12 



Citrus trifoliata **350 



Perns ! *350 



Camelias **175 



.Magnolias 162 



A rbor vitae 100 



Palms **50 



Miscellaneous . 33,800 



Total 683,55:2 



In order that the purchasers of trees and plants may be 

 properly protected against uninspected trees (which are fre- 

 quently infested with dangerous insects or diseases) the Com- 

 mission requires a copy of the inspection certificate attached to 

 each shipment and delivery of trees. The twenty-eight nurseries 

 holding certificates have used, in the disposition of the abov- 

 stock, 27,500 "certificate tags. " These tags, having the official 

 certificate of inspection printed upon them, are prepared under 

 flu 1 supervision of the Commission in order to guard against 

 fraud, but are furnished to the nurserymen at the actual cost 

 of printing which, for the season, has averaged .18 cents per 

 100 tags. 



In addition to the inspection and supervision of the Louisi- 

 ana nurseries, the Entomologist and his assistants have made fre 

 qiu'iit inspections of nursery stock shipped into the State, and 

 have seen that common carriers, as well as nurserymen of other 

 States, comply with the Commission's regulations (copy of which 

 v. ill be 'found in Circular No. 4). 



Shipments coming into the State, found infested with San 

 Jose scale or other seriously injurious insect or disease are 

 promptly confiscated and burned up. 



That these measures are conducive to the best interests of 

 the fruit industries of Louisiana is attested by the hearty sup- 

 port ami commendation given the work of the Commission alonir 

 this line, by all the nurserymen and florists of the State, as well 

 as by the State Horticultural Society, fruit growers' associa- 

 tions, etc. 



***Does not include trifoliata stocks held by nurserymen for budding pur- 

 poses. 



** Does not include plants of these sorts grown in greenhouses or by florists. 



