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it has necessarily been left for another season. When the 

 present law was passed only thirty-two nurseries were known 

 in Massachusetts, and even under those circumstances it was 

 suggested that the appropriation should be made twice as 

 great as that at which it was finally fixed. To-day we have 

 almost four times as many nurseries to inspect as there were 

 supposed to be then ; and, as old ones are increasing their 

 acreage and new ones are being started, the present appro- 

 priation is no longer sufficient. I would therefore recom- 

 mend that the Legislature be requested to increase the 

 appropriation for nursery inspection from the present sum 

 of 11,000 to $1,200, and that the necessary steps to this end 

 be taken at once. 



Financial Statement. 



Approjjriatioii, ........ $1,000 00 



Compensation of State Nursery Inspector and 



three deputies, ...... $527 50 



Travelling and necessary expenses of inspectoi* 



and deputies, ..... 



Supplies (postage, etc.), .... 

 Unexpended balance, 



Many inquiries for lists of Massachusetts nurseries are 

 received each year, and, as the list printed two years ago is 

 much out of date, it seems desirable to append to this report 

 a revised list of the nurserymen of Massachusetts as now 

 known. 



In conclusion, I desire to express my hearty appreciation 

 of the kindness shown to my deputies and to myself by the 

 many persons with whom we have come in contact during 

 the progress of the work this year, and to mention particu- 

 larly the assistance and sympathy with it, which has been so 

 often manifested by the secretar}^ of the Board. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Amherst, Dec. 30, 1905. 



H. T. FERNALD, 



Siate Nursery Inspector. 



