Iwo of the above trealiiienl laithtully and carefully carried 
out, the borer {)rol)leni should he so well in hand that the 
hardest j)art of the future care will he eliminated. Thor¬ 
ough cleaning uj) of ruhlush in the orchard, and good cul¬ 
tural methods help materially in controlling the attacks 
of the peach-tree borers. 
laiHAKdOKS LIFTKD ON SEEDS AND NURSERY 
STOCK 
Hoston, Mass., Eebruaiy 21, 1918. 
Ord(‘rs have been issued releasing nursery stock and 
seeds from present and future embargoes, as follows: 
January 10, 1918—Regional Director Eastern Railroads 
Seeds. 
eluded in southern territory, as above stated. 
Regional Directors 
Mr. A. H. Smith, president of the New York Central, is 
appointed regional director with office at Room 3627 
Grand Central Terminal, New York, N. Y., in charge of 
the operation of eastern railroads. 
Mr. C. H. Markham, president of the Illinois Central, is 
appointed regional director, with office at Atlanta, 
Georgia, in charge of the operation of southern railroads. 
Mr. R. II. Aishton, president of the Chicago & North 
Western, is appointed regional director with office at 
Chicago, 226 West Jackson Roulevard, in charge of the 
operation of western railroads. 
Orders issued by the gentlemen named in their capacity 
as regional directors will be issued by authority of the 
Director General, and will be respected accordingly. 
January 26, 1918-Regional Director Western Railroads 
Seeds. 
January 30, 1918-Regional Director Eastern Railroads 
Seeds and Nurseiy Stock. 
January 30, 1918, Regional Director Southern Railroads 
Seeds. 
February 2, 1918, Regional Director Western Railroads 
Nursery Stock. 
February 11, 1918, Director General Railroads. 
All railroads and water carriers connected with railroads. 
Seeds and by definite agreement with Counsel for the 
seed and nursery trade Associations of February 16th, 
supj)lementary order will be issued as a routine matter 
including nursery stock in General Order No. 1 of Feb¬ 
ruary 11, 1918. 
Regional Divisions of Railroads and Regional Directors 
General order No. 4 issued January 18, 1918 for the 
purjioses of operating the Railroads of the United States 
classifies railroads as Eastern/Southern^ and Western 
railroads, as follows: 
Eastern Railroads: The railroads in that portion of 
the United States north of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers 
and east of Lake Michigan and the Indiana-Illinois State 
line; also those railroads in Illinois extending into that 
Stale from jioints east of the Indiana-Illinois State line; 
also those railroads in Illinois extending into that State 
from points east of the Indiana-Illinois State line; also 
the Chesa])eake & Ohio, the Norfolk & Western, and the 
Virginian railways. 
Southern Railroads: All railroads in that portion of 
the United States south of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers 
and east of the Mississippi River, except the Chesapeake 
K Ohio, Norfolk k Western, and the Virginian railways, 
and also those railroads in Illinois and Indiana extending 
into those States from points south of the Ohio River. 
Western Railroads: All railroads not ineluded in the 
above definitions and broadly speaking, all railroads in 
the territory west of Lake Michigan and of the Indiana- 
Illinois State line to the Ohio River and west of the Mis- 
sissip])i River from the Ohio River to the Gulf of Mexico, 
exce{)ting those railroads in Illinois included in eastern 
territory and those railroads in Illinois and Indiana in- 
CuRTis Nye Smith, 
Counsel, American Seed Trade Association, 
American Association of Nurserymen. 
N. A. Reasoner, 
218 Aero Squadron, now at San Antonio, Texas, but 
expecting to leave for France very soon. 
The National Nurseryman is of too great value to dis¬ 
continue. 
The Chas. G. Curtis Co., 
Callicoon, 
New York. 
