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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
most ])l(‘asin" leatiire in the illustration is the Viburnum 
lomcntosum. s(M'n to tlu' left of the picture. It stands 
far enougli away from the building to permit of full 
development of the j)lant, and biing out its beauty of 
liabit. Wlien such results are possible, it is diflieult to 
understand the reason for the eommon practice of plant¬ 
ing close and shearing to prevent tlowering. If a bank 
of green foliage is wanted then by all means use a plant 
that lends itself to such treatment, such as the California 
Privet. 
Perhaps the one criticism that may be offered of the 
planting as shown in the picture is that the kinds used 
in front of the bay window' are too large growing. 
These eoidd have been used to better effect in front of 
the ivy covered wall between the windows. At this 
point even taller growing kinds, like the Chionanthus 
Virginira, Cotoneaster Simonsii or Cornus florida rubra, 
could have been used to good effect, and smaller ones in 
front of the wdndow^s, so as not to obstruct the view. 
The group near the drive to the left of the picture, is 
good and largely composed of Regel’s Privet and Jap¬ 
anese Barberry, which may be readily pruned and kept 
in order without destroying their beauty. 
In the present instance a planting composed of various 
kinds of shrubs gives the prettiest effect, but very often 
the architecture of the house or the position to be treated 
calls for a planting of all one kind. It is a fairly safe 
statement to make that planters are apt to use too much 
variety when much more pleasing results would be ob¬ 
tained by more simplicity and dignity. 
Report of the International Forestry Conference and 37th 
Annual Meeting of The American Forestry Association 
Telling How Strong the Sentiment is in Favor of Absolute Quarantine 
Against all Nursery Stock From Abroad 
T IIC Thirty-seventh annual meeting of the American 
Forestry Association and the International For¬ 
estry Conference was held in Washington, D. C., 
January 18th and 19th. 
While the program covered topics relative to Forestry 
in general, the subject of the White Pine Blister Bust was 
the feature of interest, and the greater portion of the 
papers and discussions was upon this subject. 
The session held Friday afternoon was the one of most 
interest to nurserymen, inasmuch as it w^as at this ses¬ 
sion that the question of injury to forest trees due to im¬ 
portations by nurserymen of unclean nursery stock was 
discussed. 
“Losses Caused by Imported Tree and Plant Pests” 
C. L. Marlatt, Chairman Federal Horticultural Board. 
“The Independence of American Nurseries” 
David T. Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer in Charge 
of Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction. 
“The Necessity for a Federal Quarantine Against Tree 
and Plant Importations” - J. G. Sanders. 
Economic Zoologist of Pennsylvania. 
Discussions. 
Dr. M arlatt gave a brief history of some of the diseases 
and insects w hich had been brought into this country on 
imported stock, and presented an array of figures show¬ 
ing the enormous havoc resulting from their spread. 
Plants introduced from Manchuria, Africa and China par¬ 
ticularly have caused untold harm, many of the diseases 
being unrecognized at the time the infected plants were 
imported. lie felt that the Federal Horticultural Board 
should have the power to declare a quarantine where 
need exists. 
Mr. David T. Fairchild w as unable to be present at the 
meeting, due to illness, but was represented by Mr. Daw ¬ 
son, from bis office. 
While speaking on the subject of “The Independence of 
American Nurseries” Mr. Da w son made many surprising 
statements which clearly showed his unfamiliarity with 
the subject in hand. “One reason why nurserymen im¬ 
port seedlings is because they are cheaper than those 
grown here” he stated,—also that “Apple, Pear, Quince, 
Cherry and Bose stocks are now being successfully grown 
in America.” This will surely be interesting news to 
nurserymen. He further declared that the only way to 
stop the introduction of insects and diseases in this coun¬ 
try was to stop the importation of all nursery stock. 
“The Necessity for a Federal Quarantine against Tree 
and Plant Importations” was presented by Prof. J. G. 
Sanders. That some action be taken promptly was the 
idea advanced by him, but only a quarantine on larger 
and more matured nursery stock should be placed in the 
near future, this should be followed later by an abso¬ 
lute quarantine on all trees, shrubs, evergreens and 
plants, including all small stock, such as nurserymen use 
for planting. 
He further declared that with advance knowledge of 
such ahsolute quarantine to be placed in the future, nur¬ 
serymen could prepare themselves, by commencing the 
production of this small stock wdiich they are now" im¬ 
porting. 
After some further discussions, the Committee on Bes- 
olutions presented their report,—The following resolu¬ 
tion being adopted unanimously and w"as heartily ap¬ 
plauded, there being no question but that the sentiments 
