THE NATIONAL NURSERYxMxVN 
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PROMISING NEW FRUITS 
As the l)usiiiess ns])e(*ts of fruit £>'row- 
ini>- receive more definite recoi>iiition var¬ 
ieties will he ])huited more and more to meet ])ar- 
ticnlar conditions and for s])ecial rather than for 
i>'eneral i)nr])oses, states the Agricnltnre Depart¬ 
ment Year Book in discussing some ])romising new 
fruits. For instance, under ]^resent conditions one 
of the most important re(piirenients of a winter ap])le 
in many sections is that it have good cold-storage 
(pialities. Summer a])ples, were for a long period, a 
minor commercial consideration hut for the past ten 
or fifteen years an important demand for them has 
develo])ed in the eastern markets which lias greatly 
stimulated the ihanting of early apple varieties in 
many sections where formerly they were little val¬ 
ued. 
As the market demand for newer fruits increases 
and their culture becomes of greater commercial im- 
])ortance, new and better varieties or varieties better 
ada])ted to commercial needs will probably he devel- 
o^ied. In the case of such fruits as the avocado and 
the mango, the commercial culture of which is com- 
]iaratively new, there are as yet hut few varieties in 
cultivation in this country. 
The Eastman a])]de, now being cultivated in the 
n])]^er ]\rississi]i]h Valley, was planted and developed 
for the peculiar needs of this region, which is char- 
actei'ized by long, dry, cold winters. It has ])roved 
to be a remarkably early, regular, and prolific bearer, 
Until recent years planters of iiecan trees have 
been greatly handicapped in the selection of varieties 
because of the limited number of choice sorts which 
have shown s]^ecial ada]fiability to particular lo¬ 
calities. At i)resent there are about fifty .sorA of 
sufficient merit to make it i^ossible to select varieties 
reasonably certain to succeed in any pecan-growing 
locality. Among these are the Burkett, Major, Owens, 
Warrick, and Havens. 
The Burkett produces fi-oni 50 to 55 nuts per 
pound and is of a roundish, oblong form; the Major 
])rodnces from 85 to 90 nuts ])er pound and has a 
roundish, oblong form, tapering slightly at the base, 
the Owens averages from 60 to 65 mits per pound and 
has an oblong, oval form, with tapering ])ase and 
a])ex, the Warrick is rather below the medium in 
size averages from 75 to 80 nuts per imnnd, has an 
oblong form with a rather short apex but longer 
base; and the Havens variety is medium to large siz¬ 
ed, averaging from 65 to 70 nuts per pound, and has 
an oblong form with sharp base and blunt apex. 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD, 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
December, 3rd, 1913, 
For plant exportation to the United States, the regulations un¬ 
der the Plant Quarantine Act (Circular No. 44, Office of the Sec¬ 
retary) establishes the following classifications: 
1. Countries which maintain nursery stock inspection and cer¬ 
tification, in accordance with the regulations drawn under the 
Plant Quarantine Act. 
2. Countries which do not maintain nursery stock inspection 
and certification. 
Countries of the first class only are open to commercial impor¬ 
tation of nursery stock, and no restriction is placed on the 
amount or character of nursery stock which may be imported 
from such countries, except as to such stock as may be excluded 
under specific quarantine. 
Nursery stock from other countries which do not maintain 
nursery stock inspection will be admitted into the United States 
only for experimental purposes and in limited quantities, under 
special permit, through the particular port designated in such per¬ 
mit. (See regulation 5). Such nursery stock must also, before 
delivery, be opened and examined at port of entry by an inspector 
of this Department, and cannot be entered unless it is found to 
be free from plant diseases and insect pests. 
Importers are therefore urgently advised to limit their applica¬ 
tions for strictly commercial imports to the countries listed belov/. 
Any country not now on this list will be placed there as soon as 
this Department has been officially notified of the compliance of 
such country with the regulations governing inspection and cer¬ 
tification. 
COUNTRIES NOW OPEN TO COMMERCIAL IMPORTATION 
OF NURSERY STOCK. 
Country 
Barbados 
Belgium 
Bermuda 
Canada 
Cuba 
Denmark 
England 
France 
Germany 
Guatemala 
Holland 
Ireland 
.lapan 
Luxenburg 
Scotland 
Switzerland 
Trinidad 
Official Seal. 
(Seal to be furnished later.) 
“Ministere de I’Agriculture. Service 
Phytopathologique.” 
“Department of Agriculture.” 
“Division of Entomology, Department of 
Agriculture.” 
“Republica de Cuba. Inspeccion Sanitaria 
Vegetal.” 
“Landburgsministeriets Tilsyn med 
Planteskoler og Planteskoleartikler.” 
“Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.” 
“Republique Francaise. IMinistere de rAgricul- 
ture. Direction des Services Sanitaries et 
Scientifiques et de la fraudes.” 
(Bach political division of the German Empire 
will use its own seal.) 
“General Office of Agriculture.” 
“IMinisterie van Landlouw. Nijverheid en 
Handel. Directie van den Landbouw Phy- 
topathologische Dienst.” 
“Department of Agriculture and Technical 
Instruction.” 
“Deimrtment of Agriculture and Commerce.” 
“Grand-Duche de Luxembourg. Station 
Phytopathologique.” 
“Board of Agriculture for Scotland.” 
“Schweizerische Versuchsanstaltfur Obst-Wein-, 
und Gartenbau” (Swiss Experimental Station 
for Agriculture, Viticulture and Horticulture.) 
“Trinidad & Tobago. Georgius V. D; Britt: et 
Terrarum Trans Mat: Quae in Dit: Sunt Brit: 
Rex F: D: Ind: Imp.” 
Yours very truly. 
(\ L. MARLATT, 
Chairman of Board. 
