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a right to abate the jiuisance 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 i, 1901. 



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, 1901, 

 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 



