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NURSERY DEALERS

Rule 12. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or company other than a

nurseryman who buys or collects nursery stock for the purpose of reselling or reshipping or

otherwise dealing in nursery stock on a seasonal basis (usually three or four months each

season), independently of the control of any nurseryman or nursery -–e.g., chain stores,

department stores, grocery stores, etc. shall be classed as a nursery dealer. A list of all

nurseries from which a dealer will buy stock during the ensuing shipping season must be filed

with the State Entomologist. A new agreement form must be filed with the State Entomologist

on or before July 1, each year.

SUGGESTIONS TO NURSERY DEALERS FOR HANDLING ROSEBUSHES, BULBS,

POTTED PLANTS OR OTHER NURSERY STOCK SO THE PLANTS WILL BE MAINTAINED

IN GOOD CONDITION AND INSURE YOUR CUSTOMER OF OBTAINING VIGOROUS

NURSERY STOCK.

1. Keep the balls of all balled and burlapped nursery stock a well drained area and

covered by some wettable material such as sawdust. This material and the balls

should be kept moist to prevent the roots and subsequently the tops of the plants from

drying and deep enough around the roots to prevent freezing. The plant is no good

when the roots and top dries and it should be discarded.

2. Plants which are dug barerooted should be wrapped immediately after digging, being

certain to use enough moist packing material to maintain moisture around the roots

until the plants are set out or heeled-in. When holding such plants for sale, they

should be heeled-in either with sawdust or moist soil in a well drained area sufficiently

deep to prevent the roots from freezing. If allowed to dry out or freeze, the plants will

die.

3. Rosebushes with green wax should not be handled.

4. Dead or dried out canes on rosebushes should be kept pruned off at frequent intervals

or the entire rosebush discarded. When rosebush canes become dry, the plants

should not be sold.

5. Carefully inspect all bulbs at frequent intervals. Discard those showing any wet or dry

rot conditions.

6. A Bureau District Entomologist will be calling on you during the selling season to

examine your plants for injurious insect pest and plant diseases. We will be glad to

answer questions and advise you in regard to the care and handling of your nursery

stock.

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