. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. NDEE the heading/' Here 's Another Menace," in The Eeview for January 18, which has just reached me here at Eureka, Cal., the editor has opened the dis- cussion on a question of the utmost importance to the future welfare of the horticultural, nursery and florists' interests of this continent. The nursery and florists' trade of America will do well to take into con- sideration and early prepare for a fed- eral embargo pronibiting the importa- tion of all florists' plants and nursery stock except under the most stringent restrictions. This emba
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. NDEE the heading/' Here 's Another Menace," in The Eeview for January 18, which has just reached me here at Eureka, Cal., the editor has opened the dis- cussion on a question of the utmost importance to the future welfare of the horticultural, nursery and florists' interests of this continent. The nursery and florists' trade of America will do well to take into con- sideration and early prepare for a fed- eral embargo pronibiting the importa- tion of all florists' plants and nursery stock except under the most stringent restrictions. This embargo, in my opinion, will be justified upon the ground of the enor- mous losses already sustained by the above mentioned in- dustries and by the people generally, caused by the dis- tribution of San Jose scale, gipsy and brown tail moth, citrus white fly, black and purple scale, citrus canker, chestnut fungus, hickory wireworm, white pine blis- ter rust and many other pests from foreign lands, the losses already caused to this coun- try far exceeding the total value of all the imports of plants of every description during the last sixty years. Some Examples. The loss from San Jose scale alone to the fruit grow- ing and nursery business of America may be counted at $500,000,000 since its impor- tation from Japan. The loss from the gipsy and brown-tail moth bids fair to exceed $100,000,000 before the pest may be controlled. The loss to the potato growers of the United States, caused by let- ting loose the potato bug from its narrow valley in Colorado, will probably ex- ceed $1,000,000,000 during the last sixty years. The loss to citrus growers of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and California, ensuing from the introduction of purple scale, black scale and citrus white fly, will run into hun- dreds of millions of dollars and eventually destroy the Ameriean citrus industry un- By CHARLES WILLIS WARD, Chiiiiman S. A. F. Comniittee on Development of American Products. less some
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