February, '09 J .K^UKNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 9 



of Economic Entomologists waste no more time in tryin.u to secure legisla- 

 tion of this character, unless it be requested by organizations representing 

 fruit growers rather than nurserymen. It may be suggested, however, that 

 this Association tender its support to the American Association of Nursery- 

 men in securing any proper legislation intended to prevent additional im- 

 portations of insect pests and looking to the control or eradication of such 

 pests by the national government when unwittingly introduced. 



Your correspondent is a firm believer in the doctrine, advocated years agp 

 by several leading entomologists, that the duty of the professional entomolo- 

 gist ceases when he has called attention to any impending danger or has in- 

 dicated in a conservative manner what legislation is needed to meet an exist- 

 ing condition. It is not his place, nor the place of this Association, to secure 

 the passage of laws for people who do not want them. 



Your correspondent further recommends and asks that the member of the 

 Joint Committee on Legislation be discharged. 



Respectfully (?ubmitted, 



WiL.Mox Newell, 

 Member Joint Committee. 

 Baton Rouge, La., December 21, 1908. 



By vote of the Association the report was accepted and the recom- 

 mendations adopted. 



The report of the committee appointed to attend the Annual Me- t- 

 ino' of the American Association of Xnrserymen was pros(.'nted by 

 Mr. T. B. Symons. 



REPORT OP THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ATTEND THE MEETING 



OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 

 Mr. President: 



Your committee begs leave to submit the following report: The Chairman, 

 Dr. S. A. Forbes, being unable to attend the meeting of the Nurserymen's As- 

 sociation, the committee was represented by the other members, Messrs. Bur- 

 gess and Symons. 



A copy of the report of Mr. Orlando Harrison, Chairman of the Joint Com- 

 mittee on Legislation, consisting of representatives of nurserymen, entomolo- 

 gists and inspectors, which was submitted to the Nurserymen's Association, 

 together with other resolutions passed by the Association bearing on legis- 

 lation, was published in the fourth number of the Journal of Economic En- 

 tomology', which no doubt most of the members of this Association hove 

 seen. If desired, I would be glad to read this report and resolutions. Briefly, 

 it may be stated that no definite action was taken by the Nurserymen's As- 

 sociation save the passing of a resolution authorizing the vice-presidents in 

 each state to use all reasonable endeavor to have any drastic legislation now 

 in force in his state modified to conform to the laws of other states, the 

 practical workings of which have not entailed undue hardship to the nursery- 

 men or fruit-growers in their execution of such laws. A resolution was 

 passed expressing their appreciation of the efforts made by the entomologists 

 and horticultural inspectors for their cooperation toward improving the insect 

 pest legislation. 



1 August, 1908, 1:270-73. 



