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taken hold of fruit growing and made of it a commercial business. 

 Now the nurserymen of California have to supply the nursery stock that 

 will be required for the development of this great commercial interest, 

 and not only with the horticultural commissioners, who are the guard- 

 ians of the fruit interest, and not only of the fruit interests, but all 

 the other interests, and these interests are the nurserymen's just as 

 well as the orchardists, and they should not pass new ordinances that 

 are damaging to the nurserymen alone, but they .should apply to the 

 fruit growers as well. The nurserymen and horticultural commis- 

 sioners, in order to correct the evils which are bomid to arise, should 

 try aud work in harmony to bring about the best resuits. but those 

 best results should not be brought about by trying to absolutely pre- 

 vent the shipment of nursery stock because some disease may be found 

 in some county or some district. All we want, gentlemen, is that you 

 will try and harmonize with us. unite with us in trying to keep out the 

 pests that we are just as anxious as you are to keep out, and not on all 

 occasions try to make us the butt with your ordinances. 



Mr. Dicks (Utah). I don't want to overlook this discussion at all, 

 although my friend Roeding has defended himself verj^ well and our 

 interests as well, and I agree with all of vou gentlemen, both fruit groAV- 

 ers and your commissioners, that every care should be taken to protect 

 your interests. Every nurseryman should be careful to give you clean 

 shrubbery and healthy stock; we should spare no pains or expense in 

 doing this. I came a long way from home just to be with you gentle- 

 men, to see and meet you personally. I have learned of late years to 

 take a great deal of interest in California, not because our business has 

 extendeci to California, but because I have become acquainted with 

 California's nurserymen and some of the fruit growers, and I expect 

 to spend some time with you, attend your meetings and talk over our 

 conditions with you, especially your commissioners and your chief 

 commissioner, Mr. Cook. 



Chairman Cook. I regret that we can not extend the discussion of 

 this important topic. I will state, however, that we have appointed a 

 committee on resolutions, and of course this matter will be presented 

 to them, and these gentlemen having heard this discussion Avill deal 

 Avith the question, and we shall expect something valuable from them. 



"We have one more paper this morning, and I now have the pleasure 

 of introducing to you Professor Fawcett, who Avill discuss orchard 

 sanitation. 



