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The Florists^ Review 



.Mut< n 2."). i;tii(( 



t <iriii;it ion, ;iHii tlic ((iiiiinissioiu'r is by 

 \:i\\ rccjuirtM'l to pulilisli the results fit' 

 liis i n \ est ii^iit iiiiis. He also wmild have 

 the ]i(i\vcr to jircscrihc statul'iry stand 

 aids I'oi' various kinds (d' coal, to cstali 

 lisli /oiiinir systems and to report to 

 <'on<,'ress annually from and after Aiiril 

 I. il'L'l, So tiiat needed lejiislatioii mij,dit 

 I'f had to correct mils at any point in 

 I lie industry. 



In e\|daininji the purjioses ot' the 

 iiie.-isure, Senator l-'rel iu^xh uysen said 

 mmIi a commissioner (-(Uild direct tiie 

 ^tora^c ol' lai^^' ipiantities (d' co:il in 

 \ari(Mis localities i|urin<x the summer to 

 forestall shortajit' in tlu' winter. The 

 jiosititiu of coal c(uuiii issioner, he saiii, 

 was to Last only ti\'e years. Senator 

 I'ridiiioliuyst^i saiil he had lieen in- 

 I'ornu'd that the .adojilion ot' suidi a jilan 

 as lijs measure contemplates wonhi re 

 suit in a saving- td' .*! ,o(io,(i()(i,iiiM"l a year 

 In the I pie ut' t he I'niteil States. 



.Ml'. I'ndiiij,rliuysen .also iiitroiUiced a 



lull Id re|ie;il the liCXer foocl and fuel 

 i-oiitrol ;ict ill so f;ir as it r(d;(tes to cn.al. 



FREIGHT UP ONE HALF? 



'I'wetity ti\ (■ per cent was the <,'eneral 

 istimate of the ju'ohalde increase in 

 •railroad fndjiht rates, hut now that the 

 representatives of the labor unions hn\e 

 presente<l demands for \v;i<::e raises that 

 total .tl.ini),n(iii.(inn ihe trade may face a 

 Jump in frtd<;lit cost of tifty ]>er cent. 



The n.'itional \\a>ie confeicuce which 

 met in W'ashinirton .Monday, M.andi 2l2, 

 ((imposed (if se\i'nteen labor union 

 le.adei-s .-lud tlfleeii railroad luanaLTers, 



were confronted witii a stiitement of the 

 c (unbineij wa^',*' deniands of the railroad 

 workers totaling o\cr ;i billicui dollar.s. 

 The increases asked lud'ure the r(durii 

 of tho roads to ]irivate control were 

 postponed by the j;d\eruuu'i\t , with 

 jiromise of later consideration. On the 

 strength of those ]ir()inises the unions 

 withdrew threats to strike. Now the 

 wa^'e demands are put up directly to 

 tlie ro.'ids. 



At the same time that tli(> national 

 wa<fe conference conveneil tlie inter- 

 state commerce commission ojH'ned 

 heariiifj^s to determim' the rates neces- 

 sary to i>rovi(lo for the .tl,(i;50,(lO(l,(l()0 in 

 wa^c inc'reases jjranted l)y tlie (govern- 

 ment in the last two yeais. To enalile 

 the roads to earn Ihe minimum of tive 

 .iiid one half per cent allowed by law, 

 It was thought .•111 increase of about 

 twent\' five per cent W(uild be needed. 

 Now that waj^c demands more than 

 e(pi;il to those ;;ra!ited in the last two 

 ye.ars are pi'esenliMl in addition, if is 

 possible that the iiu'rease will have to 

 be d(nilde that amount . 



The decision of tlie interstate com 

 nierce commission in rejjard to tin- new 

 r.'ites must be made by September 1, 

 when tlie jxoverniniMit "s (guarantee to 

 the roads exjiiros. Whetlier the new 

 r.'ites will <;() into td'fect before that 

 lime no one jiredicts: it is not likely 

 that the rise will come iiuudi before that 

 date. 8e|)ti'inber 1, however, the tradi; 

 will ]iay consi(b'rably more for trans- 

 jiorting coal, fertilizer, bulbs and other 

 freiji:ht shijinieiits. 



;i] ^!*U¥i^^i'U'iiyji>yjiiU¥i^'i»yiiMiiyjiu^t^^ 



CORN BORER BAN 



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AFFECTS FOUR STATES. 



Prevent.s Interstate Shipments. 



i>espite the sturdy o)i|iosition of tlit^ 

 New Kn^H.and j^rowers, liotli at Boston 

 and at the Dejiiirtmont of Aprieulturo 's 

 liraring at AVashinjjton, the quarantine 

 for the corn borer was issued ]Mar(di l-'i 

 by the jiew secretary of agriculture, as 

 \\;is stated in the tolporraphic report 

 \\hi(li appe;ired in Last week's issue nf 

 The Re\iew. 



'IMiis ordtM', liowc\(i-, is not so drastic 

 .IS the cmbarLT'ies ]>laced in Tlliiuds and 

 MiidiiL:an. The tlorist^' jirodiicts af- 

 fected are ''cut llowcrs or entire plants 

 ot' (di rysaiit heiiium, aster, cosmos, zin- 

 nia, lodlyhock, and cut flowers or entire 

 plants of j^l.-idiolus and d.-ihlia excejit 

 'he bulbs thereof, witli'Uit stem.'" [t 

 will be n(i1e(l th.-it <xlacli(du'- corms ;iml 

 dahlia roofs, if without stems ;itta(died. 



.•ire permitted to be vhip|pi'd llloler the 



feibr.'il order. 



Infested Areas. 



'I'his (piar.'int ine riiil\- .'iffi-cls f(uir 

 ^t;ites. Massachusetts, New Ilampsliire, 

 Xew York .and I'eiinsyh aiiia, I{lio(b^ 

 Isl.'ind, Vermont. < 'oimect icut an<l 

 Maine, whicli were legislated against hv 

 Illiiods ;iud Mifdiigan, ;ire not afTecteil 

 by the federal (piar;i u t iue. 'NforenveT, 

 --li ijinien t s .are forldddeii onlv from are;is 

 d.esigiiated in th" su|iplemental ••egul.-i 

 tioiis .as infested. Flowers and plants 

 may be shipped from points in these 

 four states jiot named as infested. The 



infested .'ireas ;ire stilted to lie as fol- 

 lows: 



M;i>-;;i<lni^clts . r.;irMstiili|i'. Itinirijc. Urcw 

 >IiT. Dennis. K:istljMni. Kjilnmut lj. llanvich 

 Orlciiiis, I"riiviiic(>t(iwii. Siimlwicli, 'Iriiro. Well 

 Meet Miiil Yiirinontlj, in Iliirnst:iMe countv; 

 .\inestiiir.\ . Amlover. Iteverly. nexfonl. Kiiiivcrs. 

 Kssex. (Jeiirt'cliiwn, (JloiK ester. (;i>ivel;ini|. Ham 

 iltiiii, I hiverliill. Ipswicli. I,:i wreini-. I,ynn. 

 l..\ iiiiticld, Mmiii liester. .MarlililLcail. .\Ierrini:ic. 

 Metluieii. Midclli'tiin. Niiliant. Newliiiry. .New 

 liiirypurt. N'lTtli .Vinlnver, I'ealHxly. U(M-k|i<>rt. 

 Itmvley. Sulein. .Salislmry, Saiii.'iis. Swainiiscdtl, 

 I'lp'ijield, Wiiilijiii :iiii] West Newlinry. in 



Kss.\ iit.\ ; .\rliii;;teii. Hi-dforcl. Iteliiiont. 



Hillerie:i. I'.iirtinL'len. (arnliridce, Carlisli- 

 Clielnisfiird. <"<iiii-<ird. Unieiit. lOventt. Kr.inciiiu 

 tiani. l..eviiii:tiMi. I.iiieidn. l/<>\ve||. Maiden. Med 

 ford. Melr.se. Naliek. .Ne«loii, North IteadniK. 

 Iteailinu'. SciiierviMe. Sonieliani, Siidlinrv. 'I'ewks 

 liiiry. Tyia'sl'er... Wakelield, W:i It liiin'i. \V:iter 

 town. Waylaiirl. Westun, Wiliriint:t(.n. Win 

 eliester .iiid Wiiliiirn, in Middlesex eonnty. 

 .\viin. Ilr.'iinlrc'e. llr(Mikliiie. ("diasset. Hidlimnk 

 Milleii, <;iiin.>. Itandidpli, Wellesley and Wey 

 iiMiiilli. in .Norfolk e.nnjiv ; .VPintlon. Itioi (. 

 Uiu. Ihixhiir.' . Hanover, llans.in. Ilin;.'liain. Hull. 

 Kiia'sloii. .\I:irs|diilil. .MiddleU.ro. Norw.dl. 

 I'i\ nioiilli. I'einliioke. lioekland and Seitiiate. 



ill l'l.\ Inolllll eolint.\ : Iiost,.||. CludseM. lievere 



and Winllirop. in Suffolk eonnty. 



.New H.oniislure: Kini;-;ton. IMaistow and 

 Seal.rcMik, ill ItoekitiL'liani eonnty. 



.New York: .\ll.aiiy. foliocs. Colonie and 



• iuililerland. in .Mliany county: .Tolinstown and 

 I'ertli ill Fulton county : .\tiisterilani. Klotjila 

 .'iiid Mohawk, in Montirotnery county; Hriiiiy 

 wiek. North <;reeidiiis|i and Troy, in Ueiissidirf-r 

 '■oiinly: It.illston. (h.-irlton. lli'fton Park, Kal 

 way, Malta, .NHIton. .S;iP!itoi;a SpriiiL"* .'ind 

 Slillw.ater. in Saratou'a county: <;ienville. Nis 

 ka,\iiiia. I'rifieetoHn. Kotterdain and ScI.eiiee 

 tally, in Seheneet.id.v eoiiM!.\ ; Ksporance. in 

 Si hoharie eoiinty: Ii:iytoii. I'erryslniri.' and 



• '•fsia, ill I atla ra UL'iis loiinty: Hanover. I'om 

 fret and Stieridan, in (liMiilauciiia eoiinly: Hraiit. 

 Collins, t'lieeklowat'a, Kdeii. Kxaiis, Hainlnirk: 

 and .North Collin'), in Krie county. 



I'eiiiisv Ivania ■ Norlli (Jirard, in Krie ii<\inU 



Certificates to be Issued. 



I'roiu jioints within the infested area 

 shijinients may be made if the filants 



have been insjiectod by the Departnierr 

 of Agriculturi' jind certified to bo fre. 

 from th(> corn borer. The regulation 

 [irovide also that a ])erinit may In 

 issued, good until revoked, if premise 

 are found to lie (dean ami free from th^ 

 corn l)orer. This was a point urged ]i\ 

 the growers who attended the Washing 

 ton hearing, evidently with effect. Thus. 

 ;i grower within the infestiMl area, if hi 

 keeps his jiremises clean of weeds ane 

 growths whicdi harbor the corn bort- 

 and allows the jtest no foothold on hi- 

 jirojicrty, may be allowed to ship plants 

 All he needs to do is to attach ;i coji 

 of the permit to each shipment. 



•. Regulations on Inspection. 



The regulations in regard to insjiei 

 tion read as follows: 



Corn and Iirooin corn, includin>: all parts . f 

 the stalk, cidcry. green beans in the pod. beet^ 

 with tops, spinach, rluibarh, oat find rye straw 

 as such or when used as paekinj;; cut flowers 

 or enlire plants of ehrysantlieinuni. aster, cos 

 mils, /innia, liollyhoek .-ind cut Mowers or (iitin 

 plants of gladiolus and dalili.i except the buHis 

 thereof, witliiiiit stems, shall not lie moved or 

 allowed to move interstate to any ixiint oiitsidi 

 Ihe infested area (|iiarantine(l for the con. 

 Iiorer unless .ind unlil siieh plants and plain 

 prodnets have been inspeetc>il by the I'nited 

 States Deparllneiit of .\;;rieulture and ccrti 

 tied to be free from the corn borer. In tin 

 east' of any of the articles euiiinerated in 

 this recnlatioti where absolute freeiJom from 

 infestation can not be determined by the in 

 speetor of the llep.irtnient <if .Vu-rieultiire, oer 

 tilie.'ition will be refused, 



Kvery ear, box. liale or other eontainer (.f 

 plants and plant priMliicIs of whiih inspection 

 is reipiired by these regulations shall tic plainly 

 marked with the name and address of the 

 eonsiL'iier .'ind the name and .iddress of tin 

 eonsinnee ;nid shall hear a certilieatc showini; 

 lliiit the contents have been inspeeteil by the 

 Tnifed States Department of .Agriculture and 

 found to be free from corn borer infestation. 



The insiieetion eertilieates in the e.isc of car 

 load and other bulk shipments sliall aeeompany 

 the w:iyliil|s, eoiidiietors' manifests, inemoranda 

 or bills of lading perlainiug to siieli ship 

 ments. 



Certilieates of ins|ieeIion will issue only for 

 Iil.inls and plant products which have " been 

 Hetuall,\' inspected by I lie Iiiited States De 

 partment nf .\griculliue: provided, that when 

 in the case of inilividii.il premises or districts 

 ^vithin an infested area in anv of the (|unr 

 antined states It shall be det^mined by com 

 petent inspection that the corn borer does net 

 infest any of the cultivated products grown 

 in such premises or districts .aid that said 

 premises or districts have been maintained in 

 such condition of freedom from weeds or vege 

 l.ible growths other than the < ultiv.ited products 

 desiL'nateil as to prevent possibility of occur 

 reiice of the corn borer through such agencies 

 a permit may be issued (valid until revoked i 

 by the inspector of the Department of ,\gricul 

 tiire stating that sindi premises or districte 

 have t.i'en inspected and found free from tlu 

 corn iNirer and free from weeds or other ex 

 traneous veget.ition capable of h.irboring the 

 corn borer, and authorizing the shipment from 

 said preinjses or districts of any of the articles 

 sul.jeet to this ipiapioitine grown theriin, Coides 

 of such permits shall he attached to small 

 pa'k.'igcs, or in the case of bulk shipments, to 

 «a,\ bills, conductors' manifests, memoranda, or 

 hills of lading iMTl.iining thereto, .and may Ik- 

 .iceepted by t r.i Tisport a t ion companies in lien 

 of certitieates of inspection, 



I'lrsons inti'iidiiig to move or allow to lie 

 moved interstate plants and plant products for 

 which certificates of inspection arc rci|iiired by 

 these regulations will niak'- applic.it ion tlierf- 

 for as far as possible in advance of the 

 probable date of shipment. .Xpplie.itions should 

 show the mature and ipiantity of the plants 

 or plant products which it is p'roposecl to move, 

 together with their exact location and, if 

 pracil. .'ible, the conteinpl.ited date of shipment 

 .Xpplicanfs for insiieetion will In- rei|uired to 

 assemble the articles to b.- inspected and so 

 to place them th.it they can be re.idily exnmliDHi 

 if not so placed, inspect joii may bi- refused 

 .\ll ch.irges for storage, c.irtage and labor 

 Incident to inspection other than the services 

 of inspectors sh.-ill be p.aid by Ihe shipper. 



It will be seen that siifliident leewMV 

 li:is been ;illowcil ill the (|iiar;mt iiie to 

 permit growers w li/i ni.aintaiii their 

 establishments free from the corn boriT 

 and triiiii cimditions whiidi might lead 

 to its h.Miboring, to make shipments of 

 cut tlowers and pl:ints :is hitherto. New 

 Kngland and New ^drk growers, par- 

 licul.arlv of j.'ladioli, d;ihli.is .-ind chrys- 

 ;inth( munis, wiM breathe .i little easier 

 fifter peiiis;il of the legul.ations gov- 

 erniiii: the (luarantine. 



