October 5, 1912 



HORTICULTURE 



47 



DREER SPECIALTIES 



Dreer's Iniperial Japanese Iris 



Dreer's Select German Iris 



^ Dreer's Unrivalled Hardy 

 Perennial Phlox 



^ 



Dreer*s Choice Herbaceous 

 Paeonies 



The above are leaders in our Perennial Depart- 

 ment and now is the time to secure your supplies 

 for the coming season. Special Circulars offering 

 and describing complete lists of the above have recently been 

 mailed to the trade. If you have not received a copy and are in- 

 terested, write us. 



We are acknowledged as headquarters for Hardy Perennials and oar Current Wholesale 

 List describes and offers everything in this line worth growing. 



HENRY A. DREER. Inc. 



714 CHestnut Street 



PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



cepted if countersigned by duly author- 

 ized officials of foreign countries or 

 their agents. On and after July 1, 

 1913, certificates shall give the date of 

 Inspection, name of the grower, the 

 district or locality, and country where 

 grown; a statement that the stock has 

 been inspected by a duly authorized 

 official and found, or believed to be, 

 free from dangerous insects and plant 

 diseases, and shall bear the name of 

 the responsible inspection official for 

 the country of origin. 



Lists of officials in foreign countries 

 authorized to inspect nursery stock, 

 giving their names and official desig- 

 nations, will be furnished to collec- 

 tors of customs through the Secretary 

 of the Treasury. 



Regulation 8. Notice of Sliipment by 

 Importers. 



(Sections 2 and 5.) 

 Immediately upon the entry and be- 

 fore removal from the port of entry of 

 shipments of nursery stock the per- 

 son receiving the stock shall notify 

 the Secretary of Agriculture, in writ- 

 ing, stating the number of permit, the 

 general nature, age or height, and 

 quantity of the nursery stock, the 

 country and locality where grown, the 

 date of entry, and the name and ad- 

 dress of each of the consignees to 

 whom it is proposed to forward the 

 nursery stock, together with the prob- 

 able date of delivery for transporta- 

 tion. 



At the same time, a copy of the no- 

 tice to the Secretary of Agriculture 

 shall be sent to the duly authorized in- 

 spector or other officer of the State, 

 Territory or District to which the 

 nursery stock is to be shipped. Lists 

 of such officers may be obtained on ap- 



plication to the Federal Horticultural 

 Board, Washington, D. C. 



Regulation 9. Declaration. 

 (Section 1.) 

 On and after December 1, 1912, all 

 shipments of nursery stock to the 

 United States from countries which 

 maintain an official system of nursery 

 stock inspection shall be accompanied 

 by a declaration of the shipper, pro- 

 duced before an American consular 

 officer, as follows: 



1^ the under- 



(Name in fall.) 

 signed, do solemnly and truly declare that 



I am the of the 



(Grower or eUpper.) 

 ;tock herein mentioned and described, and 

 that It consists of nursery stock which I 

 believe to contain no Injurious plant dis- 

 eases or insect pests. 



This stock was grown In 



(district or local- 



by 



ity and country.) (Name.) 



during the past growing season 



and is exported from 



(City.) 



;\nd consigned to 



(City.) 

 Tlie marks on the packages are true 

 and this nursery stock was inspected on 



by 



(Date.) (Name of Inspector.) 

 and believed by him to be free from in- 

 jurious plant diseases and insect pests. 

 This shipment is offered under permit 

 No issued by the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture 



(Month.) (Day.) (Year.) 



(Shipper.) 



I consul 



of the United States of America at 



certify that the above 



declaration was produced before me on 

 , 191... 



Given under my hand and the seal of 

 this consulate the day and year above 

 written. 



American Consul. 



On and after December 1, 1912, con- 

 sular invoices covering shipments of 



nursery stock to the United States 

 shall bear the number of the permit 

 issued by the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture and have attached to them the 

 shipper's declaration, duly certified as 

 described herein. 



Regulation 10. Hearings. 

 Sections 5, 7 and 8.) 



When the Secretary of Agriculture, 

 in the exercise of his discretion, con- 

 templates the restriction of the im- 

 portation of plants and plant products 

 not included within the term "nursery 

 stock" as used in this act, or the pro- 

 hibition of the Importation of nursery 

 stock and other plants and plant 

 products from any foreign country, 

 or the prohibition or restriction of the 

 shipment of nursery stock and other 

 plants and plant products from one 

 State, Territory or District of the 

 United States to another State or 

 territory, or District, he will give a 

 public hearing to interested parties, 

 who may appear either in person or by 

 attorney, and give evidence or be 

 heard respecting the subject of the 

 hearing. Due notice of the hearing 

 will be given by publication or other- 

 wise as may be deemed appropriate by 

 the Secretary of Agriculture. Notices 

 will contain a statement of the ac- 

 tion which Is contemplated by the 

 Secretary of Agriculture, and will 

 state the time and place of the hear- 

 ing. 



Regulation 11. Marking of Packages. 

 (Section 3.) 



Packages containing nursery stock 

 which arrive not marked according to 

 the law will not be delivered until 

 they shall have been so marked under 

 customs supervision and at the ex- 

 pense of the importers. (See also 

 paragraph 2, Regulation 6.) 



