298 Stale llorticullnral Socicly. 



heat is dry, perfectly dry. You have got to have moisture in connection 

 with it, and this moisture must be in the shape of steam, such as fogs or 

 very Hght dews. 



Prof. Johnson of Columbia then described the work they were pur- 

 suing in the station and School of Horticulture, and the different courses 

 taught there. 



Prof. J. M. Stedman then spoke on legislation against insect pests. 



REPORT OF PROF. STEDMAN. 



A general meeting of Ofificial Horticultural Inspectors for the United 

 States and Canada was called to order at the Ebbitt House, Washington, 

 D. C, November nth, 1901, at 7:30 p. m., by the chairman, Mr. S. A. 

 Forbes, of Illinois. Mr. Fernald, of Massachusetts, was chosen secretary. 



Those present during the sessions were : Connecticut, W. E. Britton ; 

 Delaware, W. Webb; Georgia, W. M. Scott, W. Fiske; Illinois, S. A. 

 Forbes ; Indiana, J. Troop ; Iowa, H. E. Summers ; Maryland, A. L. 



Quintance ; , Norton ; , Blodgett ; Massachusetts, H. T. 



Fernald; Missouri, J. M. Stedman; New Jersey, J. B. Smith; New York, 

 G. G. Atwood; North Carolina, F. Sherman; Ohio, F. M. Webster; 

 Pennsylvania, J. Hamilton, E. B. Engle ; Virginia, W. B. Alwood, J. L. 

 Phillips ; Wisconsin, W. A. Henry. W. G. Johnson and E. D. Sander- 

 son were also present at a part of the meetings as visitors. 



On the motion of Mr. Alwood, of Virginia, it was voted that a com- 

 mittee of three be appointed by the chair to report as soon as possible on 

 the advisability of forming a permanent organization. The president ap- 

 pointed Messrs. Smith, Webster and Summers. 



On the motion of Mr. Smith, of New Jersey, the question, within what 

 limits of time may nurseries properly be inspected, and what period 

 should the annual certificate be made to cover? was taken up. After 

 much discussion, it was voted on the motion of Mr. Smith, of New Jersey, 

 that the resolution adopted by the meeting of Horticultural Inspectors in 

 Chicago on January 4th, 1901, bearing on this point be adopted by the 

 Society, as follows :_ "That the period of inspection should be determined 

 in each state at the discretion of the inspector, but it was agreed that 

 all peach stock should be inspected as late in the season as practicable, 

 particularly where the surroundings were such as to cause suspicion of 

 the occurrence of the San Jose scale, or where the origin of the buds was 

 either suspicious or unknown. In such cases, if the nursery was inspected 

 early, a late supplemental inspection of the peach stock should be made." 



