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hepii fnntid, and in one black aphis on tlio roots of peaches was discovered. 

 There remain to be visiU'd about littcen nurseries. 



Many friends of the law feared that nurserymen might evade inspection 

 by claiming exemption through a provision of the law that " persons en- 

 gaged in fruil growing, who are not nurserymen but who desire to sell 

 surplus trees and plants of their own growing," do not require inspec- 

 tion or license. In the work of inspection, it has held that any grower 

 of nursery stock who advertises stock for sale, solicits orders, has agents 

 on the road, or who buys and re-sells, is a nnrscryman, and must have a 

 license to sell trees. No nurserymen coming under any of these heads 

 as yet have evaded the inspection. In fact, almost all have been anxious 

 to have their stock inspected, and look with favor on the law. 



Twentv nuiservmen in other statr's have taken out licenses and given 

 bonds, and have a right to sell trees through agents in this state. 

 Nearly as many more are doing a wholesale business in the state through 

 dealers and can not be made to take out licenses. All stock shipped 

 into the state by them, however, must have a proper certificate. The 

 railroads are doing well in the matter of reporting consignments of trees 

 not bearing certificates. When consignments are reported not bearing 

 certificates, the consignor and consignee are notified that the law has been 

 violated. Generally the result is that the shipper takes out a license. If 

 thought necessary, the trees are inspected. 



There are on my list about 150 tree dealers or jobbers, men who grow 

 no trees, but buy and re-sell. Of these about twenty-five have taken 

 out licenses. Some of them did so promptly and willingly, some did not. 

 I have yet the Herculean task of convincing 125 dealers that the law is 

 not unconstitutional; that a man can not act as an agent for a nursery- 

 man without the nurseryman's consent; that the law is not the greatest 

 outrage ever perpetrated; and that, finally, they must, absolutely must, 

 have a license to sell trees in Michigan. Many of the dealers are becom- 

 ing bona-fide agents. 



As yet there has been but little to do with agents. There are, I 

 judge, about 500 of them in the state. As soon as the nurserymen and 

 dealers have all taken out their licenses, thev will be asked to furnish 

 the names of their agents. This having been done, it is hoped that a 

 list of all persons having a right to. sell in the state (nurserymen, dealers, 

 and agents), may be published and copies distributed to the fruitgrowers 

 of the state. 



Lastly, I may briefiy speak of the San Jos^ scale in orchards. As yet 

 no orchards have been visited for the purpose of ofScially inspecting 

 them, but by chance San Jos^ scale has been discovered by the inspector 

 in one orchard. Previous to the passing of the law creating the inspector- 

 ship, however, the authorities at the state experiment station had found 

 the scale in fourteen places in nearly as many counties. Most of these 

 colonies of scale have been exterminated, but several of the most ex- 

 tensive ones still remain. In view of the fact that the scale has been in 

 the state several years, and has been coming in several years, and that 

 three nurseries within our borders have been sending out infested trees, 

 it may be taken for granted that the scale exists in many places where 

 it is yet unknown to be. It is intended that during the winter inspection 

 of all places suspected to be affected shall be made. 



