After the initial approval, th« license is sent out to the iirni and 

 fthey in turn must post the license in a conspicuous place on the 

 premises. 



It .aight be interesting to note that thert' are nurr;erou3 firms in 

 Massachusetts includin.- sll oi the chain and department stores that 

 sell nursery stock, but v.;o not tr,rov' it. As hos been pu eviously its ted, 

 l<i9 such fii-ras are now licensed to sell nura»^ry stock by this division. 



V»ork in the field of licensinr is a con?^.tcntly chafts'-in one, and 

 Constant -iurveillence oi the entire state niui»t be rnaintsineu in oraer \,o 

 conjply with the law. 

 C^i:.TIU ATION OT NUR^KHY -TOCK CUNSlONrp TO Kc. :;:IGN ■ CUNTf.IKS 



'sihipraents of plants c>na plant material consigned to ioreign 

 countries is another function of this division taken very seriously. The 

 Assistant Lirector is the person i ecognizec by foreign countries for 

 the certification of nursery t-cock from this state. 



Kach shipment of plants or seeds is inspected and a phytosanitary 

 certificate is issued. This certificate stftes the name of the consignor, 

 descrij-tion of shipment, rneans of transportation, quantity ana botanical 

 nsne of plants, plus any special certification statements required. 



The followinr tnhle .'ive;: a v-r^i'P- 5-: ciovn of ^shipments "irde to foreign 

 countries curing the fiscal year. 



