. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. I9RJSTS PROTESTS QUARANTINE At the closing session of the Detroit convention, after spirited discus- sion following the address of C. L. Marlatt, chairman of the Federal Horti- cidtural Board, the S. A. F. passed resolutions unanimously protesting against the regulations of Quarantine 37 and the autocratic methods of the board. ^'^sr^ ?a!^^^=i|HE appearance of Dr. C. /' I » L. Marlatt, chairman of ^» I the Federal Horticultural V" J^ Board, before the conven- k ^ tion of the Society of l^»i^ American Florists at its ^"?v^ closing session
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. I9RJSTS PROTESTS QUARANTINE At the closing session of the Detroit convention, after spirited discus- sion following the address of C. L. Marlatt, chairman of the Federal Horti- cidtural Board, the S. A. F. passed resolutions unanimously protesting against the regulations of Quarantine 37 and the autocratic methods of the board. ^'^sr^ ?a!^^^=i|HE appearance of Dr. C. /' I » L. Marlatt, chairman of ^» I the Federal Horticultural V" J^ Board, before the conven- k ^ tion of the Society of l^»i^ American Florists at its ^"?v^ closing session was the oc- fy ff^ casion for direct fire by s^^=^=i members of the society on the board and its handi- work, Quarantine No. 37. The after- noon was easily the livest of the sessions of the convention. The discussion which followed Dr. Marlatt's address was not confined to disapproval of the embargo. It included criticism of the board itself, its composition, its conduct, its judg- ment and its attitude in regard to the interests affected by its rulings. Dr. Marlatt undertook to outline the work of the board, to show its impor- tance to the agriculture of the country. In comparison with the agricultural in- terests involved, the horticultural in- terests were slight in- deed. The board, he said, '* spends a million dollars annually and directs the spending of auother mil- lion from other sources. Out of this sum the amount expended on hor- ticulture is onlv about $50,000. To fight the boll weevil in the cotton fields vast amounts are necessary; to combat cit- rous fruit pests $300,000 has been spent; the corn borer has drawn $250,- 000 from the board and Congress may be called upon for $500,000 more. To Save Agriculture. In order that the vital necessities, such as corn, wheat, cotton, etc., may not be endangered, the horticultural industries are called upon to make the sacrifice entailed by Quarantine No. 37. When one pest may cause 80 much havoc as one of these, the only s
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