BUREAU OF PLANT QUARANTINE 
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Table 19. — Special-permit importations, fiscal year 1933, with combined total for 
fiscal years 1920-33 
Fiscal year 1933 
Total for fiscal years 1920-33 ' 
Class of plants 
Permits issued 
Importations 
under permits 
Permits issued 
Importations 
under permits 
Num- 
ber 
Quantity 
authorized 
Num- 
ber 
Quantity 
imported 
Num- 
ber 
Quantity 
authorized 
Num- 
ber 
Quantity 
imported 
Dahlia 
71 
109 
56 
49 
70 
195 
29 
82 
16 
87 
128 
344 
2,156 
111,197 
1, 137, 883 
1,325 
220, 674 
15, 148 
1,387 
5,290 
955 
29, 404 
85, 208 
57, 766 
62 
99 
91 
47 
79 
169 
33 
82 
14 
159 
122 
302 
1,859 
85, 812 
1,794,589 
1,206 
1, 076, 356 
11,526 
1,342 
4,675 
696 
34,446 
67, 643 
48, 144 
843 
1,989 
1,591 
1,566 
1,401 
2,115 
1,259 
1,453 
227 
1,719 
1,907 
2,561 
58, 381 
50,803,171 
53, 627, 689 
293, 662 
163, 079, 733 
244, 445 
1, 399, 089 
270, 988 
20, 816 
4, 870, 979 
13, 029, 492 
3, 993. 023 
724 
1,683 
1,372 
1,380 
1,176 
1,891 
1,043 
1,295 
163 
1,382 
1,663 
2,268 
42,283 
Gladiolus 
28, 730, 627 
Iris, bulbous 
39, 193, 464 
158,861 
79, 220, 053 
Orchid 
189, 368 
684, 842 
192, 728 
Fruit (trees and small fruits). .- 
10, 179 
3, 045, 034 
Miscellaneous bulbs, roots, etc. 
OrnamentaL. 
6, 829, 297 
2, 295, 929 
Total 
1, 668, 393 
3, 128, 294 
291, 691, 468 
160, 592, 665 
i Complete totals for Hawaii included for the first time. 
1931 and 1932 only. 
Previous reports carried Hawaiian totals for 
Note.— The disparity in the number of bulbs, plants, etc., imported, as compared with the number 
authorized entry, may be explained by the fact that permits for some classes of plants, particularly narcissus 
and bulbous iris, are usually issued during 1 fiscal year and the importations made during the following 
fiscal year. 
During the year 1,145 permits were issued authorizing the entry of 1,668,393 
plants, bulbs, etc. A total of 3,128,294 plants, bulbs, etc., were imported under 
1,074 permits, as compared with 3,547,552 in 1932. While it would appear that 
more plant material has been imported than was authorized entry, this disparity 
is explained in the note following table 19. Importations of narcissus were 
562,830 bulbs less, and those of bulbous iris 153,089 bulbs more than in 1932. 
Small increases in quantities imported are recorded for dahlias, gladiolus, and 
ornamentals, while the total importations of rhizomatous iris, orchids, peonies, 
roses, fruits (trees and small fruits), herbaceous, and miscellaneous bulbs, roots, 
etc., were less than for these classes of plants in 1932. The greatest rate of 
increase in importations occurred in gladiolus, and the heaviest rate of decrease 
is noted in rhizomatous iris. A comparison of the records shows an increasing 
use of the mails for these importations. In 1933, 71 percent of the importations 
were authorized to come forward by mail as compared with the 60 percent so author- 
ized in 1932. A summary of special permits issued during the entire period of 
the quarantine to date is given in table 20. 
