. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. vj^nyr-"', ;-''•»• " ••^^7->»' rfT^-^V'f. "/i*i'ucjy"'','-rir^ ~f!*.\ 28 The Florists' Review AcoDST 10. 1922 have done no harm if the entomological department had asked the cooperation of either this organization or one or two importers to consider the question of further regulations governing imports if these were necessary. Instead of which, a board of oflScials—all of whom are admired and respected in their different departments—are appointed and what is the result? Not one of them has any real conception of the dif- ficu
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. vj^nyr-"', ;-''•»• " ••^^7->»' rfT^-^V'f. "/i*i'ucjy"'','-rir^ ~f!*.\ 28 The Florists' Review AcoDST 10. 1922 have done no harm if the entomological department had asked the cooperation of either this organization or one or two importers to consider the question of further regulations governing imports if these were necessary. Instead of which, a board of oflScials—all of whom are admired and respected in their different departments—are appointed and what is the result? Not one of them has any real conception of the dif- ficulties of climate and transit with which the plant importer has to con- tend. Some of them never see a case of European stock, and without realiz- ing how much they could help us, or how much we could help them, sit around a table in a comfortable office and with a few strokes of the pen propose to place an almost intolerable burden on the buyer from outside countries. It is seriously proposed that every bit of stock coming in shall be inspected at the port of entry before being allowed to proceed to destination, and any im- porter will easily conceive what this means if a cargo of stock is dumped at, say, St. John in February and has to be unpacked, rejiacked and reconsigned to a hundred different people. We have the right to ask for reconsideration, I know, but what have we done that we are to be subjected to this quite unnecessary trouble, when a little of the spirit of cooperation would have found us ready to help ill every effort to keep down pests? Further, a number of those who are likely to be hit will never know it until it is too late. Brotherly Feeling. ''Is there still need for a fuller rec- ognition by every one of us of the rights and claims of the other fellow! I leave the answer, but I do venture to remind you that one of the great needs of the little man in the small towns and coun- try districts is your fellowship. While we are glad to feel that t
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