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ogist, Prof. J. B. S. Norton, State Path- 
ologist, College Park, Md. 
Massachusetts 
Nurseries in the state are inspected an- 
nually. Agents or other persons, except- 
ing growers, who desire to sell nursery 
stock in the state, shall make applica- 
tion to and receive from the state nurs- 
ery inspector an agent’s license, and shall 
file with the state nursery inspector 
names and addresses of all persons or 
nurseries from whom they purchase 
stock. It shall be unlawful for any per- 
son, firm or corporation to sell, deliver 
or ship within the state any nursery stock 
unless such person, firm or corporation 
holds a grower’s certificate or an agent’s 
license, and a copy of such certificate or 
license must accompany each car, box 
or package delivered or shipped. 
The state nursery inspector shall have 
power to inspect at its point of destina- 
tion all nursery stock coming into the 
state, and should such stock be found 
to be infested with injurious insects or 
plant diseases he may cause it to be de- 
stroyed, treated or returned to the con- 
signor at the consignor’s expense. Dr. 
H. T. Fernald, State Nursery Inspector, 
Amherst, Mass. 
Michigan 
Nurseries are subject to inspection; in- 
fested trees must be destroyed and the 
remainder of the stock within a half 
mile must be fumigated. Shipments in- 
to the state must bear on every package, 
plainly labeled, the name of the consign- 
or and consignee, statement of contents 
and a certificate showing that the con- 
tents have been inspected by a state or 
government officer, and if of species sub- 
ject to the attack of San Jose scale must 
be fumigated with hydrocyanic acid gas. 
Certificates of fumigation must also be 
attached, together with a certificate of 
inspection. This applies to individual 
orders when several are contained in the 
same shipment. All nurserymen, wheth- 
er residents of Michigan or other states, 
who wish to grow or sell stock within the 
state must apply to the state inspector 
of nurseries on or before August 1 of 
each year for a license, for which the 
HNCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
fee is $5. A bond for $1,000 must also be 
filed. Certificates of inspection must be 
filed with the state inspector of nurs- 
eries before any stock is shipped into 
the state. Prof. L. R. Taft, State In- 
spector of Nurseries, East Lansing, 
Mich. 
Minnesota 
Inspection, annual compulsory. In- 
spection may be oftener if it seems de- 
sirable. 
Shipments into the state must be ac- 
companied by a certificate of inspection. 
Carrying companies accepting stock not 
so tagged are responsible and liable to 
prosecution. 
Dealers in other states sending stock 
into Minnesota for sale must file a copy 
of their certificates with the state en- 
tomologist. Professor F. S. Washburn, 
State Entomologist, St. Anthony Park, 
Minn. 
Mississippi 
Every nursery in the state must be in- 
spected before November 1 of each year, 
and every bundle, bale or package of 
stock sold or transported must be ac- 
companied by a copy of the certificate of 
inspection attached in a conspicuous 
place. Every person or firm from other 
states wishing to ship nursery stock in- 
to Mississippi must file with the entomol- 
ogist a copy of their certificate, which 
shall state that the nursery is properly 
equipped for fumigating all nursery 
stock, A copy of the certificate shall be 
attached to every bundle, bale or pack- 
age of nursery stock delivered within 
the state. Every nurseryman must state 
that all nursery stock shipped into this 
state will be fumigated with hydrocyanic 
acid gas. R. W. Harned, Entomologist, 
Agricultural College, Miss. 
Missouri 
Nurseries are inspected annually. Hach 
nursery outside of Missouri shipping 
stock into Missouri must apply at the 
office of the chief inspector for a permit, 
which will be issued upon filing the 
necessary papers and copy of their nurs- 
ery inspection certificate. No fee is 
charged for the permit. All agents or 
salesmen for outside nurseries must ap- 
