274 TBANSACTIONS OF THE HORTICULTUBAL 



all have been present, to better acquaint themselves more fully with 

 the different types of these useful, and, altogether too much neglected, 

 trees. CZU CZ3 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



W. Wicks, 



D. J. PiPEE, 

 J. V. COTTA, 



Committee. 



After another song had been rendered by the^quartette, the 

 committee appointed to take into consideration the advisability of 

 asking the legislature to pass some law to protect the people from 

 the tree dealer, made the following report, which was adopted : 



Your committee appointed to take into consideration the advis- 

 ability of legislative action, against the perpetration of frauds and 

 other dishonest practices in the sale of nursery stock, respectfully 

 report as follows : 



Fullyaware of the deplorable fact, that for years the interests 

 of horticultural progress and development has been greatly jeopard- 

 ized and retarded in our great State, through misrepresentations, 

 deceits and other fraudulent practices, perpetrated by dishonest and 

 irresponsibie persons interested in the sale of fruit and ornamental 

 trees, vines, shrubs, plants, etc., and that the time has fully come 

 when the people of our State should demand of their legislature the 

 enactment of a well-defined statute, prohibiting, under adequate pen- 

 alties, the perpetration of such impositions; and believing that such 

 legislative action would greatly promote the pomological, horticul- 

 tural and agricultural interests of our people and reduce the evil 

 practices alluded to, to a minimum; therefore, 



Resolved, That our members of the State Board of Horticulture be 

 instructed to confer with the other members of said Board and procure, if 

 possible, their co-operation of the iState Board of Agriculture for the pur- 

 pose of obtaining such suitable legislation, as the importance of this sub- 

 ject demands. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



J, V. CoTTA, 

 Jonathan Periam, 

 L. R. Bryant, 



Committee. 



Committee on Final Resolutions reported as follows, which, on 

 motion, was unanimously adopted, and, after another song, the 

 Society adjourned sine die. 



