IMPORTATION OF BULBS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19328, 15 May 1926, Page 13

IMPORTATION OF BULBS.

HORTICULTURISTS COMPLAIN return of consignments. Dissatisfaction with the working of the regulations dealing with the importation of bulbs was expressed at a meeting of the executive of the Auckland district council of the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture. Exception was taken to the action of the authorities in nominally returning to the senders consignments of bulbs which had arrived in the country as freight without a certificate and in delivering without regard to the existence of a certificate or otherwise bulbs which arrived through the parcels post. It was decided to voice these objections at a conference to be held in Wellington next week and, to suggest that the regulations should allow for inspection and possible treatment and for entry or license. It was also decided to urge tlfat in no case should apparently healthy bulbs be returned or destroyed. It was reported that arrangements had been made for a deputation to wait upon the Mayor and the Parks Committee of the City Council with reference to a proposal for the establishment of a botanic garden.

The Educational Committee reported .on the proposal to conduct, under the auspices of the Workers' Educational Association, a series of fortnightly lectures during the winter on botanical subjects. A provisional syllabus provides for lectures upon such subjects as rose culture, soil and manures, trees for the suburban fruit garden. vegetable culture, street trees and native plants, fungoid diseases, insects in relation to progress, potato culture, the garden beautiful and sweet pea and daffodil cult ure.

It was decider! to nominate Mr. 0. W. Phnnmer as the institute's representative on the proposed agricultural advisory committee of the Scddon Memorial Technical College.