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The Florists' Review 



Jdlt 20, 1922 



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SELF-JUSTIFIED 



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F. H. B. RECORDS ENDORSEMENTS. 



How far tlie federal liorticultural 

 board is from altering its course with 

 regard to quarantine 37 is indicated by 

 a mimeographed statement, occupying 

 forty-two well filled pages, sent out by 

 the chairman, Dr. C. L. Marlatt, under 

 date of June 30, as the "Record of the 

 Endorsement of Quarantine 37." The 

 statements of Dr. Marlatt at Washing- 

 ton, May 15, which led sonic to believe 

 that minor changes might be made, per- 

 mitting additional items to be imported, 

 find no echo in the lengtliy document 

 ,iust made public. It seems, indeed, that 

 the statement of the chairman of the 

 board before an S. A. F. convention, to 

 the effect tliat the lid was on to stay 

 until a certain place freezes over, adc- 

 quateh' expressed the attitude of the 

 board now as well as then. 



The document just issued does not un- 

 dertake to be an unbiased consideration 

 of the discussion for and against quar- 

 antine 37 and regulations enforcing it. 

 Its title indicates as much. The reason 

 for the 42-page manuscript is given in 

 the opening paragraj)!!: "The critics 

 of plant qu.'irantine 37 have given wide 

 ])ublicity to their opposition. The pub- 

 lic support of quarantine 37 normally 

 does not appear in evidence, but the 

 misrepresentation that characterizes 

 much of the opposition has stimulated 

 a very emphatic endorsement of the 

 (piarantine. It seems only just that this 

 country's wide support should be made 

 a matter of record." 



Dr. Marlatt lias found in such en- 

 dorsement a volume and "unanimity" 

 which he believes point plainly to the 

 general ap])roval of this quarantine "liy 

 tlic mass of our people, as well as by 

 tlic horticultural and other interests di- 

 rectly concerned." He says endorse- 

 ment has been made " l)y duly consti- 

 tuted oflicials of thirty-eight states, 

 with none in opposition; by fourteen 

 national and regional agricultural and 

 horticultural associations; by thirty-six 

 similar state and local associations; and 

 by nearlj' 200 nurserymen, florists and 

 others." 



Fourteen pages of the statement are 

 filled with letters and telegrams from 

 state entomologists and similar officials, 

 giving their views in favor of the quar- 

 antine. Eight pages are devoted to ex- 

 cerpts of communications from officers 

 of agricultural organizations, horticul- 

 tural societies and nurserymen's asso- 

 ciations favoring the quarantine. 

 Twelve jiages contain a list of indi- 

 vidu.'ils whose letters are on file at 

 Washington endorsing quarantine 37. 

 ]t is ironic that in this list is the name 

 of an eastern ])ublication in this trade 

 which has consistently fought the ((uar- 

 antine, tliis name being included upon 

 the strength of an extract from an ar- 

 ticle by a contributor whose identity 

 has never been discovered. An addi- 

 tional list, occujiying five pages more, 

 includes others wlio have written in 

 f.'ivor of (ir otherwise endorsed the 

 (|uarantine. 



The document closes with the text of 

 the report of the "jury" apj)ointed by 

 Secretary of Agriculture Wallace to 



listen to the discussion at the confer- 

 ence held May 15 and to present their 

 judgment as to the quarantine. The 

 text of the report of these three men 

 was publislied in Tlie Eeview July 6. 



Dr. Marlatt might win for himself 

 more valuable endorsements than those 

 he cites in favor of tlie quarantine if 

 he gave evidence of a greater attempt 

 at fairness, a quality to be expected in 

 the executive head of a governmental 

 board. He says that "the support of 

 quarantine 37 by horticultural associa- 

 tions is indicated in the record of such 

 action" which he gives and in which 

 he states, "With respect to the florists 

 of tlie country, J. A. McHutchison, of 

 New York, an importer and broker, rep- 

 resenting that he spoke for this group, 

 objected to quarantine 37," etc. The 

 fact that the statement read by Mr. 

 McIIutchison was signed by the mem- 

 bers of tlie tariff and legislative com- 

 mittee of the Society of American Flo- 

 rists does not ])revent Dr. Marlatt from 

 referring to Mr. McHutchison as "rep- 

 resenting that he spoke for this group." 



In view of the widespread quotation 



of the remark, it may be well to give 

 here the exact words of E. G. Hill in 

 the hearing as cited by Dr. Marlatt in 

 rebuttal of Mr. McHutchison: "Let me 

 tell you that seventy per cent of the flo- 

 rists west of the Allegheny mountains 

 are in favor of this quarantine and ap- 

 preciate its benefits." 



While not likely to change the con- 

 viction of those opposed to quarantine 

 37, this 42-page document of Dr. Mar- 

 latt will be illuminating to them, show- 

 ing as it does the steadfast determina- 

 tion of the federal horticultural board 

 to keep the lid on tight and to listen 

 with a more attentive ear to those who 

 speak in its favor than to those who 

 criticize it. Those who have reason to 

 support the quarantine will be assured, 

 by the tone of this document, of its con- 

 tinuance without important modifica- 

 tions, though they may wish, perhaps, 

 that a fairer action was displayed than 

 is evidenced by such a document and by 

 tlie packing of the "jury" at the recent 

 conference. 



RALEIGH, N. C. 



The annual meeting of the Xorth 

 Carolina State Florists' Association will 

 l)e held at Raleigh July 25. This or- 

 ganization was formed just a year ago 

 and anticipations are that marked prog- 

 ress will be evident at the second meet- 

 ing, next week. 



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TEXAS MEETING 



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EXHIBITS AT DALLAS. 



Largest at Texas Gathering. 



As stated in the report of the conven- 

 tion sessions of the Texas State Florists' 

 Association in The Review last week, 

 the trade's display at the Fair Park 

 (.'oliseum, Dallas, was the largest in the 

 liistory of the organization. The ex- 

 hil)itors included the following: 



Walter Aniiiuost & in., I>os Anci'lcs, Cal., 

 M;is-.\rt ttjiskf'ts. chitToiis iind otluT supplies, 

 (111 IIdwits iiiiil p<ittc(l iiliints. 



Ovc (JiiMtt ('■!.. I.I I'lirti', liiil., novelty wre.iths 

 ;ui(l prepnreil fiilij^e, Chrisliiuis oriiiiineiits. 1ms- 

 kels. rililMiiis iiiid utlier supplies; K. J. .\liles in 

 iitleiiiliiiue. 



Ciilietl »V ."sdns. I.iiieuln. 111., excellent enllec- 

 tifin of potteil phints. iniliidini: piilins. (Irae:i>n:is. 

 .ispiilisliiis. Hens, crotdiis. eyeliiniens iind ferns. 



C. f. rcillwdrtli Cii.. Milwaukee, Wi8., bas- 

 kets, wreaths, jirepared fuliaiies and utlier sup- 

 plies; I.. I{. I'lillwortli in attendance. 



M. Itiee Co.. I'liiladelpliia, I'a., liaskets, 

 wre.itlis. rililxuis, cliilTons ancl parrot jianels; 

 .\rlliur Zirknian anil H. ('. Ileileinan in attend- 

 ance. 



Dallas Tottery Co., Diillas, Tex., flower pots, 

 urns. li:in).'iUK liaskets and art vases: N. H. 

 Ilaynes. treasurer, anil .1. T. Parker, Jr., sales 

 uianaKer, in attendance. 



Alliens I'ottery Co., Fort Worth, Tex., pots, 

 lawn v,-ises, .iardinieres. hnn(.'in)t liaskets, cut 

 tlower vases: M. K. .Miller in altendanee. 



.\. I/. KaiKlall Co.. Chicago, einnplete equip 

 inent for retail store, including icelM>x. work 

 lalile, display cases, etc.. and a full line of 

 accessories and supplies; W. .\. Jacob and E. K. 

 Fletcher in attenilance. 



II. Itayersdorfer & Co.. I'liiladelphia. wreaths, 

 baskets, riblMins. chiffons, vases, hampers and 

 other supplies: Ciis Weil in charge. 



Wasliinnton (Jardens Co., Houston, Tex., rut 

 tuberoses and gladioli and tuberose clumps; 

 Waller liilzi'r. iniinaKer. in attendance. 



Stuart Flower Farm, Dallas, Tex., cannas In 

 leading varieties. 



Denver Wholesale Florists' Co., Denver. Colo., 

 carnations and roses; N. .\. Renson, manager, 

 jiresent. 



M. H. Irvine C<i.. New York, chiffons. rib- 

 lMins. shields and metallic cloth; M. H. Levine 

 and Felix WroolK'l present. 



VauRhan's Seed Store, Cliicago, pladiolus. nar- 

 cissus and other bulbs and cut dahlias, zinnias 

 and .gladioli; Walter S. Pulter in charge. 



AVertheimer Ilros., New York, chiffons of 

 novelty and staple sorts; Arthur S. Cohen in 

 charge. 



W. W. Harnard Co., Chicago, represented by 

 II. A. Kertoli. 



A. Henderson & Co.. Chicago, cut gladioli and 

 tnberoseH: S. Dernison present. 



T. J. Noll Floral Co.. Kansas City, galvanized 

 cut Hower containers, Dazey flower liolders and 

 Christmas cards. 



J'oehlmnnn Hros. Co.. Chicago, palms, ferns 

 and other plants, baskets, wreaths and Christ- 

 mas supplies: K. C. I'runer in charge. 



.\iuerican Itulli Co., Chicago, bulbs and cut 

 gladioli; I. Hosnosky present. 



loird & Hnrnham Co., Chicago, views of green- 

 houses constructed by the company; M. C. 

 Wright, western manager, present. 



Liiidley Florist Hox Co., Marion, Ind., full 

 line of Horists' boxes; 0. B. Alexander in at- 

 tendance. 



(iilson Mfg. Co., I'ort Washington, Wis., Ro- 

 lens power hoe and lawn mower tractor; A. S. 

 liray. of Chickasha, Okla., representing the 

 company. 



Ilobert Nicholson Seed Co., Dallas, cut flow- 

 ers, insecticides, tools and garden accessories. 



(iarland Co., Cleveland. O., I'ermanlte glazing 

 comiiound and pump for tilling gun; H. E. Hei- 

 ner in charge. 



Lion & Co., New Y'ork, ribbons and chiffons; 

 W. T. Smith in charge. 



MiCalluin Co., Pittsburgh, furniture, turquoise 

 ware. riblKins, chiffons and Christinas orna- 

 ments: S. S. Puryear presf^nt. 



.\merican Oreenhonse Mfg. Co., Chicago, rep- 

 resented by W. S. Dolan, of the Kansas Citv 

 oftice. 



Sifton Mfg. Co., Chicago, rejiresented by P. 

 D. Craig. 



Visit to Fort Worth. 



The day after the close of the Tcxa.s 

 convention, Saturday, July 8, a number 

 of visitors traveled to Fort Worth and 

 that evening were the guests on a boat 

 ride on Lake Worth given by Fort 

 Worth florists. Following the boat ride 

 most of the visitors patronized the bath- 

 ing beach. Among those who visited 

 Fort Worth were James W. Begbie and 

 wife, Shreveport, La.; A. S. Gray, 

 Chickasha, Okla.; N. A. Benson, Denver, 

 Colo.; Walter Armacost, Los Angeles, 

 Cal.; E. J. Ahles, La Porte, Ind.; I. 

 Rosnosky, Peter Miller, W. A. Jacob 



