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small shipments of quarantined products are intercepted in the mails. 
The principal quarantine work in New England in the future will 
consist mainly of inspection of shipments of cut flowers, many of which 
are sent long distances. The following tables will show something of 
the number and variety of shipments and how the infestation doubtless 
would have spread had not quarantine existed. 
Report on Quarantine Lines in Ohio 
August 15—September 15, 1922 
of vehicles stopped No. of ears corn taken 
123,233 594 doz. or 7,128 ears 
July 23—September 15, 1923 
No. vehicles refusing to stop No ears corn taken 
3,536 4156 doz. or 49,872 ears 
(All lines discontinued on September 15.) 
No. 
No. vehicles stopped 
938,793 
Summary of Numbers of European Corn Borer Specimens Reported by 
Inspectors in the New England Quarantine Area on the Principal 
Plants Quarantined 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
Total 
Beans. 
. 264 
54 
383 
316 
1,017 
Beets. 
. 369 
3,511 
12,867 
505 
17,261 
Celery. 
. 1,915 
3,188 
766 
2 
5,871 
Spinach. 
. 15 
60 
166 
13 
254 
Rhubarb. 
. 135 
214 
28 
30 
407 
Asters. 
. 31 
0 
4 
12 
47 
Chrysanthemums. 
. 865 
16 
16 
5 
902 
Dahlias. 
. 0 
0 
45 
10 
55 
Gladioli. 
. 8 
42 
162 
54 
266 
Hollyhocks. 
. 0 
0 
2 
1 
3 
Totals. 
. 3,602 
7,085 
14,448 
948 
26,083 
Statement of cut Flowers Certified for Shipment to Points Outside the 
Area quarantined on Account of the European Corn Borer 
June 1—Dec. 15, 1923 
Asters Chrys'ms. Gladioli Cosmos Zin- Dah- Holly- Total 
nia lias hocks 
Maine. 
. 17,007 
33,532 
11,963 
6 
96 
60 
114 
Me. 
62,778 
N. Hampshire. 
.17,215 
20,565 
10,376 
75 
12 
88 
N. H. 
48,331 
Vermont. 
. 15,944 
42,506 
5,289 
12 
12 
Vt. 
63,263 
Massachusetts. 
346 
14,759 
15,333 
Mass. 
30,438 
Connecticut .*. 
. 6,876 
6,159 
15,240 
100 
33 
76 
36 
Ct. 
28,520 
Rhode Island.. 
. 8,298 
18,590 
7,941 
252 
12 
49 
84 
R. I. 
35,226 
