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does not occur. Beneath and around the large trees the stock 

 had produced that characteristic sprout growth, showing that 

 within two years from the pit these young trees had not only 

 contracted the disease from the old trees, but that during this 

 time the malady had developed to such an extent that the 

 "yellows" growth had appeared. We had to give a certificate 

 saying that no San Jose scale had been found, but crossed out 

 the clause relating to other pests. In spite of the good advice 

 which this nurseryman received, there is every reason to believe 

 that the stock, instead of being destroyed, was worked off upon 

 the suflfering public. 



It has been said that Connecticut may be the dumping- 

 ground for infested stock from other states, but the scale is 

 frequently brought into our state under certificates. Be that as 

 it may, the greatest need of Connecticut fruit-growers at present 

 is for protection from within instead of from without the bound- 

 ary lines of the state. Connecticut is already a badly infested 

 state. But we must not place all the blame upon the nursery- 

 men. There are cases where infested orchards are located near 

 nurseries and it is next to impossible for the nurseryman to send 

 out clean stock, and in spite of all he can do the source of 

 infection remains. Without doubt we shall soon be obliged to 

 withhold certificates altogether, because the infested areas are 

 fast spreading over the entire state. There are probably hun- 

 dreds of infested localities which we know nothing about. The 

 mere granting of a certificate to a nurseryman does not prevent 

 the spread of the scale. True, there are cases where a few 

 infested trees have been found in nurseries and the owners 

 destroyed them before the eyes of the inspector. But the 

 certificate benefits the nurseryman more than the buyer because 

 it enables him to do business in the states where inspection 

 laws exist. 



It is impossible to inspect stock so thoroughly that you are 

 sure it is free from pests, but one thorough inspection of the 

 orchards and nurseries of the state would give much data about 

 the distribution and spread of the San Jose scale, that might 

 be of value in determining future action. The present system 

 is totally inadequate to the situation and must soon be 

 abandoned. 



