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requirinp- other nurseries to get tags from us before shipping into our 

 state. — we could still have the right to destroy infested shipments. 

 Nor do I believe that it would be injurious to those nurseries which 

 are really apparently free from San Jose Scale. 



However, I do a little bit fear that if we were to make such a 

 change in our certificate, there would be some very enterprising 

 nurserymen from some of the states which might not adopt the change, 

 who would flood the other states with agents who would tell the people 

 that our state nurseries were admittedly unsafe to buy stock from and 

 then in support would show that we did not give a statement of free- 

 dom from scale, while their state did! 



Altogether, I must confess that I am not immovably set in my 

 conviction that this scheme would work entirely well, but I would 

 be willing to go home, broach it to the nurserymen and fruit-growers 

 of my state and adopt it for the coming year, if enough others would 

 join with me to give it a really full and fair trial. 



Tuesday Evening, December 28, 1909 

 Discussion in regard to certificates, as proposed by Sherman : 



Mr. Phillips: In all cases the stock should be examined, and it 

 should be understood that no certificate should go on any stock carry- 

 ing the San Jose scale. 



My inspectors are instructed not to pass trees that are infested with 

 San Jose scale. All plants so marked are condemned and destroyed. 



President Washburn : This is really very interesting. We would 

 like to hear from other members. 



]\Ir. Phillips : We have discussed this matter year after year ; in 

 fact, we had an important meeting in Washington a few years ago, 

 and discussed about the same idea, although we did not present it in 

 the form of a certificate. 



At that time it was decided that the time had not come for making 

 a change. I think Mr. Sherman's ideas are very good, and touch a 

 point on which I would like to get an expression from the Associa- 

 tion. 



There is always some nurseryman here and there who has lost a few 

 dollars by not keeping his nursery stock clean, and has objections to 

 raise to inspection, and in order to get an understanding as to how 

 this Association feels in regard to this certificate, I would like to 

 make a motion that if such a certificate as Professor Sherman indicates 

 is issued, and has the endorsement of the Association, that it shall not 



