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the entomologist or pathologist of the 
said commission. It is further required 
that the fumigation certificate of the 
South Carolina State Crop Pest Commis- 
sion be properly filled out and filed in 
the office of the entomologist or path- 
ologist of the commission before the in- 
terstate tag or permit can be issued, un- 
less the official inspection certificate in- 
cludes a statement that the nursery is 
properly equipped for fumigating. Prof. 
A. F. Conradi, State Entomologist; Prof. 
H. W. Barre, State Pathologist, Clemson 
College, 8. C. 
South Dakota 
All nursery stock shipped into the 
state must be accompanied by a certif- 
icate of inspection issued by the state 
entomologist of the state from which it 
was shipped. Any person, firm or cor- 
poration owning a nursery which sells 
stock to be delivered in this state must 
certify where the stock was grown and 
attach this statement to all shipments. 
Prof. H. C. Severin, State College of Ag- 
riculture, Brookings, 8. D 
Tennessee 
Nurseries are inspected annually or often- 
er if necessary. Any person, firm or corpor- 
ation without the state, desiring to do 
business within the state, shall file with 
the state entomologist and plant path- 
ologist a copy of his certificate of in- 
spection issued and signed by proper of- 
ficial of his state, as well as an agreement 
to fumigate properly all stock shipped 
into the state. Every shipment must be 
accompanied by a copy of said certificate 
of inspection and a fumigation tag. Every 
individual sale or bill of trees shall bear 
a copy of certificate. Failure to comply 
with the requirements subject stock to 
confiscation. Prof, G. M. Bentley, State 
Entomologist and Plant Pathologist, 
Knoxville, Tenn. 
Texas 
Nurseries and greenhouses are inspect- 
ed annually. All shipments of nursery 
stock originating outside the state must 
bear shipping tags showing copy of cer- 
tificate of inspection from the state in- 
spector of the state in which the ship- 
ment originates, but in addition thereto 
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they must have a tag attached showing 
copy of permit from Texas. No nursery 
stock shall be shipped into the state 
without first filing with the commissioner 
of agriculture a certified copy of a cer- 
tificate of inspection from the state in- 
spector of the state in which the ship- 
ment originates. A fee of $5 is required 
for issuance of permit to ship into the 
state. Agents or dealers operating in 
Texas for nurserymen outside of the 
state must procure proper agents, cre- 
dentials from their nurseries, on an ap- 
proved form. Sam. H. Dixon, Chief In- 
spector, Houston, Tex. 
Utah 
No person shall engage in the busi- 
ness of selling or importing nursery 
stock without having first obtained a 
license to do business in the state. Any 
person may obtain a license from the 
State Horticultural Commission upon 
the payment of a fee of $250 annually 
and by filing with the State Horticultural 
Commission a bond in the sum of $500. 
Each salesman or agent must hold a 
certificate giving his name and the name 
and address of the persons he repre- 
sents, together with the license num- 
ber of his principal. A copy of the cer- 
tificate of inspection must be attached to 
each shipment. All nursery stock will be 
quarantined on arrival, and, if deemed 
necessary, disinfected or destroyed at the 
cost of the owner. J. Edward Taylor, 
State Horticultural Inspector, Salt Lake 
City, Utah. 
Vermont 
Nurseries are inspected annually. Nurs- 
ery stock shipped into the state shall be 
accompanied by a certificate of inspec- 
tion and the name and postoffice address 
of the consignor and consignee. M. B. 
Cummings, State Nursery Inspector, Bur- 
lington, Vt. 
Virginia 
Before selling nursery stock, it is nec- 
essary to procure from the auditor of 
public accounts, Richmond, Virginia, a 
certificate of registration, for which the 
fee is $20 for principals; duplicates for 
agents’ use free. Send certified check or 
draft for $20 drawn or indorsed payable 
to the Treasurer of Virginia. (Personal 
