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HAvRE DE GRACE RESULTS.

First Eace-For three year-olds and up
ward selling; Ave and a half furlongs'
Outlook. 10 tMckenZiel. $3.50, $40 and
$50, won Mariauao, 100 ,Parringtonl,
s?5" and $3.50, second water LILY. IL
,BallD, s.. 50, third. Time. 1907 rs. Ca
saba. In and out, Rosemary, Reelection.
Big Lumay and Gsleswin,hc also ran.
Second Hace-For -yesr-o'dS, selling:
four furlongs; Valerie West, io3 ,McDcr.
motif. sl7,bo, S. and tA2o. won; Manokin.
ord; Iobclia, los dykes. $3.50, third
Time. 0.is,-5. Lucille. =, Riverdaic. Cherry
Belle, L~antsna and Aimee 7. also ran.
Third Race-Handicap: Tor three. year
Odds end upward. one mil" and seventy
yards; Ambrose, ~ dykes. sis. $500
game, $40 and s.. 80. second Skoerface,
iO7 ,RutwelD, 81. 80, third. Time, l:iS LIS.
Redland and Pandean also ran.
Fourth Racc-For two-ycar-olds; purse;
los ,Rutwcin, $50 30. .5so and -. Won
bondage, los lschuttinger,, i%O and
81 80. second Gunga Din. H. -. Ne
Taggart), 1890, third. Time, o35> "a.
DIR, Nelson. Cousin Dan and Seagull tadded
s%tartcr) also ran.
ward selling. one mile and seventy yards:
Gaiushorough. li0 81. MrTaggarD, $lo.5o,
$40 and S,lc, won. Song OF Valley, il5
,Doyle,, t3N and $3.50, second Life, 90
l.ykes). $40. third Time. ii%7 20.
finalec. Mordecai. Front ROYAL and SIR
sixth R~sc--Three year olds and up
ward. conditions. selling; nve ana IA halt
furlonss: So, Beach, l03 iObertl. ti<l0
s3s 10 and IS, won. Renard. 1903 tcorrb,
$40 and $3.50, second; Eddie Henry. los
Ash Can, sandman H.. Old Broom. lima
Frank. La Bete Noire. Currsghaleen and
Virginia N also ran,
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BRITTON BEATS LEWIS.
Chicago Lad Outclaases English
ma IN Twenty Roaad Host.

New ORLEANS. La. April ?%.-Jack
Britton OF Chicago decisively defeated
Ted Kid lewis Of England in a twenty
round bout at the New Louisiana Audi
forum here tonight. Britton clearly out
classrd the Englishman IN the great ma
jori,y Of rounds and there could he no
doubt as 10 III" decision. according 10
the consensus Of opinion OF newspaper
writer's at the ringside the C~hicagoan
had advantage of at least twelve OF the
twenty rounds. while Lewis could claim
hui four.
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Rad THROW HELPS HOLY CROSS
worcester CoiieEians Beat Vtrgin'"
In Pitchers Battle.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. April EN-
n rare pltchers' duel Holy Cross de-
feated Virginia to-day. 3 toll. The
visitors won out in the eighth. when
berkeley overthrow third base. let
ting n two run Only n ball was
knocked out of the diamond and that
did not fgurc in the score, Capt. Whites
inreld tap was the only hit secured of
GIN. The score BY innings:
X, II. r.
Io,v Cross la 0-s .
virsInia ....... 900 o-i ] 3
Batteries and Carol; HaGer ana
white.
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Penn state Heats Georsetown.

WAsHINurUN. April 24.-~raking ad-
vantage Of Breslin's w!ldncss In the
eighth and punching four hits the Penn
STATE baseball team defeated George
,own i,,,. To-day by 9 20 9, Up 70 the
eighth. when six runs shot across the
Mate. the state College team was help
less. The score:
p,r, s,. 900 o. .
t;eorre;own.. o000 % = :
acknowledgements, Bresltn. owen.
Kelley and Cun: Fem state. Wsrdwell and
More. Time, = hours and 10 minutes. Um-
pire-ca)linower
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INDIANS DEFEAT BROWNS.
Two Rallies Give Them Victory by
score Of 3 to 4.

ST i"uIs, April 24.-After Loudermilk
presented the Browns with two runs, the
ihnlhns tailed in the second and NTH
ana won out. . to I. Bagby relieved
~LodIrni'k in the fourth and held the
browns, Singles by Turner and wamby
ana ih"ney's double gave Cleveland two
nus, while In the nth Cha pman. Speaker
shl iludu singled and Tobin muffed
sn.inS nigh tlN. The score
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Special Cabie Despatch 10 THs SIX

LONDON, April 24-Johnny Rosncr OF
New York lasted only eleven rounds
against Jimmy wilde tonight. The
English hyweish, champion outboNed
the American all the way and at no
time was in dan.er. Itosner was able
To accomplish little. for Wilde's hard
hitting made II dangerous to get too
close. Wilde made a splendid impress
sion upon the crowd.
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RED S0X BLANK ATHLETICS.
Leonard's Cupves Bame
and Chnmuious win, 4 TO n.

PHILADELPHIA. April :4.-The cham
MON Red Sox won ~to-day's game from
the Athletics by the score OF I to D.
Inability to hit Leonard's curves nj op.
perfume times blanked the locals. Grove
pitched a good game. but the Red Sox
were able to make their runs count. Tn
Gnns -
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Totals 80 is q Is ;

+, TOtaIA 80 Z 8 p IL :
,,baNai uut hit by bstted ball.
.hdu"i Tor l.avan in the ninth inning,
nHllt,I Tor Davenport IN the ninth inning.
man ior Borton IN the ninth inning.
: lpI- ' > -
w base hts Grsnry. :. Sacrifice hits
nm'mhs-tns, lOudermIlk, NELL, Chapman.
hnp'hr uIIv- i.ayan. Sisier aud Pratt. Passed
I,N HaIliei stolen b~ssrs-ShOttOn Tobin.
H,','F Nilrans thapmah Hit by pitcher
" noon 'Smitlu' by l.Oudrrmilk lLsvsnI.
rns BASE up balls-Oh Iouderm,lk, !: ON
loom struck out By Loud~rmilk, |; by
n''I lmpircs- Hiidebrand and O1Ough'
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Eastern League Meetins.

Boston. April "a. The Eastern
League magnates met here to-day and
awarded the bridgeport franchise to
the bridgeport Baseball Club. OF which
Harry J.. Cornen of South Norwaik Ia
president and A. G. knorrs OF South
Norwalk secretary. Another meeting
will be held at New Haven on May ..
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Three base ~hl,s-Houch. COLLISION; Two oose
.reep stolen bases -Mern.tein. Beck. May
Irft on bsse.-Columb,a, 3; Union. r,rsi
base on errors Columbia. Union, l. fir,,
ont By Beck. ~; by GoH, s.. Passed ball
Lane. Double plays Houck. Watt AND Merm.
stein: Watt and Mcrnsiein;, MAY. No,.kra"s
and steele Umpire-Ariie Latham. Ttme-i
hour and " minutee
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ii-ft on bases Washington. 6: New York, I.
ilrst base on hsll--Oh Shawkey, 2: on Cul-
~ one third inning; off cnllop. . in one and
'wothirds innings: of Shocker. . in three
inn,ninss. Struck out-By johnson. 7: by
Three base hits-Shanks, johnson. Judge.
nso base hit Rondesu. Sacrifice hit
Noeller Sacrifice fies-Ainsmith, Foster.
stolen 'hAse Morgan. Hit by pitcher-By
s%nocser Morgan, Rondeaul, umpires-Owens
az Connolly Time OF game-i hour and so
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MILWAUKEE. Wis, April 2+.-Ever
Hammer Of Chicago tonight defeated
Freddie Welsh. the lightweight cham
mon. Freddie was In "A bad way In three
rounds. Welsh had only one round of
the ten, and Hammer was by far the
frcsher Of the two when the battle ended.
The hsht WAS delayed quarters Of
an hour because Welsh refused 10 fight
unit, his money was paid.
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FAROCHIAL SCHOOL LEAGUE,
Good Counsel. 10; Holy Cross. 9.
st. Mary. -; 81. Charles. 10,
81. Stephens, .: Our Lady Of Mercy. I
ST. Petsr's. III. st. Francis. =.
Sacred Heart, ~: 81, Theresa, IA,
81. Joseph, ~; II. Patrick. o..
ST. Johns, 0; Nativity, 0 tforfei).
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS LEA0uE.
p. s. lb2, &: y. =. i79. 3,
J.. 5, %. ~, y. 9. ". =.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 2A-The
Cardinals fell on Schulz, a former Fed
eral hurler. for a total Of six hits, In
Guiding two doubles In the last two In
nings to-day. and captured the second
game, 5 10 .. Up to that time Schulz
had allowed seven hits. Meadows gave
way to Williams in the seventh, the lat
ter holding the Reds safe. Higgins used
sixteen men. The score:
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ITHACA. n. Y. April AT. c, sag ger
was reelected captain of The Cornell
wrestling team this afternoon.
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Two base hits Bescher 2 Long Three base
Bethel, Double play Beck, Bctzel and Miller.
Struck out--By Meadows. 1: by williams, /;
by schultz. 2. stolen base -killifer. First base
pires and Eason, T'me-2 hours and
| 3 minutes.
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Yale .........".. y -
Catholic University. o o o > 0 l o x-S
Earned run-Catholic University. L. first
base on errors-Catholic University, I; Yale. T.
Left on base. ale. 6; Ca'he,'c tmver'
struck out-By Walsh. .? by Fshcy. II.
Three base hi,-rahey. Two base hit
Shortiey. Sacrifice hits Armsrong, short
ley SArrihce Hy-Cahill. Stolen bases
Smell. MudIe, Buthcr, Rogers: Double play
Smell and Bush. PAsscd ball-H. White
umpire-woodw ard. Thme-l hour and ~
minutes.
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CARDINALS POUND SCHULZ.
ninEs and Beat Reds.
Nesteedav'a R%sults.

ST Louis. S: Cincinnati, 9.
In New York-Philadelphia, We, grounds
In Bo<ton--Brooklyn. rain
In Chicago--Pittsburg, rain.
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Nfi''l', % Memphis, !.
hHti'. I, birmingham, !.
rtc ~"
"'w Orleans. 10. Mobile, g.
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STADIUM \. e.. Manhattan Opera House.
First Appearance Friday. April -.
FRED. FULTON GiN1,SSTS;;.. Al. REICH
Adm, 81, Res'd s. S3.S, Boxes, s. 4 80
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AUTOM BILE
EXCHANGE

\ GREAT TIRE & suNDRY STORE.
Larger Assort Inent, Bigger Saving. Better
Service Than Elscwharc!
Thousands OF Hes, Makes at a
SAVING az To a'o TO 700.
Some soilet and Used Tires Dirt Cheap"
Magnctos. Electric Equipment. Lamps. &c.
Cheapest Prices Best Quality. Agents
wanted In every town.
HUM bOnits. $50 tf..
Cadillacs. PaChards, rirrca>, Hartfords,
Hudsuns, Flats. fords and zoo other makes.
Cash Wanted bargains"
some swell New Jobs to order.
Also any Iandaulrtte. Limousine, Sedan.
etc. At any Offer Remodel your ear complets
Job.
Ia SO, Bargains In Every Departments.
JandOrf automobile Co..
AUTO 4 TIRE DEPARTMENTS
I76l.11E3 Broadway. mr.. S7th 81.
Body Department. 3O3-307 w. S9th 81.
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Syracuse Heats Pittsburs.

PIrrsnuRG. Pa. April e&.--Thc Uni
versity Of Syracuse baseball team de-
feated the University Of Pittsburg here
tosday by a score OF to :. win tne
score tied at the beginning OF the sixth
inning the visitors Tailed Ave times on
singles toy Wilbur, Morgan and Slater
and triples by Ahearn and Meehan.
with Hamilton's out at nrst. The score !:
u II. L,
syracuse ......i 6IooSoo 81 II z
Pittsburg ......i q o. 90 q. =
Battenes-rittsbure Hart. Iangdon ana
Nst-on; syracuse, slater and Morgan. I'm
pires. Shallcy and Lee.
Texas League Results.
For, Worth, I. Dallas. /.
Houston. :, san Antonio. "
Shreveport. s; Waco, =
Beaumont Galvcston-Rain'
virginia League Resuits.
Portsmouth. 4: Norfolk. :.
Petersburg. s; HopeweN, y
Rocky Mount, I; Newport News i"ieNen
innings,
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Totals .,N2s2t1 10 u

Totals ..,,N 3 4 2t1 - u
sRatted for williams in the ninth inning
tBatted for lynn IN the ninth inning
:Battcd for Terry In the ninth inning
Chichgo.. .....nn.. o q o o %
Detroit .,,,,,,....... o o = o % u 0 ~
Sacrifice hit Neach Two base hits Weaver,
Vearh, StanagC Three base ht Heilman
struck on, by Cove,eskic, 3; by scott, 3: nv
Will aUs, >, FIRST base on balis-Oh Williams,
Double plays WIT, Hellman and Wit; y.
Collins, Terry and Fournier Hit by pitched
ball BY scott Bush. by, Williams ,Covcl'
cskiel. Wild pltch-Coveleskie. umpires
Chill and Evans. Tlme-i hour and Is
nninutes
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Weatern Association Rrsults.
Tulsa, ,; Denison :.
Fort smith, /; MuskoGee, :.
Paris, I; McAlcsier. 4.
oklahoma city. g. sherman,
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south Atlantic League Results.

Augusta. 3. Jacksonville. o.
Charleston. 10: Mtcou .
Montgomery. 3. Albany, ..
Cclum bun. ). Columbia. I.
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JOHNSON PITCHES
AND YANKEES LOSE
Griffith Assigns Kansas Cy-
clone to stop New Workers.,
and lie Does.
SENATOR'S WIN BY 3 TO 9


Yesterday Results.
N~+shlnston. \; New York. =.
BOSTON 4 Philadelphia o.
cleveland. .; 81. Louis. T.
Detroit. I; chicago. =.
nyrAIlFD STANDING or THE ClCRs.
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TOtala - = J Y I. y
Ran for Early in the third inning
tBatted for Holden IN the ninth timing
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American Association Results.
Louisville, 8; 81 raul, I
Minnea polls indiana p~olis--Calledi In third:
rain.
Kansas CITY. 2 Toledo, 0.
Columbus, .. Milwaukee. |,
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Two Jersey featherwcights will meet
AT the Olympic a. c. next Monday eve
ming. Tommy Touhey. the Paterson
youth. signed articles yesterday clos
ing the match with Young Rector Of
Jersey CITY,
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yirginis League Results.
Scholastic Events To-day.

HackensaCk vs.. purnont rh""' ~
TENNIS.
New Utrecht VI. Ade'ph, Academy AZ
Adelphi Field.
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Reference IL made 10 "Richard Norris
Williams ID. the best ennis player In
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Among those making the Southern
trip with the Yale baseball squad are
Capt. Vaughn. Manager Crocker. As
sistant Manager Winters. Coach Lauder
and Scorer I.egore. But who takes the
tickets and who checks the baggage?
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"a few years ago" . writer observes.
"Chase made plays about the initial
sack hat other men never dreamed Of"
Remarkable plays he made indeed. but.
In our opinion. never saw the day he
was a greater hrst baseman than Jisgs
Donahue.
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by painstaking experiment. based upon
a thorough knowledge OF the habits and
requirements of the plant in its natural
habitat. Success in the cultivation Of
ordinary farm crops, the methods OF
which have been established by centuries
Of experience, requires personal knowl-
edge, experience and care. and this is
true to a much greater extent OF the
cultivation Of drugs, Of which compare
lively little is known by anyone.
"On the other hand, there are excel
lent reasons why the cultivation of GER
tain drug plants should be developed in
this country, and there is good reason to
believe that in some cases this can be
done with profit to those undertaking it.
Those who engage in this work must Sc
lect drugs with knowledge of the follow
ing subjects: That there is a steady and
reasonably large demand for the prod
uct; tina. the soil and climate where it
is to be cultivated are adapted to its
growth; that they are sufficiently famil-
lar with its individual requirements to
be able to grow il successfully, and that
its market price is such as to leave a
profit over the cost of producing and
marketing it
Upon the last consideration the fol-
lowing facts have an important bearing.
The enforcement Of modern federal and
state drug statutes has put an end TO
the use of spurious, adulterated and
badly collected, cured, and preserved
drugs This has had the effect of gen.
orally advancing prices. II has had the
more important effect Of compelling the
dealer and manufacturer to be cautious
in his acceptance of stocks offered him,
and has largely increased the possibility
Of his becoming saddled with something
that he cannot use. Both his convent
ence and safety are thus promoted by
being able to purchase an article Of the
identity, purity, and quality Of which
there is no question. This gives TO the
cultivation a great advantage over the
collector of the wild product in finding
a sale and in getting good price.
The supply of wild product is al
ways uncertain. Crops often fail, owing
to natural conditions Of growth, some
new condition that directs the labor Of
collectors into new lines, an unsatisfac-
tory result in the preceding season and
a variety Of accidents. Ths establishes
conditions favorable to a speculative
market, which always works to the dis
advantage Of the regular merchant or
manufacturer. For this reason again
the cultivator Of drugs would be given
the preference, since II would be possible
to contract with him for supplies in ad-
vance Of production"
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knowledge and experience that they do
rot possess. What they desire, is some
form of soil tillage that means quick and
large profits, with no risk and Just
enough light and pleasant labor to con-
stitute a rural recreation.
"All such persons may count upon
certain failure from their attempts to
grow drugs for profit. 1t must be IN
derstood that methods for the cultiva-
ton of each drug have to be worked out
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For the raising of digitalis, E. E.
Adams gives this report to amateur gar
deners, which was prepared by his own
gardener:
Seed sown April 20, 1915. First signs
of termination May 4. Seeds sown with
seeding machine in rows eighteen inches
apart. Soil sandy loan that had pre-
viously been prepared for garden crops
Young seedlings grew very slowly at first,
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ting a border of aspirin
around it, ianking it with plot of opium
to the left and OF soothing syrup to the
right, and let fountain of lysol or syrup
of hypophosphites splash up merrily in
the very middle of it all?
Why not? 1t would be both unique
and new and profitable all at the same
time. Physicians, drug manufacturers
and sick persons cannot get the drugs
they need because Of the European war
Most drugs come from very simple plants
that can be grown almost anywhere with
a little experimentation and care.
Therefore the scientists the physicians
and the gardening associations Of the
land are urging small farmers and
householders with large gardens to grow
such flowers and plants as the foxglove,
the SNOWFALL and others on their places
for the needs of the American drug mar
kets.
1t would seem to be the simplest thing
in the world. If you happen to suffer
with headaches, why not plant an aspirin
tablet or two at your doorstep, and in a
few months pluck all the fve-grain pei
lets you can use in several years? II
you fear la grippe, why not plant a little
patch Of quinine alongside your onion
bed? If you can't sleep O. nights, why
not mix a little choral with your early
radishes and raise a sufficient supply for
several years Of artificial slumber? Why
not? Leaving all nonsense aside the drug
garden idea is already under way in the
east, even if not in quite so excessive a
form as outlined here.
First in this idea are the wealthy
New Workers who have great estates near
the metropolis where they have formerly
ralsed only flowers that we're beautiful.
New they are nursing those that are use
fu as well
Edward Dean Adams. foreign banker,
railroad magnate and patron of art, has
planted a. quarter Of an acre of his great
estate in foxgIoye. 1t is from the leaves
of this plant that the useful digitaIis is
derised aad the necessary supply of the
drug formerly imported has been cut of
by the war.
Another capitalist, Francis Lynde
stetson, has undertaken to demonstrate
that viburnum or the ordinary SNOWFALL
shE6b may be grown commercially in
thisceuntry. not only with profit to the
grower, but for the much-needed relief
ef women in childbirth. It Is from the
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farmers and gardeners who are seeking
information on the subject.
IF the experiments now under way
are successful l see no reason why we
should not raise right in this country the
greater part of the medicinal supply we
have been importing.
"Of course, there would be no sense
in converting every little front yard
flower garden into a medicine plant
patch to yield pin money to the house
wife. The proposed crops would do best
probably by intensive cultivation meth
DDS. 1t calls for something in the way
of area midway between the large gar
den and the small truck farm.
Most of the experiments that are be-
ing tried are on quarter acres. with
some of the plants that amount of
ground would yield enough to sell to the
drug broker.
mo doubt the new crops, if they are
found to be advisable, will be of real
benefit to the farmers, as they will re-
suit in greater diversity of things grown
which is always an economic advantage
TO the agriculturist And on the other
hand a native grown supply ought to
reduce the prices of medicine.
The farmers themselves are greatly
interested, and l look for a considerable
planting of drug plants this spring. 1t
has been suggested to the various county
agricultural fair associations and similar
bodies that they provide for >medicina!
plant entries for their several exhibits
next fall Such action would stimulate
interest in the matter and supplement
the efforts of the botanical garden. to
spread the needed information.
One difficulty we are having at pres
ent is getting good seed. Until we get
under way and are producing for our
, selves and until the professional seeds
men wake up to the possibilities of this
new branch Of their business we will
have to get some of the seed from Eu-
rope. But, that is still possible For
the rest it will be largely a matter of
the stupidity or the intelligence of the
farmer, the same as it is in raising let
tuoe or any other garden crop"
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mental class to the useful requires con-
siderable experimentation. To grow it
successfully in large enough quantities
for commercial crop, moist, swampy
ground is needed.
These experiments were first sug-
gested at a meeting of the board of
managers of the New York Botanical
Garden, at which the scarcity of drug
and dye materials in this country be-
cause Of the war, was considered. The
raising of dye plants in this latitude was
dismissed as impractical, but the report
on drugs was a most encouraging one.
This report was prepared by DR.. H. H.
Rusby, dean of the faculty of Columbias
College of Pharmacy, a man who has
studied the plants of two continents for
the Smithsonian Institution, and who be-
gan his scientific work as far back as
the centennial at Philadelphia.
For the purposes of the present prob
lem he has listed the medicinal plants
under three heads-those known to be
capable of easy and successful culture
in this region, those that probably can
be grown here but should be expert
mented with first, and those that are not
recommended for one reason or another.
In the second class is belladonna, de-
scribed by DR.. Rusby as indispensable in
medicine, and now almost unobtainable
because Of the war. Daniel Guggenheim
took it upon himself to experiment with
belladonna on his New Jersey estate, but
three attempts failed probably because
of poor seed. His next start will be
made with fresh seed from abroad It
is still possible to get little seed even
though the plant grown in Europe is
unavailable.
Colchicum is another plant recon-
mended for experiment. Although it is
particularly useful in the treatment of
govt, no clubman with a taste for sci
ence and botany has yet volunteered to
plant any. 1t requires very rich SOIL
81 don't want to put this thing in
too roseate light in the beginning"
says DR.. N. l.. Britton, director-in-chief
of the Garden. 80 far ii is only an ex-
pertinent. Several public-spirited men
with estates are doing useful laboratory
work for the public. After another
growing season we will be able to know
more about it and be able to advise