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fumigation shall be held in quarantine at owner's risk until so 

 fumigated at the cost of the importer. * * *" (Laws 

 1905.) Mr. J. Edward Taylor, Secretary State Board of 

 Horticulture, Salt Lake City, Utah. 



Vermont : No law. 



Virginia: Nurseries are inspected at least once each, 

 year. It is unlawful for any person to sell or deliver any nur- 

 sery stock, unless he shall first procure from the Auditor of 

 I'uhlic Accounts, Richmond, Va., a certificate of registration, 

 w hich certificate shall contain such rules and regxilations con- 

 cerning the sale of nursery stock as the Board of Crop Pest 

 Commissioners may prescribe. Registration fee is $20 for 

 principals, with duplicates for agents free. Duplicate certifi- 

 cates of nursery inspection must be filed with the State Ento- 

 mologist, and stock entering the state must be accompanied by 

 an official tag, which may be obtained of the State Entomolo-' 

 gist at the cost of printing, after the duplicate has been filed. 

 (Laws of 1903.) Mr. J. L. Phillips, State Entomologist, 

 Blacksburg, Va. 



Washington : Persons to engage in the business of sell- 

 ing nursery stock as an agent, or importing nursery stock, 

 must first obtain a license to do business in the state, and file a 

 bond in the sum of $1,000. The license fee for nurserymen 

 and dealers is $5, and for their agents or salesmen, wdio shall 

 be furnished a copy, v$2.50. Notice of shipments into the 

 state must be sent and shall contain the address of both con- 

 signor and consignee, with a copy of invoice of goods shipped. 

 (Laws of 1905.) Commissioner of Horticulture, Tacoma, 

 \Vash. 



West Virginia : Nursery stock must be fumigated be- 

 fore delivery. Each package of stock shipped into the state 

 shall be labeled with the names of consignor and consignee, 

 and a certificate that the contents have been inspected and 

 fumigated. Every dealer or grower of nursery stock wdio 

 employs agents for the sale of the same shall take out a license 

 in some county of the state, said license to be issued by the 

 assessor, and he shall pay to the sheriff of the county wherein 

 said license is issued tlie fee, which is fixed at ten dollars per 

 annum. Every such dealer or grower shall file with the clerk 

 of the county court in each county where such individual has 

 traveling salesmen, or agents, a list of all agents in said county. 



