The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-16
BUYERS OF MISERY
STOCK BEWARE

STOCK BEWARE
My attention has been called from
time to time to the fact that a GER
tain amount OF nursery stock is be-
ing shipped about the state without
having the proper certificates of in
speetion issued by the state nursery
inspector. The latest case coming to
my attention is referred to in a re-
cent letter from which the following
paragraph has been taken:
cit was during last week or a
week before that a contraband ship
ment of citrus trees from Sebastian
was received at Perrine. Consider
ing the fact that the people in south
Dade County are now aroused on the
question of citrus diseases, Mr.. Lee,
to whom this shipment was consign-
ed, was quick to note that the same
bore no inspection certificate and al
so that the trees had not been de-
foliated Mr.. Lee refused the trees
and they were ordered back to Sc
bastian."
The practice of shipping citrus
trees from one place to another with
out proper authority from the nur-
sery inspector is no doubt more or
less common. Probably many viola
tons come from ignorance of the
law and the regulations. / believe
one of the greatest works the indi-
vidual members of the Florida Grow
ers and Shippers League can do is
to help enforce this law. Here are
the essential features of the law.
/. No tree or piece of nursery
en- away unless it has been proper
~ inspected.
2 When shipped the nursery stoch
shall be properly boxed unless the
shipment goes in carloads, in clos
! ed cars.
8. All citrus stock. and many
other plants must have all theil
/ leaves taken off before being ship
Iped.
f. Every shipment of nurser!
stock must have attached to it ;
printed certificate showing that i
has been properly inspected.
These are the more importan
features in connection with our Law
and regulations covering this sub
ject. If any person is especially in
terested in the subject, he may Sc
cure the full information by sendin:
to Dr. E. w. Berger, Gainesville
Fla.
/ 1 wish every member of the Flor
ida Growers and shippers Leagu'
would take upon himself the respon
sibility of seeing every shipment o
nursery stock he possibly can ant
finding out if the law has been OBJ
served. You will not be interestin.
yourself unduly in your neighbor'
business. You will simply be pro
tecting your own : interests as
grower or shipper Without you
cooperation, it will be absolutel.
impossible to see that this law is en-
forced. With your support we cal
do a lot toward lettering the situa
ton in this respect.
In this same connection, wish t
call the attention of growers to tn
danger of spreading new disease
Through the careless carrying of in
Ifected leaves or branches from on
Iplace to another. This is especial.
true of the new citrus canker. Their
is great danger C gpreading thi
disease into new sections of tn
state by some one taking affectet
leaves to show the nature of tn
trouble to some one interested. b
content at looking at pictures of tn
diseases unless you can go where tn
infections are at present known t
be. These may seem like small
things in themselves but the longe
II live, the more l am impressed wit
the fact that the things we cal
large are only little things grow
big. Yours very truly,
Lloyd S. Tenny