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official certificate attached toeach package. Nurseries 
are compelled to fumigate with hydrocyanic acid gas 
all stock grown or handled by them under the direction 
of the State officers. Every package of nursery stock 
shipped into the State must be plainly labeled with the 
name of the consignor and consignee and a certificate 
showing that the contents has been inspected by the 
proper official. Transportation companies receiving 
nursery stock arriving into the State without such 
certificate must send notice to the inspectors at College 
Park, Md. Failure to return a shipment not properly 
certified renders the stock liable to seizure and destruc- 
tion by burning. 
Massachusetts—The ‘Trustees of the Agricultural 
College at Amherst, Mass., have appointed two inspec- 
tors, who inspect all nurseries within the State when 
called upon todo so. All certificates expire July 1 
following the date of issue. 
Michigan.—The State Inspector of nurseries and 
orchards is appointed by the State Board of Agricul- 
ture, Lansing, Mich. All orchards and nurseries of 
the State are properly inspected and certified and cer- 
tificates issued to the latter. All persons growing or 
offering for sale any nursery stock within the State are 
obliged to apply to the State Board of Agriculture and 
request inspection before August 1 of each year. A 
deposit fee of $5.00 as a license is required, the license 
being good for one year and not transferable. Any 
person, firm or corporation resident of another State 
shall not engage in the business of selling nursery 
within the State without first having a proper license 
