FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD. 



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During the fiscal year 1923, 897 such permits were issued covering 

 the entry of 15,175,003 phmts and bulbs. Importations during the 

 year were made under 719 of these special permits, involving 10,357,- 

 406 plants and bulbs. In addition to the record for 1923, a summary 

 for previous years is included. It will be noted that since the pro- 

 mulgation of the quarantine in 1919, 16,113 varieties of plants have 

 been under consideration for entry under this regulation. Of these 

 14,902 have been approved for entry. 



Table 5. — Speoial permit importations, fiscal year 1923, with comMned totals 



for 1920, 1921, 1922, and 1923. 



Class of plants. 



Glalioli 



Dahlias 



Iris (rhizomatous) 



Iris (bulbous) 



Peonies 



other bulbs, rhizomes, 



roots 



Ornamentals 



Roses 



Orchids 



Herbaceous plants 



Fruits (small) 



and 



Total. 



Fiscal year 1923. 



Permits issued. 



Num- 

 ber. 



154 

 56 

 149 

 137 

 117 



107 



126 



65 



83 



106 

 7 



Quantity, 



8,150,936 



4,542 



66,535 



3,853,552 



191,719 



1,592,300 



424,918 



13,360 



14,823 



860,892 



1,420 



15,175,003 



Permits im- 

 ported. 



Num- 

 ber. 



Ill 



44 



131 



81 

 95 



71 



100 



64 



81 



88 

 2 



Quantity. 



6,417,430 

 3,804 



15,725 

 2,155,349 



92,064 



697,796 



342,991 



6,752 



14,227 



611,231 



37 



10,357,406 



Grand totals, 1920-1923. 



Permits issued. 



Num 

 ber. 



506 

 199 

 359 

 253 

 319 



292 

 341 

 230 

 225 

 291 

 28 



Quantity. 



26,329,183 

 15,751 

 98,270 



13,053,932 

 732,259 



5,345,791 



1,586,184 



71,040 



54,995 



2,173,760 



4,894 



Permits im- 

 ported. 



Num- 

 ber. 



354 

 148 

 272 

 1.35 

 223 



173 

 223 

 173 

 190 

 180 

 9 



49,466,0.59 



Quantity 



14,075,035 



10,320 



32,495 



6,926,221 



188,634 



1,997,437 



1,022,466 



51,646 



32,335 



981,353. 



319 



25,318,261 



Summary for the years 1920-1923. 



Tabu 



LE 6. — Number of different varieties of plants requested and approved for 



the fiscal years 1920-1923. 



Class of plants. 



Gladioli 



Dahlias 



Iris (rhizomatouF) 



Iris (bulbous) 



Peonies 



Other bulbs, rhizomes, and roots 



Ornamentals 



Roses 



Orchids 



Herbaceous plants 



Fruits (small) 



Grand totals 



Requested. 



823 

 ,723 

 ,690 



273 

 ,366 

 ,190 



2.S0 



703 

 ,096 

 .850 



119 



Approved. 



722 

 1,646 

 1,644 



273 

 1,223 

 1,155 

 2,878 

 1,452 

 2,a38 

 1,7.55 



116 



Per cent 

 approved. 



16,113 



14,902 



87.7 

 95.5 

 97.2 

 100.0 

 ,S9.5 

 97.1 

 87.7 

 85.3 

 97.2 

 94.9 

 97.0 



92.5. 



