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merit of nursery stock into Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, 

 North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. 



California. The State Quarantine Officer at San 

 Francisco, Cal., must be notified of the receipt of nurs- 

 ery stock, pits, fruits or vegetables, which must beheld 

 for inspection. Any consignment found infested with 

 injurious insects or plant diseases shall be treated under 

 the direction of the quarantine officer. If the ship- 

 ment is found to contain pests not established in the 

 State, the entire consignment shall be destroyed or 

 sent out of the State. Any nursery stock affected by 

 yellows or rosette will be destroyed or returned to the 

 consignee. The county boards of horticulture cause 

 the inspection of nurseries, orchards, vegetables, vines, 

 and fruits. Owners are obliged to suppress injurious 

 insect pests if found on their premises. 



Colorado. The regulations for the prevention of 

 diseases in orchards and nurseries are placed in the 

 hands of the State Board of Horticulture. County 

 inspectors are appointed, and they must examine all 

 shipments of nursery stock before delivery. If found 

 infested, they shall be disinfected, destroyed, or re- 

 moved from the county, at the option of the inspector. 

 An orchard, nursery, fruit-packing house or storeroom 

 found infested with injurious insect pests or diseases 

 dangerous to fruit trees, vines, or the horticultural in- 

 terests in general, must be disinfected or treated ac- 

 cording to the direction of the county inspector. If 

 he shall neglect or refuse to treat or destroy as directed, 

 the owner shall be guilty of maintaining a nuisance, 

 and liable to a fine. If found guilty, the inspector has 



