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not exceed 25 cents per 1,000 trees of regular one 
dollar size. If all planters would refuse to buy trees 
which had not been fumigated, the nurserymen would 
see it for their interest to fumigate. I am happy to 
say that there are some nurserymen who fumigate all 
their stock. No trees can be shipped into Canada 
without fumigation, and yet there are some who raise 
a cry about the hardships it would be for them if com- 
pelled to fumigate stock sold to the grower, yet these 
same nurserymen find it to their interests to comply 
with the Canadian law rather than abandon their 
trade across the border.’’ 
Views of a practical fruit grower and nurseryman. 
—The following statement was received from C. M. 
Hooker, the senior member of the well-known nursery 
firm Hooker, Wyman & Co., of Rochester: ‘‘I am 
strongly in favor of the fumigation of all nursery stock, 
when it can be safely done, before dissemination or 
planting. This should be done by the nurseryman, but 
to be perfectly safe I personally fumigate all stock 
planted on our place. I have done so for years, and can- 
not afford to take any risk of infestation of San José 
scale from the carelessness of others. That nursery 
stock should be fumigated before planting is evident 
from the rapid spread of this pest when it is neglected 
and the serious loss of all those who plant infested stock. 
Allinfested nurseries should be compelled to fumigate 
their stock if the people are to be safe in buying their 
trees. 
Answers objeétors.—‘‘The objections which are 
made to a law requiring fumigation by some na Set - 
“men I think are not of great force. 
