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THE ATL 143.215.248.55l BONSLI ( COPY ) socr:TY Mr.F. A.Johnston , Director of Pl a nt Qu2r1ntine Division Agricultura l Research Service United St a tes Department of Agriculture Federal Center Building Hyattsville, ~a ryland 207 82 Dear Mr.Johnston , Tha nlc you ': or your kindness in su cc;es ting the alternative of the pos t- entry arrange1'1'!ent Hith Dr . Ave ry of Brooklyn Bota nic Garden . However , we would like to ask you to reconsider , in view of the f a ct t ha t we have very competent entomologists and pathologists here in Atlanta, avai l able for con- . stant check on the treeg Al s o pe r ~a~s it was not clear that the bonsai . would be kept apa rt from othe r nl ::m t s and not pla ce d in the ground a t a ll , ever . The Dr. A. Les li e Ste phen s ,Jr. Memoria l Bon sa i C~rden is being built on 2500 s qua re feet of ground with only a fe w small trees and shrubs , 1a nted in t ypical Japa n e-c·e ga rd en style , comuletely separa ted by fence from the re s t of the pa rk, and in spe cted daily by ~r. B.Oortman, Chief Hor~icul~urist for the City of Atla nta . We understood from Dr . Avery that the cultural and hygienic practi ces of Kyuz o 1"1ura t :::i. and the Kyukaen Bonsai Garden in Ja pan Wll?'re certified by the Ja rian ese riinistry of Agri culture and Fores try and r e cognized a s accentable by your de partment since the J rooklyn Bot3.nic Garden has been a lloi-red to import tre es in ori gina l soil from that nursery . i1e see on page 12 of the Quarantine Regulations, Item16b ( 319 . 37 -1 6b ) that lily bulbs from J apan a nd the Ryuk~u I slands may be entered in subsoil which has been treated with inse cticide and certified by the Pl an t Prote ction Se ction of the J ap~n ese Mini stry of Agriculture a nd Forestry . iould it be acc epta ble to request ~~r. I-iura ta to re:lant the tree in such soil , duly certified , for importation next year a t this time? ( Since it can only tra ve 1 in ~fay . ) We would pr efer thi s alterna tive to that of leavi n g it with the Brook lyn Bo t a nic Garden , because of the many aspects of care and sha~ing ~e cul iar to bonsai , and we prefer no t to have anyone touch it exce nt our own bonsai exoert , Ur . E. Felton Jones . In closing, please forgive our persis t ence , but we do not intend to forget our objecti ve of bringing t his bonsai mas t e r- piece direct to Atlan t a . n1ease do not deny Atl ~n ta the privilege of i mporting and taking care of her own property . Thankinc you for your kind attention and auaiting reply at your earlieot convenience, Your sincere, ( Si e,ned ) Mrs . Charles Busch , Sec 'y to Chair~an of Committee for Dr . A. L. Stephens , Jr . l'-.e~orial Bonsai Garden �