THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS 
Regulations That Must Be Observed in Send¬ 
ing Out Stock This Fall—Michigan and 
Maryland Laws the Severest. 
So much has been said and written concerning the laws pro¬ 
posed by the states for the regulation of the sale and distribu¬ 
tion of nursery stock with regard to San Jose scale that the 
subject has become confusing now that the shipping season is 
near at hand. 
For this reason attention is called briefly to the require¬ 
ments in such states as have definitely acted upon propositions 
regarding nursery stock shipped in from other states. It is 
found upon examination that in only two states, Michigan 
and Maryland, have special restrictions been imposed. Fol¬ 
lowing is the summary : 
Minnesota. —Restriction bill killed. 
Wisconsin. —Restriction bill killed. 
Georgia.— Restriction bill to be introduced next winter. 
Louisiana. —All fruit trees introduced into the state shall be 
inspected by the state entomologist. 
Delaware. —Inspector appointed to inspect all orchards and nurse¬ 
ries and report to the governor January 1, 1898. 
Illinois. —There is a law requiring outside corporations to maintain 
a public office in Illinois if they do business there and file a copy of in¬ 
corporation certificate. The nursery stock restriction bill was killed. 
Pacific Coast States. —An inspector of fruit pests, or quarantine 
guardian, must inspect all nursery stock, and if the latter is infested it 
is a misdemeanor to offer it for sale, gift, distribution or transportation 
until it is disinfected. 
North Carolina. —A commission consisting of the state commis¬ 
sioner of agriculture, the director of the Experiment Station and the 
president of the Horticultural Society, has power to destroy at the 
expense of the owner any infested stock. 
jMichigan. —A law combining the provisions of the Maryland law 
and those of the bill which did not become a law in Minnesota, pro¬ 
viding for a license fee and a bond of $1,000. Nurserymen shipping 
stock into Michigan this fall should procure a copy of this act. 
Maryland. —Nurserymen shipping goods into this state must label 
every package on the outside with the names of the consignor and con¬ 
signee, the contents and a certificate showing that the contents have 
been inspected by a state or government officer and that the stock is 
free from all San Jose scale, yellows, rosette or other injurious insect 
or disease. The consignor must also send on each package a written 
statement, signed by him, that the stock has been inspected and is free 
from insect or disease. Without the certificate the stock may be seized 
and burned. 
New Jersey. —Professor John B. Smith, state entomologist, says: 
“ Nothing has been done to prevent the importation into this state of 
nursery stock, with reference to the San Jose scale. I do not believe 
in the efficiency of laws on that point, and prefer to trust to the vig¬ 
ilance of the purchasers. Furthermore, I am convinced from my ex¬ 
perience during this year that I can control the scale without any 
trouble. I will not make any effort whatever to secure the passage of 
an act in New Jersey looking toward the specific control of this insect. 
As to legislation in the country at large, there will be a reaction when 
it is discovered that thousands of trees have been needlessly sacrificed 
where a little conservative study and patience would have been more 
in place.” 
Virginia. —Nursery stock known to be infested with San Jose scale 
cannot be offered for sale or transportation. Professor Alwood, state en¬ 
tomologist, says: “We have no power to in anywise reach those 
nurserymen without the state who are sending scale-infested stock to 
our people, except we could apprehend their agents in the act of deliv¬ 
ering such stock. Concerning nurseries situated without the state, we 
believe that our duty demands that hereafter we shall publish widely 
the names of all parties who send this scale into the state. As a repres¬ 
sive measure, nothing can be more effective than this. Also all fruit 
tree agents should take warning that it is our intention to prosecute to 
the full extent of the law all who sell scale-infested stock in this state 
hereafter.” Professor Alwood advises all purchasers in Virginia to 
demand entomologist’s certificate. 
The San Jose scale has been discovered at work in Massa¬ 
chusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, 
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, 
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, West Vir¬ 
ginia, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. 
EVERBEARING PEACH. 
One of the most remarkable peaches of the season is the 
Everbearing, introduced by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. Its 
claims are outlined as follows : 
First. Its long-continued bearing period. The first ripen¬ 
ing begins about July ist, and successive crops are produced 
until the beginning of September. Fruit in all stages of de¬ 
velopment—ripe, half grown, and just set—may be seen upon 
the tree at the same time. 
Second. As the tree blossoms during a period of four to five 
weeks, a complete failure of fruit has, therefore, never hap¬ 
pened since the original tree first began to bear, eight years ago. 
Third. The fruit is creamy white, mottled and striped with 
light purple and with pink veins ; oblong in shape, and taper¬ 
ing to the apex ; flesh white, with red veins near the skin, very 
juicy, vinous, and of excellent flavor; quality very good to 
best. Freestone, of the Indian type. 
The first ripening averages 7 ,% inches long by 8 inches 
broad. The size of the second and following crops diminishes 
gradually, until that of the last ripening is about 2 inches in 
diameter. A supply of fruit may, therefore, be secured from 
the same tree for nearly three months in succession. 
The introducers say: “We do not recommend the Ever- 
bearing peach for commercial orchards; but for family use, or 
small gardens, where there is room for only a few trees, its 
value is unquestionable. We offer it with confidence, as we 
have known the original tree for the past three years, and gath¬ 
ered the fruit in its various stages of development.” 
RATHBUN BLACKBERRY. 
Undoubtedly the Rathbun blackberry is, as has been claimed, 
the most desirable blackberry known. Samples sent to this 
office by James Vick’s Sons, Rochester, N. Y., caused much 
comment by all who saw and tasted the fruit. 
It is by far the largest and finest flavored blackberry we 
have seen. The berries measured an inch and a half in length 
and an inch in diameter. The fruit is glossy jet black, juicy, 
of the most delicate flavor, and with but small core. The ber¬ 
ries melt in the mouth, the acini being very large and juicy 
and the seeds comparatively small. 
The Rathbun is said to command the highest price in the 
market. The plants are reported vigorous, hardy, and very 
productive. The branches droop and root at the tips. 
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