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On the motion of Mr. Alwood, of Virginia, it was voted to be the 

 sense of this conference that a certificate ought not to extend beyond the 

 commencement of the breeding period of the San Jose scale. On the 

 motion of Mr. "Webster, of Ohio, the question was taken up and dis- 

 cussed, and was still under consideration when the meeting adjourned 

 till November 12th, at 9 a. m. 



November 12, 9 a. m. The meeting w^as called to order by the chair- 

 man. The reading of the minutes was omitted. Mr. Hamilton, of Penn- 

 sylvania, offered the following resolution, which was adopted : "In order 

 to arrive at a common understanding as to the best insecticides to use 

 for the destruction of the San Jose scale in the orchards and nurseries 

 of this country, and in order to secure definite directions for their ap- 

 plication, a committee, consisting of Messrs. Smith, of New Jersey ; 

 Webster, of Ohio ; Fernald, of ^Massachusetts ; Alwood, of Virginia, 

 and Atwood, of New York, is hereby appointed to prepare a recom- 

 mendation to be submitted to this Association for its consideration." 



On the motion of Mr. Fernald, of Massachusetts, the question, what 

 nursery pests should be regarded as dangerous enough to influence or 

 prevent the granting of a certificate? was taken up. After considerable 

 discussion, it w^as voted on the motion of Mr. Alwood, of Virginia, "that 

 each official inspector submit a list of those insects and diseases w^hich 

 he thinks should always bar nursery stock from receiving an official cer- 

 tificate, and a secondary list of insects and diseases of less importance 

 with terse statements of how he deals with them." 



It was voted on the motion of Mr. Alwood, of Virginia, that when 

 this meeting adjourns, it adjourn to meet in joint session with the entomo- 

 logical section of the general Association at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and 

 that a farther session be held at 7 p. m. 



The question of the legal right of inspectors to enter private property 

 and enforce treatment against the wishes of the owners was then discussed. 



The tendency of the discussion participated in by Messrs. Atwood, of 

 New York ; Smith, of New Jersey ; Alwood, of Virginia, and Hamil- 

 ton, of Pennsylvania, was to the conclusion that in those states at least 

 it would be illegal to force entry and destroy property without due 

 process of law; and law giving such power to any individual would 

 be unconstitutional. The topic "wdiat should be the common policy 

 of State inspectors with reference to stock officially inspected and 

 certified in other states? was taken up and was under discussion when 

 the Association adjourned. 



November 12, 7:15 p. m. Meeting called to order by the chairman. 

 Committee on Advisability of Permanent Organization reported a recom- 



