. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. hink, thedifflculty has been iu depending alto-gether too much upon written certifi-cates. (The professor here illustratedhis point by a humorous stor^, showingthe absurdity of the certificate). He be-lieved the provlnceof the experiment sta-tions was to educate the people up to thepoint to protect themselves, and not upon la ws to protect them. A lawcan do some things,but it cannot at anytime prove a substitute for that per-sonal care and examination tliat is neces-sa
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. hink, thedifflculty has been iu depending alto-gether too much upon written certifi-cates. (The professor here illustratedhis point by a humorous stor^, showingthe absurdity of the certificate). He be-lieved the provlnceof the experiment sta-tions was to educate the people up to thepoint to protect themselves, and not upon la ws to protect them. A lawcan do some things,but it cannot at anytime prove a substitute for that per-sonal care and examination tliat is neces-sary to enable a man to make a successof his calling. It was for who deals with plants, to realizethe fact that he was dealing with a liv-ing thing, that he must understand itshabits, as well as those of the diseasesand pests to which it is subject. Thatwas the information the experiment sta-tions tried to give, that was their func-tion, and if they fulfilled that, their mis-sion was accomplished. It did seem ab-surd to think that a being, such as man.■v^ho had conquered in the earliest ages. New York Botanical Garden—Horticultural Buildings. magnificent new carnation, unnamed,from J. N. May. The blooms of this wereof enormous size and perfect form ; incolor itis lighter than DeanHole roses from John H. Taylor; MaudAdams carnation from Frank Niquetwere also very fine. Asusual, FrankMac-Mahon contributed Bridesmaid roses ofmonster size. President Plumb alsostaged a veryfine vase of these. RudolphAsnius sent a grand vase of Golden Si)urnarcissus. Among other contributorswere: .J. M. Keller, cattleyas and den-drobiums: Ernst Asmus and .JuliusRoehrs, lily of the valley; C. Pesenecker,Scott carnations: W. , a hand-some .\diantum capillus-Veneris; Sie-brecht & Son, excellent cycas leaves andorchids; John Young and John I. were also among the contributors ofcut flowers. Among the invited guests were; of New York Botanical
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