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The Florists' Review 



January 5. 1922 



We use a clay loam, not too rich witli 

 manure, mixing in about ten per cent 

 of finely sifted ashes and fifty pounds of 

 bone meal to 200 cubic feet of soil. We 

 mulch the plants with rotted stable 

 manure, once in the spring and once in 

 the fall. >^ 



For the •white and yellow daisies we 

 run a wire between the rows and on the 

 outside, crossing with string — the same 

 as with carnations. We put up four or 

 five tiers, as we need them, each ten 

 inches apart. The blue daisy we give 

 one tier about five inches above the 

 ground. 



The worst enemies of the daisy are 

 the green aphis and thrips. For green 

 aphis we fumigate with nicotine extract, 

 and for thrips we spray with Paris green 

 solution. The latter is composed of one 

 level teaspoonful of Paris green, one- 

 half pound of brown sugar and one 

 gallon of water. Apply with fine spray, 

 and go over the plaiits rapidly. If 

 sprayed heavily the Paris green will 

 burn the foliage. 



The best temperature for daisies is 

 45 to 50 degrees. Give them plenty of 

 air and plant them in a light house. 



IMPORTS UNDER QUARANTINE. 



Maxlatt Ma^es Report. 



Quarantine No. 37, restricting the 

 entry of foreign plants and plant prod- 

 ucts for propagation, had been in force 

 for two years at the end of the govern- 

 ment's fiscal year, June 30, 1921. In his 

 report to the Secretary of Agriculture, 

 C. L. Marlatt, chairman of the Federal 



Horticultural Board, notes the importa- 

 tions made during the fiscal year ended 

 June 30, 1921. la addition to the un- 

 limited commercial entry of certain 

 classes of plants and bulbs which is per- 

 mitted under Quarantine 37, he calls at- 

 tention to the fact that "it is perhaps 

 now generally understood that provision 

 is also made under regulation 14 of this 

 quarantine for the importation of all 

 other plants whatsoever in quantities 

 suflJcient to meet any legitimate intro- 

 duction needs; in other words, for the 

 purpose of keeping the country sup- 

 plied with any new variety or any neces- 

 sary propagating stock." For such pur- 

 jioses 622 permits were issued during the 

 fiscal year and importations had been 

 made under 429 of these permits. The 

 nature and amount of these importa- 

 tions are indicated in the following 

 table: 



Permits Permits 



issued imported 



Class of Niim- Niim- 



Pluiits l)er Quantity ber Quantity 



r.Indioli liOT «. 119,908 140 3,309,375 



Irises 95 5,937,413 65 4,035.247 



Peonies 72 120,815 37 14,0tJ0 



Other l)ull)S 



and roots 51 ],0.")0.n7 Si 474.406 



Ornamentals 09 545,650 28 103,888 



Hoses 50 38,787 35 34,774 



Oroliids 62 10,851 45 7,723 



ll('rl)aeeous 



plants 45 123.4.-.4 27 90,337 



Fruit trees 503 2 114 



Dahlias 55 5,395 41 2,650 



Total 13,965,013 ... 8,132,634 



The three tables in 2-column measure 

 record the importations of nursery stock 

 and other plants, and seeds of which 

 unlimited commercial importation under 

 regulation 3 is provided for in the quar- 

 antine; namely, (1) importations of 



Apple. 

 150 



if)6 



Cherr\-. 

 1,018 



Pear. 

 50 



Country 

 of Origin. 



Austria 



Czechoslovakia 

 Costa Itioa. . . . 



KnKland 



France 4,.'i90,4.';0 8,00^,098 3,214.1(W 



Holland 584,100 884,048 4(>0,070 



Ireland 



Italy 



Japan 3, (KM) 



Mexico 



Scotland 



FRUIT AND ROSE STOCKS. 



(KiRurcs indicate number of plants.) 



Fruit Stocks 



Plum. 



:,<Kio.;i75 

 285,i;i;i 



lO.'t.OOO 



Quince. 



l,o;!0.2,-)0 

 29.0<K) 



All Other 

 Fruits. 



Ro.se 

 Stocks. 



200 



1,1S1,10() 

 2.]7(i,2H2 

 25,000 2.204.010 

 20! 1, 800 



,■'.44. 890 



35,;iO!l 

 1,566 



43,000 



Totals by 



Countries. 



1,018 



203 



200 



1.181,200 



21,172.(H0 



4,540,901 



209,800 



138,309 



3,000 



1,500 



43,000 



Total 4.980,800 8,889,364 3,680,224 2,.'i88,.-.08 1,005,250 400,902 5,9;{4,192 27,351,240 



('rfKMs. Ilvarintli 



Coimtrj" 

 of OriRin. 



Azores 



Iternuida 102,980 



Canary Islands 6.172 



China 



KuRland 50 3.282 



France 10„5()0 3,609,060 193.283 



Gernuiny 15,80.'!. 175 



Holland 5,5(M,.'i05 18,9.59,175 75,909 



Ireland 



Italy 



Japan 0,275.606 



I5ULBS. 



(Figures indicate number of bulbs.) 



Lily of 

 I.ilv. tlie Valley. Narcissus. 



:i0,()oo 



850,850 



4. .'M.",, 1:10 



l.()7!l.(>09 



40, !»()(!. 054 



Tulip. 



21 Ml 

 259,91(t 



T'nclassi- 

 licd. 



Totals by 



Countries. 



,■{0,000 



102,080 



6,172 



4„'?43.130 



1,082.001 



45,0;i9.413 



10.(i00.025 



749,890 31,557.810 54,815,233 l,415,3(i9 115,077,7<i; 



1 ,000 1 .000 



3.341,000 3.341.000 



9,120 6,284,780 



Total 5,514,805 22,5<!8,891 22,490.533 3,006,740 77,956,195 55,075,343 4,756,3t!9 191,908,882 



TREE SEEDS. 

 (FiRures indicate ])oiinds.) 



Countrv of Orifrin. 



Austrniia 



Austria 



Brazil 



British Guiana 



Canada 



Costa Rica 



Cuba 



China 



England 



France 20.72S 



Germanv 2,025 



Holland 3,000 



India 



Italy 



Japan 



Total 25,753 



.\pple. Cherry. Nuts 



Ornamental 

 and 



302 



1 



438 



107 



282 

 380 



Tree. 

 1 ,599 



"iih 



2.29:! 

 1,200 

 1 

 1,178 

 1,430 

 1,277 



9.024 



Palm. 

 ] Ml,! 120 



I'ciir. 



Plum. 

 900 



All 

 Other 

 Fruit 



.^eetls. 



2,438 

 1110 



1.000 



1 50 



15,000 



,'110 



20S.9!13 



510 



120 



25 



8.574 

 9,2a5 



8.118 

 ,'i!l4 

 300 



711 

 94 



10. ,577 



08 



"i 



448 



T.itals 



by 

 Coun- 

 tries. 

 189,925 

 2,4!l!l 

 2,438 

 1(M» 

 .^!5 

 7S 



1,000 



1.50 



15.000 



32..532 



3,814 



3.387 



1.178 



2.147 



10.007 



204.887 



fruit and rose stocks; (2) importations 

 of bulbs, and (3) importations of tree 



seeds. 



DAIRY HERDS SUPPLY MANURE. 



Truck growers and greenhouse men 

 in the eastern states are finding it in- 

 creasingly diflacult to secure a supply of 

 stable manure and some growers have 

 adopted the practice of keeping a small 

 herd of cows or other stock for the pur- 

 pose of supplying manure and as a 

 means of utilizing surplus or waste ma- 

 terial. The problem of maintaining soil 

 fertility under present conditions was 

 discussed at the recent meeting of the 

 Vegetable Growers' Association of 

 America, at Albany, N. Y., and it was 

 the opinion of the vegetable growers 

 and state and federal workers present 

 that the practice of keeping live stock 

 is to be strongly recommended in sec- 

 tions where this can be done profitably. 



The head of the vegetable garden de- 

 partment of the Massachusetts Agricul- 

 tural College reported thus: "A study 

 of the census shows that the decrease 

 in horses in Massachusetts from 1910 

 to 1920 is such that 13,000 fewer acres 

 can now be furnished with twenty tons 

 of stable manure per acre than in 1920. 

 To offset this loss in plant food, which 

 was formerly obtained from stable ma- 

 nure, will require the expenditure of 

 between $1,200,000 and $1,400,000, Even 

 then we lack that all-important effect 

 of the inoculated organic matter con- 

 tained in manure, for which no equally 

 efficient substitute has been found." 



While this disregards the cost of the 

 manure formerly used to supply the 

 plant food, it is probable that it was 

 much less than the cost of the fertilizer 

 now purchased. This problem is not 

 confined to any one state, but, with a 

 few local exceptions, is being felt 

 throughout the territory in which vege- 

 table crops are grown for the markets. 



At the Lexington, Mass., field station, 

 which is conducted under the direction 

 of the State College of Agriculture and 

 Experiment Station, what are termed 

 "manure economy investigations" are 

 being conducted. In these tests the 

 use of stable manure in moderate quan- 

 tities is being supplemented by commer- 

 cial fertilizers, soil-building crops, crop 

 rotations, and other means of maintain- 

 ing soil fertility. These tests have been 

 under way for about three years and are 

 already giving marked results, as indi- 

 cated by tho yield of crops grown upon 

 the land. 



Growers of canning crops, such as 

 peas and sweet corn, have for years past 

 followed the practice of utilizing the 

 vines, fodder and other waste in the 

 form of silage for the feeding of sheep, 

 beef cattle, or dairy cows, this prac- 

 tice supplying them with large quan- 

 tities of manure. Eenewed attention is 

 now being directed to this practice and 

 in sections where the European corn 

 borer has made its appearance many 

 growers have found it desirable to erect 

 silos for the utilization of the surplus 

 material, feeding this to their stock, 

 thereby securing manure for their crops 

 and also largely controlling the corn 

 borer. 



Importations Allo'wcd Unrestricted Entry, During Year Ended June 30, I92I. 



Philadelphia, Pa.— The M. Rice Co. 

 purposes starting a return to normal 

 business conditions by omitting the 

 charge for packing on and after January 

 3, 1922. 



