. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. '9'5- The American Florist. 239. BEDDING IN INDIANAPOLIS PARKS, 1914. Hutchison & Co., New York. The United States trade advisers informed us how to proceed in the matter of securing permits for the importation of azaleas, etc., from the British au- thorities, and we have good reasons for believing that those shipments will arrive this fall on schedule time. Def- inite information will be given in the trade papers as soon as an official de- cision is rendered by the British au- thorities. Tour committee had bu
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. '9'5- The American Florist. 239. BEDDING IN INDIANAPOLIS PARKS, 1914. Hutchison & Co., New York. The United States trade advisers informed us how to proceed in the matter of securing permits for the importation of azaleas, etc., from the British au- thorities, and we have good reasons for believing that those shipments will arrive this fall on schedule time. Def- inite information will be given in the trade papers as soon as an official de- cision is rendered by the British au- thorities. Tour committee had but two prop- ositions referred to it during the past year. One of these propositions was brought up by J. A. Peterson, of Cin- cinnati, Ohio, who complained of the classifications of express rates in ref- erence to plants shipped in pots and plants shipped out of pots, insisting that there should be a lower rating on plants shipped in pots or tubs. The matter was promptly taken up with the interstate commerce commission, and the commission, in turn, corre- sponded with the several transporta- tion companies, requesting an expres- sion of their views. After receiving all the data that could be reasonably ob- tained, including copies of the corre- spondence between the interstate commerce commission and the express companies, your committee reached the conclusion that, as the express companies seemed to be losing money on the present rates, it was an inop- portune time to attempt to bring about a -reduction of our rates. In other words, your committee felt that it would be the part of wisdom to "let well enough alone," that an agitation of this matter at this time might re- sult in our rates being raised, rather than lowered, under the authority given the interstate commerce com- mission by congress, in' March last. to revise or change the express rates. Subsequently, your committee received notice from the interstate commerce commission that a hearing would be given on
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