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in importance enormously in various localities, and I presume the 

 nurseryman type is about the same wherever we find it, representing 

 a wide-awake, aggressive body of men, as a rule willing to cheerfully 

 abide by the laws, but frequently resenting any legal interference 

 which seriously affects the pocketbook. 



Many nurserymen are orchardists, and realizing that the sale of 

 fruit depends largely upon its freedom from insect blemish, are ready 

 to quickly adopt any method for preventing insect injury which the 

 entomologists have found to be good. Of course, among nurserymen, 

 as among all classes of men, we find the narrow minded, the 

 selfish, the short-sighted, and the poorly educated. That we must 

 expect, and fortunate is the entomologist who is tactful enough, and, at 

 the same time, sincere enough to keep up harmonious relations between 

 his office and all of his constituents in this line of work. 



Turning to the subject of inspecting foreign stock, different inspect- 

 ors would naturally have far different experiences to relate. The 

 difficulty we experience in Minnesota is that so many boxes are exam- 

 ined without finding a single trace of injurious insect, that the importers 

 look upon this inspection as needless and absurd, and frequently 

 chafe at the restraint in the matter of unpacking, which is occasioned 

 by our interpretation of the law. The Minnesota state inspection 

 law makes it a misdemeanor to interfere with the state inspector in the 

 discharge of his duties. This prevents the opening of foreign boxes by 

 nurserymen or florists before the arrival of the inspector or his deputy. 

 I speak, however, as a representative of the state where importation 

 is not so great as in many of the states to the south and east of us. I 

 believe that nurserymen generally are in favor of some uniform law or 

 laws governing inspection in all states. 



Conclusion: 



The time has arrived and passed for closing this address, and mind- 

 ful of a long series of ''don'ts" for public speakers, which I have care- 

 fully studied, "Don't exceed your time limit, don't tell a long story, 

 don't try to be funny, don't fatigue you audience, don't wander from 

 your subject, don't apologize, don't be awkward," etc., I hasten to 

 the end, for I fear I have heard for some time a murmur of impatience 

 throughout the audience, in which I could distinguish these words: 



"And still he talked, 



And still the wonder grew 

 That an Entomological President 

 Should say so little new." 



Nevertheless the speaker hopes that you have found something of 

 interest and value in the address. Even if you have not, he feels 



