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which further insures health nursery stock to he bought by the 

 consumer. 



Each year the division employes 7 to 9 temporary Plant 

 Pest Suppressors to assist in the inspection of the nurseries 

 throughout the Commonwealth. Most are students in the under- 

 graduate classes at the University of Massachusetts studying 

 Entomology or one of the related sciences. They assist the 

 division in getting the inspection work done and get some ex- 

 perience in the field at the same time. 



Based on the inspectors' report, a certificate is issued 

 and is valid until the following Jxme 30th. Once the nursery 

 receives their new certificate they are to take the original to 

 a printer and make duplicate copies v.hich sutsequently r.ur^t te 

 attached to each shipment made. (Most states require a copj/- to 

 be attached to shipments coming into their state-. ) 



\Vhile most nurseries are inspected during July and August, 

 the job of checking nurseries for harmful insects and diseases 

 goes on throughout the year and whenever new firms are located. 



A listing of the types of nurseries and the amount of 



acres is as follows: 



Type of Plant Stock 



General (decidious, evergreen 

 Perennial) 



Berry (Blueberry, Rajpberry 

 Strawberry) 



Dahlia E< Gladiolus 



Greenhouse 



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