may have been the b(‘ans and it may not. It 
is a very cheap experiment to fry. 
book bECEIVEI). 
Transactions of llu' Illinois Stall? Horticultural So- 
ci(‘ly for llu' year 191b including procix'dings of tin* o8lh 
Annual Couvimtion held at Champaign, Urbana. Decem¬ 
ber 1()-19. 191b, also proc(‘(‘dings of tin* NoiIIkm'ii. Cen¬ 
tral and SoutluM'ii District Sociidies for the yi'ar 191b 
new Si'i'ii's. Vol. XLN'Il Edited by th(‘ Si'cri'lary, .\. M. 
.VugusliiH', Normal, Ill., publisluMl by the Society. 
bbObOSED INSbECTlOX AND OUAltANTINE I.S 
EUbObEAN COL NTH IES. 
luiropean countri(‘s n'cenlly sent deh'gati's In lh(‘ 
bhylo-bathological Congri'ss held at bom(\ where* lh(*y 
signed a conve'iition w Inch, if adlu'red to by tin* countries 
ri'iiresenti'd will go far towards iireventing the dissem¬ 
ination of plant dis(‘as(?s and jiests. Tin* |)lan is much 
the same as is in force* among the* various slate*s iu Amer¬ 
ica, thorough insjiectiem be’iug re*e|uire*el before* ce*rlificate* 
eif fre*eeloni will lie? granle*d. The* ce*rlifie*ate* cove*rs 
everything known lei be* infesleel with elisease* or pests. 
The aelvantage*s eif aelhe*ring to the* ce)nve*ntion we*re* 
strongly urgeel so as to have* a uniformity eif inspe'ction 
.and a unifeirm irgulation uneh'r which plants coulel be 
exporteel fi’om eine ceiuntry tei another. 
Obituary. * 
J. M. VANDEbYObT. 
J. M. Vanelerveirt, elie*d at his heime; near .\(*w An- 
tieich, Frielay evening, at the age* of eighty-one \e*ars. 
Fifty-four years agei or, in ISbO. the New Antieich Nur 
series were eslablishe*el liy J. M. Vanelerveirt, and the* lius- 
iness grew" into one* of much more* than local im|iorlanc(*. 
Feir many years the name* of the* nursery aiiel its founele*r 
have been known neil einly threiughout Ohio but many of 
the aeljoining Stales. He leaves two chilelren, Airs. 
Charles Henry auel b. C. Vanelerveirt. The* latle*r has 
lieen conuecteel with the* business eif the* nursery feir a 
number of years, anel w ill carry ein the* liusiuess. The* 
funeral services were conducleel at the* New .\nlioch 
Church Monday by bev. H. S. Snyele*r. of the Christian 
CliLircb, anel the boely burieel in the* ci*melery there*. 
“THE MONTHLY SUMMARY OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE” FOR MARCH, 1914, GIVES THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF 
IMPORTS OF PLANTS, TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES. 
ARTICLES 
MARCH— 
NINE MONTHS ENDING MARCH- 
1913 
1914 
1912 
1913 
1914 
2,027 
19,419 
947 
251,044 
4,411 
41,341 
73 
287,234 
215,469 
1,708,771 
22,284 
928,384 
287,673 
1,813,793 
3,372 
1,071,140 
213,590 
2,071,761 
9,372 
1,155,128 
Plants, trees, shrubs and vines: 
Bulbs, bulbous roots, or corms, cul¬ 
tivated for their flowers or foliage 
A 11 .1 f free ... 
.i dut. 
Total. 
271,410 
328,648 
2,659,439 
2,888,305 
3,2362,61 
