THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
231 
Review, note Comment. 
Bulletin No. 7 of the American Gladiolus Society is before 
us. While it does not contain much of interest to other than 
members, it is evidence these beautiful plants are being well 
looked after, and great progress is being made in their 
development along the right lines. 
Pacific Horticultural Correspondence School, Orcnco, 
Oregon, sent us a booklet on “Loganberry Culture and 
Loganberry Juice.” It is well written, simple, understandable 
and speaks well for their methods of teaching. An extract 
from it giving the cost per acre for setting out Loganberries 
is as follows: 
The cost per acre for setting out Loganberries, figuring 
labor at $2.00 per day, is as follows: 
Cost of plowing (twice and fitting land)... ‘ $ 6.00 
Cost of setting 680 plants (each man one acre) 2.00 
About 180 cedar posts at loc. 18.00 
500 pounds galvanized wire at 3c.•. i S-oo 
Digging holes and anchoring end posts.... 5.00 
Hauling in and setting posts. 3.00 
Stretching wire and stapling . 3.00 
Dead men for anchoring and staples .... i.oo 
$53.00 
Of course this will be increased by an advance in the price 
of posts, wire or labor, or on the other hand decreased by a 
decline of prices, but I think it is a fair estimate of the average 
cost. The cost of plants will vary in different years and will 
also be governed as to whether tips or yearling transplants are 
used. 
W. W. Essig & Company, Nurserymen and Orchardists, 
242 Griswold Street, Detroit, Michigan, want to get in touch 
with someone who cans small jars of fruit as samples. 
H. G. Benchhuysen of H. den Ouden & Son, Boskoop, 
Holland, and John Ryken, with H. M. Hardyzer, nurserymen 
of Boskoop, Holland, called at the office of the National 
Nurseryman and reported business to be brisk. 
James McHutchison, chairman of the Membership 
Committee of the American Association of Nurserymen, 
reports that his campaign of new members has resulted 
in an addition of 118 to date. This is certainly a splendid 
record, and indicates that Chairman McHutchison did 
some tall hustling to procure such results. 
Editor National Nurseryman: 
Dear Sir: 
We are immensely pleased to be able to advise you that all 
of the following amendments to Tariff Bill H. R. No. 3321 
have been adopted by United States Congress in response to 
our demand for a Tariff fre-e from the errors and ambiguities 
in former Tariffs. 
No. I. Page 53, line ii. Section 215, the words “and all 
other decorative or greenhouse plants” are omitted. This 
will make Orchids, Palms, Azaleas and cut flowers dutiable at 
25% advalorum, and all other greenhouse or nursery stock 
not otherwise stated at 15% advalorum under Section 216. 
It will avoid disputes as to what is greenhouse stock or nur¬ 
sery stock. 
No. 2. Page 53, line 14, Section 215, the word “bulbs is” 
added after Hyacinths. This changes “Hyacinth clumps” to 
Hyacinth bulbs, dutiable at $2.50 per 1000 bulbs. 
No. 3. Page 53, line 16, Section 215, the word “herba¬ 
ceous” is prefixed to Paeony. Some paeonies as Pceonia 
Moutan are grafted shrubs and not bulbs and are dutiable at 
15% advalorum under Section 216 instead of $10.00 pdr 1000 
under Section 215. 
No. 4. Page 53, line 18, Section 215, changed so as to 
read “all other roots, rootstocks, corns and tubers.” This 
will aid in exact classification and avoid expensive disputes. 
No. 5. Page 53, line 22, Section 216, the words Rosa 
Rugosa are added after Multi flora. This is a most impor¬ 
tant change, it makes Rosa Rugosa seedlings three years old 
or less dutiable at $1.00 per 1000 unquestionably. The 
Government cannot say now collect duty of $40.00 per 1000 
as Roses on Rosa Rugosa Seedlings are sold at $3.00 per 1000 
as under former Tariffs. This will save honest importers 
much expensive litigation and will largely prevent fraudulent 
entries of budded roses as briar roses. 
No. 6. Page 122, line 6, Section 600, the word “Coni¬ 
ferous” is prefixed to evergreen seedlings and the words 
“four years old or less” are added. This correction is of 
inestimable value to the government and honest importers, 
it should prevent Boxwood, Bay Trees, Rhododendrons, 
Koster Blue Spruce, Kalmias, etc., being brought in free by 
reason of fraudulent entries as evergreen seedlings, it will 
also make large evergreens five years old or more dutiable at 
17% advalorum under Section 216. 
These amendments correct and simplify the Tariff 
immensely as applied to horticultural imports. It will make 
it much easier for the Customs officials to detect and correct 
fraudulent entries, it should avoid expense to honest impor¬ 
ters now that “Evergreen Seedlings,” “Briar Roses,” etc., 
are defined, and it will largely prevent the confusion and 
abuses which have arisen under former Tariffs owing to 
incorrect varying Treasury decisions handed down at differ¬ 
ent ports of entry on the one item. These amendments do 
not change the rates of duty on proposed Tariff in any way, 
to have recommended them would have meant the defeat of 
our important demands—a Tariff free from errors and am¬ 
biguities. 
Let us take this opportunity of thanking YOU, the 
Government officials. Congressmen and the numerous friends 
in the trade who have helped and supported us in this cam¬ 
paign, the benefits of which are obvious to every florist, 
nurseryman and seedsman in the United States who either 
directly or indirectly handles imported stock. 
Respectfully yours, 
McHutchison & Co. 
