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W'csl \'ii\uiiiia, N. J. (Ji(l<liiij;.s. 



Ohio, \. 1). S('ll>y. 



11. 11. llcclilcl. 



Xoitli Caioliiiii, II. 11. Fulton. 



Toiiiiessee, J. ^^^ Fislier. 



(';iii;i<la Dr. 11. T. (liissow. 



Ill a Nci'v rftiiuli wav, it lias Uccii ('ii(l('a\(»i-('(l to lia\(' llic iiiiiii- 

 Ikt ()(■ iii('iiili('i-s fi-oiii llic States indicate soiiieljiiiijj,- as to tlie 

 iniinlu.'!' of ])('i-soiis wlio aceepled invitations to attend this Con- 

 ference. The Chair will suiij^est that the members of the com- 

 mittee meet in the seats at the riii;ht of the Chair immediately 

 after adjouiiiiiieiit this eveninji', for the ])n)'i)ose of organ iziiii;. 

 Now, according to the program, we are to have a general disens- 

 sion. The jn-esiding ollicer almost feels that he slionld offer 

 yon an a])ology, becanse he is not personally aeipiainted with all 

 the persons wlio may wisli to s]M'ak. ITe ap]»reciales that there 

 are some illuslrions ]»ersi>ns in tlie audience and thai he ought 

 to know tliem; hut, as lie does not know everyone, lie will ask 

 again that each ])erson, on rising, Avhether known to the Chair or 

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

 clearly. 



The pa[K'rs that we have heard ai*e all before you for discus- 

 sion. It is yonr meeting. The Chairman is your servant, and 

 if you desire to have the course of procedure changed in any 

 way at any time, it is your duty so to state. Wv will now hear 

 the first question. 



DK. MICKLEBOROLKHl, of Brooklyn: .My (piestion was, .Mr. 

 Chairman, whether the nidjiorllic jxiid-silica had appeared in 

 the Irish Valley. 



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

 grove for the last ten years every sign of anything suspicions 

 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 Avere suspicions, 

 these trees were cut. If it is there now, it is i)ractically 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 



