Quarantines are normally instituted to prevent the further 

 dissemination of plant pests, from one part of the state to another, 

 or from state to state, as the case may be. 



Last year the regulation on the White Pine Blister Rust was 

 updated in order to bring this quarantine more in line with present 

 day town and city stands of white pine. 



It should be noted that under the provisions of this quarantine, 

 persons are allowed to bring currants & gooseberri'^s into thir state 

 provided the intended planting site is not on the restricted list 

 v/hich is kept in the Boston office. 



During the course of the fiscal year 62 permits were issued 

 to nurseries in other states which allowed those shipments to be 

 made to non-restricted towns and cities here in Massachusetts. 



One of the federal Quarantines which affects Massachusetts is #3"^ 

 commonly called Postentry Quarantine. Under the provisions of this 

 quarantine, persons are alioxsred to import certain plants from ■'^or^^lgri 

 countries provided they agree in v/riting to grow the imported plants 

 in detention for two grov/ing seasons. 



This division works cooperatively with the federal Plant 

 Quarantine office by inspecting the plants once they are here in 

 the Commonv/ealth, 



The plants are inspected normally twice a year for signs of 

 harmful insects or diseases not known to occur in this state. 

 Records are kept here in the office for two years after which we 

 may recommend the plants be released from detention. 



The following is a list of the plants being held in detention 



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