168 SOME GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 



himself with these rules. The headquarters of the Board 

 is at Washington, D. C., to which all inquiries should be 

 directed. The chief concern to the nurseryman over the 

 enforcing of these regulations will likely be the importa- 

 tion of seed and stock used in propagation. It is now neces- 

 sary in all cases to make application to the Board for a 

 permit which will entitle the holder to make importations. 

 Blanks are furnished the applicant to fill out in which the 

 following information is required: The time of importa- 

 tion, the locality and country in which the plants are grown, 

 the name and address of the exporters, the port of entry, 

 and the company or firm which is receiving the goods. 



All importations are divided into two classes; those 

 coming from countries which maintain a nursery stock 

 inspection and those countries which do not. In the Case 

 of the former the Board has authority to accept the certi- 

 ficate of inspection from the foreign government if they 

 consider them efficient, in all others the stock must be 

 inspected at the port of entry. Where inspections are 

 made stock found infested with dangerous troubles are 

 destroyed. If the proposed importations are to be used 

 for experimental purposes a separate permit must be 

 secured giving in addition to the other information the exact 

 designation of the plants to be imported. These regula- 

 tions of the Federal Horticultural Board in no way satis- 

 fies the laws of the various states and the nursery companies 

 must see that their own state law is complied with. In 

 most cases, however, the state officials are willing to accept 

 the certification made by the Board. 



Another regulation of the Federal Board gives them 



