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Third Session — 8 p. m. 



"The Present Status of Crown Gall," J. B. S. Norton, College Park, 

 Md. 



"Recent Importations of Dangerous Foreign Insect Pests," C. L. 

 Marlatt, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



"A Recent Decision of the Supreme Court of Kansas," S. J. Hunter, 

 Lawrence, Kan. 



Questions for Discussion 



1. Is it desirable that the inspection laws and service of a state should 



be made to include the quality and variety of nursery stock, in 

 a way to insure the purchaser so far as practicable against fraud- 

 ulent transactions or exorbitant prices? 



2. What is the best general practice to follow m orchard inspection 



work? 



3. a — What ought to be the attitude of inspectors towards nursery 



stock brought into a state or sections of a state that are free 

 from gipsy moth? 



h — Same, relative to browTi tail moth? 



c — What should be the attitude of inspectors relative to nursery 

 stock slightly infested with scale that is planted m areas of a 

 general infestation. 



d — What should inspectors do to prevent the spread and distri- 

 bution of chestnut bark disease? 



4. Some problems in connection with the interstate commerce law. 



A complete program will be mailed to all members of this Associa- 

 tion. It is hoped that the horticultural inspectors of the country 

 will plan to attend this meeting as there are many very important 

 questions requiring our united action. 



