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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
ately referred to a list of hortieultural varieties, wliich 
are listed under eoininoii names and perhaps the search 
fails to reveal the ])lant he is after. 
Rut these oeeasions are only few and are nothing when 
compared with the convenience and satisfaction of hav¬ 
ing standardized names that insure uniformity in the var¬ 
ious nurseries all over the country. 
LOOK OUT FOR HIM 
About January 15, a middle-aged man cashed some 
small checks at Sherman, Texas, which were drawn on 
the Rockford National Rank, Rockford, Illinois, signed 
by the Pioneer Nursery Co., “Members National Nursery¬ 
men’s Association,” J. R. Russell, treasurer, and payable 
to C. A. Hart for commission on sale No. 52035. amount 
$4.82. 
About the same time this party cashed several cheeks 
drawn on the Commercial Trust & Savings Rank, Spring- 
field, Illinois, and these were stamped with a rubber 
stamp, “Pioneer Nursery Co., by James A. Simmons. 
Treasurer.” 
There is no Pioneer Nursery Company at Rockford, Il¬ 
linois, nor is there one at Springfield, Illinois, and all 
checks mentioned above came back marked “No Funds.” 
We believe this to be a clever forger and will appreciate 
very much if you will mention it in the columns of your 
paper so party may be apprehended, if possible. 
HOME-MADE LIME-SULFUR 
Easily Prepared at One-half Cost of Commercial Product 
With San Jose scale again attracting attention as a 
serious pest of New York orchards, many fruit growers 
are planning to make the so-called delayed dormant ap¬ 
plication of lime-sulfur this spring just as the buds 
begin to swell. This spray is prepared by adding 1 part 
of concentrated lime-sulfur to 8 parts of ’water, and in 
addition to controlling scale it serves as an effective 
gungicide as well. Spray specialists at the New York 
State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva are 
advising the free use of this spray to combat scale and 
also state that fruit growers can make their own lime- 
sulfur during the winter months for about one-half 
what the commercial product costs. 
Home-made concentrated lime-sulfur is prepared by 
mixing about 40 pounds ^of lime in a container with a 
little w^ater to start the lime to slake. After lime is 
moistened in this way the entire amount of w^ater, 50 
gallons, is added. When the lime is about two-thirds 
slaked, 80 pounds of high-grade sulfur are added and 
the mixture cooked for 45 minutes after the boiling 
point is reached. Water to take the place of that lost 
in the cooking is added until the mixture is brought 
back up to the 50-gallon jnark. The mixture is stored 
in air-tight containers until needed. This concentrated 
solution is then diluted at the rate of 1 part to 8 parts 
^)f water for use as a delayed dormant spray. 
NURSERY SALESMEN 
The status of a business is largely established by the 
salesmen it sends out to represent it, whether it be per¬ 
sonal re])resentatlves, letters or catalogues. 
We had a call from a salesman from the I). Hill Nur¬ 
sery Company, Dundee, Ill., in the shape of a catalogue, 
that could not be otherwise than warmly welcomed. The 
first impression the representative gives of the house it 
rejiresents is dignity and substantiability, and perhaps 
wdiat is even more important it conveys this impression 
of the goods and the trade of which its house is a member. 
“Hiir s Evergreens, Home Trees Ever Reautiful” is in 
book form, bound in cloth, illustrated on every page in 
addition to about 25 full-page illustrations in color. They 
carry the important message to the layman of how varied 
and how beautiful are the colors of evergreen. 
x\lthough gotten uj) with taste and attractiveness to 
interest, it is a salesman first and last, quoting sizes, 
prices and grades, leaving nothing in doubt for those who 
wdsh to buy. 
We congratulate the D. Hill Nursery Company. 
REGULATIONS GOVERNING NURSERY STOCK IMPORTA¬ 
TIONS INTO CANADA 
Requirements of Regulations Adopted Under the Insect and 
Pest Act. 
The term “nursery stock” includes all plants for ornamental 
purposes or propagation. Seeds and seed potatoes are not in¬ 
cluded. 
Under the Destructive Insect and Pest Act, intending import¬ 
ers of nursery stock must first make application for a permit 
to the Secretary, Destructive Insect and Pest Act Advisory 
Board, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. The permit must be 
filed with the collector of customs at the port of entry. 
Certificates, signed by officials of the country of origin, de¬ 
claring that the importation is apparently free from any pest 
or disease within the meaning of the Act, must accompany 
every consignment from abroad. 
Every container of imported nursery stock must be clearly 
marked with name of consignor and consignee and a descrip¬ 
tion of the contents. 
Nursery stock except from the United States may not be im- 
may be imported only through the ports of St. John, N. B., 
Montreal, Que, Niagra Falls, Ont., Vancouver, B. C., and for 
scientific purposes through Ottawa. 
All imported nursery stock must be examined either at the 
port of importation or at destination. The inspector has power 
to treat or destroy any that is infested, and all charges, other 
than for the services of the inspector, must be paid by the im¬ 
porter. 
. .Nursery stock except from the United States may not be im¬ 
ported through the mails. 
All shipments of nursery stock from the United States, unless 
exempt, must have attached to the invoice a certificate of fumi¬ 
gation signed by an authorized federal or state official and de¬ 
claring that the stock has been found free from any pest or 
disease. 
In the case of British Columbia, delivery of shipments can be 
made only to the Inspector of Horticultural Products, 
Vancouver. 
Importation of potatoes from Europe, The Canary Islands, 
Newfoundland, Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, California, 
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland is prohibited. Ship¬ 
ments from other states must be accompanied by a certificate 
signed by the consignor giving the name of the state in which 
the potatoes were grown. 
Importation of all non-canned fruits from the Hawaiian Islands 
is prohibited except pineapples and bananas, which must have 
undergone inspection by United States officers. 
Conifers and decorative plants, such as holly, laurel, etc., 
(known as Christmas greens or greenery), cannot be imported 
from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode 
