As is indicated by the previous chart a great deal of 

 shipping is done to foreign countries, A comparison with the 

 chart of the previous year will show that the amount of shipping 

 has increased over 100)K. This is a sure indication that the 

 nurserymen and greenhouse growers of this state are producing a 

 quality product that is in demand throughout the world. 



Along with the foreign shipments, plants were sent to 

 the following states: strawberry plants to Arizona, orchids to 

 Michigan, and holly plants to California and Arizona, 



Inspection of Incoming Shipments of Nursery Stock 



There is provision in the Plant Pest Law (Sec«20) 

 that requires transportation companies to notify the division 

 when they receive stock consigned to points in Massachusetts, 

 In most cases the material is free from insects and diseases 

 and carries a valid copy of the growers permit which has been 

 reproduced on the shipping tag. 



Collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture 



The Division works closely with representatives of the 

 Plant Pest Control Division and the Plant Quarantine Division of 

 the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture in the enforcement of federal plant quarantines. 



Under the Post-Entry Provisions of the Federal Plant 

 {Quarantine No, 37, persons are allowed to import certain plants 

 under a special permit, provided they agree in writing to grow 

 the plants in detention for two growing seasons. This is for the 

 purpose of detecting any disease or plant pest latent at the time 

 of importing the stock. The stock is checked twice a year, spring 

 and fall, as as time permits. 



