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amount of care, study and interpretation of the regulations. Under 

 Regulation 14 every case is a special case and requires special considera- 

 tion. The first step in the procedure followed in the issuance of a 

 special permit consists in the making of an application by the proposed 

 importer. For this he uses form 207. He lists the varieties of 

 plants which he wishes to import and furnishes the importation data. 

 He furnishes information as to the plants he desires and their propa- 

 gation. He certifies to the accuracy of the facts submitted and agrees 

 to the conditions of entry. Essentially the application consists of (1) 

 a list of varieties, (2) a statement of facts, and (3) an agreement. 



The consideration of this application is undertaken by the Office 

 of Foreign Plant Quarantines. The varieties requested are submitted 

 to the Bureau of Plant Industry for consideration. The application is 

 submitted to the chief of the Bureau who appoints a committee of 

 experts to consider it. This comjnittee makes recommendations to 

 the Federal Horticultural Board as to the commercial availability of the 

 varieties in the United States and the reasonableness of the quantity 

 requested. This committee is furnished with any data on availability 

 in the possession of the Office of Foreign Plant Quarantines in additon 

 to the data possessed by the experts themselves. The findings of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry Committee are submitted to and approved 

 by the Chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry, himself a noted horti- 

 culturist, before they are returned to the Board. The records as to 

 the recommendations of the Bureau of Plant Industry experts are kept 

 in the office of Foreign Plant Quarantines. Since many varieties are 

 requested again and again by different importers, in many cases no new 

 decisions are involved and no consultation is necessary. For instance, 

 89 dift'erent special permits, issued between June 1, 1919, and December 

 10, 1920, included the new Dutch variety of gladiolus called Le Marschal 

 Foch. 



In determining what varieties are or are not available in the United 

 States in quantities sufficient for propagating purposes the policy of the 

 Federal Horticultural Board has been to be liberal. A liberal policy 

 has also been followed in regard to the quantities permitted import. 

 It has been felt that if a variety is not available here and it is to be 

 established here the sooner the introduction is accomplished and we can 

 rely upon American production the less dangerous is the importation. 

 The introduction of small quantities from various localities over a series 

 of years multiplies the danger. 



In the consideration of an application it is necessary also to consider 

 the purpose of the importation. Importations under Regulation 14 are 



