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therefore we might have fifty-eight ordinances bearing upon the same 

 subject. Is there any wonder that our nurserymen call loudly for 

 reform in this direction? Would not this alone warrant a change in 

 our horticultural laws 1 



Again, at present each applicant for the position of county horti- 

 cultural commissioner must be examined in the county which he desires 

 to serve. This is absurd. At present three counties have commissioners 

 who were reported not as eligibles but as competents; that is. persons 

 who had failed to pass the examination. This does not result in the 

 best service. Under the state civil service rules this would be impos- 

 sible. Every eligible would be competent in fact, not simply in name. 

 Of course this would do away with the present Board of Horticultural 

 Examiners and would secure the State Civil Service Commission in its 

 place. If these changes were made the State Horticultural Commis- 

 sioner would have the added function of appointing the district com- 

 missioners and would no longer serve as a horticultural examiner. 



These suggestions are offered to the committee on legislation, as also 

 the members of the convention, for their earnest consideration. 



