July, 1910 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



173 



which he has reason to believe there exists 

 any such insect, pest or disease, and may 

 take specimens thereof and also of any vege- 

 table matter infested or suspected of being 

 infested therewith. 



7. The Minister, upon the report of any 

 inspector setting forth a reasonable belief 

 of the existence of any such insect, pest or 

 disease in any area defined in such report, 

 may prohibit the removal from such area 

 or the movement therein of any vegetation, 

 vegetable or other matter which, in his 

 opinion is likely to result in the spread of 

 such insect, pest or disease. 



8. Every person who contravenes any pro- 

 vision of this Act or any regulation made 

 thereunder, shall be liable, upon summary 

 conviction, to a fine not exceeding $100 or 

 to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 

 six months, or to both fine and imprison- 

 ment. Any vegetable or other matter im- 

 ported or brought into Canada contrary to 

 this Act, or to any regulation made there- 

 under, shall be forfeited to the Crown. 



9. The San Jose Scale Act is repealed. 



REGULATIONS UNDER THE rOREGOING ACT. 



1. "Inspector" means a person appointed 

 for carrying out the provisions of the De- 

 structive Insects and Pests' Act and tho 

 regulations made thereunder. 



2. No tree, plant or other vegetation or 

 vegetable matter infested with any of the 

 insects, pests or diseases to which this Act 

 applies, shall be imported into Canada ex- 

 cept as hereinafter provided. 



3. Nursery stock, including trees, shrubs, 

 plants, vines, grafts scions, currings or 

 buds entering Canada shall be imported only 

 through the ports and during the periods 

 respectively hereinafter mentioned, that is 



^^^o say : • 



^^^fc Vancouver, B. C, and Niagara Falls, Ont. 

 ^^^■-From October 1st to May Ist. 

 ^^^B Winnipeg, Man., and St. John. N. B. — 



From March 15th to May 15th, and from 

 September 26th to December 7th. 



At these points of entry the importations 

 shall be fumigated in the fumigation houses 

 provided for that purpose, and a certificate 

 of fumigation will be issued, without which 

 no stock may be taken out of bond. Im- 

 portations by mail shall be subject to the 

 same regulations. 



Provided, however, that the following 

 vegetation shall be exempt from fumiga- 

 tion : 



(a) Greenhouse plants with the exception 

 of roses and other woody plants. 



(b) Herbaceous perennials (the stems of 



Sold Everything 



"My aster advertisement in The 

 Canadian HoRTictrLTtrBiST was a suc- 

 cess. I sold all the plants I had and 

 received enquiries for about ten thou- 

 sand more than I could spare." — C. 

 M. Bezzo, Berlin, Ont. 



The advertisement mentioned occu- 

 pied one inch space in the May and 

 June issues. This shows the value of 

 The Canadian Hortioumurist for ad- 

 vertising of this nature. If you have 

 seeds, plants, bulbs or any kind of 

 nursery stock for sale, you will find 

 an advertisement in The Canadian 

 Horticulturist will do the work for 

 you. Try it. 



which die down in winter) such as peren- 

 nial phlox, peonies, sunflowers, etc. 



(c) Herbaceous bedding plants (such as 

 geraniums, verbenas, pansies, etc.). 



(d) Bulbs and tubers (such as hyacinths, 

 lilies, narcissi and other true bulbs, and 

 also tho tubers of dahlias, irises, etc.). 



(e) Nursery stock originating in Europe. 



Cottonwood or Necklace poplar (Populus 

 deltoides) when shipped from and grown in 

 Dakota or Minnesota, two of the United 

 States of America, may be admitted at the 

 customs ports of Brandon or Winnipeg, 

 Man., and without fumigation. 



4. The port by which it is intended that 

 the nursery stock shall enter shall be clearly 

 stated on each package, and all shipments 

 made in accordance with these regulations 

 will be entirely at the risk of the shippers 

 or consignees, the Government assuming no 

 responsibility whatever. 



5. All persons importing nursery stock 

 into Canada shall give notice to the Minis- 

 ter within five days of despatching the or- 

 der for the same, and they shall again no- 

 tify the Minister on the arrival of th© ship- 

 ment in Canada. 



6. European nursery stock, and such other 

 imported vegetation or vegetable matter as 

 the Minister may determine, entering Can- 

 ada may be allowed to proceed and shall be 

 inspected at the point of destination, but 

 must not be unpacked except in the pres- 

 ence of an Inspector. 



7. If, on inspection, nursery stock or 

 other vegetation or vegetable matter is 

 found to be infested with any of the insects, 

 pests or diseases hereinafter specified, it 

 shall be destroyed to the extent deemed 

 necessary by the inspector and in his pres- 

 ence. All cases, packages and packing in 

 which such stock has been contained shall 

 also be destroyed in the same manner. 



8. Any inspector entering lands, nursery 

 or other premises where there is reason to 

 believe that any of the insects, pests or dis- 

 eases hereinafter specified are or may be 

 present, shall give instructions for the 

 treatment or destruction of any tree. Lush, 

 crop or other vegetation or vegetable matter 

 or the containers thereof, which may be 



GOOD iCROPS 



ARE OBTAINED BY USING 



THE BEST MANURE 



AS SUPPLIED TO 



NURSERIES. FRUIT GROWERS AND 

 GARDENERS 



SURE GROWTH COMPOST 



makes poor land fertile, and keeps fer- 

 tile land most productive. Supplied by 



S. W. MARCHMENT 



133 VICTORIA ST., TORONTO 



Telephones : Main 284 1 Residence Park 95 1 



Mention The Canadian Hfrtioulttiript when writing 



APPLE BARRELS 



"VV/E can furnish you with 

 Staves, Hoops and 

 Heading of the best quality 

 for making Barrels, or arrange 

 with our cooper friends to 

 supply you with the Barrels 

 ready for packing, fl All our 

 stock is standard grade, war- 

 ranted up to the requirements 

 of the Fruit Department. 



The Sutherland -Innes Co. 



==^ LIMITED == 



CHATHAM 



ONTARIO 



