Laws Relating to Shipment of Nursery Stock. 347 



Ncio Jersey. — Stock shipped into the State must be accompanied by a cer- 

 tificate of inspection, and also a statement from the shipper that it is a part of 

 the stock inspected, and whether it has been fumigated with hydro cyanic acid 

 gas. Dr. John B. Smith, State Entomologist, New Brunswick, N. J. 



Veio Mexico. — Orchard inspection law recently enacted. Prof. Fabian Garcia. 

 Horticulturist, Agricultural Experiment Station, Messilla Park, N. M. 



'Ncxo York. — Nursery stock shipped into this State must be accompanied by an 

 ofiicial certificate of inspection and must be fumigated before being sold or planted. 

 Hon. Charles A. Wieting, Commissioner of Agriculture, Albany, N. Y. 



North Carolina. — Shipments into this State must bear official certificates of in- 

 spection, and should be fumigated and a statement to that effect signed and 

 attached by the consignor. Duplicate certificates must be filed with the State 

 Entomologist. Prof. Franklin Sherman, Jr., Raleigh, N. C. 



North Dakota. — No. law. Dr. J. H. Worst, President, North Dakota Agricul- 

 tural College, Agricultural College, N. D. 



Ohio. — The Ohio nursery and orchard inspection law requires that all stock 

 grown for sale within the State must be inspected and sold under an official cer- 

 tificate of inspection or fumigation. Agents and dealers must place on file in this 

 office a sworn statement concerning the sources from which their stock is derived. 

 and that it is being sold under a valid official certificate of inspection or fumi- 

 gation. The proper blank form will be furnished on request. The law, however, 

 exempts persons who sell or deliver such stock from nurseries within the State 

 that hold a valid certificate, provided tlie stock is delivered direct from the 

 nurseries to the growers in the original packages. 



For the information of nurserymen, or other persons desiring to ship trees. 

 shrubs, plants, or vines from Ohio to other States, a brief statement is given of 

 the laws and regulations bearing on this matter. In case further details are 

 desired, correspondence should be addressed to the officials named below, who have 

 charge of the work in their respective States. 



Oklahoma. — No law. Mr. John Fields, Director, Oklahoma Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Stillwater. Okla. 



Oregon. — Stock subject to inspection on arrival at quarantine stations. Mr. 

 George H. Lamberson, Secretary State Board of Horticulture. Portland, Ore. 



Pennsylvamin. — Shipments must be accompanied with a certificate of inspec- 

 tion. Hon. N. B. Critchfield, Secretary of Agriculture. Harrisburg, Pa. 



Rhode Island. — Shipments must be accompanied with a certificate of inspec- 

 tion. Mr. A. E. Stene, State Nursery Inspector, Kingston, R. I. 



South Carolina. — Nursery inspection and requirements for shipping stock into 

 the State are regulated by the State Board of Entomology. Clemson College. S. C. 



South Dakota. — No law. Local nurseries are inspected by Prof. I). A. Saunders. 

 Entomologist, Agricultural Experiment Station, Brookings. S. D. 



Tennessee. — Stock shipped into the State must bear a certificate of inspec- 

 tion. Prof. George W. Martin, State Entomologist, Nashville, Tenn. 



Texas. — No law. Prof. E. Dwight Sanderson, State Entomologist, College 

 Station, Texas. 



Utah.- — Stock shipped into this State must bear a certificates stating that it 

 has been properly fumigated before shipping. State Board of Horticulture, Salt 

 Lake City, Utah. 



Vermont. — No law. Mr. J. L. Hills, Director Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Burlington, Vt. 



Virginia.- — ^Dupljcate certificates of inspection must be filed by nurserymen 

 shipping stock into this State, and official tags obtained from the Board of Crop 

 Pest Commissioners ; also a registration fee of twenty dollars must be paid. Tags 

 are furnished at the rate of twenty-five cents per one hundred. Mr. J. L. Phillips. 

 State Entomologist, Blacksburg, Va. 



Washington. — Before soliciting or engaging in selling nursery stock in this 

 State, a bond of two thousand dollars and a license fee of five dollars must be 

 paid biennially by nurserymen and dealers. Notice must be sent previous to 



