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that he would as soon as he had seen 
th stock in question; but as lxe was 
never heard from again in regard to 
this matter, it is to be presumed that 
the rumor was without foundation. 
The inspector must insist upon the 
right to use his judgment. It is not 
unfair to assume that his knowledge 
of insects qualifies him for this beyond 
all others, few excepted. In the facts 
already discussed, the writer has im¬ 
plied that, under certain restrictions 
and preliminary operations, certificates 
are sometimes issued where adherence 
to a fixed rule would prohibit this. In¬ 
spection in Florida is not for Florida 
itself, but for other states and coun¬ 
tries which admit stock only under 
certificate. The inspection require¬ 
ments of these states and countries will 
therefore naturally be made the chief 
guide in the inspection of Florida 
nurseries. Furthermore, when the 
writer was in doubt he wrote to the 
entomologist of a certain southern 
state into which he knew that large 
quantities of citrus wotfld be shipped 
from Florida, and received the follow¬ 
ing answer: “Our plan in Louisiana 
is to give a certificate of inspection to 
nurseries, even when whitefly is pres¬ 
ent; provided, of course, that we have 
no reason to believe the nurseries in 
question will not thoroughly defoliate 
the stock.’' With this statement in 
mind, I acted so as to meet the exig¬ 
encies of the case, and I believe that 
the interests of the grower have been 
safeguarded; for no one has yet 
claimed to have found whitefly on 
citrus stock sold under the writer’s 
certificate. I did more than the previ¬ 
ous statement exacted, for I required 
the stock to be fumigated besides; 
which to the best of my knowledge, 
together with cutting back and com¬ 
plete defoliation, makes citrus trees 
safe from whitefly. The following cir¬ 
cular was sent to nurserymen on No¬ 
vember 12, 1907, and a revised form 
will be jssued during this summer or 
fall. 
PRELIMINARY CIRCULAR TO NURSERYMEN. 
Following are several simple re¬ 
quirements, compliance with which is 
expected from every nurseryman re¬ 
ceiving a certificate: 
1. To fumigate all nursery stock 
prior to shipment; excepting ship¬ 
ments to states and countries that 
fumigate all stock at the port of en¬ 
try; excepting to parties desiring to 
do their own fumigation; and except¬ 
ing a few ornamentals, such as roses, 
that do not stand fumigation, and coni¬ 
fers. 
2. To defoliate all stock, if not al¬ 
ready defoliated, at the time of ship¬ 
ment. A few ornamentals that do not 
stand defoliation are alone excepted; 
and shipments of citrus stock may be 
excepted during November and De¬ 
cember if the buyer so requests, pro¬ 
vided the same are fumigated and 
completely enclosed in a box or in bur¬ 
lap. 
3. Since it is impossible for the in¬ 
spector to examine every tree in the 
nursery, it is imperative for the nurs¬ 
eryman to see to it that no diseased 
stock is sent out. This should be a 
simple matter, since each tree must be 
handled several times in preparing it 
for shipment. 
4. The inspector reserves the right 
to re-inspect, at the expense of the 
nurseryman, any nursery previously 
