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Any arrangement that does not provide for the suppression 

 of the scale in orchards and gardens or for the inspection of 

 imported nursery stock at the ports of entry is inadequate and 

 should not be considered. It is a man's misfortune to have 

 the scale brought on to his premises, but it is his fault if he 

 takes no measures to destroy it after he is aw^are of its presence. 



There would be much opposition to the destruction of trees 

 by any official inspector, and it is not safe to leave the treat- 

 ment wholly to the option of the owner. Perhaps a treat- 

 ment, either by spraying or fumigation, under the direction of 

 the state official and at the owner's expense would give the 

 best satisfaction. If any orchardist or nurseryman should refuse 

 to comply with either the letter or spirit of the law, or the 

 advice of the inspector, I believe that a wide publication of the 

 fact would do quite as much to further our ends as a prosecu- 

 tion, though, of course, there should be a provision for the 

 vigorous prosecution of all offenders. 



Unquestionably a national measure is what we need. A 

 bill is now before Congress, but it will doubtless share the same 

 fate as its predecessors: it is not expected to pass. The various 

 states which have enacted inspection laws are not repealing 

 them, as Connecticut has done. In many cases such laws 

 have been modified, amended or revised, but not repealed. 

 Each year the number of states requiring inspection work 

 grows larger. 



Shall Connecticut again enact measures for the suppression 

 of pests? That is for you as fruit-growers and nurserymen to 

 determine. It is not the province of the Experiment Station 

 to take the initiative in this matter. If any legislation is 

 demanded, the demand must come from those who would be 

 most benefited by the measure and whose interests are suffer- 

 ing for the want of it. 



If it is your will that inspection laws be enacted in this 

 commonwealth, the Experiment Station will lend you every 

 assistance in its power to best promote the horticultural inter- 

 ests of the state of Connecticut. 



The President: "We are fortunate in having with us this 

 evening our genial friend, Mr. H. W. CoUingwood, of 'The 



