Fbbeuary 13, 191!t. 



The Florists^ Review 



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impression that at the hearing and sub- 

 seQiiont cont'orenco tlie int'oraiation 

 jriven the board was against the advisa- 

 bility of [)utting the (iuarautiii(» into ef- 

 fect. On the contrary, at the hearing 

 of May 138, which was largely attended 

 and of which a stenographic record was 

 kept, the argument was strongly in 

 favor of the quarantine and, as indi- 

 cated in the early part of this statement, 

 the restrictions which have been em- 

 bodied in this quarantine were strongly 

 urged and endorsed both by many rei)re- 

 sentatives of the nursery trade and 

 unanimously by letters received from 

 officials rej)resenting the forest, agricul- 

 tural and horticultural interests of the 

 nation. The conference on October 18 

 was esj)ecially to give opportunity to 

 the small body of commercial importers 

 to discuss the restrictions provisionally 

 determined upon in the regulations 

 which would directly affect their inter- 

 ests, and this discussion, therefore, nat- 

 urally brought into j)rominenco these 

 objections. On the other hand, imi)or- 

 tant j)roducing nurserymen and liorists, 

 both in person and by letter, strongly 

 suj)port(Ml the restrictions as then pre- 

 sentctl and fiiiall.y aihjjjfed. 



They Began It. 



''The argument presented tli;it tliis 

 (Hiarantinc is unjust to Knropean coun- 

 tries, jiart i(Mil;nly ;it tliis time when 

 they are just releaseil from the restric- 

 tions on commerce caused by tlie war. 

 has weight only in the keen s\iupathy 

 we ,'ill feel, csjiecially for Belgium and 

 l''r;in('e. If, however, there are inipoi- 

 t;int dangers to be guarded against and 

 tlicicfore a real need for these restric- 

 tions, mere sentiment, liowevei' strongly 

 wjirranted, has no j)lace. In point oi' 

 t':ii't, with respect to tlie two countri(>s 

 wliicli have suffered most from the 

 wai' -France and Belgium — the latter 

 is the only one which is seriously al' 

 I'ected by this quarantine. The pl;inl 

 exports of France are largely fruit tree 

 stocks which are still ])ermitted entry. 

 Cnfortunately, the plant exjiorts of Bel 

 irium are largely ornamentals shijiiied 

 with earth about the roots ami .-ire 

 therefore the ones which entail greatest 

 risk to the United States; and, further- 

 more, the inspection service of Belgium 

 is in((>rior to that of both France and 

 Mollnnd. In the case of Holland the 

 argument from the war stnnd])oint iloes 

 not apply to the same extent, .•uid. 

 furthermore, the bull) exports of ilol 

 land are not materially interfered with. 

 The potted and balled plants, however, 

 from Holland convey the same dangers 

 that they would from Belgium and oth(>r 

 foreign countries, ;ind :ire ;icc(iriliiigly 

 ■xcliided. 



"With respect to this iiction as to 

 IJiinpi^aii countri(>s, it may properly br 

 noted that this ijua rant ine meiely places 

 ;lie I'nited States in more (lose align 

 ineiit with (but still Ixdiindi the action 

 I'i'iU ■~ince taken liy these coiintrics rda 

 n\i' to jtlaiit inijioi'ts from tiic I'nited 

 States. France. Holland, Ceiinanx. and 

 fo ;i less extent I'xdginni, lia\c Ioiil: 

 niaintained jjractically complete proliilij 

 fion of plant imports fiiim the I'liited 



states." 



Coiuiters on Dreer. 



I 'r. Marlatt goes on at len-i h In le 

 p''at the old assertions ;i- \n tlie \asl 

 tnoiiet.-iry losses .alleged te lia\f l.eeii 

 '■aused l,y s.an .lose scale, loouiitail 

 "loth. u\ps\ i,,(,tli. iieaih njefh. and 



WHO'S WHOi'J./^-AND WHY 



Tfe^;<fe^<l»?^I^IW^?Jl^[^lJ?^t^ 



WILLIAM OTTE. 



OF th(> many busy tlorists ' estaldishment s in the cit.v of We(diawken, N. J., and 

 its environs, in which North Bergen is located, that of William Otte is famed 

 lor the chrysanthemums and geraniums he has made his specialties. This range 

 was formerly conducted by Charles Dietz, the late mayor of North Bergen, also 

 M. florist of high standing. It was in 1S9(I that Mr. Otic married Miss Marie Diet/., 

 eldest daughter of Mr. Dietz, to whose business he succeeded in 19118. Mr. Otte 

 was born in Union Hill, N. .!., where he lived for twenty-one vears. Like his 

 I'ather-in-law. he has been li(iior(>d by his fellow-townsmen by (dection to nllice. 

 tor he does not confine his activities to tin; Imsiness in whicdi he has aidiii'vecl 

 nicci^ss. He was (dected to membership on the township committee of .N'ortli Ber 

 •..I'll and assumed the duties of this ]iosition .lanuary 1. His init i;it ion into nllice 

 w.as made the occasion for a la\i-^h lloral displ;i\. 



many (dlier>, citing .also neords as to 

 the condition ol" infestiition of ship 

 nieiits recently imiiorted. Id sliow fliat 

 the daiiLicr has not passecl. 



■'The .lapanese beetle. "' sa.\ s |)r. 

 -M.ailatt. ''brougiit in almnf the same 

 tiii;e as the jieacdi nudii, has alrtMdy 

 iddained siich lirm foothold that in \iew 

 ol' its habits and powers of prcdongeij 

 tlight it is probably incajialde of exter 

 mination and will io> duiilit nit iinatejv 

 o\ers|iread the I'nited States. It at 

 tack-- not only pract irallv' ail fruits, but 

 aUii niaii\ eaicjen xcget.aldes and ediai. 

 The ainonnl of dama;ie whi(li it will 

 nitiniatelx- can^e to Aineri.an aL;ri.-iil 



tore is IMldonlitedly trehlendollv. It i^ 



wurthx- ot' noti' th.at this be(>tle. in the 

 opinion ol' the experts of this ilepart- 

 nient and nf the state of New .levsex- 

 \\ho have in\ est igated the matter. wa< 

 lo'ouglit ill liy the Mreer niirseiv with 

 inipoitat ions nf iris t'roiii .Japan. The 

 iii'-ect tirst .-ippeared in the liearl of the 

 hreer nurseries and has sjiiead from this 

 '■enter over an area ap)iroxiiiiatel\ of 

 i.".'i, 1)1111 acres, inxolving four townsliijis 

 in New .iiM-sey opposite 1 'hi la d(d [diia. ' ' 



■"The annual eu>t tn this country of 

 the San .lose scale and the probable idti- 

 niate aiinnal co>t of these otlier two 

 more recently introduced oriental )iests 

 would probaldy pay for the tot.nl im- 

 portations since the foundation of this 

 republic lit' oiiiamentnl, nursery and 

 llori-t ^toek. The decdared \alue cd' the 

 importation of siiih stock for the year 

 I'.Md was (Mily :f::i,(i(ir..S(ls, and it should 

 lie liiideistood th.at the plant stocks still 

 perniitte.l elitrv lepresiin inllch of this 

 \ allle. 



■"The experts lit' till-- department .are 

 eeii\inced that it will In' pu>;.ible very 

 pieiiiptiv t(i picicliice ill this country all 

 the plants prnliiliited liy this rpiarautiiie 

 and this o|iini(iti has l^'eii indoi'secl by 

 !e;|(|ili-' lini--ery liii'ii ;illd 111 1 1' i st s. ' ' 



Lily Btdbs May Come in SoU. 



The iiiiiiiiii a lid iiin a Km goe-, en to re- 

 eiod the first iiKMlilicat ion of the quar- 

 aniiiii- Older, \\hi(di (oiginall\' permitted 

 the iiii]i(irtat ion ot' lily hnllis mily when 

 free t'loni sidl. a prju-tical impossibility. 



''The main lines of this quarantine 

 ;ire iiiiddiibtedly justified," says I>r. 

 Marlatt. '•tait it i^ entiielv- ]iroper at 



