300 State Horticultural Society. 



mendation that a permanent organization be not formed, but that an- 

 other meeting- be held in connection with the next meeting of the 

 A, A. A. C. E. S., and this report was adopted. 



On the motion of Mr. Summers, of Iowa, it was voted that when 

 • this meeting adjourns, it adjourn till 9 a. m., November 13th, and that 

 the first order of business be the selection of a chairman for the next 

 year. The report of the committee on the resolution offered by Mr. 

 Hamilton, of Pennsylvania, was made as follows : "The committee, after 

 due consideration, finds itself able to agree upon the following recom- 

 mendations for treatment: i. For Nurseries — Proper fumigation with 

 hydrocyanic acid gas after inspection. 



2. For Orchards — Late summer and fall treatment with dilute solu- 

 tions of insecticide soaps, oils or other effective insecticides, to kill 

 3'Oung scales. Winter treatment with insecticide soaps, or oils suffi- 

 ciently strong to kill the scale, and which have been proven safe to 

 trees of all kinds in the region where the application is to be made. 

 (Signed) JOHN B. SMITH, 



Chairman. 

 F. H. WEBSTER, 

 H. T. FERNALD, 

 WM. B. ALWOOD, 

 GEO. T. ATWOOD. 

 The report of the committee was adopted. 



Farther discussion of the 4th topic was laid upon the table till the 

 next session. 



On the motion of Mr. Smith, of New Jersey, the topic, "What should 

 be the procedure, or form of certificate, in case some part of a nursery 

 is affected by a dangerous fungous or insect pest not of a kind to in- 

 volve other parts not so effected?" was taken up for consideration. It 

 was voted on the motion of Mr. Summers, of Iowa, that it is the sense 

 of this body that but one form of certificate be used as a rule, so worded 

 as to be applicable to stock sold from nurseries after some portions 

 have been thrown out as not included in the certificate. The topic, 

 What should be the usual form of the certificate?" was then 

 considered at length. On the motion of INIr. Smith, of New 

 Jersey, it was voted that it is the sense of this meeting that 

 every certificate should specify the date of the completion of 

 the inspection. On the motion of Mr. Summers, it was voted that 

 it is the sense of this meeting that the certificate should be worded in the 

 impersonal form. On the motion of Mr. Smith, of New Jersey, it was 

 voted as the sense of the meeting that no insect or fungous should be 



