THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
321 
MRSERYMEN, PORTLAND, OREGON, JUNE 18 , 19 and 20 th, 1913 
ABSTRACT OF NEW MINNESOTA INSPECTION LAW 
1. The State Entomologist is authorized to inspect all 
nurseries in the State; also all orchards and all premises 
private or public when he has reason to suspect the presence 
of injurious insects or dangerous and contagious plant 
diseases. He can establish quarantine or order destruction 
of infested trees, shrubs, or plants if in his opinion it is neces¬ 
sary to do so. 
2. Inspection shall take place between May ist and 
September 30th, or at such other times as the Inspector 
may feel such inspection necessary. Application for in¬ 
spection shall be made to the State Entomologist, as far as 
possible on or before May ist of each year. 
3. “Nursery stock’’ includes all field grown plants (ex¬ 
cept herbaceous annuals) of any kind, and trees, shrubs, 
vines, cuttings, buds, grafts and scions. 
4. Express companies and other carrying companies in 
Minnesota which accept any nursery stock consigned to 
any point whatever within the state, not accompanied by 
inspection certificate, are liable to prosecution under the 
provisions of the Act, and such companies have notified 
their agents accordingly. 
5. A flat fee of $5.00 each year will be charged each 
nurseryman, payable at the time of inspection. 
6. h^o nursery stock is allowed to enter the state with¬ 
out an official certificate from the state where grown. 
7. A copy of the State inspection certificate granted to 
any firm or firms in any other state must be on file wdth 
the Minnesota inspector before any such firm or firms shall 
make shipment of nursery stock to be sold or distributed 
in the State of Minnesota. 
8. All shipments within the State must be accompanied 
with certificate of inspection upon each package. (See 
No. 4.) 
9. Foreign grown stock (field grown in Europe or other 
foreign countries) imported under the provisions of the 
Federal Quarantine Law is regarded as nursery stock and 
must be inspected at points of destination. It is unlawtul 
to open any package of such stock unless inspector or deputy 
is present. 
10. Dealers or florists not owning nurseries and shipping 
by post, freight or express, may obtain from inspector a 
special certificate granted only upon stock purchased in 
Minnesota. . 
II. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this 
Act subject to penalties provided in Section 2389 Chap. 38 
Revised Laws of Minnesota, 1905. 
F. L. Washburn, State Entomologist. 
ATTACK THE PARCEL POST 
Editor National Nurseryman: 
• Those of your readers who have observed recent news¬ 
paper reports which seem to indicate a very serious effort 
on the part of the express companies to kill the parcel post 
have doubtless wondered what could be done to prevent 
such a catastrophe, but it is not enough that we simply 
express either surprise or regret at such a move. If the work 
of years is to be conserved it becomes imperative that every 
member of the American Association of Nurserymen, as 
well as any other nurseryman, florist or seedsman fight, 
if we shall hold that which was so dearly gained. The 
proposition is to strike out the “administrative powers’’ 
clause of the parcel post law. And should this effort be 
successful the vital force of parcel post will be killed; its 
further expansion will be prevented, and the work of the 
years will be lost. We again urge upon every interested 
reader to write to the senators of his own state, to his con¬ 
gressman, and to the Postmaster General demanding that 
the law be let alone, and that the service of parcel post be 
extended. 
Yours very truly, 
John Hall. 
Secretary American Association of Nurserymen 
The National Nurseryman, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
On June the first, W. P. Bates severed his connection with 
the Ohio Nursery & Supply Company, of which he estab¬ 
lished and has managed for the past seven years. 
Mr. Bates will devote all of his time with the Horticultural 
Selling Company in which he has been interested for 
the past two years. This firm does a wholesale and retail 
business, in both American and imported nursery stock, 
with headquarters at Elyria, Ohio. W. P. Bates. 
