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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Uariff 
August Rolker & Sons, importers of horticultural goods, 
3 T Barclay vStreet, New York, send us the following interest¬ 
ing communication with reference to a decision rendered by 
the Board of General Appraisers on Rosa rugosa seedlings. 
Messrs. Rolker & Sons state in this connection, “We wish 
to express our fullest appreciation of the great help given 
this cause through the previous hard work rendered by 
Messrs. F. W. Kelsey & Company, of New York City, in 
obtaining at the time the decision G. A. 4635, on which the 
present decision on Rosa rugosa seedlings is mainly based. 
We may add here that the $1.00 per thousand rate of duty 
will be limited to Rosa rugosa seedlings of three years age 
and under. Older plants will be charged duty applied to 
rose plants, namely, four cents each.’’ The. decision is as 
follows: 
EVERGREEN SEEDLINGS—ROSA RUGOSA 
Board of United States General Appraisers, New 
York 
In the Matter of Protests 470249, 42726, 470250 43575 of 
August Rolker & Sons, against the assessment of duty by 
the Collector of Customs at the Port of New York. 
Before Board No. 3 
Waite, General Appraiser: In protest 470249 the goods 
marked “A’’ upon the invoice are evergreen seedlings 
according to the report of the Appraiser, and the testimony 
in the case, and should have been classified as such under 
paragraph 668, Tariff Act of 1909, where evergreen seedlings 
are specifically provided for, rather than assessed for duty 
under paragraph 264, as nursery stock. 
The items marked “B” upon this invoice are found from 
the report of the Appraiser to be evergreens, but are such as 
have been produced by methods other than propagation 
from seed, and they are consequently removed from the 
category of evergreen seedlings. No testimony was given 
by the importers with reference to these items. We find, 
therefore, in accordance with the return of the Appraiser 
that they are dutiable as assessed under paragraph 264 as 
nursery stock. 
In protest 470250 the goods are described as 2500 rosa 
rugosa, and have been marked “C’’ on the invoice. They 
were assessed at four cents each under the provisions in 
paragraph 264 for “rose plants, budded, grafted or grown on 
their own roots.’’ They are claimed to be dutiable under 
that portion of the same paragraph which provides for 
“brier rose, three years old or less, one dollar per thousand 
plants.’’ We think the testimony in this case fairly 
established the fact that these goods are brier roses. This 
Board held in G. A. 4635, (T. D. 21922) that the species of 
rose plants known as rosa rugosa were properly dutiable as a 
brier rose, under the law of ’97 (paragraph 252). The 
provision for “brier rose’’ has been re-enacted into the law 
of 1909 (paragraph 264). No appeal was ever taken from 
the above finding, and under well established rules of inter¬ 
pretation we think it was the intention of Congress that rosa 
rugosa should be dutiable as previously classified under the 
same language. We, therefore, hold these goods to be 
dutiable as claimed in the protest, overruling the classifica¬ 
tion of the Collector. 
From the above it will follow that protest 470249 is sus¬ 
tained as to items marked “A,’’ and over-ruled as to items 
marked “B,’’ protest 470250 is sustained as to items marked 
“C.’’ Reliquidation will be made accordingly. 
Board of U. S. General Appraisers. 
Quiz Column 
TREATING SCIONS FOR SAN JOSE SCALE 
The correspondent asks how scions which are to be used 
for winter grafting and top grafting in early spring should be 
treated to effectually rid them of any San Jos6 scale infesta¬ 
tion. 
ANSWER 
Dipping scions in properly prepared lime-sulphur is 
probably as efficient a method for ridding them of scale as 
any remedy you can use. If the scions are completely 
dormant, as they should be, and the lime-sulphur properly 
prepared, no injury should result. Lime-sulphur is not the 
only remedy that you can apply. Scalecide will, in all 
probability, be equally efficient, and you could also use 
whale-oil soap at the rate of one pound to three gallons. It 
might be said in passing that none of these mixtures will 
add to the pleasure or comfort of handling your scions in the 
grafting room. If the oil mixtures are used, you can wipe 
your scions afterwards without any danger of lessening the 
efficiency of the remedy, rather you will strengthen it, and to 
the general improvement of handling conditions. If you 
suspect scale, this is certainly the safe and wise thing to do, 
and you should not take any chances in using infested 
grafting wood. 
SPRAYING NURSERY STOCK 
I would like to see some articles in your paper on practi¬ 
cal methods of spraying nursery stock in the row for San 
Jos6 scale, particularly stubs of seedlings after being cut off 
above the bud, and young fruit tree blocks, giving best 
apparatus for that purpose. I see nothing advertised for 
that particular purpose. 
Also something on applications of commercial fertilizers 
to growing nursery stock, best methods, kind of fertilizer, 
best apparatus, time of applying, kind of crop and practical 
results. I note a drill for drilling in nitrate or other fertili¬ 
zers along the row is being advertised. 
Subscriber. 
Note —Will some good friend offer our inquiring brother 
suggestions from the wealth of his experience ? 
Editor. 
