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THE NATIONAL NHRSERYMAN 
Island or Connecticut. Other nursery stock, forest products, and 
stone and quarry products must be accompanied by a certificate 
of inspection of an officer of the U. S. Department of Agricul¬ 
ture, showing that they are free from brown-tail and gipsy moth. 
Certain species of pine described in the regulations may not 
be imported at all. 
Chestnut and chinquapin may not be imported from Asia or the 
United States. All horticultural varieties or hybrids of chestnuts 
must be accompanied by statements clearly indicating their 
botanical affinities. 
Currant and gooseberry plants may not be imported. 
Importation into British Columbia of peach nursery stock, in¬ 
cluding fruit pits or seeds for propagation purposes, is prohibited 
from Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and 
the area east of those states. 
Importation into British Columbia of plants or cuttings of 
hazel, cob or filberts is prohibited from Montana, Wyoming, Col¬ 
orado, New Mexico and all states east of these. 
Under the classification “Domestic” a number of regulations 
are made quarantining sundry counties in Nova Scotia to pre¬ 
vent the spread of the apple sucker; quarantining sundry coun¬ 
ties and townships in Ontario to prevent the spread of the Etiro- 
pean corn-borer; prohibiting the importation of certain species 
of pines, currants and gooseberries into the provinces of Alberta 
and British Columbia from the other provinces of Canada to pre¬ 
vent the distribution of the white pine blister rust, but not inter¬ 
fering with the movement of the fruits of either currants or 
gooseberries; prohibiting the importation of European black¬ 
thorn and certain species of barberries into Manitoba, Saskatch¬ 
ewan and Alberta from the other provinces of Canada, on account 
of the crown rust of oats and the black stem imst of wheat re¬ 
spectively, prohibiting the importation of plants and cuttings 
of hazel, cob or filberts into British Columbia from Ontario, Que¬ 
bec, and the Maratime Provinces, and the importation into 
British Columbia of peach nursery stock, including fruit pits or 
seeds for propagating purposes, from Ontario. 
A pamphlet has been issued containing the Destructive Insect 
and Pest Act, and all the regulations thereunder, with explana¬ 
tions. Copies may be obtained free on application to Publica¬ 
tions Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. 
The regulations above outlined are under the administration 
of the branch concerned. Matters of policy and the issuing of 
import permits are controlled by the Destructive Insect and Pest 
Act Advisory Board, consisting of Arthur Gibson, Dominion Ento¬ 
mologist, E. S. Archibald, Director of Dominion Experimental 
Farms, Dr. J. H. Grisdale, Dominion Deputy Minister of Agricul¬ 
ture, H. T. Gussow, Dominion Botanist, and L. S. McLaine, Chief 
of Division of Foreign Pests Suppression, Ottawa. 
CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 
CROWN GALL 
On page 50 of our February issue we published a 
copy of the Resolution adopted by the American Phyto- 
pathological Society, also by the Society of American 
Economic Entomologists, which was endorsed by the 
Illinois State Nurserymen’s Association and the Western 
Association of Nurserymen and the American Associa¬ 
tion of Nurserymen. 
This resolution recommends that the society solicit 
the active co-operation of the American Association of 
Nurserymen in a research program. 
John Fraser, Jr., chairman of the Committee on 
Crown Gall has mailed to the nurseryman of America 
a circular letter asking for subscriptions to carry out 
the investigations. A pledge card being enclosed. The 
research program will require the expenditure of 
$6,000.00 per year for a period of two years. 
Crown Gall is costing the nurserymen of the United 
States millions of dollars and is the cause of much re¬ 
strictive legislation. Nurseiymen should rally to the 
support of this movement to the fullest extent of their 
ability as the mastery of this pernicious pest will mark a 
great forward step in the Nursery industry. 
MEETING OF NEW YORK STATE NURSERYMEN’S 
ASSOCIATION 
The New York State Nurserymen’s Association held 
its meeting at the Powers Hotel, Rochester, New York. ^ 
The morning session was devoted to business. ; 
W. H. Martin, Newark, New York, president of the 
association, was in the chair. A spirited discussion took 
place upon the grading rules adopted by the National , 
Association of Nurserymen. It was contended that the 
standard adopted tended to lower the Eastern grade of i 
nursery stock to the benefit of Western and Southern 
nurserymen. It was decided, however, to postpone action 
until the present standard had been more thoroughly 
tested. 
Educational advertising was stressed by Clinton R. 
Lyddon, of the Rochester Advertising Club, who made an 
address on advertising. Statistics, quoted by the speak¬ 
er, indicated that w^ell planted shrubbery added 20 per 
cent, to the selling value of property. It was stated that ! 
85 per cent, of annual business failures occur among | 
non-advertisers and that advertising in color w^as super- ; 
ior to black and white in the ratio of six to one. Com- * 
menting on the rapid recognition of advertising as a 
sales getter, the speaker pointed out the significance of 
figures recently compiled showing that in 1923, $1,284,- ' 
000,000.00 Avas spent in the United States for all forms ' 
of publicity or $12.00 per capita. ij 
Harold Doane, of the Niagara Sprayer Company, spoke j^. 
on “Dusting As a Method of Insect Control,” and urged j, 
timely application, the primary principle being to make Jj 
applications before infestation has become serious. Dust- t 
ing was effieient control for aphis and other sucking in- '• 
-■ sects. 
After the business meetings were over the members 
gathered at a speechless dinner, in th club room, at seven 
o’clock, music being furnished by a male quartette. * 
The following officers were elected to serve for the 
ensuing year: 
Fred T. Burke, of the Graham Nursery Company, of I 
Rochester, New York, was elected president. Other offi¬ 
cers elected were: Vice Presidents in order of rank, Wil¬ 
liam Pitkin, of Rochester; D. B. Belden, of Fredonia; R. | 
T. Browm, of Cottage Gardens; James Kelley, of Dans- i 
ville, and Paul V. Fortmiller, of Newark; secretary- j 
treasurer, Charles J. Maloy, of Rochester. Horace Hook- 
er and T. H. Cobb, both of Rochester, and John P. Rice, i 
of Geneva, were made members of the Executive Com- | 
mittee. | 
PAUL’S PRACTICAL PLANT POINTS 
A little booklet prepared by Paul C. Lindley for dis¬ 
tributing by the National Planting Service, Bridgeton, 
N. J., supplied to nurserymen at about cost for using as 
envelope enclosures. 
Nothing perhaps original, hut one of those little things 
that hel]) to keep the public interested in plants. 
A little alliteration to make the points stick, a little 
information, a little wisdom, a little humor and a little 
help in the good cause by Paul of Pomona. 
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