YEAR BOOK 



Bureau of Plant Industry- of this departmen:. 

 His duties relate particularly to the inspec- 

 tion of plant importations from countries 

 without inspection service and the inspec- 

 tion of potatoes and avocados offered for 

 entry under the regulations reciuiring inspec- 

 tion. 



Some work now completed, in part con- 

 tinued from last year has been necessary 

 in foreign countries, partly in the nature of 

 inspection and partly investigative. Such 

 work in relation to foreign quarantines is 

 necessarily of an emergency character and 

 temporary. 



Similiar field examinations and investi- 

 gations have been necessary in connection 

 with some of the domestic quarantines. 

 This work has been, fo rthe most part, done 

 in co-operation with the Bureaus of En- 

 tomology and Plant Industry by special ex- 

 pert agents detailed from these bureaus. 

 Co-operation With Other Departments 

 The State, Treasury, and Post Office De- 

 partments have continued their hearty co- 

 operation in carrying out the provisions of 

 the plant quarantine act, and in enforcing 

 the several domestic and foreign quaran- 

 tines which have been established there- 

 under. In the case of the Treasury Depart- 

 ment the foreign quarantines have very 

 materially increased the duties of the cus- 

 toms officers, and the assistance rendered 

 by these officials has been of the greatest 

 value. 



Nursery Stock Importations 



In an interesting tabulated statement the 

 Federal Horticultural Board reports that 

 during the year ended .June 30, 1914, nur- 

 sery stock importations included the fol- 

 lowing: 



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