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OCTOBBB 19, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



1243 



-idlings of all plante which are "evergreen"— 

 Jhit la which retain their greenness or verdure 

 throughout the year— aa distinguished from those 

 ™hirh are deciduous, or which lose their foliage 

 Xvery year; and It Is sufficient if a plant fall 

 within the general class of evergreens, Irre- 

 Boectlve of the question whether It Is hardy In 

 » particular locality or under given climatic 



*^'*2 Rhododendrons and Laurel. — Seedlings of 

 the plants known as Aucuba Japonlca, oi 

 ^panese }aurel. Rhododendron , pontlcum, a 

 species of rhododendron, and Kalmla latlfolla, 

 or American laurel, all of which are shown to 

 be evergreens, though perhaps not all hardy In 

 every part of the United States, are dutiable as 

 "evergreen seedlings," under said paragraph 

 252, 1 and not as nursery stock. 



In reviewing the reasons for the above 



conclusions General Appraiser Waite 



Bays in part: 



The appraiser reports that most of the plants 

 are well-known evergreen trees, of such common 

 varieties as fir, cypress, cedar, box, etc., but 

 that the plants of those varieties in the Im- 

 portation are in no sense seedlings, having been 

 either grafted, budded, or grown from cuttings. 

 There to direct conflict between the statements 

 of the appraiser and the testimony of the Im- 

 porter, the latter declaring that the plants are 

 evergreens grown from seed. The testimony of 

 the importer, however, is uncorroborated, is not 

 very full or satisfactory, and, in view of his 

 interest in the case, can not be regarded as 

 supplying the necessary preponderance of evi- 

 dence to overcome the effect of the appraiser's 

 reports, which are carefully drawn and pre- 

 sumably based upon adequate investigation of 

 the facts. , We accordingly find the facts to be 

 as reported by the appraiser, so far as concerns 

 the plants above referred to. In Board decision 

 In re Rolker, G. A. 5305 (T. D. 24305), the 

 provision for "evergreen seedlings" in said 

 paragraph 262 was construed to apply to ever- 

 greens grown from seed, as diatlnguished from 

 those propagated by cuttings, budding, or graft- 

 ing, the latter class falling under the last sub- 

 division of the paragraph. That ruling was 

 never appealed from and will govern here. 



Three other varieties of plants are involved, 

 designated, respectively, Aucuba Japonlca, Rho- 

 dodendron pontlcum, and Kalmla latlfolla, which 

 are conceded by the appraiser to be evergreen 

 seedlings. As will be seen hereafter, these 

 plants are species of rhododendrons or laurel, or 

 similar {llants. The appraiser's reasons for re- 

 turning them as nursery stock rather than as 

 evergreen seedlings are perhaps best stated in 

 the following excerpt from his report: 



"The term evergreen seedlings as employed in 

 the tariff is believed to refer to the same kind 

 of trees that are commonly called 'evergreens' 

 by the public, and which Include the pine, 

 cypress, fir, cedar, and other well-known trees, 

 and in its application is confined exclusively to 

 ;the conifers and box, and the common under- 

 standing of the word evergreens has been fol- 

 lowed by this office. Any other interpretation 

 could not fail to result in confusion, for If the 

 term evergreen seedlings were to apply to the 

 seedlings of all evergreen trees and shrubs, it 

 would cover orange and lemon trees which are 

 truly evergreen, araucarias, a variety of plants 

 extensively grown under glass in this country 

 and usually attaining a height of eighteen 

 inches, yet in its native place (Norfolk Islands) 

 it is a ponderous evergreen tree 150 feet high 

 and twenty feet In circumference, and many 

 «ther plants." 



It Is belioved the construction adopted by the 

 appraiser places a narrower limitation upon the 

 statute than the ordinary meaning of the lan- 

 guage Justifies. "Evergreen," used as an ad- 

 jective, means "always ^een; verdant through- 

 out the year" (Century Dictloniry), or "retain- 

 ing greenness or verdure throughout the year; 

 not deciduous" (Standard Dictionary). As a 

 noun the word is defined as "a plant that re- 

 tains its verdure through all seasons, as th« 

 pine and other coniferous trees, ' the holly, 

 laurel, bolm-oak. Ivy, rhododendron, and many 

 others" (Century Dictionary). In the provision 

 for "evergreen seedlings" the word Is doubtless 

 used by way of contrast with "deciduous," as 

 indicated in the provision for "fruit and orna- 

 mental trees, deciduous and evergreen." A 

 deciduous plant is one which loses Its leaves, 

 etc., every year, especially in the autumn. 



The appraiser evidently thinks his action con- 

 forms to the trade understanding of the term. 

 We hesitate to find, however, upon the facts 

 reported by him, that a trade use of the term 

 "evergreen seedlings," more restricted than it« 

 common use, existed at the time of the passage 

 of the act, or was so well known as to Impress 

 itself upon the language adopted by Congress. 



That the plants under discussion are ever- 

 greens in the I'ommonly accepted sense of the 

 term is apparent from standard authorities, if 

 not from the record. Aucuba Japonlca, some- 

 times called the Japanese laurel, is one of the 

 best known species of aucuba, "a small genus 

 of Asiatic evergreen shrubs of the dogwood 

 family." (Standard and Century dictionaries.) 

 English botanical works speak of aucuba as 

 fine, hardy, evergreen shrubs, thriving better 

 than any others In the smoky atmosphere of 

 dense cities. (Paxton's Botanical Dictionary; 

 Nicholson's Dictionary of Gardening, Lindley'a 

 Treasury of Botany.) 



Of rhododendrons the Century Dictionary say* 

 that "the leaves In the typical species, forming 

 the section rhododendron proper, are evergreen," 



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Branches 



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 ...11.60 

 .... 200 

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1000 



112.00 



18.00 



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Branches Per 100 



2 years. 18 to 24 in 8 to 6 11.26 



2years, 2 to2H ft 6 to 8 1.76 



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1000 



110 00 



16.00 



18 00 



22.60 



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Palmetto, 2 years, very strong 10.40 tS.OO 



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Oandr. Bnbaoh and New Home. . ..10.40 $3 OO 



Olen Mary, Clyde and Bf Ichel's 



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ROSES 



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60,000 Cal. Privet, 2f4 to 3 ft. bush, 118.00 per 1000 

 60,U00 " " 3 to 4 ft. " 22.00 

 Yucca Fllamentosa, blooming 



plants 35.00 per 100 



Dentxia OracUls, 2 and 3 years . . . 6.00 

 Althaea, pink and white, 4 ft. high. 8.00 



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Ampclopsis Veitchii, 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100; 

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Northern 2 -Year Field-Grown 



ROSES 



Own Roots, $10.00 per 100 



Crimaon Ramblsr Paul Neyron 



Gen. Jacqueminot Mme. Plantier 



KyaranflTM, p. O., 1-year, field- crown, 14.00 

 per 100; 2-year. tlO.OO per 100. 

 Vinoa Varleffata, from field, U.OO per 100. 



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flYDRANGEAS 



Strong plants from outdoor beda. 



OTAXSA, TK08. HOOO, BBD BBABGK- 



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With 6 to 6 flowerinK crowns 9 per 100 



With 4 flowering crowns 7 per 100 



JAPOBlOA BOBBA (new and fine), one- 

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PEONIES 



PBAOBAJra (the bloom producer), $5.00 per 

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 only— Oct. 20 to Nov. 20. For other varieties. 



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