th» beglnnlniflr date for rurc^ry inspection and the dates of the 

 lertii icfites will remain the sa-ne. 



The statistics regarding nursery inspection for the 1965 

 inspection poriod ere as follovs: 



Type , of f^'lf'.nt ' tuck 



General (de^;iduous, everr.reen 

 perennial) 



Berry (blueberry, rs sober jy, 

 strnwberry) 



Cahlia & Gladiolus 



Greenhouse 



totals: ; 



The inspection cerds used during the summer inspection period are 

 valuable fron many standpoints and ore used throughout the year. The 

 ^irst and foremost uf.e for the inspection cards is in the compiling: of 

 the cei tified ?la5i-achusetts Murooryraon List. This valuable list is 

 used not only here in I'as^achuseti s within the incustry, but is sent 

 to other states and often ui ed for checkinii: the status ol a particular 

 lirn in t,his state. 



,^^,^,,Xhe nursery cards also used in compilinj data on acreage, prevslenc* 

 of nursery insects end diseases, status o: the industry, location of 

 infested stock, Br\6 the dBt^x^^ of -urrent infestations. 



'.bile considerable inlormation can be obtainea from the inspection 

 cards, the pri.Tary use of these carus is to obtain the status of nursery 

 insects and diseases. The follcwini; list is a detaileu report ior the 

 1965 inspection period. 



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