Appendix B. 
General Explanation and Report Form 
DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPORT FORM 
The 2014 Census of Horticultural Specialties (CHS) 
report form was developed with input from the 
horticultural industry and from each of NAS S’ s field 
offices. The report form was tested in several states 
and included various types of producers. Producers 
were asked to evaluate the report form through 
response by mail and cognitive interviews. 
In order to reduce respondent burden, the report form 
also collected data for the 2015 Commercial 
Floriculture Survey, an annual NASS program. Items 
required for that program were included in the 2014 
CHS report form. The scope of the 2014 CHS 
included all operations with horticultural crop sales 
of $10,000 or more. The scope of the annual 
floriculture survey included operations in 15 
program states with floriculture crop sales of 
$10,000 or more. Data for producers who normally 
would have been selected for the annual commercial 
floriculture survey were extracted from the 2014 
CHS and summarized separately to produce the 2015 
Commercial Floriculture Summary publication. 
A separate report form was developed for Hawaii to 
capture crops unique to that state. A listing 
describing the differences for the Hawaii report form 
is presented below. 
DATA CHANGES FROM 2009 
Following are descriptions of changes to the report 
form since the last time the census of horticultural 
specialties was conducted in 2009. 
Deleted items include: 
• Location of the growing operations by county 
New items include: 
• Cacti and succulents 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Items listed separately on the 2014 report form that 
were reported in conjunction with similar crop items 
on the 2009 report form include: 
• Cut flowers: 
Anemone (bunches) 
Campanula (blooms) 
Celosia (bunches) 
Cosmos (bunches) 
Dahlia (bunches) 
Dianthus (other than carnations) (bunches) 
Flowering cabbage or kale ( Brassica ) (stems) 
Hydrangea (stems) 
Ilex (bunches) 
Matricaria (bunches) 
Peony (stems) 
Rose, garden (bunches) 
Solidago (bunches) 
Trachelium (bunches) 
Waxflower (bunches) 
• Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use: 
Cape primrose (Strepto carpus) 
Sunflowers (potted) 
• Potted herbaceous perennials: 
Achillea 
Asclepias 
Campanula 
Digitalis (Foxglove) 
Echinacea (other) 
Gaillardia 
Hibiscus 
Lavender 
Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy) 
Lobelia 
Lupine 
Papaver (Poppy) 
Penstemon 
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