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Twenty-Second Annual Report of the 



State quarantine orders of interest to nurserymen prohibit: (No. 1) the 

 importation of stock from sections infested by the alfalfa weevil; (No. 4) 

 rooted grape vines from north of the north line of San Bernardino, Kern and 

 San Luis Obispo counties, California; (No. 8) the importation of citrus nur- 

 sery stock from all other states and territories and of cape jessamine, privets 

 and rubber plants from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, all states 

 bordering on the Gulf of Mexico, and Yuba county, California. Other quaran- 

 tines relate to the Mexican orange maggot (quarantine made practically 

 inoperative owing to establishment of Federal quarantine), cotton boll weevil, 

 date palm scales and citrus canker. None of these latter concern shipments 

 of nursery stock. 



All shipments of living plants into the State of Arizona are inspected by 

 Arizona State inspectors and not delivered until a certificate of release is issued 

 in each case to the common carrier and to the consignee. If trees or plants are 

 infested or infected with insect pests or plant diseases of general occurrence 

 in the section of the State where the shipment is received, treatment to eradi- 

 cate, or the separation of the infested or diseased plants or trees, is in most 

 cases permissible; otherwise all plants or trees of the kind found to be 

 infested or diseased are held in quarantine and are shipped from the State or 

 destroyed at the owner's option. Copies of quarantine orders furnished upon 

 application. A. W. Morrill, State Entomologist, Phoenix, Arizona. 



ARKANSAS. — Shipments of nursery stock into the State must be accom- 

 panied by a copy of the valid certificate of inspection, and must bear the 

 name and address of the consignor and consignee with a statement of the 

 contents of the shipment; all shipments not so labeled or tagged must be 

 refused for shipment by the carrier. Carriers bringing into the State ship- 

 ments of nursery stock which originated in foreign countries or foreign posses- 

 sions of the United States must notify the State Entomologist in writing and 

 must hold such stock at any place designated by him until the same has 

 been duly inspected and released. 



Nurserymen located out of the State may secure permits by filing with 

 the State Entomologist a copy of their certificate. Geo. G. Becker, State 

 Entomologist, Fayetteville, Ark. 



CALIFORNIA. — Shipments of nursery stock into California are held by 

 transportation companies until inspected by the State officials. All packages 

 must be marked with the name and address of the shipper, name of the con- 

 signor, and the name of the country, State or territory where the contents 

 were grown. Peach, apricot and almond trees from districts where yellows 

 and rosette are known to exist shall be refused entry and shall be destroyed 

 or returned to the shipper. Notice of shipment of nursery stock to California 

 should be sent to the following address, and also to the Quarantine Guardians 

 at the point of destination. Frederick Maskew, Chief Deputy, Quarantine 

 Office, Room 11, Ferry Building, San Francisco, Cal. 



COLORADO. — The State Entomologist has general supervision of the inspec- 

 tion of nurseries and orchards to prevent the introduction and spread of in- 



