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tion of the present ones : F. L. Washburn, St. Anthony Park, Minn., 

 President; T. B. Symons, College Park, Maryland, Secretary. 



The following resolution offered by the Secretary was endorsed by 

 the Association: 



Resolved, That this Association hold at least three sessions at its 

 annual meetings, such sessions to be arranged with as little interfer- 

 ence with allied associations as possible. 



There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. 



Note: The Secretary desires to express his appreciation to Mr. E. F. 

 Hitchings for his kindness in making notes of the meeting prior to 

 his arrival. 



PART II 



President F. L. Washburn, in opening the session of the meeting 

 ]\Ionday afternoon, made the f ollo'U'ing remarks : 



THE WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION OF HORTI- 

 CULTURAL INSPECTORS 



By F. L. Washburn, St. Anthony Park, Minn. 



Gentlemen : What I have to say is hardly to be dignified with the 

 name of an address, but rather an appeal to the members of the Asso- 

 ciation to stand together as a unit in endeavoring to perfect inspec- 

 tion laws and other conditions of inspection which tend to promote 

 the best interests of good horticulture in the United States. 



You will join me, I am sure, in complimenting our Secretary upon 

 his enthusiasm and upon the faithful discharge of his duties during 

 the last year, and also upon his location, so near the center that it 

 affords him additional advantages in forwarding the work. 



The growth and importance of this work, the need of better organ- 

 ization and better financial facilities, is perhaps the most important 

 question before us at this meeting. 



An impetus to our work has arisen in the danger contained in im- 

 ported stock, and the additional work put upon the inspectors in the 

 various states on this account is no mean factor. When as inspector 

 for Minnesota I was asked to look after this stock, I had no concep- 

 tion of the amount of foreign material shipped into my own state, and 

 have been astonished at the enormous number of plants brought into 

 Minnesota from Holland and France in some instances, like the box- 

 elder, for instance, trees which are commonly raised in our state, but 

 which nurserymen find it cheaper to buy in Holland than to raise 



