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AVest Virginia, N. J. Giddiiigs. 



Oliio, A. I). Selby. 



II. II. Bechtel. 



Nortli Carolina, IT. II. Fulton. 



Tennessee, J. >V. Fisher. 



Canada, Dr. II. T. Gnssow. 



In a ver}^ rongli Ava}', it lias been endeavored to have the num- 

 ber of members from the States indieate something as to the 

 number of persons who accepted invitations to attend this Con- 

 ference. The Chair will suggest that the members of the com- 

 mittee meet in the seats at the right of the Chair immediately 

 after adjournment this evening, for the purpose of organizing. 

 Now, according to the program, Ave are to have a general discus- 

 sion. The presiding officer almost feels that he should offer 

 you an apology, because he is -not ])ersonally acquainted with all 

 the persons who may wish to speak. He appreciates that there 

 are some illustrious persDus in the audience and that he ought 

 to know them; but, as he docs not know ever^^one, he Avill ask 

 again tliat each person, on rising, whether known to the Chair or 

 not, will first announce his name and the name of his State 

 clearly. 



The papers that we Jiave heard are all before you for discus- 

 sion. It is your meeting. The (Miairman is your servant, and 

 if you desire to have the course of jn-occdui-e changed in any 

 way at any time, it is your duly so to stale. AVe will now hear 

 the fii'st question. 



DK. MICKLEI]0K01T(J]I, of Brooklyn: My question was, Mr. 

 Chairman, whether the Diaporihc paramtica had appeared in 

 the Irish Valley. 



PROFESSOR DAVIS : Yes; it has appeared there, but in that 

 grove for the last ten years every sign of an3^thing suspicious 

 has been cut out, and the nursery inspector Avho went through 

 the grounds found forty-four thousand and thirty-five trees that 

 are free from it. If there were some signs that were suspicious, 

 these trees were cut. If it is there now, it is practically under 

 control, and it is very, very hard to find it. AVe are not certain 

 always that it is there. There is one disease that follows up a 



