THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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Ladies’ Society of American Florists; J. B. Wight, 
secretary National Nnt Growers Association; Dr. J. 
F. Wilson, ex-secretary National Nut Growers Asso¬ 
ciation; and Bertrand H. Farr, President American 
Peony Society, 
The elforts of this advisory board plus the effect 
of the comprehensive scheme being worked out by 
the chief of the department, Mr. Dennison, have 
borne fruits. Already practically all of the available 
space to be devoted to Domestic exhibits in the Pal¬ 
ace of Horticulture has been applied for. 
“This does not mean” explains Mr. Dennison, 
“that no more applications for exhibit space will be 
allowed. On the contrary we covet the })resence of 
more exhibitors; but it means that the expositional 
plan to make the exhibits selective will be carried out 
literally, for from the multitude of applications for 
space the best will be sure to be seen and the quan¬ 
tity of offerings—insure the presence of nothing but 
the best. Like the coach of tradition, there is always 
room for one more; so come on and disclose your 
products in this the greatest opportunity that was 
ever afforded to place goods before the very peo})le 
whose interest, business and good will it most con¬ 
cerns you to conserve. ’ ’ 
HAIRY ROOT AND ROOT KNOT IN NEW 
ZEALAND 
From a circular letter sent to the trade by the New 
Zealand Association of Nurserymen (Inc.) we print 
the following interesting extracts: 
“Hairy Root 
This matter has been again to the fore during the 
past winter, at one time no less than 3,500 apple 
trees. New Zealand grown, were declared by a Gov¬ 
ernment Expert to be infected. 
The Nurserymen interested (two) at once put their 
case into my Executive’s hand, and they lost no time 
in taking action, as a result several Conferences with 
the Acting head of the Orchard Division were held, 
and after a full investigation that gentleman decided 
that a blunder had been made by some one, expressed 
his perfect satisfaction with the alleged infected 
trees, took the matter in hand himself, and secured 
the sale of the tree to a well-known fruit-grower, for 
j)lanting in his own orchard; thus the Association’s 
Executive was the means of securing a good working 
understanding with the Agricultural De])artment, 
and the immediate sale of a very valuable consign¬ 
ment of healthy fruit trees which had been held uj) 
for some 6 or 7 weeks by someone’s blundering, and 
would in all ])robability have been absolutely lost but 
for our representations. 
Aerial Roots and Knots on Spy Declared to be Harmless 
During the i)ast year the Executive have furnish 
ed the Agricultural Department with various speci¬ 
mens of Knots and Aerial Roots from Northern Sj)y 
trees, and under date of September 3()tli, 1913, we re¬ 
ceived the following re})ort from Mr. T. W. Kirk, Di¬ 
rector of Orchards: “The s])eciniens forwarded in 
July have received careful microscopical examina¬ 
tion by the Biologist,” who rei)orts: “The exact 
cause of the Knotting on branches of Northern Sj)}' 
is really not known. Dr. Smith, of the American De¬ 
partment, has stated that it is caused by the same di- 
vsease known as Root Knot. Whether this is so or not 
it is a fact that the trees affec'ted with these Aerial 
Roots are not injured by their presence.” 
We need hardly say how ])leased we are that the 
latest and most cai’eful scientific expert examination 
has confirmed the opinion expressed by the leading 
New Zealand Nurseryman, and that there is now such 
])erfect agreement between this Executive and the 
Heads of the Agricultural De])artment on this ini- 
])ortant question. 
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Request for the Repeal of the Root Knot Order-in-Council 
We have communicated with the Hon. the Prime 
Minister, as Minister of Agriculture, requesting that 
Order-in-Council No. 1657 referring to Root Knot, 
etc., within New Zealand, shall be revoked. The 
Minister has promised to give the matter his (*areful 
consideration and reply later. 
In proportion to its weight, California redwood is 
the strongest conifer so far tested at the U. S. forest 
products laboratory. This strength is due to its long 
wood fibers. 
“THE MONTHLY SUMMARY OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE” FOR NOVEMBER, 1913, GIVES THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF 
IMPORTS OF PLANTS, TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES. 
ARTICLES 
NOVEMBER— 
ELEVEN MONTHS ENDING NOVEMBER— 
1912 
1913 
1 1911 
1912 
1913 
Quantities 
Values 
Quantities 
Values 
Quantities 
Values 
Quantities 
Values 
Quantities 
Values 
Plants, trees, shrubs and vines: 
Bulbs, bulbous roots, or conns, cul¬ 
tivated for their flowers or foliage 
.{ dut. 
21,549 
Dollars 
271,595 
263 
148,051 
29,924 
Dollars 
311,491 
58 
176,852 
i 
1 . 
Dollars 
1,671,734 
2 2,052 
1,117,439 
286,618 
Dollars 
1,727,505 
13,158 
1,181,339 
202,222 
Dollars 
1,868,088 
14,042 
1,316,050 
Total. 
419,909 
. 
488.401 
I . 
2.791.2'25 
2.922.002 
3,198,180 
