FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE NURSERY 



INSPECTOR. 



To the Secretary of the Board of Agricnlinre. 



I have the honor to submit herewith the fifth annual report 

 of the State Nursery Inspector. 



Owing to the increasing number of nurseries, it was found 

 necessary to Ijcgin the work of inspection this year about 

 the first of August. As usual, a few places were inspected 

 before this time, as their sales of stock are practically con- 

 tinuous throughout the year, and it is necessary that they 

 should hold new certificates as soon after the first of July as 

 possible. 



One hundred and fortj^-one places were visited, held 

 by one hundred and thirty-two owners ; one hundred and 

 fifteen certificates were given ; ten nurserymen have either 

 tem})()rarily or permanently gone out of the business ; one has 

 thus far not met with the requirements of the law ; one fumi- 

 gates all stock sold ; another is entitled to a certificate, but 

 in anticipation of certain changes has requested that it be 

 Avithheld for the present ; and it has been impossible to visit 

 four other nimseries without exceeding the appropriation 

 available. 



Owing to ill health, most of the actual work of inspection 

 this year has been carried on by the deputies, and it gives 

 the inspector much pleasure to record here the faithful work 

 of Messrs. E. A. Back of Florence, H. M. Russell of Am- 

 herst, and C. E. Hood of Millis, who have done the work 

 carefidly and well. Some few difficult cases were attended 

 to by the inspector in person, but any credit for tlie work as 

 a whole should be given to the above-named gentlemen. 



As no changes in the law were made last winter, it was 

 found necessary, as was the case a year ago, to rule that cer- 

 tificates granted to Massachusetts nurseries should not be 



