296 FUMIGATION METHODS 
giving the name of the consignor, the consignee, and 
the point of destination. 
If in the judgment of the Commissioner of Agri- 
culture, or his representative, the consignment should 
be entirely destroyed, such destruction shall be carried 
on and completed under the supervision of the person 
in charge. ‘The commissioner shall notify the owner 
of the trees immediately, giving a brief statement of the 
facts, and calling attention to the law under which it 
is proposed to destroy them. In case of objection 
to the findings of the inspector or agent of the Com- 
missioner of Agriculture, an appeal shall be made to 
such commissioner, whose decision shall be final. An 
appeal must be taken within three days from service 
of said notice and shall act as a stay of proceedings 
until it is heard and decided. 
The recent law passed by the New York Legisla- 
ture, 1902, requires the fumigation of all nursery stock 
coming into the State from other States. When fumi- 
gated by the consignor a certificate should be attached 
indicating same. All nurseries within the State located 
within one-half mile of a district infested with the San 
José scale must fumigate all their nursery stock before 
shipment or distribution. 
North Carolina.—No person shall sell or give away 
any trees, shrubs, or woody vines until a license to 
deal in such plants has been previously obtained from 
the Commission Controlling Crop Pests at Raleigh, 
N. C. Certificates previously certified must accom- 
pany all consignments of nursery stock, and transpor- 
tation companies shall not deliver any such stock 
unless a certificate is attached to each package. All 
