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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Dealers in other states sending stock into Minnesota for sale 
must file a copy of their certificates with the State Entomologist. 
Prof. F. L. Washburn, State Entomologist, St. Anthony’s Park, 
Minnesota. 
MISSISSIPPI.—Nurseries are inspected at least once each year 
after August 1. 
Nurseries outside of Mississippi desiring to ship plants into 
this state must file with the Entomologist, Agricultural College, 
Mississippi, a certificate of nursery inspection issued by the duly 
authorized state official in charge of nursery inspection. 
This certificate must state that the nursery is properly equip¬ 
ped for fumigating plants with hydrocyanic acid gas. The pro¬ 
prietor or manager of the nursery must also file a statement that 
all apple, pear, peach, and plum stock will be fumigated immed¬ 
iately before being shipped into Mississippi. 
Each package, box, bale, or bundle of nursery stock shipped 
into this state must be accompanied by a copy of the certificate 
of inspection and all shipments containing apple, pear, peach, 
or plum stock must also be accompanied by a statement that the 
plants have been fumigated with hydrocyanic acid gas. All ship¬ 
ments of nursery stock must be plainly marked to show the 
names and addresses of both consignor and consignee, the num¬ 
ber and kinds of plants, and the name of locality where grown. 
Nurseries are required to furnish the Entomologist, Agricultur¬ 
al College, Mississippi, a duplicate invoice giving exact contents 
of each shipment of nursery stock made into this state. These 
duplicate invoices should be mailed at the same time that the 
shipments are made. 
Because of the prevalence of citrus canker, the importation of 
all kinds of citrus plants into Mississippi has been prohibited. 
R. W. Harned, Entomologist, Agricultural College, Miss. 
MISSOURI.—Nurseries are inspected annually. Each nursery 
outside of Missouri shipping stock into Missouri must apply at 
the office of the Chief Inspector for a permit, which will be issued 
upon filing the necessary papers and copy of their nursery in¬ 
spection certificate. No fee is charged for the permit. All 
agents or salesmen must apply for an agent’s permit. Every 
package of nursery stock shipped into the state must be clearly 
labeled with the name of the consignor, consignee, statement of 
contents, and a certificate showing that the stock therein con¬ 
tained has been inspected where grown by a duly authorized in¬ 
spector and found to be apparently free from dangerously injur¬ 
ious insect pests and plant diseases. The transportation cam- 
panies are not permitted to deliver nursery stock unless so la¬ 
beled. Leonard Haseman Entomologist and Chief Inspector, Uni¬ 
versity of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. 
MONTANA.—All stock brought into the state must be un¬ 
packed, inspected, and fumigated, if necessary, at one of the des¬ 
ignated quarantine stations; viz., Glendive, Miles City, Billings, 
Bozeman, Lewiston, Helena, Great Falls, Missoula, Victor, Como, 
Darby, Plains, Mondak, Glasgow, Havre, Kalispell, and Eureka. 
Nursery stock may be inspected and fumigated at other points of 
delivery on payment of all costs. All shipments coming into 
Montana from other than licensed nurseries are subject to an 
inspection fee of 10 per cent of the invoice price of the shipment, 
or 50 cents minimum fee. All correspondence and notice of ship¬ 
ment, including an invoice of stock, must be sent to M. L. Dean, 
State Horticulturist, Missoula, Mont. 
NEBRASKA.-—All nursery stock shipped into the state shall be 
labeled with the names of consignor and consignee and a certifi¬ 
cate showing inspection since July 1 preceding. Prof. Lawrence 
Bruner, State Entomologist, or Prof. Myron H. Swenk, Assistant 
State Entomologist, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. 
NEVADA.—Nursery stock shipped from other states shall 
bear on the outside of each car, bale, or package a label giving 
the names of the consignor and consignee, together with a copy 
of an inspection certificate of recent date. Such certificates of 
inspection must bear signature of a qualified person in 
authority in the state in which such nursery stock was grown. 
No transportation company shall deliver any nursery stock lack¬ 
ing such official certificate of inspection. S. B. Doten, Director, 
Experiment Station, Reno, Nevada. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE.—Nurseries are inspected at least once 
each year. Shipments into the state must be accompanied by a 
certificate of inspection or, in lieu thereof, an affidavit showing 
that the stock has been fumigated with hydrocyanic acid gas, 
using not less than 2-10 of 1 gram of cyanide of potassium per 
cubic foot of space, in an air-tight compartment for not less than 
40 minutes. A copy of the certificate of inspection or a copy of 
the affidavit must be attached to each car, box, or package ship¬ 
ped into the state. Hon. Andrew L. Felker, Commissioner of Ag¬ 
riculture. Concord, N. H. 
NEW .JERSEY.—The law requires the inspection of all nurser¬ 
ies at least once in each year. Shipments into the state must be 
accompanied by a certificate of inspection of current date, or 
copy thereof, attached to each car or parcel, together with a 
statement from the shipper that the stock therein is a part of 
the stock inspected, and stating whether such stock has been fumi¬ 
gated with hydrocyanic gas or not. It shall bethe duty of all carriers 
to refuse for transportation within the state all stock not accom¬ 
panied by a certificate of inspection. All stock coming into the 
state may be detained for examination, wherever found, by the 
State Entomologist or the State Plant Pathologist, and if found 
to be infested with any insects or plant diseases, injurious or 
liable to become so, will be destroyed. 
“It shall be the duty of every nurseryman, or other person 
who imports plant material of any kind from without the state, 
and every transportation company or other carrier for hire that 
brings plant material from without the state for delivery to any 
person, persons, firm, or corporation within the state, to notify 
the State Plant Pathologist of such shipment prior to, or within 
twenty-four hours after, its arrival. Such notice shall state the 
kind and quality of plant material, the name and address of the 
shipper, the date of shipment, and, if from a foreign country, the 
name of the county or district in which the shipment originated, 
the port of entry and the approximate date of arrival at said 
port. If the State Plant Pathloogist has any reason to suspect 
the presence of a dangerous disease, he may order the examin¬ 
ation of every package of such material, in transit or at the point 
of delivery, and shall not authorize its acceptance or delivery 
until he is satisfied that no dangerous disease is present.” Dr. 
T. J. Headlee, State Entomologist, New Brunswick, N. ,J.; Dr. 
Mel. T. Cook, State Plant Pathologist, New Brunswick, N. J. 
NEW MEXICO.—No law relative to transportation of nursery 
stock. The Territorial Legislature of 1903 provided for county 
boards of horticultural commissioners, which were given author¬ 
ity to control orchard pests. Prof. Fabian Garcia, Horticulturist, 
Agricultural Experiment Station, State College, N. M. 
NEW YORK.— 
All nursery stock shipped from any point in the 
state of New York must have attached to each car, box, bale, or 
package a copy of a certificate of inspection issued by the State 
Department of Agriculture, signed by the Commissioner of Agri¬ 
culture and valid to September 1, 1917. 
All transportation companies bringing nursery stock into this 
state shall immediately notify the Commissioner of Agriculture 
of the fact that such stock is in their possession or is en route to 
some point within the state, and give name of consignor and con¬ 
signee and the points of shipment and destination of each con¬ 
signment, and shall also make such further report relative to 
shipments as the Commissioner of Agriculture may from time to 
time require. 
All dealers in nursery stock must, if they have no growing nur¬ 
sery stock in this state, file with the Commissioner of Agricul¬ 
ture their name and address, together with a list of all persons, 
firms or corporations of whom they buy nursery stock. No stock 
shall be sold, shipped, or delivered unless accompanied by a copy 
of a certificate signed by the Commissioner of Agriculture or his 
authorized representative, indicating freedom from insect pests 
and fungous diseases. When all such stock is collected, an in¬ 
spection will be made and proper certificates provided by this 
department to permit shipping. 
All growing nursery stock in the state will be inspected an¬ 
nually or oftener if necessary; if found free from injurious in¬ 
sects or fungous disease there will be issued to the owner a cer¬ 
tificate of inspection, which certificate will expire September 1, 
1917. 
Every car, box, bundle, or package must have attached an ex¬ 
act copy (including date of issue and date of expiration) of said 
certificate before shipment or delivery. 
All nursery stock found growing within one-half mile of areas 
infested with San Jose scale must be properly fumigated as re- 
ouired by the regulations of this department before shipment or 
delivery. 
No nursery stock received from points within the state of New 
York shall be sold or delivered unless it bears a valid certificate 
of inspection on arrival. 
Any nursery stock brought into the state must remain packed 
and unoDened until permission is viven by the Commissioner of 
Agriculture or his duly authorized representative. To faciliate 
rapid inspection, receivers of nursery stock should notify the de¬ 
partment office at Albany or an authorized inspector of the receipt 
or expected receipt of consignmnts, givingthe name and address 
of eon signor and dates. 
No nursery stock shall be shipped or delivered unless there is 
positive evidence that it has been inspected and certified by au¬ 
thority of the Commissioner of Agriculture. 
September 1. 1916. 
NORTH CAROLINA.—Every shipment of nursery stock into 
this state must be accompanied bv a valid copy of a certificate of 
