The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-01-14


ment II, upon Il close Jus peo,.,,a.
entomologist finds no San Jose scale
or other dangerous insect pest or
plant disease, the nurseryman is given
a certificate to that effect. The sale
or shipment of any nursery stock.
without such certificate attached is
strictly violation of the law, and all
parties purchasing trees should be
careful to see that this certificate is
attached to all trees offered them. In
case uncertified stock is offered for
sale, the prospective purchaser should
at once notify the State Entomologist.
Atlanta, Ga. In this way the fruit
growers and farmers can be protected
against the introduction Of dangerous
insects or diseases into their orchards.
All railroads, express companies
and steamship lines are strictly for
hidden to receive for shipment or de.
livery any. nursery stock which does
not bear the certificate of the State
Entomologist of Georgia. The regula.
lions of the Georgia State Board of
Entomology which have the force OF
laws by virtue of an Act OF the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Georgia.
approved Dec. 20, 1898, amendatory
to an Act of Assembly approved Dec.
21, 1897, creating a Board OF Entomol.
ogy governing the transportation OF
nursery stock are given below, and the
attention of all parties is called there
to.
Section 6. Each and every box,
bundle or package of trees, shrubs and
other plants commonly known as nur
sery stock, shipped in carload lots, or
less han carload lots, into the State
of Georgia from any other state or
country, shall be plainly labeled with
certificate OF inspection furnished by
the entomologist, fruit inspector or
other duly authorized official in the
state or country in which said stock
was grown, and also with the official
tag Of the Georgia State Board OF
Entomology hereinafter provided for;
said tag to be valid only until July
list following the date of certificate
upon which 1t Is based Such ship
ments not so labeled shall be liable
inspector
Section 8. No transportation com
pany or common carrier shall deliver
any box, bundle or package of trees.
shrubs or other plants commonly
known as nursery stock, shipped from
nfhar az o.,
consignee at any station in the state
of Georgia, unless each box, bundle
or package is plainly labeled with a
certificate of inspection furnished by
the official Entomologist of the state
or country in which said stock was
grown, and also with the official tag
OF the Georgia State Board of Entomol
ogy herein above provided for. Such
shipments of the nature designated
above originating in the State OF
Georgia, need only have the certificate
OF the State Entomologist; and unless
his certificate is attached to each and
every box, bundle or package Of trees,
ETC., they shall not be accepted for
| transportation.
Section 8. Transportation compa.
MES shall Immediately notify the State
Entomologist ATLANTA, Ca when, by
oversight, negligence or otherwise, any
shipment of uncertifed stock is re.
celved at any station or wharf in the
state, and 1t shall be his duty to pro-
coed as speedily as possible to investi
gate and dispose of such stock as pro.
vided for in thefact cited above"
WILMON NEWELL,
State Entomologist