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it is brought, and shall also make such further report relative to shipments 

 as the Commissioner of Agriculture may from time to time require. 

 (Blanks will be furnished for this purpose.) 



TO DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK 



All dealers in nursery stock must, if they have no growing nursery stock 

 in this State, file with the Commissioner of Agriculture their name and 

 address, together with a list of all persons, firms or corporations of whom 

 . they buy nursery stock. No stock shall be sold, shipped or delivered unless 

 accompanied by a copy of a certificate signed by the Commissioner of Agricul- 

 ture or his authorized representative, indicating freedom from insect pests 

 and fungous diseases. When all such stock is collected an inspection will be 

 made and proper certificates provided by this department to permit shipping. 



TO NURSERY MEN 



All growing nursery stock in the State will be inspected annually or oftener 

 if necessary; if found free from injurious insects or fungous disease there 

 will be issued to the owner a certificate of inspection, which certificate will 

 expire September 1, 1916. 



Every car, box, bundle or package must have attached an exact copy 

 (including date of issue and date of expiration of said certificate before ship- 

 ment or delivery. 



All nursery stock found growing within one-half mile of areas infested 

 with San Jose scale must be properly fumigated as required by the regula- 

 tions of this department before shipment or delivery. 



No nursery stock received from points within the State of New York shall 

 be sold or delivered unless it bears a valid certificate of inspection on arrival. 



Any nursery stock brought into the State must remain packed and unopened 

 until permission is given by the Commissioner of Agriculture or his duly 

 authorized representative. To facilitate rapid inspection, receivers of nursery 

 stock should notify the department office at Albany or an authorized inspector 

 of the receipt or expected receipt of consignments, giving the name and address 

 of consignor and dates. 



No nursery stock shall be shipped or delivered unless there is positive evi- 

 dence that it has been inspected and certified by authority of the Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture. 



[Signed] Charles S. Wilson, 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 



September 1, 1915. 



IMFORMATION 



The State is divided into districts and the nurseries are under the constant 

 care of inspectors of the department. During the shipping season it is the 

 duty of the department to cause an inspection of all nursery stock received 

 from points outside the State. All trees infested with San Jose scale or 

 other injurious insects, and all trees and plants infected with fungous diseases, 

 crown gall or galls on the roots, must be destroyed or returned to shippers. 



