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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The National Nurseryman 
Established 1893 by C. L. YATES. Incorporated 1902 
Published monthly by 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING CO.. Inc. 
Hatboro, Pa. 
Editor .ERNEST HEMMING, Flourtown, Pa. 
The leading trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in 
Nursery Stocks of all kinds. It circulates throughout the 
United States, Canada and Europe. 
AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900 
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Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1916, at the post office at 
Hatboro, Pennsylvania, under the Act of March 5, 1819. 
Hatboro, Pa., March 1919 
Subscribers to ^'Nurserymen's Fund for 
Market Development" 
Speaking of the Plant Embargo, 
THE a correspondent of the National 
PLANT EMBARGO Nurseryman complains “Not one 
of these writers, to my mind has 
presented the subject in other than a partisan manner.” 
Whatever our short-comings, or our editorial opinion 
may be in this respect, the columns of the National Nur¬ 
seryman are open for the expression of opinion from any 
and every source on the subject. 
Our one desire above all is to best serve the nursery 
or horticultural interests of the countiy. This can only 
be done by candid, open criticism and by publishing all 
the facts and opinions as they become known. 
Candidly we do not approve of the Plant Embargo, not 
because we do not believe there is danger in the intro¬ 
duction of plant diseases and insect pests, hut because we 
believe it to be ill considered, arbitrary, illogical, unjust, 
and un-American. 
Ill considered because there should have been a closer 
union of effort between the entomologists and horticul¬ 
turists of the country, so as to arrive at a better syn¬ 
thetical conclusion before putting such a drastic measure 
into operation. 
Arbitrary because five men forming the Horticultural 
Board used too much power in a discretionary way. 
Illogical because they jilace an embargo on one plant, 
allowing another to come into the country that has the 
same possibilities of carrying disease or pests. 
Unjust because it damages a lawful and beneficial 
industry without proving the measure would be an effec¬ 
tive remedy. 
Un-American because it is restrictive, narrow, selfish 
and recognizes too readily our country’s inability to cope 
with imaginary dangers. 
THE PROPOSED EUROPEAN CORN BORER 
QUARANTINE 
lieport of the hearing before the Federal Horticultural 
Board 
The Eederal Horticultural Board sent out notices Feb¬ 
ruary 11th that there would be a public hearing at the 
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., on Feb¬ 
ruary 26th to consider the advisability of cjuarantining 
the States of Massachusetts and New York to prevent the 
spread of the European Corn Borer. 
Nurserymen in these States will be much gratified to 
learn, as a result of the hearing, that a Federal quaran¬ 
tine is not likely to be put into immediate effect, the plan 
being to allow the State authorities to handle the situa¬ 
tion. 
It was brought out at the hearing that the European 
Corn Borer had only been discovered in restricted area 
within the State of Massachusetts, and the identity of 
the pest as reported in New York State had not been 
definitely established, and to have quarantined both of the 
entire States would have been a serious matter for the 
nurserymen, as it would stop all interstate shipments of 
all herbaceous plants and possibly corns, bulbs and 
tubers, to say nothing of market gardener’s and farmer’s 
produce. 
Both Massachusetts and New York are to be congrat¬ 
ulated on having such men as Wilfred Wheeler, Com¬ 
missioner of Agriculture for Massachusetts, and G. A. 
Atwood, State entomologist. New York, who attended the 
hearing in company with C. H. Perkins, President of the 
New York State Nurseiymen’s Association, William Pit¬ 
kin, Rochester, New York, W. H. Wyman, North Abing- 
ton. Mass., A. E. Robinson, Peter Roster, I. S. Henderson, 
Joseph Breck, and D. C. Stranger, representing the nur¬ 
sery interests, in addition to those representing the Mar¬ 
ket Gardeners. 
It was pointed out, there were practically no nurseries 
in the infected area, and while no detailed plans had been 
worked out to cope with the menace, the State authori¬ 
ties felt equal to the emergency, vigorous measures 
would be taken to prevent the spread of the pest and 
eradicate it. 
Dr. Marlatt, Chairman of the Federal Hortcultural 
Board agreed that as the infestation was entirely within 
the State that it might be possible to delay action by the 
Board to give the State authorities an opportunity to see 
what could be done before resorting to the hardship that 
a State wide quarantine would necessarily impose. 
OHIO NURSERYMEN MEET 
The twelfth annual meeting of the Ohio Nurseiymen’s 
Association was held at the Deshler Hotel, Columbus, 
Ohio, on January 29th. Following is a list of the officers 
elected for the ensuing year:— ' 
President, H. S. Day, Fremont,0. 
Secretary, W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, 0. 
Treasurer, A. R. Pickett, Clyde, 0, 
