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The Florists^ Review 



Mat 18, 1922 



Turbat, 

 tlie fol- 



prohibi- 

 articles 



EUROPEANS DISCUSS EMBARGO. 



SoiiiL' Jeiidiiig nicinber.H of the horti- 

 cultuial trades of tlie principal countries 

 of Europe liave gathered annually the 

 last four years to discuss trade matters 

 of international importance. The Fed- 

 eration Horticole I'rofessionelle Inter- 

 nationale, as is its title in the organiza- 

 tion's official language, French, was in- 

 stituted at Paris in 1919, met at Ghent 

 in 1920, at London in 1921 and, The 

 Hague in ]9'J2. Tliis last meeting took 

 place April L'O to Ajjril 2'2, when dele- 

 gates were present from Great Britain, 

 France, Holland, Belgium and Luxem- 

 bourg. One of the most important top- 

 ics before the conference was a dis- 

 cussion of quarantine. 37. In the an- 

 nual report of the secretary, E. 

 of Orleans, France, appeared 

 lowing: 



"Concerning the American 

 tion, nothing is changed; the 

 whicli were accepted last year have con- 

 tinued to be accepted this year. The 

 washing of the plants has been done, 

 and, contrary to the opinion expressed 

 last year, it does not seem that the 

 plants have much suffered from this 

 process. A dcleg;ition of Belgian hor- ' 

 ticulturists went to the United States 

 last ye;ir and ]iublished a very interest- 

 ing report, whicli we shall ask the con- 

 ference to consider. However, in the 

 course of last season, Mr. Mrtrlatt's 

 declarations have continued to show 

 that the aim of the federal horticul- 

 tural board is to stop altogether the im- 

 l)ort of fruit trees, etc., and that as 

 soon as they can. To obtain this result, 

 he mention's instances where nests of 

 caterpillars have been found in goods 

 sent by French growers. Though some 

 of the cases are disputed by the French 

 senders, this is made a pretext for an- 

 nouncing that quarantine S7 will be en- 

 forced next season more rigidly still. 

 On the other hand and at the same time, 

 ;i group of American importers are try- 

 ing to get the measure less severely ayi- 

 plied." 



The quarantine and its effects on the 

 export trade of Eurojie was discussed 

 at length. Professor Westerdijk, of 

 the Dutch ministry of agriculture, con- 

 tributed a paper on the subject, which 

 was received with general approval. It 

 was agreed that it was one of the best 

 contributions to the discussions. The 

 professor said: "The interchanging of 

 ]dants should not be prohibited, but 

 only controlled. Competition is n neces- 

 sary factor for the advancement of the 

 world, and this will not take place if the 

 present stringent conditions nre insisted 

 upon." Each country re])orted the 

 measures it has in hand to end(\Tvor 

 to relieve the situation. Great Britnin 

 sent to the Washington conference "W. 

 G. TiOlijoit. controller of horticulture. 



After considerable discussion the 

 following resolution was passed: 



The Cnnformfp. 



Consirterinc that p.ncli cimnlry ha-s llio riu'ht 

 and tlio duty to provent intnxliiotidii of pl.int 

 disensos .nnd parasitps, 



ConsirtrTiiitr that the qnnrantino systom adopted 

 hy the T'nitod States, whlrh would in coiirsp of 

 time bring complete prohibition, is not justified. 



Considering tliat liorliciiltural European coun- 

 tries would hnve to adopt similar measures 

 against agricultural and horticultural produce 

 from the United States, including fruit, in case 

 the latter country maintains the present system, 



Considering tliat in s\icli a case international 

 Irading in horticultural produce would be so re- 

 duced as to be in danger of extinction, 



Demands: 



'riiat imimrtation of produce from countries 

 which have a phytopnthological service should 

 lie free and guaranteed between these countries, 

 which, however, will reserve to themselves the 

 right to issue special rules concerning the im- 

 portation of certain products. 



Invites: 



Afflliated associ.ttions of the F. H. P. I. to 

 communicate this resolution to their respective 

 governments and pledge themselves to press it 

 with all their power. 



And decides: 



That the resolution will be communicated to 

 file tinited States government by the bureau of 

 till' F. II. P. I. 



BRITISH ROSE SHOW, 



At the British National Eose Soci- 

 ety's spring show, held April 21 at the 

 London Scottish drill hall, Elisha J. 

 Hicks was the jirincipal exhibitor and 

 won numerous honors. In his group ex- 

 hibit, the only one made, Mmc. Butter- 

 fly and Ophelia were among the out- 

 standing varieties. In the class for six 

 new roses, one bloom of each, Mr, Hicks 

 won with Premier, Crusader, Earl Haig, 

 Mrs, Hornaby Lewis, Glory of Stem- 

 furth and Mrs, Elisha J. Hicks, the 

 last-njimed being denominated "the 

 rose with a fragrance." 



Among the new roses shown was only 

 one real novelty, most having been ex- 

 hibited at last year's shows, and noth- 

 ing higher than a certificate of merit 

 was awarded. George Beckwith & Son, 

 Hoddesdon, exhibited Elsie Beckwith, 

 a rose that was considered by many to 

 be the best in the show as a commercial 

 variety; it is a seedling hybrid tea, of a 

 deep, glowing, rosy pink, long in the 

 bud, exquisitely shaped, with large, deep 

 petals. In habit and foliage it is not un- 

 like Eichmond; it will be without doubt 

 a cut flower rose, and judging by a 

 sample bush the growth is vigorous; it 

 has a faint tea scent. 



B. E. Cant & Sons, Colchester, had 

 their Pernetiana Sovereign in excellent 

 condition. Its color was never better; 

 open it is a deep golden yellow and in 

 the bud something between an apricot 

 and deep yellow; its foliage is almost 

 like a camellia leaf, so polished was 

 the deep, bronzy green; the flower is full 

 and well shaped. 



Elisha J. Hicks showed a seedling 

 hybrid tea, Mrs. Hornaby Lewis, a fine, 

 full, faintly scented flower. It is cream 

 with an apricot-flushed center and has 

 deep, dark green foliage, flower of good 

 substance, borne on stout stems. 



English & Sons showed Dorcas, a 

 Wichuraiana. The trusses are large and 

 well formed and borne on long stems; 

 its color partakes of coral pink, but is 

 a pleasing combination of rose and light 

 pink, slightly suffused at base of petals 

 with palest of yellow. The same firm 

 also showed Mrs. T. J. English, hybrid 

 tea, a dainty decorative rose of apricot 

 and amber, with shadings of soft pink; 

 it is nicely reflexed and tea-scented and 

 shows plenty of foliage. 



MAY RAISE PARCEL POST RATES. 



Higher rates for parcel post packages 

 :ire necessjiry if the deficit of $100,000,- 

 (100 a year, which the postal service now 

 incurs, is to be reduced, according to 

 I'ostmaster-General Hubert Work, who 

 lias sent a letter to the Interstate Com- 

 merce Commission and to members of 

 ('(ingress, jiointing out that the present 

 rates on ]iarcel post are far below the 

 actual cost of the service. 



Tlie rates now in effect on parcel post 

 matter were fixed by Congress in 1912, 

 it is pointed out, and were based upon 

 the estimated cost per pound of trans- 

 jKirting and handling fourth-class mail 

 matter unih-r the conditions which exist- 

 ed during the period from 1908 to 1911. 

 "Not only have the conditions changed, 

 but the rates per unit of service for rail- 

 road transportation, especially, and for 

 all other transportation, generally, and 

 tlie salaries of the jiostjtl employees 

 in the field, inclu<ling those in the post 

 (illices, the railway mail service and 

 the rural delivery .service, have all been 

 increaseil in recent years and since the 

 inauguration of the parcel post system 

 under the rates now prevailing," points 

 out the postmaster-general in his letter. 



"It is evident that in any estimate 

 of cost of handling the several classes of 

 mail matter, these increases in cost per 

 unit of si>rvice and cost in the in- 

 dividual s.ilaries of postal employees 



would add materially to the cost of 

 handling jier pound, even if the relative 

 weights and numbers of pieces of the 

 several classes of mail matfer had re- 

 mained the same as they were in 1907 

 and 1912. 



"As the revenues received from par- 

 cel jiost matter are produced by rates 

 fixed by the act of 1912, then estimated 

 to be little more than sufficient to cover 

 the cost of performing the service, it is 

 obvious that the revenue now received 

 on such matter must be far below the 

 actual and apportioned cost for that 

 service under the conditions now exist- 



in^j. Whiit thtit difference or loss in the 



aggregate is has not been definitely as- 

 certained, for the reason that the de- 

 partment is not in possession at present 

 of sufficient data as to weights, number 

 of pieces, average hauls, and other ele- 

 ments necessary for use in ajiportioning 

 common expenses, to enable it to reach 

 an accurate conclusion. It can not be 

 successfully controverted, however, that 

 the loss is great. 



"The department is proceeding, in 

 conjunction with the joint commission 

 on postal service, to secure the neces- 

 sary, adequate data and to make an es- 

 timate, based upon existing conditions, 

 as to the revenue derived from the sev- 

 eral classes of mail matter, the cost of 

 carrying and handling them and the 

 gain or loss per pound, respectively. 

 When these results are known, it will 



