. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 14 The Florists' IMcw> NOTBHBIIB 21, 1018. GROWERS AT GHENT States of all plants and nursery stock except certain minor classes for propa- gation. Unless plans are changed this quarantine will go into effect June 1, 1919. OHBYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. THE BELGIAN PLANT CENTER. In Start and Finish of War. Just as Ghent, horticultural center of Belgium, was cue of the centers of ac- tion in the early days of the war, so was it the scene of one of the closing acts of the great drama. Invaded by the Germans in August, 1914, it was evacuated by them in Nove
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 14 The Florists' IMcw> NOTBHBIIB 21, 1018. GROWERS AT GHENT States of all plants and nursery stock except certain minor classes for propa- gation. Unless plans are changed this quarantine will go into effect June 1, 1919. OHBYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. THE BELGIAN PLANT CENTER. In Start and Finish of War. Just as Ghent, horticultural center of Belgium, was cue of the centers of ac- tion in the early days of the war, so was it the scene of one of the closing acts of the great drama. Invaded by the Germans in August, 1914, it was evacuated by them in November, 1918, just before tlie surrender. The American trade has had possibly greater interest in the affairs of Ghent and its vicinity than in those of any other spot behind the battle lines, be- cause there is no florist in the United States who has not handled stock grown at Ghent before the war and many en- joyed pleasant personal relations as well as business acquaintance with the ex- porters there. Ghent has furnished America with azaleas and has been the principal source of supply for bay trees, rhododendrons, aspidistras and many other important items of our plant stock. City Escapes Destruction. When the German army passed through Ghent in 1914 it was in such haste to reach the coast that the city and its environs suffered comparatively little damage. The invaders kept to the roads and the army passed through quickly. Under German administration exports at first went on via Holland, but in the last two years it has been impossible to maintain touch with business connections there, so no one today is able to say what condition the horticultural establishments are in or what has become of the men who ran them. Press reports indicate that, just as the city escaped serious damage at the time of the invasion, so also did it es- cape destruction during the evacuation. The cable has brought a story that the Belgian population followed the advanc- ing British army to see the sho
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