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The Florists^ Review 



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for no oiu! knows wliaf congeniality 

 really is. We know that certain varie- 

 ties and sjiecies unite easily and make 

 permanent unions; siich plants we say 

 are conj^eniai. We know, too, tliat cer- 

 tain plants work together with diffi- 

 culty, that only a small percentage take 

 or that the unions are not good; the 

 plants do not thrive and are as a rule 

 short-lived. tSuch sorts arc not con- 

 genial. In every region where adapta- 

 bility problems re(iuire the use of stocks 

 other than their own roots in order to 

 render plants of value, there goes hand 

 in hand with tlu^ adaptability this ques- 

 tion of congeniality. 



8ome day our nursery books will con 

 taiji such entries as this: 



Storks for Vinifcni OrapcN- I'liylloxera rv 

 •iKtaiit sttH'k. Hiipcstris St. Ot'orge. 



IMiylloxcra ri'sistapts adaptfd t« nlknli snilh. 

 adolM} loilH, sanily kimIs. 



This together with a list of varieties 



carrying the names of the stocks with 



which they are congenial, as Muscat of 



Alexandria — congenial with l?upestris 



St. George, Lenoir, etc. 



Soil Adaptability. 



If one has adobe soil and wishes to 

 grow Muscat of Alexandria on a re- 

 sistant root, it will be i>ossible for him 

 to determine that he must contract with 

 his nurseryman to grow for him the de- 

 sired number of jilants in the ]>roper 

 combination of root and scion; that is, a 

 stock congenial with Muscat of Alexan 

 dria and, at the same time, adapted to 

 adobe soil. Now that information in 

 regard to such details as I have enumer- 

 ated is being rapidly gathered, the prac 

 fices of the trade should lie modifud to 

 make plants carrying tlie combined good 

 features available to the tradf. This 

 does not mean producing such material 

 on u chance or speculation l)asis, but 

 rather an order speeifying the condi- 

 tions to be met filed in advance so the 

 plants can be grown to order. To a 

 degree such business methods are an 

 innovation in the plant trade, but 1 be 

 Heve the time is not far distant when 

 the nurserymen and plant^men who de- 

 sire to be of greatest service to the in 

 dustries will undertake to grow plants 

 of a special character or combination on 

 a contract basis. 



I have said wo have drawn out })lanl 

 propagators chiefly from abroa<l. This 

 IS a natural result of the faihirr of tl'O 

 apprentice system in this country an« 

 the tardy development of vocational in- 

 stitutions. Our colleges giving instrur 

 tion in agriculture and botany should 

 make it a point to train teachers for 

 the vocational schools, which in turn 

 will instruct the growing generation in 

 the rudiments of the art of plant ]iropa 

 gat ion. We should go one step furth'r 

 and re(|uest, as the nurserymen did, that 

 these instructors give s]>ecial courses in 

 plant propagation. Such a recjuest made 

 in good faith by so rejirest iitat i ve a body 

 of plantsmcii .-ts the nicmbi'i^hip of the 

 S. A. F. cannot help hut jnuduce an 

 effect even greater than the ofTering of 

 courses of instruction. It will, I .'n'ri 

 sure, stimulate investigation in t)ii> 

 field. 



The members of this assoei.it ion can 

 be of great assistance to investigators 

 in this field by ])iitting up to them the 

 jtroblems that are of greatest interest 

 and most pressing. The stat('s, 1 am 

 sure, will r/s|)ond as far ;is their facil- 

 ities permit in handling local problems 

 and tlie Dep.artinent of Agriculture will 

 ^iv e riid iu the solution of regional and 



interstate problems for which it has 

 facilities. 



Society Can Help. 



The society c;tn help in the solution of 

 many of the problems of plant adapta- 

 tion by encouraging re])orts on new 

 sorts from members and by a committee 

 to assemble and present such reports. 

 There is a great mass of information in 

 the possession of the membership of this 

 society and an elfort shouUl be made 

 to assemble this information for the 

 benefit of the indiistiv. now that this 

 country must dej)eiid more upon its own 

 resources than ever before. A man pos- 

 sessing information which will be of 

 value to the trade, but which because of 

 his environment the possessor can not 

 put into practice for the advantage of 

 the trade, should give such information 

 to the press or to educational or inves- 

 tigational institutions, in order that we 

 may ofl'er to the American trade even a 

 greater variety of plant material of 

 eipial or better grade than it has here 

 tofore had offered. 



The opportunities in the field of plant 

 I'ropagation o]ien to this society, briefly 

 stated, are: 



This society can act as a clearing 

 house for the exchange of information 

 on plant propagation among its iHom 

 b(»rs. 



This society can assemble and publish 

 information relating to the adaptability 

 of plants to various regions and soil 

 types. 



This society can through its publicity 

 agents do much to popularize native or 

 namentals worthy of introduction. 



This society can, through coiiperation 

 with the educational and investigational 

 institutions of the country, do much to 

 wards popularizing the work of instruc 

 tion as well as shaping the character of 

 investigation in the field of floriculture. 



We believe that this is an opportune 

 time for the society to assume a load 

 ing roll in such matters, not only be 

 cause of the advantages that will come 

 to the industry, but because of the sat 

 isfaction that will come to the public 

 in general from more and better orna- 

 mentals. 



The great field is among the owners 

 of small and modest homes, both in the 

 town and in the country, and now is the 

 accept(-d time. Our motto should be 

 "l{ight forward into line — March." 



INSPECTING THE BULBS 



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TEADE GETS SURPRISE. 



First Effect of Quarantine Order. 



Within the last few days the trade has 

 felt the first effects of "the working of 

 the new general quarantine, No. 37. 

 Although the order went into effect 

 June 1 and shut off practically all plant 

 im]ports, it was about the end of the 

 season and the workings of the new 

 regulations are getting their first test on 

 the arrival of J'aper Whites from 

 France. 



During the last week hundreds of flo 

 rists have received notice from their 

 state authorities that they must notify 

 those authorities of the arrival of bulb 

 shipments and hold tht- cases unojiened 

 pending inspection or release. Bulbs 

 have not heretofore been inspected on 

 arrival and the notices have caused 

 much surprise among those who have not 

 studied Quarantine 37 and the regiila 

 tions for its enforcement. 



What the Law Requires. 



Tin' I ules and regulatirms supjile 

 mental to Quarantine '.'>7 re(|uire that 

 all bulbs (included under the term 

 •'nursery stock'') admitted under per- 

 mit shall carry the certilicate of the 

 recognized inspection authorities of the 

 country of origin. The regulations fur- 

 ther provide: 



Regulation 11. Notic^ of stiipment by per- 

 mittee. 



After iiitrv of the iuir>er> nIihK ami other 

 |il.iiit~ .Tiid seirls ami lief.ire leiniival frniii the 

 pnrt nf entry fur eneh si'perate sliipiiient or cou 

 sii:iiiiienl thereof the penniltee >.hall iicitif> th. 

 Seireiary of AL'riciiltiire in (liiplleate. on fornix 

 provlileil for that ,-"r|M)se, statiiiL' tli • iniinlMi of 

 the permit, ttie date of entrj. the iH..f of entry, 

 tlie ciisloin* entry nninher. naim- ami aililnss of 

 Hie consi::iiee to « liotii it i^ pro|iosi..| to for«aril 

 (lie sliipinent, the general nature anil ipiantity 

 of the nursery .stock and other plants and seeds, 

 the ntiinher of eases or <dher containers ireliiiled 

 in the Khipin>'nt, and the ease or container niini 

 hers and marks, loi,'ether with the prol)alile (late 

 •>f 'felivery for and rout.' of traiispLrtation .\ 



separate report is n-qnlred for ench nltlmate con- 

 siRnee. 



At the snme time a copy of the notJce to the 

 Secretary of Auriciillnro shall l>e sent hy the 

 permittee to the duly authorized Inspector or 

 other ollicer of the state, territory or district 

 to which the nursery stock and other plants and 

 seeds are to be shipped. A list of Biich ini»per 

 tors and oHicers is appende<l. 



Should a eonsicnee named in Huch a notice 

 sliip or deliver for shipment to any other state, 

 territory or district such nursery ntock and other 

 plants or swtls Ix-fon' they have been inspected 

 l>y a duly authorized state, territorial or district 

 inspector or ollicer. he shall, prior to Hiirh ship 

 nient. fjive like notice*; to the S<>eretary of ARri 

 culture and to the duly «iith»riKe<l Inspector or 

 other ofllcer of the stale, territory or district to 

 which the nirrKer,v stock and other plants and 

 seedM are to iw reshtpped. 



Nursery stock and other plants and weeds which 

 have lieen once inspected and pansed hy a duly 

 .authorized state, territorial or district inspector 

 or other ofHcer. will he allowed tft move inter 

 state without restrictions other than those ini 

 jKised on the interstate tnovemenl of domestii 

 nursery stock. 



Regulation 12. Marking a condition of Inter- 

 state shipment of nursery stock and other plants 

 and seeds not inspected. 



.\o [lerson shall ship or deliver for shipment 

 from one state, territory or district of the fnited 

 Slates into any other state, territory or district 

 any iin|M)rted nursery stock and other plants and 

 seeds, the case, box. packace, crate, bale or 

 liiindle whereof is not plainly marked so as to 

 show the (jeneral natun' and quantity of the con- 

 tents, the name and address of tlie cons|(;nee. 

 iind the country and locality where prown, un- 

 h'ss and until such iniimrted nursery stock and 

 r.tlH'r plants and seeiis have t>een inspected and 

 passed by the proper oflicial of a state, territorv 

 or district of the I nlted States. 



This appears to necessitate the in- 

 spection of all bulbs which are to be re- 

 sliipited by the original consignee and 

 to leave it up to the various state in 

 spection authorities as to what they will 

 do in the m.atter of ins|)ecting bulbs 

 that have arrived at the establishment 

 of the man whi> will plant them. 



Wliat the States Will Do. 



When the state authorities received 



their notices th.'it the !*aper Whites had 

 be-n forwarded from New York most of 

 them sent the consignees notice to re 

 port arrival and await further instruc 

 tions. 



]'. A. (ilenn, chief inspector for llli 

 tirds, was at Chicago Auonst 25 to direct 



