. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoo. The American Florist. 809 committee that they should not con- sider requests for free seeds as indicat- ing any great demand for them. Some people will always ask for anytliing the.\- can get for nothing, he said. Patrick O'Mara, of Peter Henderson & of New York, presented to the committee the fact that this government was the only one that gave away anything, and the only things this government gives away are seeds. SECRETARY WILSON OPPOSED TO FREE SEEDS. W'. Atlee Burpee, of Burpee & Co., Phil
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoo. The American Florist. 809 committee that they should not con- sider requests for free seeds as indicat- ing any great demand for them. Some people will always ask for anytliing the.\- can get for nothing, he said. Patrick O'Mara, of Peter Henderson & of New York, presented to the committee the fact that this government was the only one that gave away anything, and the only things this government gives away are seeds. SECRETARY WILSON OPPOSED TO FREE SEEDS. W'. Atlee Burpee, of Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, read a letter from Secre- tary of Agriculture Wilson, in which Mr. Wilson said tliat he hoped con- gress would do away with the free seed distribution and give him the money for use in securing and dis- tributing really valuable seeds and plants which would be of some use to the country-. Senators Proctor, of Vermont; Per- kins, of California: DoUiver, of Iowa; Money, of Mississippi; Frazier, of Ten- nessee; Hansbrough, of North Dakota; Bumham, of New Hampshire, and Sim- mons, of North Carolina, were present and asked a number of questions. They were mostly interested in ascertaining if the seedsmen had any objection to the distribution of really valuable seeds cal- culated to improve agriculture. Among others who appeared were: Alex. Forbes, of Peter Henderson & Co., New York City; C. M. Keeney, a seed grower of Leroy, N. Y.; W. P. Stokes, of Tohnson & Stokes, of Phila- delphia; Albert McCullough, of J. W. McCullough & Sons, Cincinnati; F. W. Bolgiano, Washington. D. C., and R. W. Wood, representing T. W. Wood & Sons, of Louisville, Kj-., and others. The agricultural bill is expected to come before the senate soon after the rate bill is disposed of. Erie, Pa.—The Schluraff Floral Co. has moved from 22 West Ninth street to S24 State street. SEEDSMAN Grandest apportunity in the country for a bustling seedsman. If you have the qualities that spell S-U-
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