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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
BABY BAMBLEBS 
An organization of young nurserymen, founded at 
the annual convention held at Milwaukee, Wis., June 
28, 1916. 
Their object is to perpetuate the best ideals and prac¬ 
tices of the nursery business. 
Ilort. Bowden, Geneva, N. Y. 
Maxwell M. Scarff, New Carlisle, Ohio 
DIGEST OE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING 
THE INTERSTATE SHIPMENT OF NURSERY STOCK 
This digest has been prepared by Mr. T). M. Roges, assistant 
in charge of gipsy moth quirantine and inspection, to meet the 
need for condensed information relative to the Federal. State, 
and Canadian laws and regulations governing the interstate 
shipment of nursery stock, or the entry of such stock into Can¬ 
ada. The information made available in this bulletin is to meet 
almost daily requests from nurserymen throughout the country 
for information as to such requirements. Mr. Rogers has sub¬ 
mitted his digest of these laws to the chief inspectors of the 
several States of the United States, and it has been corrected by 
them. This digest is, therefore, undoubtedly substantially ac¬ 
curate, but the department can assume no responsibility for 
such accuracy, inasmuch as these laws and regulations are sub¬ 
ject to frequent modification and change. This analysis, there¬ 
fore, should be used merely as a guide to shippers of nursery 
stock and not in any sense as taking the place of the full text 
of Federal or State quarantine laws and regulations with re¬ 
spect to the movement of nursery stock. —C. L. Marlatt, Chair¬ 
man, Federal Horticultural Board. 
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR SHIPPERS OF NURSERY STOCK 
This digest is compiled in order to reduce within the smallest 
compass for convenient reference the laws and regulations af¬ 
fecting the shipment of nursery stock. It does not give the 
text of the laws. This may be obtained, together with such de¬ 
tailed information as may be required, by addressing the proper 
official in each State. 
To illustrate the use of the digest, assume that you have plants 
to ship to Delaware; referring to Delaware on the list of States, 
it is seen that requirements 1, 7, 26, and 31 must be complied 
with if there is expectation of delivery of the shipment without 
delay. 
Through ignorance or neglect of regulations many shipments 
of valued if not valuable plants are destroyed each season. Such 
shipments are usually “condemned and burned. 
In most States the shipment of plants from one place to an¬ 
other within thhe State is restricted. It is assumed that ship¬ 
pers are familiar with local regulations. Dealers and agents 
(who are not growers) must file affidavits, pay for license, and 
are otherwise restricted in many States. 
As commonly used the term “nursery stock” includes all field- 
grown florists’ stock, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts, 
scions, buds, fruit pits and other seeds of fruit and ornamental 
trees or shrubs, and other plants and plant products for propaga¬ 
tion, except field, vegetable, and flower seeds, bedding plants, and 
other herbaceous plants, bulbs, and roots. 
Shippers should see that nursery stock is securely packed. 
Some States require packages tight enough to prevent escape of 
any pest—insect or disease. 
Be sure that tags are securely attached to packages, as the 
presence of certificates is a condition of entry in most States. 
In many States transportation companies are required to not¬ 
ify State inspectors of each shipment of nursery stock brought 
into the State and in several States shall not deliver to con¬ 
signee until examined. In some States the consignee must no¬ 
tify the State inspector of receipt of nursery stock from another 
State or county. 
Nursery stock may be admitted to the mails only when accom¬ 
panied by a certificate from a State or Government inspector to 
the effect that the nursery from which such stock is shipped has 
been inspected within a year and found free from injurious in¬ 
sects, and the parcel containing such stock is plainly marked to 
show the nature of the contents and the name and address of 
the sender. 
Parts of each of the New England States which are infested 
with either the gipsy moth or the brown-tail moth are quaran¬ 
tined by the Federal Horticultural Board. Notice No. 33 and 
map issued define areas. Nursery stock and other products are 
forbidden to be moved out of the areas until inspected and cer¬ 
tified. 
Federal Horticultural Board Quarantine No. 26 prohibits the 
interstate movement of five-leaved pines, currant, and goose¬ 
berry plants from all States east of and including the States of 
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana to points 
outside of this area; prohibits further the interstate movement 
of five-leaved pines and black currant plants to points outside 
the area comprising the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Ver¬ 
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York 
on account of the white-pine blister rust. 
Imported nursery stock is entered under regulations requir¬ 
ing a permit, foreign certification and marking, reporting ar¬ 
rival and distribution, and inspection at destination. Importa¬ 
tion by mail is forbidden. 
Many foreign countries prohibit or restrict the entry of nur¬ 
sery stock, seeds, bulbs, fresh fruits, and vegetables; the barrels, 
boxes, sacks, and packing material used with such shipments 
also come under the ban in some countries. Owing to the dif¬ 
ficulty of keeping posted regarding all such decrees, shippers 
should be careful to inform themselves before forwarding. 
KEY TO REGULATIONS. 
Alabama: State horticulturist, Auburn. 1, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 27, 29. 
Arizona: State entomologist, Phoenix. 1, 7, 8, 19, 20, 23, 29, 30, 
37, 38. 
Arkansas: Chief inspector, Little Rock. 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 19, 
20, 24, 36. 
California: Horticultural quarantine office, Ferry Building, San 
Francisco. 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 19, 23, 29, 30, 31, 38. 
Colorado: State entomologist, Agricultural College, Fort Collins. 
1, 3, 19, 20, 23. 
Connecticut; State entomologist, New Haven. 1, 
