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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
Office of the Secretar>% 
Federal Horticultural Board. 
Notice of Quarantine No. 2 (Domestic) 
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY 
The fact has been determined by the Acting Secretary of Agricul¬ 
ture that an injurious insect, known as the Mediterranean Fruit Fly 
(Ceratitis capitata), new to and not heretofore widely prevalent or 
distributed within and throughout the United States, exists in the 
Territory of Hawaii. 
Now, therefore, I, Willet M. Hays, Acting Secretary of Agriculture, 
under the authority conferred by section 8 of the act approved August 
20, 1912, known as The Plant Quarantine Act, do hereby quarantine 
said Territory of Hawaii, and do prohibit, by this notice of quarantine 
No. 2, under the authority and discretion conferred on the Secretary of 
Agriculture by said section 8 of the Act of Congress approved August 20, 
1912, the movement from the Territory of Hawaii into or through any 
other State, Territory, or District of the United States of the following 
fruits, seeds, vegetables, and other plant products: 
Alligator pears. 
Carambolas. 
Chinese ink berry. 
Chinese orange. 
Chinese plums. 
Coffee berries. 
Damson plum. 
Eugenias. 
Figs. 
Grapes. 
Grapefruit. 
Green peppers. 
Guavas. 
Kamani seeds. 
Kumquats. 
Limes. 
Loquats. 
Mangos. 
Mock orange. 
Mountain apple. 
Natal, or Kafir, plum. 
Oranges. 
Papaya. 
Peaches. 
Persimmons. 
Prickly pears. 
Rose apple. 
Star apple. 
String beans. 
Tomatoes. 
Hereafter, and until further notice, by virtue of said section 8 of the 
Act of Congress approved August 20, 1912, it shall be unlawful to move 
any of the fruits, seeds, vegetables, or other plant products herein 
named from the Territory of Hawaii into or through any other State, 
Territory, or District of the United States, regardless of the use for 
which the same is intended. 
Done at Washington this i8th day of September, 1912. 
Witness my hand and the seal of the United States Department of 
Agriculture. 
Willet M. Hays, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture. 
A PROPOSED UNITED STATES COUNTRY LIFE 
FEDERATION 
to perform their several functions. Such a great national agricultural 
society would be a strong factor in building up farm families in improving 
rural conditions throughout and also in increasing the production of 
farm produce for the cities. 
Invitations have been sent to all organizations whose primary inter¬ 
est is agriculture and country life. Those not having received an 
invitation to send delegates to the New Orleans meeting, should send 
the address of their presidents and secretaries, also a copy of their 
constitutions to the Secretary of the Farmers’ National Congress, Mr. 
J. H. Kimble, Port Deposit, Maryland. 
SEED NOTES 
Reports received from different parts of the country to date are very 
favorable for a good crop of most tree and shrub seeds, excepting spruce 
seeds from Colorado. I understand that a severe freeze and snow storm 
on June 17th, has ruined the prospect of a crop of Spruce seeds in certain 
localities of Colorado. Picea pungens (Colorado Blue Spruce) and 
Pseudotsuga Douglassi (Colorado Douglas Fir) are two valuable varieties 
that we depend upon Colorado to furnish and this year the crop is going 
to be exceptionally light. A report has also been received advising a 
very poor crop of Azalea seeds. 
Thomas J. Lane. 
A CANADIAN SCENIC BOULEVARD 
[From Consul Horace J. Harvey, Fort Erie, Ontario] 
The boulevard being constructed by the Niagara Falls Park Com¬ 
mission, and to extend from the Niagara Falls Victoria Park to the old 
Fort Erie ruins, is nearing completion. At present there remains to be 
finished about two miles to bring the roadway to the village limits of 
Bridgeburg. This makes a finished roadway of some 18 miles. From 
the village limits of Bridgeburg to the old fort grounds is about three 
miles, the road extending through the villages of Fort Erie and Bridge¬ 
burg. The two villages have recently ceded their rights to a 66-foot 
strip along the river to the park commission, with the understanding 
that it is to complete the boulevard through the two villages during 1913. 
When completed this boulevard, extending along the banks of the 
Niagara River from the shores of Lake Erie to Niagara Falls, will be a 
most beautiful drive. The boulevard will be divided into one-mile 
sections, each under the management of a foreman. Annual prizes will 
be offered for the section kept in the best order during the year. A 
double row of shade trees has been planted along the entire length, 
different varieties being restricted to certain sections. To add an 
educational feature it is the intention to devote certain sections to 
distinct varieties of flora. Cost records are to be kept of the different 
sections. 
At its meeting at New Orleans, La., November 7, 1912, the Farmers’ 
National Congress will vote to change its constitution. The new 
constitution proposes a country life federation of all associations, 
institutions and other general organizations primarily interested in 
country life. This federation, if formed, will include State and National 
Departments of Agriculture, and agricultural colleges and experiment 
stations as well as associations of agriculture, horticulture, live stock, 
etc. Each organization with less than four thousand members will be 
entitled to one delegate, with a fee of $10.00. Larger organizations will 
be entitled to additional delegates, with an additional fee of $5.00 per 
delegate. The primary purpose is to form a great national country life 
or agricultural society in which all existing country life organizations 
have a part. The membership will be in the form of delegates represent¬ 
ing the respective societies, associations and institutions. This country 
life federation would be on a par with the American Federation of 
Labor, the American Federation of Women’s Clubs, the American 
Manufacturers’ Association, the National Education Association, and 
other like great national bodies. 
Such a general organization would have a large work to do and 
would carry great weight in national agricultural matters, both in 
Congress and out. It is modeled on the plan of the federation of States 
in the National Government, hence would not affect the autonomy of 
.ts constituent associations and organizations, which would be left free 
THE ASCENT OF SAP 
How the sap ascends to the tops of tall trees in sufficient amount to 
supply the evaporation from the leaves as well as to form a necessary 
part of the plant food, has always been a puzzle to botanists. Various 
theories have been put forth, however, to account for it. Root pressure, 
capillarity, a sort of pumping action in the cells of the stem, evaporation 
and many others have in turn been tried and found wanting, according 
to the American Botanist The latest and most satisfactory explana¬ 
tion of the phenomena is by an Irish botanist, Henry H. Dixon, who, 
after experimenting with water in sealed glass tubes has discovered that 
water has an unexpected tensile strength and under proper conditions 
will resist considerable stress tending to pull it apart. It requires, in 
fact, a tension equal to more than 150 atmospheres to sever the columns 
of water in the ducts of plants. Dixon assumes that the evaporation of 
water from the leaves sets up a pull of sufficient strength to hold the 
water suspended in the conducting tracts of even the tallest trees. In 
elaborating his theory he shows how perfectly adapted to this function 
the tracheids and other vessels are. Even the partitions across the 
ducts, which in connection with any theory concerning root pressure 
and capillarity would only be in the way, by the new theory are shown 
to be an excellent contrivance for facilitating the ascent of sap.—• 
American Florist. 
