Agriculture finds new ways to keep flowers free from destructive insect pests. Beltsville, MD, Aug. 30. The bureau of Plant Quarantine and Entomology of the Dept. of Agriculture, has perfected treatments that keep tiny thrips from ruining Gladiola blooms, it worked them out by subjecting the bulbs t
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"Agriculture finds new ways to keep flowers free from destructive insect pests. Beltsville, MD, Aug. 30. The bureau of Plant Quarantine and Entomology of the Dept. of Agriculture, has perfected treatments that keep tiny thrips from ruining Gladiola blooms, it worked them out by subjecting the bulbs t" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agriculture_finds_new_ways_to_keep_flowers_free_from_destructive_insect_pests._Beltsville,_MD,_Aug._30._The_bureau_of_Plant_Quarantine_and_Entomology_of_the_Dept._of_Agriculture,_has_LCCN2016873992.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270759.
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