February, '11] atwood: xursery inspection 101 



of our inspection work we were fortunate in discovering and destroy- 

 ing over 7,000 nests of brown-tail moths coming in on nursery stock 

 from abroad in the spring of 1909, and half as many more in 1910. 



We also discovered on domestic shipments both brown-tail nests 

 and gypsy moth eggs, and up to the present time beUeve that neither 

 of these pests have become established in our state. This fall we 

 found cast skins of gypsy moth on azaleas from Belgium. 



By careful inspection of all shipments arriving we have found nurs- 

 ery stock that had to be rejected, otherwise it would have been mingled 

 with our own and possibly have been shipped again under and to the 

 disparagement of our certificate of inspection, a high character for 

 which Ave wish to attain. 



It has been the custom of our office for years to notify inspectors 

 of other states, whenever we had reports of the receipt of infested stock 

 — even when the number of trees was insignificant. Our reason for 

 this is that by reporting our findings, and giving names of varieties 

 infested, it would enable interested inspectors to trace back to possibly 

 an unknown origin. Never have reports been sent to our brother 

 inspectors with the intention or implication that in any way they 

 were blamed or subject to criticism. Inspection for San Jos6 scale 

 is not yet an exact science, and supervising inspectors live in glass 

 houses. No restrictions of any kind are made, not even a require- 

 ment that shipments into the state must bear a certificate of inspection 

 or fumigation, but the fact that all importations are subject to inspec- 

 tion at destination is becoming known, and the number of infested 

 and diseased trees received is growing less and less. Nurserymen are 

 more careful than formerly, and we all know that the inspection 

 officers of the several states are . improving their methods with better 

 appropriations and experienced men. 



976 certificates of inspection were issued in 1910. 



463 to regular nurserymen. 

 44 to small fruit growers. 

 50 to vineyardists. 



326 box inspections. 

 10 special stock. 

 83 special fumigation certificates. 



There were also issued 407 duplicate certificates for shippers to file 

 with the authorities of other states. 



The total number of foreign and domestic shipments into the state 

 in 1910 exceeds 6,500, about 1,000 more than in 1909 when there were 

 234 car loads, 12,149 boxes and 1,630 bales embracing over 4,000,000 

 trees and plants, and over 10,000,000 seedlings. 



We learn of shipments into the state in various ways. The law 



