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touch with nursery inspection for some time, I do know in a general 
way that the complexities of inspection from the nurserymen’s point 
of view are continually increasing. Years ago the nurserymen were 
not willing to support a plan designed to bring about more uniformity. 
Possibly at the present time sentiment has changed in this respect. 
It seems to me that a method such as that outlined by Mr. Haseman 
should be considered thoroughly and that it might result in a more 
simple system than is in operation at present. 
Chairman E. N. Cory: We will now listen to Mr. Rockwell 
who represents the Nurserymen’s Association. 
BUGS, BUGOLOGISTS, BUGABOOS AND NURSERYMEN 
By F. F. Rockwell, Bridgeton , N. J. 
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(Paper not submitted for publication). 
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Chairman E. N. Cory: The next paper is by Mr. R. Kent Beattie. 
IMPORTANT PLANT DISEASES COLLECTED ON IMPORTED 
NURSERY STOCK IN 1921 AND 1922 
By R. Kent Beattie, Pathologist in charge Foreign Plant Quarantines, Federal 
Horticidtural Board 
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Abstract 
Quarantine 37 seeks to reduce the risk of importing foreign- plant diseases and in¬ 
sect pests by limiting the entry of plants to those necessary and by surrounding such 
entry as is permitted with the safeguards of (1) Freedom from soil, (2) Importation 
in safest form, (3) Inspection on entry, (4) Disinfection, (5) Field inspection, (6) 
Port inspection of baggage and freight. A list of important plant diseases inter¬ 
cepted during the years 1921 and 1922 is appended. 
The establishment of Quarantine 37 in 1919 and the subsequent 
development in the methods of its enforcement have increased the 
safeguards thrown around the importation of nursery stock and have 
somewhat modified the system of inspection previously used. This 
quarantine has now been in operation for three and a half years and 
it would seem opportune that the system of safeguards and inspection 
should be summarized. 
The Horticultural Inspectors of the country are fully aware of 
the fact that every plant imported carries with it the risk of bringing 
some plant disease or insect pest. The quarantine seeks to reduce 
this risk to a minimun both by limiting importation and by safe¬ 
guarding material the importation of which is necessary. 
