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a right to abate the nuisance at the expense of the 
owner. 
Connecticut.—The State Entomologist, who shall 
have an office at the Experiment Station at New 
Haven, Conn., under the direction of the Board of 
Control of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 
Station, has charge of the nursery and orchard inspec- 
tion in that State. All nursery stock shipped from 
other states, counties, or provinces shall bear a certifi- 
cate. In case a shipment is made not bearing a cer- 
tificate, it can be inspected by the State Entomologist 
at the request of the owner, and if found free from 
pests and disease it may be received, and the cost of 
inspection deducted from the consignor’s bill for said 
stock. All nurseries in the State shall be inspected at 
least once a year, and if no serious pests are found a 
certificate to that effect is given to the owner. If pests 
of a dangerous character are discovered, the owner is 
required to suppress the same under the direction of 
the State Entomologist. This act went into effect 
July 1, 1gor. 
Delaware.—The orchards and nurseries of the State 
must be inspected at least once a year by the inspector 
authorized by the State Board of Agriculture at Dover, 
Del. Nursery stock shipped into the State must be 
accompanied by a certificate. Since August I, I901, 
nurserymen are required to fumigate all stock offered 
for sale or shipment. 
Florida.—A penalty for knowingly selling diseased 
nursery stock is provided by the statutes, but they are 
inoperative. The Entomologist at the Experiment 
