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Some Items of Interest to
Kentucky N urserymen u
s For the Year Ended June go, 1q4.7 _
BY W. A. Pmcm AND
Howmm G. T1LsoN
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Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Kentucky
Lexington

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CONTENTS
Page
KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTES—SECTI0NS 249.010 TO 249.990 3
SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS OF KENTUCKY NURSERY
INSPECTION LAW .,.............................»............... 1 ....................... 5
°‘NURSERY STOCK}, DEFINED .....,.................................................. 6
REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENT OF NURSERY STOCK INT0
OTHER STATES ......»....,.,........................................»..................... 7
PLANT QUARANTINE OFFICIALS .................A..............,,.........,........ 8
STRAWBERRY PLANT CERTIFICATION ............................................ 11
BARBERRY AND MAI-10NIA REGULATIONS ....,............................»,... 12
INTERSTATE MOVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL C0MM0DITIES ...... 13
Two SERIOUS PESTS ......,,................,,...,.......................................... 13
ELM DISEASES .......,......,..».....»...................................,.......I.............. 14
KENTUCKY NURSERYMEN WH0 RECEIVED CERTIFICATES OF
INSPECTION, 1946-47 .I.,......,...........I..................»...................... 14
NURSERY DEALERS ......»............I.I...I.............................I.................. 16
N0NRESIDENT NURSERIES .....,................. . ........................................ 18
NURSERY AGENTS RERRESENTINC NONRESIDENT NURSERIES ...... 23
SUMMARY OF NURSER\’ INSPECTION ......,.......I...IA................,....I.... 24

 I Some Items Of Interest To Kentucky Nurserymen,
` For The Year Ended June 30, 1947 »
BY W. A. Parca AND Howaan G. T1LsoN
· The Kentucky Nursery Inspection Law, since its enactment in, ‘
1926, has been revised and is herein reproduced as it appears upon
the statute books. .
KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTES-—SECTIONS 249.010 TO
249.990
249.010 DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter, unless the context
requires otherwise:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor
and Statistics.
(2) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture, Labor and
Statistics.
(3) ."Director" means the Director of the Agricultural Experiment
Station.
249.020 (1925a-1; 1925a-10) STATE ENTOMOLOGIST; ASSIST-
ANTS. (1) The entomologist and botanist of the Agricultural Experi-
ment Station shall be the State Entomologist.
(2) The State Entomologist shall serve without pay other than his
salary as an officer of the Agricultural Experiment Station. He shall be
paid his traveling expenses.
(3) The State Entomologist shall appoint a deputy entomologist
and assistants.
249.030 (1925a-1; 1925a-10) ENTOMOLOGIST MAY MAKE RULES ‘
AND PUBLISH DATA. (1) The State Entomologist, with the advice
and consent of the director and the commissioner, may prescribe, modify
and enforce rules, regulations and orders needed to carry out KRS
249.020 to 249.100.
(2) The State Entomologist may publish bulletins, circulars and re-
ports containing information concerning inspections, insects andplant s
diseases.
_ (3) The rules and regulations and publications shall be printed from
time to time and furnished to interested persons.
249.040 (1925a-1) ESTABLISHMENT OF QUARANTINES. The
State Entomologist shall, with the advice and consent of the director
and the commissioner, establish and maintain quarantines against the
importation into this state, of any trees, plants and parts of plants,
whether nursery-grown or not, from any state or from any county
w1th1n the_state, where such plants or parts of plants are known to be
affected with dangerous insect pests or plant diseases. He shall desig-
nate in announcements _of quarantines the area quarantined, whether it
constitutes a part of this state or of some other state.
249.050 (1925a-2) INSPECTION OF ARTICLES AND PREMISES;
DISEASED PLANTS TO BE DESTROYED. Whenever the State

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Entomologist or his deputy has reason to believe or is credibly informed
that at any place within the state there has been introduced, or offered
for sale, trees, plants or parts of plants infected or infested with diseases `
or destructive pests that are likely to spread, he shall investigate the
suspected articles and premises. If they are found so infested or infected,
he shall notify the owner or possessor, in writing, of the nature of the
infestation,,specifying the insects or diseases that have been found, and
demand that within a reasonable specified time the affected articles
' or premises be disinfected, or destroyed by fire, under the direction of
the State Entomologist, his deputy or assistant, and at the expense of
the owner or possessor.
249.060 (1925a-8) NURSERIES, DEALERS AND AGENTS TO BE
‘ LICENSED. (1) Every resident nursery or agency selling nursery stock
in this state shall annually file credentials with the State Entomologist.
If these credentials are satisfactory to the State Entomologist, the direc-
tor and the commissioner, the State Entomologist shall, upon payment
of a fee of five dollars by the nursery or agency, issue it a license
authorizing it to do business in the state.
_ (2) Every nonresident nursery and every agent, dealer or seller of ‘
trees, representing nonresidentnurseries or dealers shall annually file
credentials with the State Entomologist. These credentials shall include
the names of nurseries, nurserymen or other persons represented. If
these credentials are satisfactory to the State Entomologist, the director
and the commissioner, the State Entomologist shall issue the license}
(3) Any person soliciting orders for or delivering trees or plants in
this state shall carry with him a copy of his license from this state,
which he shall show to prospective buyers, purchasers, county officials
or agents of the State Entomologist, on demand.
249.070 (1925a—3; 1925a-4) ENTOMOLOGIST TO INSPECT NURS-
ERIES AND ORDER DESTRUCTION OF PESTS; SHIPMENT OF
AFFECTED STOCK PROHIBITED. (1) All nurseries where trees, ,
vines, plants or other nursery stock are grown and offered for sale,
shall be inspected by the State Entomologist or by his assistant, once
each year. He shall notify the owners of such nurseries, in writing, of
the presence of any San Jose scale or other dangerous pests on the S
stock of these nurseries, and shall also notify, in writing, the owner of
any affected nursery stock to take such measures, on or before a certain
day, for the destruction of insect or fungus enemies of nursery stock as
have shown to be effectual.
(2) The owner of the affected nursery shall, within the time speci-
fied, take such steps for the destruction of injurious insects or fungus
enemies present, as will exterminate them.
(3) No person shall ship or deliver any such nursery stock affected
with insects or fungus enemies, before treatment.
249.080 (1925a-5) ENTOMOLOGIST TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE FOR
STOCK FREE FROM INSECTS AND FUNGUS. When the State
Entomologist examines any trees, vines, plants or other nursery stock
and finds the stock free from dangerously injurious insects and fungus
enemies, he shall make out and deliver to the owner of the stock a cer-
tificate stating that he has inspected the stock and that he believes it to
be free from dangerously injurious insects and fungus enemies. He shall F
•Note—Only resident nurserymen and dealers are required to pay the five
dollar license fee.

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keep in his office, for the information of anyone interested, copies of a1I
valid certificates issued by him. _
" 249.090 (1925a-6) SHIPMENTS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY IN-
SPECTION CERTIFICATES. Whenever a resident nurseryman or seller .
of trees, vines, plants or other nursery stock ships or delivers such goods,
he shall send on each package so shipped or delivered a printed copy of
the certificate issued to him by the State Entomologist, stating that the
stock has been inspected as required by law and is believed to be free V
from dangerously injurious insect or fungus enemies.
249.100 (1925a-7) NONRESIDENTS TO FILE, AND IMPORTED
PLANTS TO BEAR, INSPECTION CERTIFICATES. Every nonresident
nurseryman or other person intending to ship into this state trees, plants
or parts of plants, whether nursery-grown or not, shall file with the
State Entomologist a copy of a valid certificate from a state or United
States Government inspector showing that the trees, plants or their
parts have been inspected and that he is authorized to sell and ship or
transport them. All packages of trees, plants or parts of plants shall bear ‘ »
— a copy of a certificate of inspection from an official inspector. Trans-
portation companies within the state shall notify the State Entomologist
at once when any such trees or plants are received by them without a
valid certificate. Nursery stock or other trees, plants or parts of plants
shipped into this state in violation of a state or United States quarantine
may be seized and destroyed or returned to the shipper at the expense
_ of the owner or possessor.
249.200 (42g-1;` 42g-2) JAPANESE BEETLE CONTROL. The State
Entomologist shall adopt and carry out such measures as he deems ad-
visable to protect crops from the ravages of the' Japanese beetle
(Popillia japonica). He may employ help, purchase materials and en-
force such regulations as in his discretion are necessary to accomplish
the purpose.
249.990 (4_2f-4; 200; 1923; 1925a-4; 1925a-9) PENALTIES. (1) Any ·
person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 249.020 to 249.100 or
A h1nd_ers the carrying out of any of the provisions of those sections shall
gelfined not less than twenty—five dollars nor more than five hundred V
o ars.
(2) Any fine imposed for a violation of subsection (3) of KRS
249.070 may be recovered in the county in which the nursery is situated
or the county to which the nursery stock is shipped.
SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS OF KENTUCKY NURSERY V
INSPECTION LAW
(1) It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale uninspected or
uncertiied nursery stock. A certificate of inspection indicates free-
dom from certain injuriousinsects and plant diseases but does not
vouch for trueness to variety nor for grade and condition of any
nursery stock.
(2) Growers of nursery stock for sale or shipment shall apply
in writing before June lst of each year to the State Entomologist,
Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, Lexington, for inspec-
tion services.

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A (3) Every dealer in nursery stock shall secure a nursery deal-
er’s permit. Before this is issued, however, he must furnish an af-
fidavit that he will buy and sell only stock that is certified and will
maintain with the State Entomologist a correct and complete list of
all sources from which he gets his stock. Landscape architects and
tree movers who handle nursery stock are classified as dealers.
(4) Every person who solicits orders for nursery stock shall
obtain and carry an agent’s permit which is secured only upon re-
quest of the nurscryman or dealer to be represented.
(5) All packages or bundles of nursery stock shipped by com-
mon carrier must have attached a copy of the inspection certificate
or permit.
(6) Certificates and permits may be revoked for cause. l
(7) Fees shall be paid as follows: Inspection certificate, $5;
dealer’s permit, $5. Agents’ permits and nonresident nurserymen’s
certificates are without cost. Fees shall accompany application. Ap-
plication blanks may be obtained from the State Entomologist.
(8) Nonresident nurserymen shall file copies of their state
certificates and secure nonresident permits. Every package of nurs-
ery stock coming into Kentucky shall have a valid inspection certif-
icate attached to the package. Nonresident nurserymen, dealers,
‘ and agents shall carry their Kentucky permits when soliciting orders
or delivering nursery stock in Kentucky.
(9) All certificates and permits automatically expire June 30
following date of issuance.
"NURSERY STOCK" DEFINED
Nursery stock includes all trees, shrubs, vines; roses, strawberry, ,
raspberry, and blackberry plants; herbaceous perennial plants and
roots; ornamental bulbs, co1·ms, tubers and rhizomes; and any parts
of the above groups of plants capable of disseminating injurious in-
sects and plant diseases. For regulatory purposes the tcrni "Nursery
Stock" includes all plants which grow out of doors and live more than
one year, whether nursery grown or native.

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4 REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENT OF NURSERY STOCK
. INT0 OTHER STATES
A summary of the major requirements for shipping nursery
stock into other states is here given. It will be noted that most states
require the out—of—state shipper to file a copy of his nursery inspection
certificate with theproper administrative authority before shipments
are made. Only three states require filing fees, except under special
conditions, which are noted in a table which follows. .
Special shipping tags are required and will be furnished at a
nominal cost to the shippers by the following states: Arkansas ($2
A per 100 tags); Florida ($3.24 per 100 tags); Georgia ($1.00 per
100 tags) ; and New Mexico ($1.25 per 100 tags)_.
A special tag should be secured and attached to each bundle of
nursery stock shipped to any of the four states listed.
 
State
Of Origin Nurseryman‘s Aggntis S
· · , . peclal Posted
State Cerfzlggate filing fee fee tag Bonds
 
Alabama --_......-- Yes Reciprocal $1 No None
Arizona -...-_-.... No None None No None
Arkansas .......;. Yes Reciprocal $1 Yes Reciprocal
California ......_ .... - No None None No None
Colorado _..t; Yes None None No None
Connecticut ..;_ No None None No None
Delaware ..-_.._. Yes None None No None
Florida --.1...-.. Yes None None Yes None
Georgia ..___... Yes Reciprocal $1 Yes $10001
Idaho ...---1.. Yes $5 to $15 $1 No $1000*
Illinois ..;.---.._ Yes None None No None
Inclifma .7...... Yes None $1 No None
Iowa ..;......_... Yes Reciprocal None No None
' Kansas _.. .... ._... Yes Reciprocal None No None
Kentucky M..... Yes None None No None
Louisiana t.....T No None None No None
Maine _--...._ . Yes None None No None
Maryland M.; Yes Reciprocal None No None
Massachusetts .;... Yes None None No None
Michigan .;... .... ... Yes $15 or reciprocalz $1 No None
Minnesota _...__ Yes Reciprocal Reciprocal No None
Mississippi M.; Yes Reciprocal None No None
Missouri ..£t.._ Yes $1* None No None
Montana ......M Yes $5 to $25 $25 No None
Nebraska   Yes Reciprocal $1 No None

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Nevada ._._.._..._ No None None No None
New Hampshire   No None None No None
New Jersey ._._.._.. Yes Reciprocal None No None
New Mexico ...._... Yes $10 $25 Yes None
New York ._..__......; No None None No None
North Carolina a..__. Yes Reciprocal None No $1000*
North Dakota ........... Yes Reciprocal None No None
Ohio ..._........_. Yes Reciprocal $1 _ No None
Oklahoma ._...._...... Yes Reciprocal $1 No None
Oregon -.__...._...... No None $1 No None
Pennsylvania ........... Yes None None I No None
Rhode Island _L...._ Yes None None No None
South Carolina ._.. Yes None None No None
South Dakota _._.-... Yes Reciprocal $1 No None
Tennessee ...-.... .... --.--. Yes Reciprocal Reciprocal No $5000*
Texas -..--_....--_._.. Yes Reciprocal None _N0 None
Utah ....-..--..-..li_..; Yes $10* None No None
Vermont ......_..__ No None None No None
Virginia 1.....-...L. No Reciprocal Reciprocal No None
Washington __..._... No Reciprocal $1 No None
West Virginia. __...._ Yes None $1 No None
Wiscoiisin _..._.... Yes None None No None
Wyoming .___.._._.- Yes Reciprocal None No None
*Only for fruit-stock shippers.
”For nurserymcn who operate through agents.
”On1y to swcetpotato—plant shippers.
‘l<`or nurserymcn who promise maintenance.
PLANT QUARANTINE OFFICIALS OF THE STATES,
TERRITORIES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
CANADA, AND MEXICO
Alabama .................. B. P. Livingston, Chief, Division of Plant lndustry,
State Department of Agriculture and Industries,
515 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery 1
Alaska ______________________ Hon, G. W, Gasser, Commissioner of Agriculture,
Fairbanks
Arizona .................... J. L. E. Lauderdale, State Entomologist, P. O. Box
2006, Phoenix
Arkansas _______,__._.._,,, Paul H. Millar, Chief Inspector, State Plant Board,
Little Rock
California ................ H. M. Armitage, Chief, Bureau of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine, State Department of Agricul-
ture, Sacramento 14
Canada ___________________,_, W. N. Keenan, Chief, Plant Protection Division, De-
partment of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ontario I
Colorado _,.______,_,___,,, F. Herbert Gates, State Entomologist, Bureau of
Plant and Insect Control, 20 State Museum, Den-
ver 2
Connecticut ........... .Dr. Roger B. Friend, State Entomologist, Agricuutural
Experiment Station, Box 1106, New Haven 4

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_ Delaware ................ Ed. A. Andrews, Plant Pathologist, State Board of
Agriculture, Dover .
‘ District of
Columbia ,,,,,,,,,_____ F. P. Hubert, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quar-
antine, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washing-
ton 25 '
Florida ...................... Arthur C. Brown, Plant Commissioner, State Plant
Board, Gainesville
Georgia .................... C. H. Alden, Director of Entomology, State Capitol, ·
Atlanta 3
Hawaii __,,__,...,.,,,,,..,.. D. T. Fullaway, Chief Plant Inspector, Board of Com-
missioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu
[daho _,,__.__.,_,_,,,,,,,,,,___ Wilson Kellogg, Acting Director, Bureau of Plant
Industry, State Department of Agriculture, Boise
Illinois ._.................. H. F. Seifert, Horticultural Inspection Supervisor,
` Room 300, Professional Arts Building, Glen Ellyn
` Indiana ...................... Frank N. Wallace, State Entomologist, State Depart-
_ ment of Conservation, Indianapolis
Iowa ............,............. Dr. H. M. Harris, State Entomologist, Ames
Kansas, North .......... Dr. Roger C. Smith, State Entomologist, State College
of Agriculture and Applied Science, Manhattan
South .......... Dr. H. B. Hungerford, Entomologist, Entomological
Commission of Kansas, Lawrence
Kentucky .................. Professor Walter A. Price, State Entomologist, Col-
lege of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Lex-
ington
Louisiana .................. W. E. Anderson, State Entomologist, State Department
of Agriculture and Immigration, Box 4153, Capitol
Station, Baton Rouge
Maine .,.,.....,....,.....,_., S. L. Painter, Horticulturist, Division of Plant Indus-
try, State Department of Agriculture, Augusta
Maryland .................. Dr. E. N. Cory, State Entomologist, University of
Maryland, College Park
Massachusetts ........ Louis J. Brerns, Director, Division of Plant Pest Con-
trol and Fairs, State House, Boston 33
Mexico ...................... Ing. Dario Arrieta, Director General of Agriculture, ·
San Jacinto, D. F. Mexico
Michigan .................. C. A. Boyer, Chief, Bureau of Plant Industry, State
Department of Agriculture, Lansing 13
Minnesota ................ T. L. Aamodt, Director, Bureau of Plant Industry,
State Department of Agriculture, Dairy and Food,
University Farm, St. Paul 8
Mississippi .............. Dr. Clay Lyle, Entomologist, State Plant Board,
State College
Missouri .................. Lloyd E. Adams, State Entomologist, State Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Jefferson City
Montana .................. George L. Knight, Chief, Division of Horticulture,
State Department of Agriculture, Labor, and In-
dustry, Missoula
Nebraska .................. L. M. Gates, Entomologist, Bureau of Plant Industry,
State Department of Agriculture and Inspection,
Lincoln

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Nevada ....... .. ...... .....George G. Schweis, Director, Division of Plant In-
dustry, State Department of Agriculture, P. O.
Box 1027, Reno
New Hampshire .... Dr. W. C. O’Kane, Deputy Commissioner, Insect and
Plant Disease Suppression and Control, State De-
partment of Agriculture, Durham
New Jersey ____________ Harry B. Weiss, Chief, Bureau of Plant lndustry,
State Department of Agriculture, Trenton 8
New Mexico ____________ Professor R. F. Crawford, Head of Biology, College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, State College
New york _______________, Dr. A. B. Buchholz, Director, Bureau of Plant lndus-
try, State Department of Agriculture and Markets,
Albany l
North Carolina ...... Dr. C. H. Brannon, State Entomologist, State Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Raleigh
North Dakota ........ Dr. J. A. Munro, Chairman, Department of Ento-
mology, North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo
Ohio _______,___,,_,.,...,..... John Baringer, Assistant Chief in Charge, Division of
Plant Industry, State Department of Agriculture,
Columbus 15
Oklahoma ..............,. Clyde A. Bower, Director, Division of Entomology and
Plant Industry, State Department of Agriculture, ·
Oklahoma City 5
Oregon .................... Frank McKennon, Chief, Division of Plant Industry,
State Department of Agriculture, Agricultural
Building, Salem
Pennsylvania .......... Dr. T. L. Guyton, Director, Bureau of Plant Industry,
State Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg
Puerto Rico ............ Luis A. Catoni, Chief Inspector, Department of Agri-
culture and Commerce, San Juan
Rhode Island .......... Cedric C. Jennings, Entomologist, Division of Ento- ·
mology and Plant Industry, State Department of
Agriculture and Conservation, State House, Provi-
dence 2
South Carolina ...... J. A. Berly, Chief, Division of Entomology and
Zoology, Clemson College, Clemson
South Dakota ........ J. F. Randall, Director, Division of Plant Industry,
State Department of Agriculture, Pierre
Tennessee ................ P rofessor G. M. Bentley, State Entomologist and
Plant Pathologist, 65 Biology Building, University
of Tennessee, Knoxville
Texas ........................ Walter T. IVIcKay, Chief, Division of Entomology and
Plant Quarantines, State Department of Agricul-
ture, Austin
Utah .......................... Blaine C. Taylor, State Entomologist, State Depart- `
ment of Agriculture, Salt Lake City
Vermont .................. Dr. M. B. Cummings, State Nursery Inspector, Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, Burlington
Dr. Harold L. Bailey, Director, Division of Plant Pest
Control, State Department of Agriculture, Mont-
pelier.

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Virginia .................... Dr. G. T. French, State Entomologist, State Depart-
ment of Agriculture and Immigration, 1112 State
Office Building, Richmond 19
Washington ,,,,....._,,,, William H. Shaw, Supervisor of Horticulture, State
Department of Agriculture, Olympia
West Virginia .......... F. Waldo Craig, Entomologist, State Department of
Agriculture, Charleston 5
Wisconsin ................ E. L. Chambers, State Entomologist, State Depart-
ment of Agriculture, State Capitol, Madison 2
Wyoming .................. Dr. B. Thomas Snipes, State Entomologist, State
Department of Agriculture, Powell
STRAWBERRY PLANT CERTIFICATION
It has been the custom for many years to inspect strawberry
fields once each year, either in late summer or early fall. This
practice has been changed recently to a dual inspection, the first of
which is made during the blooming season and the second during
the fall months. This procedure became advisable because of the
prevalence in some states of a disorder known as red stele disease.
Strawberry fields in Kentucky have not suffered from the disease
but several states in the middle west have reported serious losses
from this trouble.
Plants affected with red stele show a reddish brown color and
a watery condition within the crowns. The roots of infected plants
die back and in the early stages of the disease show a reddish core.
Leaves die slowly from red stele disease and display symptoms very
similar to those due to unfavorable growing conditions commonly
experienced during summer and fall months.
l Red stele disease does not always kill plants that are infected.
Plants may carry tl1c disease Ellltl all outward inanifestations of its
presence may be lacking. Infected plants growing on high, well-drained
ground rarely show any symptoms of the disease. The same plants,
when transplanted to low, poorly-drained ground soon show all the
characteristic evidence of the trouble. In fields where the infection
is light, it is difficult to locate tl1c disorder. However, if the disease
is present it is most likely to manifest symptoms early in the
spring. For this reason a blossomtime inspection has been added to
the regular fall inspection program.
Anyone wishing inspection for strawberry plants should make
application for this service before the end of March. Such commu-

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nieations should be sent to the State Entomologist, Kentucky Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, Lexington, Kentucky.
BABBERRY AND MAHONIA REGULATIONS
A portion of the Federal Quarantine number 385 dealing with
the black stem rust on small grains, is here given for the benefit
of those producers of barberry and mahonia species and varieties
that may act as host to the disease. Under this quarantine certain
species, varieties, or hybrids may be shipped to or between protected
states under permit only. The list includes the following;
Berberis beaniana Berberis potanini
Berberis buxifolia Berberis sanguinea
Berberis candidula Berberis sargentiana
Bcrberis ehenaulti (hybrid) Berberis stenophylla (hybrid)
Berberis eircumserrata · Berberis triacanthophora
Berberis eoncinna Berberis verrueulosa
Berberis darwini Mahonia aquifolium (Berberis)
Berberis edgeworthiana Mahonia bealei (Berberis)
Berberis gagnepaini Mahonia dictyota (Berberis)
Berberis gilgiana Mahonia gracilis (Berberis)
Berberis julianae Mahonia nervosa (Berberis)
Berberis koreana Mahonia pinnata (Berberis)
Berberis mentorensis Mahonia repens (Berberis)
The following rust—resistant varieties of Japanese barberry may
be shipped to any state without restrictions or permits;
Berberis thunbergi
Berberis thunbergi var. atropurpurea
Berberis thunbergi var. maximowiczi
Berberis thunbergi var. minor
Berberis thunbergi f. erecta.
No permits are required for shipments of barberry and mahonia
cuttings (without roots) to be used for decorative purposes and not
for propagation. All varieties of barberry and mahonia not listed
above are denied entry to any of the protected states. The protected
states under quarantine 385 are Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
l\liehigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota,
_ Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, YVashington, `West
Virginia, \Yisconsin, and lllyoming.
Application for permit to ship barberry or mahonia into any
ot` the protected states should bc addressed to the Division of Domes-

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tic Plant Quarantines, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine,
United States Department of Agriculture, Washington 25, D. C.
INTERSTATE MOVEIVEENT OF AGRICULTURAL _
COIVIIVIODITIES
Improved transportation methods and equipment are making
it possible and profitable for farmers, florists, and nurserymen to
specialize in the production of crops and plants which heretofore
were grown only on a small scale. The skill and experience of the
grower, the local labor supply, as well as the soil and climatic
factors of a given locality, may make specialization desirable.
As specialization increases, interstate movement of commodities
increases. In direct proportion also the danger of spreading i11-
sects and plant disease increases. There are numerous plant pests
within the United States which a1·e still limited to comparatively
small areas. To prevent their spread, particularly under the
specialization plan, there must be cooperation between producers,
shippers, and regulatory officials.
TWO SERIOUS PESTS
As indicated by surveys during 1946, Kentucky is free from
the Japanese beetle and the white-fringed beetle. Both, of foreign
origin, are very serious and destructive plant pests. The adults
feed upon vegetation above ground and the larvae or grubs feed
upon and destroy the roots and underground portions of plants.
The seasonal history in this country is very similar for both
insects. Adult. beetles are present and feeding upon vegetation,
including more than 200 host plants, from late June until Septem-
ber or later, in case of the white-fringed beetle. Eggs are laid in or
on the ground during the summer months. llatching occurs in a
few days and the young grubs begin to feed upon the roots of
plants in the immediate vicinity, destroying nearly all plants at-
tacked. The grubs remain in the soil during the winter and the
following spring, transform to pupae and, later, to adults. There is
a single generation each year.
These insects are so destructive and so difficult to control that
it. seems appropriate that a warning be issued concerning their im-

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portation into Kentucky. The unauthorized movement of balled and
potted plants from infested areas offers perhaps the greatest danger
of spreading these pests. Everyone should exercise extreme care
in this matter.
The Japanese beetle has been found in practically all states
north and east of Kentucky and the white-fringed beetle now infests
parts of South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Louisiana.
ELM DISEASES
\Vith the entry of Dutch elm disease into Kentucky, another
threat is made to the elm trees of the state. Phloem Necrosis, a
virus disease, has already taken a heavy toll among the elms in this
area. Together the two diseases may destroy, in this locality, a good
portion of our most beautiful and highly prized species of shade
tree.
In Kentucky 22 elm trees infected with Dutch elm disease
have been found by agents of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant
Quarantine. The trees are located in Boone, Campbell, Gallatin,
Kenton, and Pendleton counties. Phloeni Necrosis is generally dis-
tributed over the northern and central portions of the state, where
it has been destructive to ehns for a period of several years.
There is no known control for either of these troubles. To curtail
spread of the diseases, which are thought to be insect borne, all
dead and dying elins should be cut and burned promptly.
KENTUCKY NURSERYMEN WHO RECEIVED CERTIFICATES
OF INSPECTION, 1946-47
Acre- Kind of
Name Address age Stock
Akers, Ernest ._....,._........_.._,.. Amba 1,f; Fruit
Arterburn, Mrs. Paul .......... St. Matthews 10 Ornamental
Barnett’s Nursery,
A. E. Barnett .................... Murray 1 Ornamental
Baumgarten, Karl B. ............ Louisville 2 Ornamental
Bellfonte Nursery,
Orval Lycan ...................... Ashland 5 Ornamental
Big Sandy Nursery,
W. S. Burris ...................... Buchanan 1 Genera}
Blankenbeker, S. H. ............ Jeffersontown 5 Ornamental
Carter Nursery,
H. V. Pack .......................... Carter 1 General

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' Acre- Kind of
. Name Address age Stock
Chick’s Nursery .................... Marion 2 General
Clark, Joe A. ........................ Webster */4 Fruits
Clay Nursery
J. H. Threlkeld & M. D.
Threlkeld .......................,.... Clay 10 General
» Clyffty Evergreen Gardens,
D. L. Parsons .................... Catlettsburg 1 Ornamental
Crawford I. T. ..................,... Murray 2 Gladioli
Crume Nursery & Land-
scape C0., T. C. Crume .... Florence 40 General
Curry, J. G. ............................ Hawesville Sweetpotato plants
Davis, Robert H. ..................., Mayfield 1% Strawberry plants
Dixie View Nursery,
A. L. Heger .....................,.. Covington 60 General
Dressman, J. A. ........,.._...,_.__ Covington, R, 3 Tulip bulbs
Durrett, Lydean ........,,.,,,.,,,__ Louisville, R. 7 2 General
Evans Brothers ,......,....,......, Christine y2 Fruits
Farrington, O. M. .............__, Lexington, R. 3 Gladioli
Fike Nursery ...............,.,,..,.. Hopkinsville 50 General
Gardiner, Boone Nurseries., Louisville, R. 6 10 General
- Gramse Nursery ..................,. Paducah 5 General
“ Grant Gardens, .
‘ H. L. Grant ..................,..... Louisville 1 Ornamental _
` Green River Home Nur-
series, W. A. Sandefur .... Robards 5 General
Haag Nursery,
R. L. Haag .................,.,.,,.__ Jeffersontown 30 Genera