liis agent, no matter from what part of the country they may come. 

 This could easily be remedied by an amendment to the present 

 law. A move in the right direction was made at a combined meet- 

 ing of nursery inspectors of the National Nursery Men's Associa- 

 tion held at Washington, D. C, in November. One object of this 

 meeting was to secure greater uniformity in the inspection laws of 

 the various states. Notice has been sent to all Minnesota nursery- 

 men of the recent passage of an inspection law in South Dakota, 

 making it necessary to' attach the inspector's certificate to all ship- 

 ments into that state. 



Since the last report was made we have been allowed by Direc- 

 tor Liggett about a quarter of an acre at the Experiment Station, 

 which we make use of as an experimental garden. On this not 

 overly fertile ground we have planted a couple of hundred fruit 

 trees, in nursery rows, current and gooseberry bushes, and rasp- 

 berry and blackberry vines. We also grew during this season pota- 

 toes, onions, squashes and melons, and cabbages, cauliflowers, 

 rutabagas and radishes, the latter four for experiments with the 

 cabbage maggot. In connection with the garden we have installed 

 a stove and boiler for use in making insecticides which require 

 heat. Upon this ground also we have been testing a number of 

 honey plants, grown from seed received from the Department of 

 Agriculture at Washington and elsewhere, to determine their rela- 

 tive attractiveness to bees, their honey producing qualities, and 

 their hardiness in this climate. This experimental garden is to be 

 regarded as a valuable adjunct to our work. In addition to the 

 various honey plants in our garden, we have been able through 

 the courtesy of the Agricultural Department of the Experiment 

 Station, to plant a quarter of an acre with Sanfoin, Onobrychis sativa, 

 with the same object in view, namely to test its qualities as bee 

 pasturage. Through the courtesy of the Bureau of Entomology 

 at Washington we have been enabled to add to our experimental 

 apiary a swarm of Carniolan bees and a swarm of Caucasians. 



Experiments against the Leaf Hopper, Empoasca malt, in large 

 nurseries, have been continued during the past season. We have 

 used a compound of kerosene and water, mechanicall}' mixed by 

 means of kero-watcr pumps, with considerable success. The work 

 will be continued another season. This pest has not, apparently, 



