April, '13] WASHBURN: NOTES ON INSPECTION 259 



protection. All nursery stock going outside the district is examined 

 by federal inspectors or state inspectors who are deputized to act in 

 that capacity so that the spread of the insect is safeguarded when goods 

 of this character are shipped. Some complaint was made during the 

 fall because Christmas trees and greens were not allowed to be shipped 

 to points outside the quarantined area, but as it is practically im- 

 possible to make an adequate inspection of this class of material, it 

 was necessary to prohibit such shipments. Some confusion has arisen 

 in regard to the provisions of the quarantine, but for the most part 

 it is working out very satisfactorily and cannot fail to safeguard remote 

 sections of the countiy from possible introduction of these insects 

 from the infested area. This quarantine is only one of the many 

 beneficial results of the passage of the federal act. 



NOTES ON INSPECTION 



By F. L. Washburn, St. Anthony Park, Minn. 



The leading points intended to be presented to you in this pa- 

 per have been practically covered by our discussion with the Quaran- 

 tine Board last evening. I believe that all of us as inspectors have 

 reason to congratulate ourselves upon the passage of the federal 

 quarantine bill. It gives our actions as inspectors of various states 

 a substantial and authoritative backing never before experienced. 

 This is not only true of inspection of foreign stock, but inspection of 

 domestic stock as well, since nurserymen, rather than see their state 

 or a part of it quarantined will welcome rigid inspection on the part 

 of state officials. 



Minnesota has had, apparcntl}^, judging from the discussion last 

 evening, the same experience as many other states under the working 

 of this new law. We have found during the last year occasional ship- ' 

 ments for which we had received no notice, and also, occasionally 

 apparently more than one notice for the same shipment, and we have 

 sometimes been at a loss to know what shipment was referred to by 

 a notice from the quarantine board, not having upon its face any 

 reference to identification marks. We have further received one or 

 two notices referring to bulbs and bulbs alone, which we understand 

 are not included in the outline of the work of the quarantine board. 

 We feel that the work would be verj^ m.uch strengthened if marks on 

 the packages and their contents were placed upon each notice sent 

 from Washington; but we all realize that it takes a little while for a 

 new law to l^ecome established, and I have no doubt but that another 

 year will find the machinery in such good working condition that there 

 will be no delay or confusion or embarrassment of any kind. 



